Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) reported Deferred Taxes of $111.0 million for Q1 2026, up 105.56% year-over-year from $54.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 226.14% quarter-over-quarter from -$88.0 million in Q4 2025.
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Deferred Taxes data on file, last reported at $111.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Deferred Taxes for Q1 2026 came in at $111.0 million, up 105.56% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $384.0 million (up 239.64% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $327.0 million, up 192.11% from the prior year.
- Deferred Taxes grew to $111.0 million in Q1 2026 per CTSH's latest filing, from -$88.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Deferred Taxes peaked at $406.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$174.0 million in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of -$31.1 million and a median of -$54.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Deferred Taxes.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Deferred Taxes slumped 4700.0% in 2022, then soared 627.27% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at -$145.0 million in 2022, then surged by 64.14% to -$52.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 194.23% to -$153.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 42.48% to -$88.0 million in 2025, then surged by 226.14% to $111.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CTSH's Deferred Taxes at $111.0 million in Q1 2026, -$88.0 million in Q4 2025, and $406.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infosys | 250,975,992.28 Bn | 250,975,991.00 Bn | 1.56 Bn | -3.76 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 267.32 Bn | 252.39 Bn | 8.95 Bn | - |
| 3 | Wipro | 138.60 Bn | 137.44 Bn | 751.00 Mn | - |
| 4 | Accenture | 109.98 Bn | 101.66 Bn | 16.30 Bn | 97.68 Mn |
| 5 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 25.38 Bn | 23.86 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 111.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fidelity National Information Services | 21.09 Bn | 20.34 Bn | 1.11 Bn | -5.00 Mn |
| 7 | Broadridge Financial Solutions | 17.60 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 626.90 Mn | -5.40 Mn |
| 8 | Cdw | 17.16 Bn | 16.58 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 4.30 Mn |
| 9 | Leidos Holdings | 15.68 Bn | 15.27 Bn | 761.00 Mn | -8.00 Mn |
| 10 | Caci International | 11.74 Bn | 11.58 Bn | 797.83 Mn | 24.69 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 111.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -88.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 406.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -45.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 54.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -153.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -77.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -99.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -26.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -52.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -174.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -97.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -16.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -145.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -54.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -144.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 70.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -119.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -3.00 Mn |