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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions has reported Deferred Taxes over the past 18 years, most recently at $111.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 105.56% to $111.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $384.0 million through Mar 2026, up 239.64% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $327.0 million for FY2025, 192.11% up from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was $111.0 million for Q1 2026 at Cognizant Technology Solutions, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Deferred Taxes is -$54.0 million (2022), against an average of -$31.1 million.
  • Year-over-year, Deferred Taxes crashed 4700.0% in 2022 and 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 plummeted by 194.23% to -$153.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 42.48% to -$88.0 million in 2025, then surged by 226.14% to $111.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CTSH's Deferred Taxes are $111.0 million (Q1 2026), -$88.0 million (Q4 2025), and $406.0 million (Q3 2025).