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

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DateValue
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