Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) reported Long-Term Deferred Tax of $764 million for Q2 2026, down 39.2% from $1.26 billion a year earlier and down 10.4% from the prior quarter.
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Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Cognizant Technology Solutions posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $967 million, down 22.5% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $1.25 billion in FY2024 (+25.7%), $993 million in FY2023 (+54.7%), $642 million in FY2022 (+58.9%) and $404 million in FY2021 (-9.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax since Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Long-Term Deferred Tax has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 4.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Long-Term Deferred Tax in five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 100.0%); the low point was Q3 2021 (a decline of 49.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $853 million (Q1 2026), $967 million (Q4 2025) and $844 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infosys | 43.52 Bn | 43.57 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 2 | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 25.96 Bn | 19.13 Bn | 1.83 Bn |
| 3 | Td Synnex | 20.53 Bn | 14.56 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 4 | Cdw | 16.06 Bn | 14.05 Bn | 1.32 Bn |
| 5 | Cgi | 15.14 Bn | 12.92 Bn | - |
| 6 | Arrow Electronics | 11.55 Bn | 10.58 Bn | 1.13 Bn |
| 7 | Avnet | 8.20 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 865.03 Mn |
| 8 | Ingram Micro Holding | 6.32 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 958.68 Mn |
| 9 | EPAM Systems | 5.59 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 429.57 Mn |
| 10 | Science Applications International | 5.36 Bn | 4.90 Bn | 239.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 764.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 853.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 967.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 844.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 993.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 993.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 935.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 762.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 666.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 642.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 520.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 473.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 333.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 404.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 282.00 Mn |
API Access
Cognizant Technology Solutions Long-Term Deferred Tax API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "ticker": "CTSH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=CTSH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();