Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)

Cognizant Technology Solutions' (CTSH) quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $853.0 million in Q1 2026, down 29.85% year-on-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 11.79% on a QoQ basis from $967.0 million in Q4 2025.

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) has 18 years of Long-Term Deferred Tax data on file, last reported at $853.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 29.85% year-over-year to $853.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $853.0 million, a 29.85% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $967.0 million, down 22.52% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax for Q1 2026 stood at $853.0 million, down from $967.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax for CTSH reached as high as $1.3 billion in Q2 2025 and fell as low as $333.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Long-Term Deferred Tax has averaged $875.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $935.0 million in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, Long-Term Deferred Tax surged 100.0% in 2023 and declined 29.85% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $642.0 million in 2022, then surged by 54.67% to $993.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 25.68% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then declined by 22.52% to $967.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 11.79% to $853.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Long-Term Deferred Tax figures were $853.0 million in Q1 2026, $967.0 million in Q4 2025, and $844.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 International Business Machines 193.88 Bn 178.95 Bn 9.91 Bn
2 Accenture 84.94 Bn 75.26 Bn 6.13 Bn
3 GDS Holdings 50.55 Bn 48.40 Bn 164.04 Mn
4 Infosys 44.05 Bn 44.79 Bn 1.60 Bn
5 Cgi 41.25 Bn 40.60 Bn -
6 Fidelity National Information Services 20.63 Bn 19.87 Bn 1.11 Bn
7 Cognizant Technology Solutions 20.39 Bn 18.87 Bn 1.78 Bn
8 Wipro 18.65 Bn 17.52 Bn 738.00 Mn
9 Broadridge Financial Solutions 16.79 Bn 16.48 Bn 626.90 Mn
10 Cdw 16.66 Bn 16.08 Bn 1.19 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 308.00 Mn