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

Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) reported Long-Term Deferred Tax of $853.0 million for Q1 2026, down 29.85% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 11.79% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • Long-Term Deferred Tax for Q1 2026 came in at $853.0 million, down 29.85% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $853.0 million (down 29.85% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $967.0 million, down 22.52% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax retreated to $853.0 million in Q1 2026 per CTSH's latest filing, from $967.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax peaked at $1.3 billion in Q2 2025 and troughed at $333.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $875.7 million and a median of $935.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Long-Term Deferred Tax.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Long-Term Deferred Tax jumped 100.0% in 2023, then retreated 29.85% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Long-Term Deferred Tax shows it stood at $642.0 million in 2022, then surged by 54.67% to $993.0 million in 2023, then increased by 25.68% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then decreased by 22.52% to $967.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 11.79% to $853.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CTSH's Long-Term Deferred Tax at $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 Infosys 250,975,992.28 Bn 250,975,991.00 Bn 1.56 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
5 Cognizant Technology Solutions 25.38 Bn 23.86 Bn 1.78 Bn
6 Fidelity National Information Services 21.09 Bn 20.34 Bn 1.11 Bn
7 Broadridge Financial Solutions 17.60 Bn 17.30 Bn 626.90 Mn
8 Cdw 17.16 Bn 16.58 Bn 1.19 Bn
9 Leidos Holdings 15.68 Bn 15.27 Bn 761.00 Mn
10 Caci International 11.74 Bn 11.58 Bn 797.83 Mn

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