Dropbox (DBX) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2021 - 2026)
Dropbox's Long-Term Deferred Tax was $402.8 million in Q2 2026, down 13.5% from $465.4 million a year earlier and down 0.6% from the prior quarter.
Dropbox (DBX) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Long-Term Deferred Tax at Dropbox came in at $415.7 million, down 10.9% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax shows a four-year compound annual growth rate of 78.2% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Long-Term Deferred Tax was $466.7 million in FY2024 (+1.4%), $460.4 million in FY2023 (-7.7%), $498.7 million in FY2022 and $41.2 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax since Q4 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Long-Term Deferred Tax has declined for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 5.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Deferred Tax over five years was Q4 2024 (growth of 1.4%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 13.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, DBX's Long-Term Deferred Tax in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $405.3 million (Q1 2026), $415.7 million (Q4 2025) and $433.9 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 93.82 Bn | 69.07 Bn | 6.00 Bn |
| 2 | Atlassian | 46.64 Bn | 39.92 Bn | 1.53 Bn |
| 3 | Twilio | 44.91 Bn | 34.90 Bn | 725.87 Mn |
| 4 | Autodesk | 43.68 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 1.87 Bn |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 26.53 Bn | -4.25 Bn | 985.50 Mn |
| 6 | Figma | 11.16 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 309.61 Mn |
| 7 | Dropbox | 7.44 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 506.50 Mn |
| 8 | Nice | 6.72 Bn | 5.19 Bn | 995.81 Mn |
| 9 | RingCentral | 6.26 Bn | 5.75 Bn | 472.31 Mn |
| 10 | Open Text | 5.43 Bn | 861.81 Mn | 1.01 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 402.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 405.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 415.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 433.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 465.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 465.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 466.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 458.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 461.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 460.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 460.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 486.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 491.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 495.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 498.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.20 Mn |
Dropbox 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=DBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "ticker": "DBX", "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=DBX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();