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Alphabet (GOOGL) Deferred Taxes (2016 - 2025)

Alphabet (GOOGL) has disclosed Deferred Taxes for 12 consecutive years, with $1.2 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Deferred Taxes rose 184.12% to $1.2 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $8.3 billion through Dec 2025, up 258.8% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $8.3 billion for FY2025, 258.8% up from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q4 2025 was $1.2 billion at Alphabet, down from $8.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $8.7 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at -$3.2 billion in Q2 2024.
  • Average Deferred Taxes over 5 years is -$547.2 million, with a median of -$1.4 billion recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Deferred Taxes tumbled 1046.32% in 2021, then surged 914.75% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Deferred Taxes stood at $1.6 billion in 2021, then plummeted by 219.06% to -$1.9 billion in 2022, then grew by 13.2% to -$1.7 billion in 2023, then increased by 13.29% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then skyrocketed by 184.12% to $1.2 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes over the past three periods came in at $1.2 billion, $8.7 billion, and -$444.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.