Alphabet (GOOGL) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet's Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $1.45 billion for Q2 2026, down 92.5% from $19.29 billion a year earlier and down 27.4% from the prior quarter.
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Alphabet's Long-Term Deferred Tax was $9.11 billion, down 47.0% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 53.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Long-Term Deferred Tax was $17.18 billion in FY2024 (+41.2%), $12.17 billion in FY2023 (+131.3%), $5.26 billion in FY2022 (+309.7%) and $1.28 billion in FY2021 (+18.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax since Q1 2022.
- Year-over-year, Long-Term Deferred Tax has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 11.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Long-Term Deferred Tax over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 528.0%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 92.5%).
- Business Quant data shows GOOGL's Long-Term Deferred Tax at $2 billion (Q1 2026), $9.11 billion (Q4 2025) and $10.33 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn |
| 10 | Airbnb | 95.83 Bn | 49.06 Bn | 2.98 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.33 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 19.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.26 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.99 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.20 Bn |
API Access
Alphabet 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=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "ticker": "GOOGL", "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=GOOGL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();