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Alphabet (GOOGL) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2025)

Alphabet (GOOGL) has disclosed Long-Term Deferred Tax for 12 consecutive years, with $9.1 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 46.96% to $9.1 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $9.1 billion through Dec 2025, down 46.96% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $9.1 billion for FY2025, 46.96% down from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax for Q4 2025 was $9.1 billion at Alphabet, down from $10.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Long-Term Deferred Tax was $19.3 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at $1.1 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Average Long-Term Deferred Tax over 5 years is $8.6 billion, with a median of $9.2 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Long-Term Deferred Tax surged 527.99% in 2023, then plummeted 46.96% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $1.3 billion in 2021, then soared by 309.74% to $5.3 billion in 2022, then surged by 131.31% to $12.2 billion in 2023, then skyrocketed by 41.18% to $17.2 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 46.96% to $9.1 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Deferred Tax over the past three periods came in at $9.1 billion, $10.3 billion, and $19.3 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.