Alphabet (GOOGL) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2014 - 2026)
Alphabet's Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $1.46 billion for Q3 2026, down 85.9% from $10.33 billion a year earlier but up 0.7% 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 five-year range for quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax is $1.28 billion (Q4 2021) to $19.29 billion (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Long-Term Deferred Tax has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 27.8% 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 $1.45 billion (Q2 2026), $2 billion (Q1 2026) and $9.11 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,624.96 Bn | 3,359.86 Bn | 76.16 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,640.16 Bn | 1,304.68 Bn | 51.23 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 255.21 Bn | 216.51 Bn | 6.80 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 219.23 Bn | 41.30 Bn | 15.16 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 189.29 Bn | 174.44 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.08 Bn | 113.28 Bn | 6.42 Bn |
| 7 | AppLovin | 135.54 Bn | 124.07 Bn | 1.94 Bn |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 126.14 Bn | 83.06 Bn | 1.89 Bn |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 119.69 Bn | 53.43 Bn | - |
| 10 | PDD Holdings | 112.41 Bn | -131.65 Bn | 9.48 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.46 Bn |
| 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 |
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();