Verisign (VRSN) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2010 - 2026)
Verisign (VRSN) recorded Long-Term Deferred Tax of $223 million in Q2 2026, down 18.1% from $272.2 million a year earlier and down 2.2% from the prior quarter.
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Verisign (VRSN) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Verisign reported Long-Term Deferred Tax of $233.2 million, down 17.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Deferred Tax has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 28.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $281.3 million in FY2024 (-6.5%), $301 million in FY2023 (+28.3%), $234.6 million in FY2022 (+1.7%) and $230.7 million in FY2021 (+239.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax since Q3 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax has declined for seven consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 5.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Long-Term Deferred Tax in the last five years was growth of 253.7% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 18.1% in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $227.9 million (Q1 2026), $233.2 million (Q4 2025) and $267.3 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 3,833.59 Bn | 3,756.75 Bn | 60.48 Bn |
| 2 | International Business Machines | 212.47 Bn | 163.37 Bn | 9.91 Bn |
| 3 | Cloudflare | 112.40 Bn | 95.93 Bn | 499.52 Mn |
| 4 | Equinix | 99.47 Bn | 88.02 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 5 | Nebius | 60.05 Bn | 33.48 Bn | 448.70 Mn |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 48.26 Bn | 35.35 Bn | 1.70 Bn |
| 7 | Verisign | 25.97 Bn | 23.18 Bn | 384.60 Mn |
| 8 | Nutanix | 18.41 Bn | 10.09 Bn | 651.35 Mn |
| 9 | Akamai Technologies | 16.36 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 613.75 Mn |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 14.67 Bn | 12.67 Bn | 154.66 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 223.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 227.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 233.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 267.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 272.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 277.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 281.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 285.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 279.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 283.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 301.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 224.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 231.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 232.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 234.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 230.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 230.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 230.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 230.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 65.16 Mn |
API Access
Verisign 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=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "ticker": "VRSN", "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=VRSN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();