What is Applied Materials's deferred tax assets?

Applied Materials (AMAT) reported deferred tax assets of $1.05B in Q1 2026.

How has Applied Materials's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?

Applied Materials's deferred tax assets decreased by 39.2% year-over-year, from $1.72B to $1.05B.

What is the long-term trend for Applied Materials's deferred tax assets?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Applied Materials's deferred tax assets has grown at a -2.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.64B to $5.96B.

What does deferred tax assets mean?

Future tax savings that the company expects to realize due to past accounting differences or tax losses.

Non-Current Assets

Deferred Tax Assets

Applied Materials Deferred Tax Assets decreased by 11.1% to $1.05B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 39.2%, from $1.72B to $1.05B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Assets shows a downward trend with a -2.6% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement

SectionNon-Current Assets

CategoryEfficiency

SignalHigher is better

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ1 2014

Last reportedQ2 2026May 21, 2026

How to read this metric

An increase can signal future tax efficiency or the utilization of past losses, while a decrease may indicate the realization of those benefits.

Detailed definition

These are assets on the balance sheet that represent future tax savings resulting from temporary differences between the...

Peer comparison

Common in large, capital-intensive companies; peers with significant R&D spending often have large deferred tax assets from tax credits.

Metric ID: deferred_tax_assets

Historical Data

21 periods

	Q2 '21	Q3 '21	Q4 '21	Q1 '22	Q2 '22	Q3 '22	Q4 '22	Q1 '23	Q2 '23	Q3 '23	Q4 '23	Q1 '24	Q2 '24	Q3 '24	Q4 '24	Q1 '25	Q2 '25	Q3 '25	Q4 '25	Q1 '26	Q2 '26
Value	$1.67B	$1.65B	$1.62B	$1.59B	$1.50B	$1.47B	$1.40B	$1.52B	$1.68B	$1.81B	$1.73B	$1.79B	$1.93B	$2.11B	$2.39B	$1.72B	$1.72B	$1.29B	$1.23B	$1.18B	$1.05B
QoQ Change	—	-1.2%	-1.9%	-2.0%	-5.8%	-1.6%	-5.4%	+9.1%	+10.2%	+8.0%	-4.6%	+3.7%	+7.5%	+9.3%	+13.6%	-28.2%	+0.2%	-25.2%	-4.3%	-4.5%	-11.1%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	-10.5%	-10.9%	-14.0%	-4.3%	+12.0%	+23.0%	+23.9%	+17.8%	+14.9%	+16.2%	+38.4%	-4.1%	-10.6%	-38.9%	-48.5%	-31.5%	-39.2%

Range$1.05B – $2.39B

CAGR-9.0%

Avg YoY Growth-3.9%

Median YoY Growth-4.3%

Current Streak4 quarters decline

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Applied Materials's deferred tax assets?: Applied Materials (AMAT) reported deferred tax assets of $1.05B in Q1 2026.
How has Applied Materials's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?: Applied Materials's deferred tax assets decreased by 39.2% year-over-year, from $1.72B to $1.05B.
What is the long-term trend for Applied Materials's deferred tax assets?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Applied Materials's deferred tax assets has grown at a -2.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.64B to $5.96B.
What does deferred tax assets mean?: Future tax savings that the company expects to realize due to past accounting differences or tax losses.