Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Deferred Taxes
OperatingAlphabet Inc. Deferred Taxes decreased by 86.0% to $1.22B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 184.1%, from -$1.45B to $1.22B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Deferred Taxes shows an upward trend with a 46.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
A large deferred tax benefit (negative value) may signal future cash outflows, while a deferred tax expense (positive value) suggests cash savings today.
Detailed definition
The difference between the income tax expense reported on the financial statements and the actual taxes paid to authorit...
Peer comparison
Multinational corporations often have complex deferred tax profiles due to varying international tax jurisdictions.
Metric ID:
cf_deferred_income_taxesHistorical Data
19 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $379.00M | -$1.29B | $1.62B | -$2.09B | -$2.15B | -$1.92B | -$1.92B | -$1.85B | -$2.42B | -$1.82B | -$1.67B | $419.00M | -$3.16B | -$1.07B | -$1.45B | -$1.15B | -$444.00M | $8.73B | $1.22B |
| QoQ Change | — | -439.6% | +225.6% | -229.3% | -2.7% | +10.6% | -0.2% | +3.6% | -30.3% | +24.5% | +8.4% | +125.1% | -853.5% | +66.1% | -35.2% | +20.4% | +61.5% | >999% | -86.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -666.5% | -49.2% | -219.1% | +11.3% | -12.5% | +5.0% | +13.2% | +122.6% | -30.7% | +41.3% | +13.3% | -374.9% | +85.9% | +914.8% | +184.1% |
Range-$3.16B – $8.73B
CAGR+29.6%
Avg YoY Growth+2.6%
Median YoY Growth+11.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Alphabet Inc.'s deferred taxes?
- Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) reported deferred taxes of $1.22B in Q4 2025.
- How has Alphabet Inc.'s deferred taxes changed year-over-year?
- Alphabet Inc.'s deferred taxes increased by 184.1% year-over-year, from -$1.45B to $1.22B.
- What is the long-term trend for Alphabet Inc.'s deferred taxes?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Alphabet Inc.'s deferred taxes has grown at a 46.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.81B to $8.35B.
- What does deferred taxes mean?
- Taxes that are recorded on the books now but will be paid or saved in the future.