Deferred Tax Assets
Non-Current AssetsMastercard Deferred Tax Assets decreased by 1.5% to $1.55B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.1%, from $1.61B to $1.55B. Over 4 years (FY 2020 to FY 2024), Deferred Tax Assets shows a downward trend with a -5.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company has more 'tax shields' to protect future earnings, while a valuation allowance against them would signal doubt about future profitability.
Detailed definition
An asset on the balance sheet that results from overpayment or advance payment of taxes, or from carryforwards of losses...
Peer comparison
Companies with significant R&D operations typically carry higher deferred tax assets due to government incentives for innovation.
deferred_tax_assetsHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $454.00M | $471.00M | $91.00M | $795.00M | $920.00M | $1.07B | $758.00M | $1.27B | $1.12B | $1.37B | $986.00M | $1.33B | $1.42B | $1.61B | $317.00M | $1.58B | $1.57B | $1.55B |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.7% | -80.7% | +773.6% | +15.7% | +16.2% | -29.1% | +67.2% | -11.5% | +22.2% | -28.0% | +34.8% | +7.1% | +13.3% | -80.3% | +396.8% | -0.3% | -1.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +102.6% | +127.0% | +733.0% | +59.4% | +21.8% | +28.2% | +30.1% | +4.9% | +26.9% | +17.7% | -67.8% | +18.5% | +10.3% | -4.1% |
Deferred Tax Assets at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mastercard's deferred tax assets?
- Mastercard (MA) reported deferred tax assets of $1.55B in Q3 2025.
- How has Mastercard's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?
- Mastercard's deferred tax assets decreased by 4.1% year-over-year, from $1.61B to $1.55B.
- What is the long-term trend for Mastercard's deferred tax assets?
- Over 4 years (2020 to 2024), Mastercard's deferred tax assets has grown at a -5.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $405.00M to $317.00M.
- What does deferred tax assets mean?
- A tax overpayment or credit that the company can use to lower its tax bill in the future.