What is Medtronic's deferred tax assets?

Medtronic (MDT) reported deferred tax assets of $365.00M in Q1 2026.

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

Medtronic's deferred tax assets decreased by 19.2% year-over-year, from $452.00M to $365.00M.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Medtronic's deferred tax assets has grown at a -21.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.25B to $386.00M.

What does deferred tax assets mean?

Future tax benefits that the company expects to realize.

Discontinued — last reported Q2 '18

Non-Current Assets

Deferred Tax Assets

Medtronic Deferred Tax Assets decreased by 5.4% to $365.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 19.2%, from $452.00M to $365.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Assets shows a downward trend with a -21.0% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement

SectionNon-Current Assets

CategoryOther

SignalHigher is better

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ3 2015

Last reportedQ2 2018

How to read this metric

An increase suggests potential future tax savings, while a decrease may indicate the utilization of these assets or valuation allowances.

Detailed definition

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

Peer comparison

Standard accounting item for large corporations with complex tax structures and international operations.

Metric ID: deferred_tax_assets

Historical Data

20 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
Value	$1.03B	$1.05B	$1.02B	$968.00M	$884.00M	$899.00M	$871.00M	$747.00M	$708.00M	$687.00M	$686.00M	$615.00M	$515.00M	$496.00M	$473.00M	$452.00M	$403.00M	$416.00M	$386.00M	$365.00M
QoQ Change	—	+2.5%	-2.8%	-5.5%	-8.7%	+1.7%	-3.1%	-14.2%	-5.2%	-3.0%	-0.1%	-10.3%	-16.3%	-3.7%	-4.6%	-4.4%	-10.8%	+3.2%	-7.2%	-5.4%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	-14.0%	-14.7%	-14.9%	-22.8%	-19.9%	-23.6%	-21.2%	-17.7%	-27.3%	-27.8%	-31.0%	-26.5%	-21.7%	-16.1%	-18.4%	-19.2%

Range$365.00M – $1.05B

CAGR-19.6%

Avg YoY Growth-21.1%

Median YoY Growth-20.6%

Current Streak2 quarters decline

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Medtronic's deferred tax assets?: Medtronic (MDT) reported deferred tax assets of $365.00M in Q1 2026.
How has Medtronic's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?: Medtronic's deferred tax assets decreased by 19.2% year-over-year, from $452.00M to $365.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Medtronic's deferred tax assets?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Medtronic's deferred tax assets has grown at a -21.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.25B to $386.00M.
What does deferred tax assets mean?: Future tax benefits that the company expects to realize.