Cloudflare, Inc. Income Taxes Paid, Net increased by 21.7% to $2.34M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 127.5%, from $1.03M to $2.34M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Income Taxes Paid, Net shows an upward trend with a 49.7% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A lower cash tax rate relative to statutory rates can indicate effective tax planning, while high cash taxes may signal a lack of tax-efficient strategies or one-time tax events.
This metric represents the actual cash paid for income taxes during the period, net of any refunds received. It provides...
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supplemental_income_taxes_paid_net| 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 | |
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| Value | $286.00K | $323.00K | $281.00K | $874.00K | $116.00K | $451.00K | $782.00K | $1.26M | $1.30M | $1.45M | $449.00K | $897.00K | $1.84M | $1.28M | $971.00K | $1.03M | $2.47M | $2.34M | $1.93M | $2.34M |
| QoQ Change | — | +12.9% | -13.0% | +211.0% | -86.7% | +288.8% | +73.4% | +61.1% | +2.9% | +11.6% | -69.0% | +99.8% | +105.6% | -30.4% | -24.3% | +6.1% | +140.1% | -5.4% | -17.7% | +21.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -59.4% | +39.6% | +178.3% | +44.2% | >999% | +221.1% | -42.6% | -28.8% | +42.2% | -11.4% | +116.3% | +14.8% | +34.1% | +82.3% | +98.2% | +127.5% |