Deferred Tax Assets
Non-Current AssetsNvidia Deferred Tax Assets decreased by 3.0% to $13.26B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.8%, from $10.98B to $13.26B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Assets shows an upward trend with a 83.0% 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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $778.00M | $958.00M | $970.00M | $1.22B | $1.78B | $2.23B | $2.76B | $3.40B | $4.57B | $5.40B | $5.98B | $6.08B | $7.80B | $9.58B | $10.28B | $10.98B | $13.32B | $13.57B | $13.67B | $13.26B |
| QoQ Change | — | +23.1% | +1.3% | +26.0% | +46.0% | +24.7% | +24.1% | +23.0% | +34.5% | +18.2% | +10.8% | +1.7% | +28.2% | +22.8% | +7.3% | +6.8% | +21.3% | +1.9% | +0.8% | -3.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +129.3% | +132.3% | +184.7% | +177.9% | +156.1% | +142.6% | +116.6% | +79.1% | +70.7% | +77.4% | +71.8% | +80.5% | +70.8% | +41.7% | +33.1% | +20.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Nvidia's deferred tax assets?
- Nvidia (NVDA) reported deferred tax assets of $13.26B in Q1 2026.
- How has Nvidia's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?
- Nvidia's deferred tax assets increased by 20.8% year-over-year, from $10.98B to $13.26B.
- What is the long-term trend for Nvidia's deferred tax assets?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Nvidia's deferred tax assets has grown at a 83.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $666.00M to $13.67B.
- What does deferred tax assets mean?
- A tax overpayment or credit that the company can use to lower its tax bill in the future.