What is Comcast's deferred tax assets?

Comcast (CMCSA) reported deferred tax assets of $28.23B in Q1 2026.

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

Comcast's deferred tax assets increased by 12.3% year-over-year, from $25.14B to $28.23B.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Comcast's deferred tax assets has grown at a 50.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.55B to $27.79B.

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

Comcast Deferred Tax Assets increased by 1.6% to $28.23B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.3%, from $25.14B to $28.23B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Assets shows an upward trend with a 50.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.

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	$29.53B	$30.05B	$3.53B	$29.86B	$29.49B	$29.10B	$3.24B	$28.80B	$29.05B	$29.09B	$6.32B	$25.98B	$26.25B	$26.26B	$25.23B	$25.14B	$27.69B	$28.36B	$27.79B	$28.23B
QoQ Change	—	+1.8%	-88.2%	+745.1%	-1.2%	-1.3%	-88.9%	+789.0%	+0.9%	+0.1%	-78.3%	+311.2%	+1.1%	+0.0%	-3.9%	-0.4%	+10.2%	+2.4%	-2.0%	+1.6%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	-0.1%	-3.2%	-8.3%	-3.5%	-1.5%	-0.0%	+95.0%	-9.8%	-9.6%	-9.7%	+299.3%	-3.2%	+5.5%	+8.0%	+10.2%	+12.3%

Range$3.24B – $30.05B

CAGR-0.9%

Avg YoY Growth+23.8%

Median YoY Growth-0.8%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Comcast's deferred tax assets?: Comcast (CMCSA) reported deferred tax assets of $28.23B in Q1 2026.
How has Comcast's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?: Comcast's deferred tax assets increased by 12.3% year-over-year, from $25.14B to $28.23B.
What is the long-term trend for Comcast's deferred tax assets?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Comcast's deferred tax assets has grown at a 50.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.55B to $27.79B.
What does deferred tax assets mean?: Future tax benefits that the company expects to realize.