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 will reduce the company's tax payments.

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 reportedQ1 2013

Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 23, 2026

How to read this metric

An increase suggests the company has accumulated tax benefits, such as net operating losses, that can offset future taxable income.

Detailed definition

Deferred tax assets arise from temporary differences between the book value of assets and liabilities and their tax base...

Peer comparison

Varies based on tax jurisdiction and historical profitability; often significant for companies with recent losses or large capital expenditures.

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	$29.1B	$3.24B	$28.8B	$29.05B	$29.09B	$26B	$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%	-10.6%	-0.1%	+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%	+702.6%	-9.8%	-9.6%	-9.7%	-3.0%	-3.2%	+5.5%	+8.0%	+10.2%	+12.3%

Range$3.24B – $30.05B

CAGR-0.9%

Avg YoY Growth+42.9%

Median YoY Growth-2.2%

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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 will reduce the company's tax payments.