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Deferred Taxes
Elevance Health Deferred Taxes decreased by 15.4% to $1.79B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 15.8%, from $2.12B to $1.79B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Taxes shows relatively stable performance with a 0.9% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2025
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase often reflects accelerated depreciation for tax purposes, which provides current cash flow benefits at the expense of future tax liabilities.
Detailed definition
This represents the net amount of income taxes that will be payable in future periods as a result of temporary differenc...
Peer comparison
Common in mining companies with significant capital expenditures and long-lived assets.
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other_deferred_income_tax_liabilities_netHistorical 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 | $2.40B | $2.63B | $2.81B | $2.35B | $2.02B | $1.83B | $2.03B | $2.03B | $1.85B | $1.78B | $1.97B | $2.20B | $2.04B | $2.09B | $2.15B | $2.12B | $2.01B | $2.32B | $2.11B | $1.79B |
| QoQ Change | — | +9.7% | +6.7% | -16.3% | -14.0% | -9.7% | +11.5% | -0.2% | -8.7% | -3.9% | +10.7% | +11.7% | -7.5% | +2.7% | +2.7% | -1.3% | -5.3% | +15.3% | -8.9% | -15.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -15.7% | -30.6% | -27.5% | -13.6% | -8.4% | -2.5% | -3.1% | +8.5% | +10.0% | +17.6% | +9.0% | -3.6% | -1.4% | +10.7% | -1.8% | -15.8% |
Range$1.78B – $2.81B
CAGR-6.0%
Avg YoY Growth-4.3%
Median YoY Growth-2.8%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Elevance Health's deferred taxes?
- Elevance Health (ELV) reported deferred taxes of $1.79B in Q1 2026.
- How has Elevance Health's deferred taxes changed year-over-year?
- Elevance Health's deferred taxes decreased by 15.8% year-over-year, from $2.12B to $1.79B.
- What is the long-term trend for Elevance Health's deferred taxes?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Elevance Health's deferred taxes has grown at a 0.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.02B to $2.11B.
- What does deferred taxes mean?
- Future tax payments resulting from timing differences between accounting and tax reporting rules.