What is Global Payments's deferred tax assets?

Global Payments (GPN) reported deferred tax assets of $2.73B in Q1 2026.

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

Global Payments's deferred tax assets increased by 54.4% year-over-year, from $1.77B to $2.73B.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Global Payments's deferred tax assets has grown at a -11.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.95B to $1.61B.

What does deferred tax assets mean?

Future tax savings that the company expects to realize due to past accounting differences or tax losses.

Non-Current Assets

Deferred Tax Assets

Global Payments Deferred Tax Assets increased by 70.3% to $2.73B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 54.4%, from $1.77B to $2.73B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Assets shows a downward trend with a -11.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement

SectionNon-Current Assets

CategoryEfficiency

SignalHigher is better

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ2 2015

Last reportedQ1 2026May 8, 2026

How to read this metric

An increase can signal future tax efficiency or the utilization of past losses, while a decrease may indicate the realization of those benefits.

Detailed definition

These are assets on the balance sheet that represent future tax savings resulting from temporary differences between the...

Peer comparison

Common in large, capital-intensive companies; peers with significant R&D spending often have large deferred tax assets from tax credits.

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	$2.87B	$2.83B	$2.79B	$2.73B	$2.63B	$2.44B	$2.43B	$2.43B	$2.45B	$2.30B	$2.24B	$2.06B	$2.01B	$1.95B	$1.58B	$1.77B	$1.70B	$1.69B	$1.61B	$2.73B
QoQ Change	—	-1.5%	-1.3%	-2.4%	-3.7%	-7.1%	-0.5%	+0.2%	+0.6%	-6.0%	-2.5%	-8.0%	-2.5%	-3.1%	-18.7%	+11.7%	-3.8%	-0.7%	-5.0%	+70.3%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	-8.6%	-13.8%	-13.1%	-10.7%	-6.8%	-5.7%	-7.7%	-15.3%	-17.9%	-15.3%	-29.3%	-14.2%	-15.3%	-13.2%	+1.3%	+54.4%

Range$1.58B – $2.87B

CAGR-1.0%

Avg YoY Growth-8.2%

Median YoY Growth-13.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Global Payments's deferred tax assets?: Global Payments (GPN) reported deferred tax assets of $2.73B in Q1 2026.
How has Global Payments's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?: Global Payments's deferred tax assets increased by 54.4% year-over-year, from $1.77B to $2.73B.
What is the long-term trend for Global Payments's deferred tax assets?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Global Payments's deferred tax assets has grown at a -11.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.95B to $1.61B.
What does deferred tax assets mean?: Future tax savings that the company expects to realize due to past accounting differences or tax losses.