What is Moody's's deferred tax assets?

Moody's (MCO) reported deferred tax assets of $249.00M in Q1 2026.

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

Moody's's deferred tax assets decreased by 14.7% year-over-year, from $292.00M to $249.00M.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Moody's's deferred tax assets has grown at a -1.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $334.00M to $305.00M.

What does deferred tax assets mean?

Future tax savings expected from accounting and tax reporting differences.

Non-Current Assets

Deferred Tax Assets

Moody's Deferred Tax Assets decreased by 18.4% to $249.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 14.7%, from $292.00M to $249.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Assets shows relatively stable performance with a -1.8% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement

SectionNon-Current Assets

CategoryRisk

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ4 2025

Last reportedQ1 2026

How to read this metric

An increase may signal future tax relief, while a decrease suggests the utilization of tax assets or valuation allowance adjustments.

Detailed definition

This represents the future tax benefits that the company expects to realize due to temporary differences between the boo...

Peer comparison

Common in global mining; peers with significant capital expenditures often hold substantial deferred tax assets.

Metric ID: non_current_assets_deferred_income_tax_assets_net

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	$249.00M	$363.00M	$384.00M	$347.00M	$341.00M	$336.00M	$266.00M	$268.00M	$265.00M	$264.00M	$258.00M	$270.00M	$267.00M	$268.00M	$293.00M	$292.00M	$318.00M	$288.00M	$305.00M	$249.00M
QoQ Change	—	+45.8%	+5.8%	-9.6%	-1.7%	-1.5%	-20.8%	+0.8%	-1.1%	-0.4%	-2.3%	+4.7%	-1.1%	+0.4%	+9.3%	-0.3%	+8.9%	-9.4%	+5.9%	-18.4%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	+36.9%	-7.4%	-30.7%	-22.8%	-22.3%	-21.4%	-3.0%	+0.7%	+0.8%	+1.5%	+13.6%	+8.1%	+19.1%	+7.5%	+4.1%	-14.7%

Range$249.00M – $384.00M

CAGR+0.0%

Avg YoY Growth-1.9%

Median YoY Growth+0.8%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Moody's's deferred tax assets?: Moody's (MCO) reported deferred tax assets of $249.00M in Q1 2026.
How has Moody's's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?: Moody's's deferred tax assets decreased by 14.7% year-over-year, from $292.00M to $249.00M.
What is the long-term trend for Moody's's deferred tax assets?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Moody's's deferred tax assets has grown at a -1.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $334.00M to $305.00M.
What does deferred tax assets mean?: Future tax savings expected from accounting and tax reporting differences.