Tax
Cash Paid for Income Taxes
Medtronic Cash Paid for Income Taxes increased by 32.2% to $402.00M in Q2 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.0%, from $394.00M to $402.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Cash Paid for Income Taxes shows an upward trend with a 9.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionTax
CategoryLiquidity
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026Aug 26, 2025
How to read this metric
Higher cash taxes relative to book income may indicate lower tax efficiency or the exhaustion of tax credits.
Detailed definition
The actual cash outflow for income taxes to federal, state, and foreign tax authorities during the reporting period. Unl...
Peer comparison
A standard line item in the Cash Flow Statement for all public companies; essential for cross-company cash flow analysis.
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c_cash_paid_for_income_taxesHistorical Data
18 periods
| 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 | $437.00M | $249.00M | $572.00M | $21.00M | $154.00M | $260.00M | $850.00M | $204.00M | $234.00M | $117.00M | $1.22B | $68.00M | $219.00M | $394.00M | $1.00B | $121.00M | $304.00M | $402.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -43.0% | +129.7% | -96.3% | +633.3% | +68.8% | +226.9% | -76.0% | +14.7% | -50.0% | +941.0% | -94.4% | +222.1% | +79.9% | +153.8% | -87.9% | +151.2% | +32.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -64.8% | +4.4% | +48.6% | +871.4% | +51.9% | -55.0% | +43.3% | -66.7% | -6.4% | +236.8% | -17.9% | +77.9% | +38.8% | +2.0% |
Range$21.00M – $1.22B
CAGR-1.9%
Avg YoY Growth+83.2%
Median YoY Growth+21.6%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Medtronic's cash paid for income taxes?
- Medtronic (MDT) reported cash paid for income taxes of $402.00M in Q2 2025.
- How has Medtronic's cash paid for income taxes changed year-over-year?
- Medtronic's cash paid for income taxes increased by 2.0% year-over-year, from $394.00M to $402.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Medtronic's cash paid for income taxes?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Medtronic's cash paid for income taxes has grown at a 9.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.25B to $1.82B.
- What does cash paid for income taxes mean?
- The actual amount of cash paid to tax authorities during the year.