Discontinued — last reported Q2 '21
Non-Current Liabilities
Unrecognized Tax Benefits - Impacting Effective Tax Rate
Medtronic Unrecognized Tax Benefits - Impacting Effective Tax Rate remained flat by 0.0% to $2.70B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $2.70B to $2.70B.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Liabilities
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ3 2015
Last reportedQ2 2021
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher tax uncertainty, while a decrease may indicate the resolution of tax audits or the expiration of statutes of limitations.
Detailed definition
This represents the portion of tax positions taken by the company that have not been recognized in the financial stateme...
Peer comparison
Highly dependent on the company's global tax footprint and audit environment; peers with similar international operations show comparable levels of tax uncertainty.
Metric ID:
unrecognized_tax_benefits_impacting_etrHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.60B | $1.60B | $1.60B | $1.60B | $2.40B | $2.40B | $2.60B | $2.60B | $2.60B | $2.70B | $2.70B | $2.70B | $2.70B | $2.70B | $2.70B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +50.0% | +0.0% | +8.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +3.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +0.0% | +50.0% | +50.0% | +62.5% | +8.3% | +8.3% | +3.8% | +3.8% | +3.8% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
Range$1.60B – $2.70B
CAGR+16.1%
Avg YoY Growth+15.9%
Median YoY Growth+3.8%
Current Streak14+ quarters growth
Unrecognized Tax Benefits - Impacting Effective Tax Rate at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Medtronic's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate?
- Medtronic (MDT) reported unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate of $2.70B in Q4 2025.
- How has Medtronic's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate changed year-over-year?
- Medtronic's unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $2.70B to $2.70B.
- What does unrecognized tax benefits - impacting effective tax rate mean?
- Potential tax savings that are currently excluded from financial results due to uncertainty.