Discontinued — last reported Q2 '18
Deferred Tax Assets
Microsoft Deferred Tax Assets increased by 0.8% to $2.88B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.4%, from $2.51B to $2.88B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Assets shows an upward trend with a 94.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests potential future tax savings, while a decrease may indicate the utilization of these assets or valuation allowances.
Detailed definition
These are assets on the balance sheet that represent future tax savings resulting from temporary differences between acc...
Peer comparison
Standard accounting item for large corporations with complex tax structures and international operations.
deferred_tax_assetsHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $198.00M | $212.00M | $199.00M | $304.00M | $230.00M | $223.00M | $289.00M | $302.00M | $433.00M | $470.00M | $2.55B | $2.47B | $2.62B | $2.58B | $2.51B | $2.52B | $2.84B | $2.85B | $2.88B |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.1% | -6.1% | +52.8% | -24.3% | -3.0% | +29.6% | +4.5% | +43.4% | +8.5% | +442.1% | -3.1% | +6.0% | -1.4% | -2.6% | +0.4% | +12.4% | +0.6% | +0.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +16.2% | +5.2% | +45.2% | -0.7% | +88.3% | +110.8% | +781.7% | +717.5% | +504.6% | +449.1% | -1.4% | +2.1% | +8.3% | +10.5% | +14.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's deferred tax assets?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported deferred tax assets of $2.88B in Q4 2025.
- How has Microsoft's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's deferred tax assets increased by 14.4% year-over-year, from $2.51B to $2.88B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's deferred tax assets?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's deferred tax assets has grown at a 94.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $198.00M to $2.84B.
- What does deferred tax assets mean?
- Future tax benefits that the company expects to realize.