What is PepsiCo's deferred tax assets?

PepsiCo (PEP) reported deferred tax assets of $4.05B in Q1 2026.

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

PepsiCo's deferred tax assets increased by 14.3% year-over-year, from $3.54B to $4.05B.

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

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), PepsiCo's deferred tax assets has grown at a 112.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $88.00M to $3.80B.

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

PepsiCo Deferred Tax Assets increased by 6.5% to $4.05B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.3%, from $3.54B to $4.05B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Assets shows an upward trend with a 112.4% 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 reportedQ4 2014

Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 16, 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	$4.63B	$4.53B	$516.00M	$5.07B	$4.84B	$4.72B	$71.00M	$4.04B	$4.11B	$4.05B	$579.00M	$4.09B	$3.91B	$3.68B	$3.48B	$3.54B	$3.10B	$3.47B	$3.80B	$4.05B
QoQ Change	—	-2.1%	-88.6%	+882.9%	-4.6%	-2.4%	-98.5%	>999%	+1.8%	-1.6%	-85.7%	+605.9%	-4.4%	-5.7%	-5.4%	+1.6%	-12.4%	+12.0%	+9.4%	+6.5%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	+4.6%	+4.3%	-86.2%	-20.4%	-15.0%	-14.3%	+715.5%	+1.2%	-5.0%	-9.0%	+501.7%	-13.4%	-20.6%	-5.7%	+9.1%	+14.3%

Range$71.00M – $5.07B

CAGR-2.8%

Avg YoY Growth+66.3%

Median YoY Growth-5.3%

Current Streak3 quarters growth

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is PepsiCo's deferred tax assets?: PepsiCo (PEP) reported deferred tax assets of $4.05B in Q1 2026.
How has PepsiCo's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?: PepsiCo's deferred tax assets increased by 14.3% year-over-year, from $3.54B to $4.05B.
What is the long-term trend for PepsiCo's deferred tax assets?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), PepsiCo's deferred tax assets has grown at a 112.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $88.00M to $3.80B.
What does deferred tax assets mean?: Future tax savings that the company expects to realize due to past accounting differences or tax losses.