Discontinued — last reported Q2 '18
Deferred Tax Assets
AT&T Deferred Tax Assets decreased by 1.7% to $58.31B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.1%, from $58.94B to $58.31B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Assets shows relatively stable performance with a -0.7% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
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 | $61.73B | $63.41B | $65.23B | $65.96B | $55.30B | $56.06B | $57.03B | $57.29B | $57.97B | $58.67B | $58.67B | $58.82B | $58.92B | $58.46B | $58.94B | $59.14B | $59.79B | $59.30B | $58.31B |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.7% | +2.9% | +1.1% | -16.2% | +1.4% | +1.7% | +0.5% | +1.2% | +1.2% | -0.0% | +0.3% | +0.2% | -0.8% | +0.8% | +0.3% | +1.1% | -0.8% | -1.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -10.4% | -11.6% | -12.6% | -13.1% | +4.8% | +4.7% | +2.9% | +2.7% | +1.6% | -0.4% | +0.5% | +0.6% | +1.5% | +1.4% | -1.1% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is AT&T's deferred tax assets?
- AT&T (T) reported deferred tax assets of $58.31B in Q4 2025.
- How has AT&T's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?
- AT&T's deferred tax assets decreased by 1.1% year-over-year, from $58.94B to $58.31B.
- What is the long-term trend for AT&T's deferred tax assets?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), AT&T's deferred tax assets has grown at a -0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $60.47B to $58.31B.
- What does deferred tax assets mean?
- Future tax benefits that the company expects to realize.