What is AT&T's deferred tax liabilities?

AT&T (T) reported deferred tax liabilities of $58.31B in Q4 2025.

How has AT&T's deferred tax liabilities changed year-over-year?

AT&T's deferred tax liabilities decreased by 1.1% year-over-year, from $58.94B to $58.31B.

What does deferred tax liabilities mean?

Taxes that the company will have to pay in the future because of current accounting timing differences.

Discontinued — last reported Q1 '20

Deferred Tax Liabilities

AT&T Deferred Tax Liabilities 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.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement

SectionNon-Current Liabilities

CategoryRisk

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityStable

First reportedQ4 2008

Last reportedQ1 2020

How to read this metric

An increase suggests the company is deferring cash tax payments to future periods, while a decrease indicates those taxes are being settled.

Detailed definition

Tax amounts that are owed but not yet paid due to temporary differences between accounting rules and tax laws. These oft...

Peer comparison

Common across capital-intensive tech firms that utilize accelerated depreciation for tax purposes on server infrastructure.

Metric ID: deferred_tax_liabilities

Historical Data

5 periods

	Q4 '24	Q1 '25	Q2 '25	Q3 '25	Q4 '25
Value	$58.94B	$59.14B	$59.79B	$59.30B	$58.31B
QoQ Change	—	+0.3%	+1.1%	-0.8%	-1.7%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	-1.1%

Range$58.31B – $59.79B

CAGR-1.1%

Avg YoY Growth-1.1%

Median YoY Growth-1.1%

Current Streak2 quarters decline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is AT&T's deferred tax liabilities?: AT&T (T) reported deferred tax liabilities of $58.31B in Q4 2025.
How has AT&T's deferred tax liabilities changed year-over-year?: AT&T's deferred tax liabilities decreased by 1.1% year-over-year, from $58.94B to $58.31B.
What does deferred tax liabilities mean?: Taxes that the company will have to pay in the future because of current accounting timing differences.