Deferred Taxes
United Parcel Service, Inc. Deferred Taxes increased by 2.2% to $3.77B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.8%, from $3.6B to $3.77B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Taxes shows an upward trend with a 49.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase often reflects accelerated depreciation or other tax-deferral strategies, while a decrease indicates the reversal of these timing differences.
Detailed definition
This represents the net amount of income taxes payable in future periods resulting from temporary differences between th...
Peer comparison
Common in capital-intensive industries where tax depreciation schedules differ significantly from financial reporting depreciation.
other_deferred_income_tax_liabilities_netHistorical 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.58B | $2.78B | $3.13B | $3.36B | $3.58B | $3.76B | $4.3B | $4.35B | $4.42B | $4.6B | $3.77B | $3.83B | $3.84B | $3.76B | $3.6B | $3.6B | $3.49B | $3.58B | $3.69B | $3.77B |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.4% | +12.6% | +7.4% | +6.6% | +5.1% | +14.4% | +1.0% | +1.7% | +4.1% | -18.0% | +1.4% | +0.4% | -2.1% | -4.4% | +0.1% | -3.0% | +2.6% | +3.0% | +2.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +38.4% | +35.5% | +37.7% | +29.5% | +23.6% | +22.3% | -12.3% | -12.0% | -13.1% | -18.3% | -4.7% | -5.9% | -9.2% | -4.8% | +2.6% | +4.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is United Parcel Service, Inc.'s deferred taxes?
- United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) reported deferred taxes of $3.77B in Q1 2026.
- How has United Parcel Service, Inc.'s deferred taxes changed year-over-year?
- United Parcel Service, Inc.'s deferred taxes increased by 4.8% year-over-year, from $3.6B to $3.77B.
- What is the long-term trend for United Parcel Service, Inc.'s deferred taxes?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), United Parcel Service, Inc.'s deferred taxes has grown at a 49.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $488M to $3.69B.
- What does deferred taxes mean?
- Future tax payments resulting from differences between accounting and tax reporting rules.