Tax
Deferred Tax
US Foods Deferred Tax decreased by 72.5% to $11M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 37.5%, from $8M to $11M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax shows an upward trend with a 50.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionTax
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026May 7, 2026
How to read this metric
A large deferred tax benefit may signal future cash tax obligations, while a large expense may indicate future tax savings.
Detailed definition
The portion of income tax expense that is expected to be paid or recovered in future periods due to temporary difference...
Peer comparison
Standard accounting metric found in the tax reconciliation notes of all large corporations.
Metric ID:
msft_deferred_income_tax_expense_benefitHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $10M | $13M | $19M | $4M | $3M | -$8M | $18M | $5M | $4M | $4M | $5M | -$16M | -$22M | $8M | $7M | $31M | $40M | $11M |
| QoQ Change | — | +30.0% | +46.2% | -78.9% | -25.0% | -366.7% | +325.0% | -72.2% | -20.0% | +0.0% | +25.0% | -420.0% | -37.5% | +136.4% | -12.5% | +342.9% | +29.0% | -72.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -70.0% | -161.5% | -5.3% | +25.0% | +150.0% | -77.8% | +0.0% | — | -650.0% | +60.0% | +143.8% | +240.9% | — | +37.5% |
Range-$22M – $40M
CAGR+2.3%
Avg YoY Growth-25.6%
Median YoY Growth+12.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is US Foods's deferred tax?
- US Foods (USFD) reported deferred tax of $11M in Q1 2026.
- How has US Foods's deferred tax changed year-over-year?
- US Foods's deferred tax increased by 37.5% year-over-year, from $8M to $11M.
- What is the long-term trend for US Foods's deferred tax?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), US Foods's deferred tax has grown at a 50.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $38M to $86M.
- What does deferred tax mean?
- The tax expense that is postponed to or from future years due to accounting rules.