Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
Block Pre-Tax Income decreased by 294.4% to -$392.58M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 272.9%, from $227.05M to -$392.58M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows an upward trend with a 72.9% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
This provides a view of profitability that is not skewed by varying tax rates or one-time tax credits.
Detailed definition
A company's profits before the deduction of corporate income tax. It combines operating performance with non-operating f...
Peer comparison
Used to compare companies across different tax jurisdictions to see who generates more raw profit.
Metric ID:
income_before_taxHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $194.32M | -$2.42M | -$209.07M | -$207.97M | -$36.03M | -$112.25M | $74.71M | -$113.53M | -$12.41M | $506.31M | $248.90M | $324.15M | $277.79M | $227.05M | $659.38M | $601.53M | $201.95M | -$392.58M |
| QoQ Change | — | -101.2% | <-999% | +0.5% | +82.7% | -211.5% | +166.6% | -252.0% | +89.1% | >999% | -50.8% | +30.2% | -14.3% | -18.3% | +190.4% | -8.8% | -66.4% | -294.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -207.0% | <-999% | — | +135.7% | +45.4% | +65.6% | +577.7% | +319.2% | >999% | — | -55.2% | +164.9% | +85.6% | -27.3% | -272.9% |
Range-$392.58M – $659.38M
CAGR+18.0%
Avg YoY Growth+166.0%
Median YoY Growth+65.6%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Block's pre-tax income?
- Block (XYZ) reported pre-tax income of -$392.58M in Q1 2026.
- How has Block's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- Block's pre-tax income decreased by 272.9% year-over-year, from $227.05M to -$392.58M.
- What is the long-term trend for Block's pre-tax income?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Block's pre-tax income has grown at a 72.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$565.32M to $1.69B.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- The total profit a company made before paying its income taxes.