Discontinued — last reported Q2 '18
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Non-Current LiabilitiesChevron Deferred Tax Liabilities decreased by 8.9% to $27.15B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 73.8%, from $15.62B to $27.15B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Liabilities shows an upward trend with a 30.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionNon-Current Liabilities
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ3 2015
Last reportedQ2 2018
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.
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deferred_tax_liabilitiesHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | $13.14B | $13.55B | $9.01B | $15.53B | $15.94B | $16.62B | $12.63B | $17.74B | $18.45B | $19.64B | $14.66B | $19.11B | $19.51B | $19.90B | $15.62B | $19.59B | $19.71B | $29.80B | $27.15B |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.1% | -33.5% | +72.4% | +2.7% | +4.2% | -24.0% | +40.5% | +4.0% | +6.4% | -25.3% | +30.3% | +2.1% | +2.0% | -21.5% | +25.4% | +0.6% | +51.2% | -8.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +21.3% | +22.7% | +40.2% | +14.2% | +15.7% | +18.2% | +16.1% | +7.7% | +5.7% | +1.3% | +6.5% | +2.6% | +1.0% | +49.7% | +73.8% |
Range$9.01B – $29.80B
CAGR+17.5%
Avg YoY Growth+19.8%
Median YoY Growth+15.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Chevron's deferred tax liabilities?
- Chevron (CVX) reported deferred tax liabilities of $27.15B in Q4 2025.
- How has Chevron's deferred tax liabilities changed year-over-year?
- Chevron's deferred tax liabilities increased by 73.8% year-over-year, from $15.62B to $27.15B.
- What is the long-term trend for Chevron's deferred tax liabilities?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Chevron's deferred tax liabilities has grown at a 30.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.28B to $27.15B.
- What does deferred tax liabilities mean?
- Taxes that the company will have to pay in the future because of current accounting timing differences.