Valero Energy Excise Taxes on Products decreased by 1.7% to $1.73B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 14.7%, from $1.50B to $1.73B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Excise Taxes on Products shows an upward trend with a 4.6% CAGR.
An increase in excise taxes typically reflects higher sales volumes of taxable products or changes in government tax rates, while a decrease may indicate lower sales volume or shifts in the product mix toward non-taxed categories.
This metric represents the mandatory indirect taxes levied by governmental authorities on the sale or production of spec...
Peers in the refining and fuel distribution sector report similar pass-through tax obligations, though reporting presentation varies between gross revenue deductions and separate operating expense line items.
pm_excise_taxes_on_products| 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 | |
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| Value | $1.42B | $1.61B | $1.49B | $1.42B | $1.25B | $1.21B | $1.30B | $1.42B | $1.45B | $1.47B | $1.43B | $1.39B | $1.46B | $1.54B | $1.53B | $1.50B | $1.66B | $1.83B | $1.76B | $1.73B |
| QoQ Change | — | +13.2% | -7.3% | -4.7% | -11.9% | -3.3% | +7.5% | +9.0% | +1.9% | +1.3% | -2.9% | -2.7% | +5.0% | +5.7% | -0.9% | -1.4% | +10.5% | +9.9% | -3.9% | -1.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -11.8% | -24.7% | -12.7% | -0.1% | +15.6% | +21.0% | +9.4% | -2.5% | +0.5% | +4.8% | +6.9% | +8.4% | +14.1% | +18.7% | +15.1% | +14.7% |