Discontinued — last reported Q1 '20
Income Taxes Payable
Current LiabilitiesExxon Mobil Income Taxes Payable decreased by 34.8% to $2.12B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 47.6%, from $4.06B to $2.12B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Income Taxes Payable shows an upward trend with a 25.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryProfitability
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ3 2017
Last reportedQ1 2020
How to read this metric
An increase usually follows higher pre-tax profitability, while a decrease may result from tax payments or lower earnings.
Detailed definition
The amount of current income tax owed to federal, state, and foreign governments based on taxable profit earned during t...
Peer comparison
Highly profitable global tech firms often have complex tax payable balances due to international earnings and varying tax jurisdictions.
Metric ID:
income_taxes_payableHistorical 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 | $1.17B | $1.63B | $1.60B | $3.67B | $4.79B | $5.33B | $5.21B | $4.44B | $3.48B | $4.19B | $3.19B | $4.16B | $4.04B | $3.84B | $4.06B | $5.11B | $3.02B | $3.26B | $2.12B |
| QoQ Change | — | +40.2% | -2.0% | +129.4% | +30.3% | +11.3% | -2.1% | -14.9% | -21.5% | +20.2% | -23.8% | +30.5% | -3.1% | -4.8% | +5.5% | +26.1% | -41.0% | +7.9% | -34.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +310.7% | +226.1% | +225.7% | +20.8% | -27.2% | -21.4% | -38.8% | -6.1% | +15.9% | -8.2% | +27.2% | +22.8% | -25.2% | -15.3% | -47.6% |
Range$1.17B – $5.33B
CAGR+14.3%
Avg YoY Growth+43.9%
Median YoY Growth-6.1%
Income Taxes Payable at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Exxon Mobil's income taxes payable?
- Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported income taxes payable of $2.12B in Q4 2025.
- How has Exxon Mobil's income taxes payable changed year-over-year?
- Exxon Mobil's income taxes payable decreased by 47.6% year-over-year, from $4.06B to $2.12B.
- What is the long-term trend for Exxon Mobil's income taxes payable?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Exxon Mobil's income taxes payable has grown at a 25.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $684.00M to $2.12B.
- What does income taxes payable mean?
- The tax bill the company owes to the government right now.