Current Liabilities

Sales taxes payable

Valero Energy Sales taxes payable decreased by 8.0% to $1.43B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.8%, from $1.30B to $1.43B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Sales taxes payable shows an upward trend with a 2.5% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryRisk
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2014
Last reportedQ3 2025

How to read this metric

Increases generally correlate with higher sales volumes or changes in tax collection timing.

Detailed definition

Sales taxes payable represents the amount of sales tax collected from customers on behalf of government authorities that...

Peer comparison

Standard for any retail business collecting sales tax.

Metric ID: sales_taxes_payable

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value$1.54B$1.55B$1.46B$1.48B$1.60B$1.31B$1.57B$1.57B$1.49B$1.42B$1.45B$1.35B$1.49B$1.40B$1.36B$1.30B$1.45B$1.41B$1.55B$1.43B
QoQ Change+0.7%-5.6%+1.4%+7.9%-18.0%+19.6%+0.4%-5.3%-4.8%+2.3%-6.8%+10.1%-6.0%-2.9%-4.5%+11.7%-2.8%+9.9%-8.0%
YoY Change+4.0%-15.3%+7.3%+6.2%-6.8%+8.2%-7.4%-14.0%-0.1%-1.3%-6.3%-4.0%-2.6%+0.8%+14.0%+9.8%
Range$1.30B$1.60B
CAGR-1.6%
Avg YoY Growth-0.5%
Median YoY Growth-0.7%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Valero Energy's sales taxes payable?
Valero Energy (VLO) reported sales taxes payable of $1.43B in Q1 2026.
How has Valero Energy's sales taxes payable changed year-over-year?
Valero Energy's sales taxes payable increased by 9.8% year-over-year, from $1.30B to $1.43B.
What is the long-term trend for Valero Energy's sales taxes payable?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Valero Energy's sales taxes payable has grown at a 2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.37B to $1.55B.
What does sales taxes payable mean?
Sales tax collected from customers that the company owes to the government.