Discontinued — last reported Q1 '20
Income Taxes Payable
Current LiabilitiesWalmart Income Taxes Payable increased by 27.3% to $789.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.8%, from $783.00M to $789.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Income Taxes Payable shows an upward trend with a 7.6% 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 | $851.00M | $267.00M | $446.00M | $851.00M | $904.00M | $868.00M | $900.00M | $727.00M | $1.33B | $770.00M | $606.00M | $307.00M | $1.28B | $576.00M | $783.00M | $608.00M | $1.47B | $620.00M | $789.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -68.6% | +67.0% | +90.8% | +6.2% | -4.0% | +3.7% | -19.2% | +82.3% | -41.9% | -21.3% | -49.3% | +315.6% | -54.9% | +35.9% | -22.3% | +141.0% | -57.7% | +27.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +6.2% | +225.1% | +101.8% | -14.6% | +46.6% | -11.3% | -32.7% | -57.8% | -3.7% | -25.2% | +29.2% | +98.0% | +14.8% | +7.6% | +0.8% |
Range$267.00M – $1.47B
CAGR-1.7%
Avg YoY Growth+25.7%
Median YoY Growth+6.2%
Income Taxes Payable at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Walmart 's income taxes payable?
- Walmart (WMT) reported income taxes payable of $789.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Walmart 's income taxes payable changed year-over-year?
- Walmart 's income taxes payable increased by 0.8% year-over-year, from $783.00M to $789.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Walmart 's income taxes payable?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Walmart 's income taxes payable has grown at a 7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $548.00M to $789.00M.
- What does income taxes payable mean?
- The tax bill the company owes to the government right now.