Valero Energy (VLO) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)

Valero Energy (VLO) recorded quarterly Deferred Taxes of -$397.0 million in Q1 2026, down 536.26% quarter-over-quarter from $91.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 22.53% on a YoY basis from -$512.5 million in Q1 2025.

Valero Energy (VLO) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Valero Energy's Deferred Taxes history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$397.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Deferred Taxes fell 22.53% year-over-year to -$397.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$270.0 million (up 21.05% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$197.0 million, down 126.44% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes was -$397.0 million for Q1 2026 at Valero Energy, down from $91.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Deferred Taxes ranged from a high of $211.0 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$397.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$31.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$9.0 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Deferred Taxes soared 1328.57% in 2022, then plunged 369.57% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Deferred Taxes shows it stood at $211.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 66.35% to $71.0 million in 2023, then sank by 112.68% to -$9.0 million in 2024, then surged by 1111.11% to $91.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 536.26% to -$397.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$397.0 million (Q1 2026), $91.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$29.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 Marathon Petroleum 76.18 Bn 80.70 Bn 3.31 Bn 19.00 Mn
2 Valero Energy 75.63 Bn 72.96 Bn 30.79 Bn -397.00 Mn
3 Phillips 66 71.92 Bn 67.92 Bn 31.12 Bn 67.00 Mn
4 HF Sinclair 12.56 Bn 11.48 Bn 1.19 Bn 93.00 Mn
5 Sunoco 8.81 Bn 8.10 Bn 1.69 Bn 17.00 Mn
6 Cosan 5.12 Bn 250.68 Mn 552.94 Mn -4.55 Mn
7 Icahn Enterprises 4.72 Bn 3.42 Bn -134.00 Mn 53.00 Mn
8 PBF Energy 4.49 Bn 4.08 Bn 278.50 Mn 57.90 Mn
9 Cvr Energy 3.16 Bn 2.85 Bn -103.00 Mn -29.00 Mn
10 Delek US Holdings 2.80 Bn 2.43 Bn -130.20 Mn -58.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -397.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 91.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -29.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 65.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -324.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 22.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -31.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -69.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 71.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -127.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 105.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 54.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 211.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 172.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -99.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -234.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 24.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -14.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 103.00 Mn