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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of the Income Tax Provision
The income tax provision in the PBF Energy Consolidated Statements of Operations consists of the following:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)202520242023
Current expense (benefit):
Federal$1.7 $(10.6)$140.9 
Foreign— — (0.3)
State2.1 21.4 46.2 
Total current3.8 10.8 186.8 
  
Deferred (benefit) expense:
Federal(48.5)(156.6)387.7 
Foreign3.2 (4.8)3.1 
State(32.6)(77.8)146.2 
Total deferred(77.9)(239.2)537.0 
Total provision for income taxes$(74.1)$(228.4)$723.8 
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures
Disclosed below is a summary of income taxes paid (refunds received) by jurisdiction for the year ended December 31, 2025:
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Federal $(71.1)
State and local (6.4)
Foreign — 
Total income tax refund $(77.5)
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation
The difference between PBF Energy’s effective income tax rate and the United States statutory rate for the year ended December 31, 2025 is reconciled below:
Year Ended December 31, 2025
$%
Provision at Federal statutory rate$(48.8)21.0 %
Increase (decrease) attributable to flow-through of certain tax adjustments:
State and local income taxes (net of federal income tax) (a)
(22.5)9.7  %
Nondeductible/nontaxable items
Executive compensation 8.0 (3.4)%
Non-taxable incentive income (7.0)3.0 %
Equity compensation(2.5)1.1 %
Other 0.5 (0.2) %
Rate differential from foreign jurisdictions (0.7)0.3  %
Other(1.1)0.4  %
Effective tax rate$(74.1)31.9 %
(a) State and local taxes in California and Louisiana comprise the majority of this category.
The difference between PBF Energy’s effective income tax rate and the United States statutory rate for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are reconciled below:
Year Ended December 31,
20242023
Provision at Federal statutory rate21.0  %21.0  %
Increase (decrease) attributable to flow-through of certain tax adjustments:
State income taxes (net of federal income tax)5.0 %5.0 %
Nondeductible/nontaxable items3.3 %(0.5)%
Rate differential from foreign jurisdictions (0.2)%— %
Provision to return adjustment0.2 %(0.1)%
Other0.7 %(0.1)%
Effective tax rate30.0 %25.3 %
Schedule of Income Tax
For financial reporting purposes, income (loss) before income taxes attributable to PBF Energy Inc. stockholders includes the following components:
Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)202520242023
United States income (loss)$(244.3)$(739.8)$2,852.4 
Foreign income (loss)11.7 (22.4)11.9 
Total income (loss) before income taxes attributable to PBF Energy Inc. stockholders$(232.6)$(762.2)$2,864.3 
Summary of the Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
A summary of the components of PBF Energy’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities consists of the following: 
(in millions)December 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Deferred tax assets
Purchase interest step-up$141.8 $165.0 
Inventory26.0 — 
Pension, employee benefits and compensation51.5 53.3 
Net operating loss carry forwards532.4 297.5 
Environmental liabilities38.6 39.0 
Lease liabilities 293.6 317.4 
Other50.4 50.7 
Total deferred tax assets1,134.3 922.9 
 
Deferred tax liabilities
Property, plant and equipment1,323.9 1,122.0 
Inventory— 60.3 
Right of use assets292.2 314.5 
Equity method investment in SBR 259.6 249.6 
Other22.2 12.5 
Total deferred tax liabilities1,897.9 1,758.9 
Net deferred tax liability$(763.6)$(836.0)
Summary of Income Tax Examinations
Income tax years that remain subject to examination by material jurisdictions, where an examination has not already concluded are all years including and subsequent to:
United States
Federal2021
New Jersey2021
Michigan2021
Delaware2022
Indiana2022
Pennsylvania2022
New York2022
Louisiana2022
California2021