Valero Energy Corporation VLO

387.18 4.32 1.13% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$109.1B
P/E
16.1×
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Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) trades at a price to free cash flow of 12.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (September 2021) to 36.0× (December 2020); the current reading is higher than 73% of that period. That is above the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry median of 8.8× and above the Energy sector median of 10.8×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2025 12.5× 48.15%
FY2024 8.4× 34.33%
FY2023 6.3× 30.56%
FY2022 4.8× (42.36%)
FY2021 8.3× —
FY2020 0.0× —
FY2019 10.9× (10.33%)
FY2018 12.2× 6.55%
FY2017 11.4× 24.87%
FY2016 9.2× 4.14%

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 8.2× (48.08%)
Mar 2026 15.7× 26.30%
Dec 2025 12.5× (31.82%)
Sep 2025 18.3× (0.86%)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 36.0×
Ten-year median 9.3×
Current reading's percentile 73

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
IEP Icahn Enterprises L.P. compare n/m
UGP Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. compare 5.2×
SUN Sunoco LP compare 6.1×
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation compare 8.2×
DINO HF Sinclair Corporation compare 8.5×
PBF PBF Energy Inc. compare 9.6×
VLO Valero Energy Corporation 12.1×
CVI CVR Energy Inc. compare 14.3×
PSX Phillips 66 compare 16.0×
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry median 8.8×
Energy sector median 10.8×
Market median 14.0×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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