Valero Energy Corporation VLO
- Market cap
- $109.1B
- P/E
- 16.1×
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Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) Return on invested capital
Valero Energy Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 19.7%, up 13.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.11%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.18% (fiscal 2020) to 30.4% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry median of 11.5% and above the Energy sector median of 5.84%.
Return on invested capital, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.11% | (0.93) |
| FY2024 | 7.04% | (14.36) |
| FY2023 | 21.4% | (9.02) |
| FY2022 | 30.4% | 25.92 |
| FY2021 | 4.50% | 7.68 |
| FY2020 | −3.18% | (11.27) |
| FY2019 | 8.09% | (1.81) |
| FY2018 | 9.90% | 1.31 |
| FY2017 | 8.59% | (0.60) |
| FY2016 | 9.19% | (6.98) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| VLO Valero Energy Corporation | 19.7% |
| MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation compare | 17.4% |
| PBF PBF Energy Inc. compare | 16.7% |
| UGP Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. compare | 15.3% |
| DINO HF Sinclair Corporation compare | 14.9% |
| CVI CVR Energy Inc. compare | 12.3% |
| PSX Phillips 66 compare | 11.1% |
| SUN Sunoco LP compare | 5.64% |
| IEP Icahn Enterprises L.P. compare | 1.84% |
| Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry median | 11.5% |
| Energy sector median | 5.84% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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