Valero Energy Corporation

VLO Energy Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

Valero Energy Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $122.7 billion, down 5.54% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 48.8%, EPS grew 453.5%, free cash flow grew 871.1% and total debt rose 6.59%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.

444.71 0.65 +0.15%
Market cap
$127.9B
P/E
18.4×
Fwd P/E
8.3×
Dividend yield
1.06%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
4.60
Beneish M
−2.94
Dividend safety
62/100

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total sells 9.39
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell 1 — — — 1 — 1 2 — — — —
Insider Ownership 2.47%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 127,860.00
Revenue 139,397.00
Net Income 7,630.00
Free Cash Flow 9,377.00
Net Debt 3,475.00
Current Ratio 1.64 (at or above 1.5: strong)
Debt/Equity 0.40 (at or below 0.5: strong)
P/E ratio 18.45
Fwd P/E 8.30
P/S ratio 0.94
P/B ratio 4.63
Past 5Y EPS Growth —
This Y EPS Growth 397.01% (at or above 15%: strong)
Next Y EPS Growth (12.39%) (below 0%: weak)
Next Y revenue growth 25.91% (at or above 10%: strong)
Next 5Y EPS Growth 35.47% (at or above 15%: strong)

Green and red mark values outside typical ranges. How we judge →

Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 79.06%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 99.93%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 99.93%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 99.93%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 68.20%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 0.20
Annual Dividend Rate 4.73
Annual Dividend Yield 1.06%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 4.84
1.20
1.20
1.20
2025 4.52
1.13
1.13
1.13
1.13
2024 4.28
1.07
1.07
1.07
1.07
2023 4.08
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
2022 3.92
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
2021 3.92
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
2020 3.92
0.98
0.98
0.98
0.98
2019 3.60
0.90
0.90
0.90
0.90
2018 3.20
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
2017 2.80
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
2016 2.40
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.60
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 5,424 4,657 4,688 7,874
Receivables 12,525 10,708 9,877 13,928
Inventory 7,583 7,761 7,591 7,625
Other — — — —
26,221 23,737 23,210 30,670
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 12,567 12,092 10,139 14,423
ST’ Debt 1,406 743 949 927
Other — — — —
16,802 15,495 14,109 18,742

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 3.40% 13.58% (11.40%)
Cash Flow 0.38% 43.78% (22.62%)
Earnings (5.19%) 0.00% (41.15%)
Book Value 2.22% 6.26% 1.47%

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 32,381 44,476 — — —
’25 30,258 29,889 32,168 30,372 122,687
’24 31,759 34,490 32,876 30,756 129,881
’23 36,439 34,509 38,404 35,414 144,766
’22 38,542 51,641 44,454 41,746 176,383
’21 20,806 27,748 29,520 35,903 113,977
’20 22,102 10,397 15,809 16,604 64,912
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 1,390 5,580 — — —
’25 952 936 1,881 2,057 5,826
’24 1,846 2,472 1,295 1,070 6,683
’23 3,170 1,512 3,308 1,239 9,229
’22 588 5,845 2,045 4,096 12,574
’21 (52) 2,008 1,449 2,454 5,859
’20 (49) 736 165 96 948
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 971 5,234 — — —
’25 329 539 2,325 847 4,040
’24 1,646 1,642 1,721 (312) 4,697
’23 2,905 834 3,596 37 7,372
’22 204 4,747 2,263 2,681 9,895
’21 (391) 1,227 1,412 1,429 3,677
’20 (488) (137) 195 (1,033) (1,463)
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 4.22 12.62 — — —
’25 (1.90) 2.28 3.53 3.73 7.57
’24 3.75 2.71 1.14 0.88 8.58
’23 8.29 5.40 7.49 3.55 24.92
’22 2.21 11.57 7.19 8.15 29.04
’21 (1.73) 0.39 1.13 2.46 2.27
’20 (4.54) 3.07 (1.14) (0.88) (3.50)
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

2.4
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low 46.88 60.69 68.81 69.44 31.00 54.78 75.04 104.18 116.84 99.00

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High 72.49 93.18 126.98 101.99 98.03 84.95 146.81 152.20 184.79 185.62
People
People Employees 9,996 10,015 10,261 10,222 9,964 9,794 9,743 9,908 9,922 9,811
Revenue/emp, $m 7.57 9.38 11.41 10.60 6.51 11.64 18.10 14.61 13.09 12.51
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 75,659 93,980 117,033 108,324 64,912 113,977 176,383 144,766 129,881 122,687
Gross margin, % 13.80 4.79 4.78 4.41 (1.14) 2.75 9.52 8.93 3.70 4.43
EBT 3,182 3,207 4,232 3,486 (2,010) 1,543 15,307 11,768 3,698 3,005
EBT margin, % 4.21 3.41 3.62 3.22 (3.10) 1.35 8.68 8.13 2.85 2.45
Net income 2,417 4,156 3,353 2,784 (1,107) 1,288 11,879 9,149 3,006 2,246
Depreciation 1,894 1,986 2,069 2,255 2,351 2,405 2,473 2,701 2,774 3,158
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 164.12 212.62 274.73 262.29 159.49 280.04 446.54 410.10 403.36 397.05
Earnings 4.94 9.17 7.30 5.84 (3.50) 2.27 29.05 24.93 8.58 7.57
Cash flow 10.46 12.40 10.26 13.39 2.33 14.40 31.83 26.14 20.75 18.85
Capex (2.77) (4.29) (4.11) (4.83) (5.92) (5.36) (6.78) (5.26) (6.17) (5.78)
Free cash flow 7.68 8.11 6.15 8.56 (3.59) 9.03 25.05 20.88 14.59 13.07
Book value 45.24 51.81 53.36 54.57 48.26 48.69 64.48 80.80 85.47 86.10
Shares, m 461 442 426 413 407 407 395 353 322 309
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 14.28 10.03 10.24 15.95 0.00 33.23 4.12 5.28 14.44 21.28
P/S 0.43 0.44 0.27 0.36 0.35 0.27 0.27 0.32 0.30 0.41
P/B 1.56 1.79 1.41 1.72 1.17 1.54 1.86 1.62 1.43 1.89
EV/Sales 0.47 0.47 0.33 0.42 0.53 0.35 0.31 0.36 0.35 0.46
EV/FCF 10.06 12.29 14.53 12.94 (23.51) 10.96 5.48 7.08 9.64 13.92
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 4,820 5,482 4,371 5,531 948 5,859 12,574 9,229 6,683 5,826
Capex (1,278) (1,898) (1,752) (1,994) (2,411) (2,182) (2,679) (1,857) (1,986) (1,786)
Free cash flow 3,542 3,584 2,619 3,537 (1,463) 3,677 9,895 7,372 4,697 4,040
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 8,472 8,241 6,951 5,809 6,561 4,314 6,672 9,419 8,242 9,101
Total debt 8,001 8,872 9,109 9,672 14,677 13,870 11,635 11,524 10,463 10,619
Net debt 3,185 3,022 6,127 7,089 11,364 9,748 6,773 6,100 5,806 5,931
Shareholders’ equity 20,854 22,900 22,731 22,536 19,642 19,817 25,468 28,524 27,521 26,605
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 5.06 8.44 6.22 4.66 (2.69) 1.69 19.32 14.20 4.48 3.96
ROIC 9.19 8.59 9.90 8.09 (3.18) 4.50 30.42 21.40 7.04 6.11
ROE 10.85 18.58 13.68 10.70 (6.74) 4.68 50.72 32.63 9.86 8.65
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Charts ten years each

Valero Energy Corporation vs peers in Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation $133.9B 16.4× 7.8× +53.83% (above 0%: growing) +348.48% (above 0%: growing) +366.29% (above 0%: growing) 17.18% 14.08% Compare
VLO Valero Energy Corporation $127.9B 18.4× 8.3× +48.80% (above 0%: growing) +453.51% (above 0%: growing) +871.06% (above 0%: growing) 12.30% 11.68%
PSX Phillips 66 $115.4B 16.7× 9.2× +53.06% (above 0%: growing) +346.05% (above 0%: growing) +2,432.17% (above 0%: growing) 14.39% 9.14% Compare
DINO HF Sinclair Corporation $22.2B 12.0× 6.2× +53.15% (above 0%: growing) +348.18% (above 0%: growing) +191.21% (above 0%: growing) 21.72% 11.24% Compare
PBF PBF Energy Inc. $10.3B 7.4× 4.0× +56.23% (above 0%: growing) n/m +4,076.29% (above 0%: growing) 15.56% 10.89% Compare
SUN Sunoco LP $9.9B 16.3× 7.2× +164.55% (above 0%: growing) +184.85% (above 0%: growing) +955.68% (above 0%: growing) 10.27% 4.09% Compare
UGP Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. $8.2B 12.4× — +36.71% (above 0%: growing) +61.11% (above 0%: growing) +873.56% (above 0%: growing) 11.12% 7.25% Compare
CVI CVR Energy Inc. $6.2B 90.3× 90.4× +55.48% (above 0%: growing) n/m +104.65% (above 0%: growing) 4.27% 2.85% Compare
IEP Icahn Enterprises L.P. $4.7B — (loss-making) 18.5× +25.58% (above 0%: growing) n/m +12.90% (above 0%: growing) 3.09% (8.67%) Compare
Median of peers $10.1B 16.3× 7.8× +53.49% +346.05% +619.93% 12.76% 8.20%

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VLO metrics, ten years each

Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) key facts

  • Concern: Valero Energy Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $122.7 billion, down 5.54% from fiscal 2024.
  • Concern: Net income was $2.2 billion, or $7.57 per share (basic), a net margin of 1.91%.
  • Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) is an Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing company in the Energy sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • As of October 16, 2026, VLO traded at $444.71, a market capitalization of $127.9 billion.
  • At that price the stock trades at 18.4× trailing-twelve-month earnings and 0.9× sales; its P/E is higher than 79% of its own readings over the past ten years.
  • Valero Energy Corporation pays an annual dividend of $4.73 per share, a yield of 1.06%, with a payout ratio of 19.6%.
  • Return on equity was 8.65% and debt-to-equity 0.40.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 4.60 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.

Source: company filings (standardised) and stockrow calculations.

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