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Valero EnergyVLO

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing · San Antonio, Texas · In the S&P 500
Solid businessCheaper than peers
$399.66+3.92%After hours: $399.57 (−0.02%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 134.2% over 1 year
Valero Energy over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$200$300Nov2026MarMayJulSep$399.66$200NovMarJul$399.66
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$111B
Price to earnings9.0x
Forward P/E5.9x
Dividend yield1.20%
Year to date+145.5%
One year+134.2%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorEnergy
52-week range (closes)
$161.94$459.78

Quality and valuation

How Valero Energy compares with other energy stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Valero Energy and 5 oil & gas refining & marketing peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: cheaper than most

An average business among energy companies, priced below most of them.

Valero Energy trades at 5.9 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 12.8x for the 25 energy stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +24.6% vs +13.3%
  • Keeps less of each sale (gross margin): 12.3% vs 25.2%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 11.5% vs 22.9%
VLO trades at 5.9x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing peers
VLO5.9xMPC6.2xBP6.9xPSX7.1xSHEL9.3xCVX12.5xXOM12.8xCOP13.3xSector median 12.8xVLO5.9xMPC6.2xBP6.9xPSX7.1xSHEL9.3xCVX12.5xXOM12.8xCOP13.3xSector median 12.8x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 9.0x earnings, VLO is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20x40x60xAverage 30.3x202520269.0x25x50xAverage 30.3x202520269.0x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Valero Energy's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 43.3% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q3 ’26
$0bn$20bn$40bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$46.1bnQ3 ’26$0bn$20bn$40bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$46.1bnQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +43.3% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%20%40%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2543.3%Q3 ’260%25%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2543.3%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 19.7% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2519.7%Q3 ’260%10%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2519.7%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow by quarterQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $bn
$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25$0.0bn$0.5bn$1.0bnQ4 ’24Q2 ’25
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsVLOSector median
Revenue growth+24.6%+13.3%
Gross margin12.3%25.2%
Operating margin11.5%22.9%
Price to earnings9.0x17.2x

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