Energy
Valero Energy Corporation(VLO)
Live Price
Offline$236.30
-1.45% today
1Y Change
+72.41%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $75.24B
- Revenue Growth
- -5.5%
- EPS Growth
- -11.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.8%
Coverage: 249 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) is a Energy stock with a market cap of $75.24B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $236.30 and up 72.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -5.5%, EPS growth of -11.8%, a dividend yield of 1.8%. What stands out right now is revenue -5.5%, EPS -11.8%, free cash flow -12.9% with operating margin 4.6% and ROIC 9.5%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.8%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 17.8 and price/sales 0.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines VLO price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Energy peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-5.5% vs +11.2% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+4.6% vs +8.6% peer median
P/E
Above sector median
17.8 vs 7.9 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 30, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -5.5% and EPS is at -11.8%, with operating margin around 4.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.8%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.6% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 30, 2026 | โ | -2.3% | -6.4% | -3.1% |
2026 Jan 29, 2026 | +16.8% | -0.6% | +6.4% | +12.1% |
2025 Oct 23, 2025 | +20.0% | -1.2% | -1.8% | -1.3% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
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VLO Max Drawdown
-14.88%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Valero Energy Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells transportation fuels and petrochemical products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol. It produces conventional, premium, and reformulated gasolines; gasoline meeting the specifications of the California Air Resources Board (CARB); diesel fuels, and low-sulfur and ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuels; CARB diesel; other distillates; jet fuels; blendstocks; and asphalts, petrochemicals, lubricants, and other refined petroleum products, as well as sells lube oils and natural gas liquids. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.2 million barrels per day; and 12 ethanol plants with a combined ethanol production capacity of approximately 1.6 billion gallons per year. It sells its refined products through wholesale rack and bulk markets; and through approximately 7,000 outlets under the Valero, Beacon, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, and Texaco brands. The company also produces and sells ethanol, dry distiller grains, syrup, and inedible corn oil primarily to animal feed customers. In addition, it owns and operates crude oil and refined petroleum products pipelines, terminals, tanks, marine docks, truck rack bays, and other logistics assets; and owns and operates a plant that processes animal fats, used cooking oils, and inedible distillers corn oils into renewable diesel. The company was formerly known as Valero Refining and Marketing Company and changed its name to Valero Energy Corporation in August 1997. Valero Energy Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
- Leadership
- R. Lane Riggs
- IPO Date
- Jan 4, 1982
- Employees
- 9.9k
- Street Address
- One Valero Way
- Mailing
- San Antonio, TX, 78249
- Region
- San Antonio, TX, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 210 345 2000
- Last Updated
- May 5, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 17.8
- EV/EBITDA
- 8.9
- Price/Sales
- 0.6
- Price/Book
- 3.1
Growth
- Revenue
- -5.5%
- EPS
- -11.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- -12.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 7.2%
- Operating Margin
- 4.6%
- Net Margin
- 3.3%
- ROE
- 17.6%
- ROIC
- 9.5%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.48
- Current Ratio
- 1.58
Earnings Reports
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Official Releases
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