Valero Energy Corporation
VLO · Price history
Price at last available close
$383.88
−$5.69 (-1.46%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Valero Energy Corporation
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 7, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Valero Energy Corporation functions as a global producer and marketer of transportation fuels and petrochemicals, with operations spanning the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and other international territories. The company organizes its business across three primary divisions: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol. Its Refining segment generates a wide array of products, including various types of gasoline (conventional, premium, reformulated, and California Air Resources Board-compliant), diverse diesel fuels (low-sulfur, ultra-low-sulfur, and CARB diesel), jet fuels, blendstocks, asphalts, petrochemicals, and lubricants.
How they make money
Valero Energy Corporation operates as an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels and petrochemical products. The company generates revenue primarily by refining crude oil and other feedstocks into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel, while also producing ethanol and renewable diesel through its integrated refining, renewable diesel, and ethanol business segments.
Products & services
Petroleum-based transportation fuels (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel), ethanol, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, and various petrochemical co-products including dry distillers grains and corn oil.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer concentration
The company does not disclose specific customer concentration in its 2025 annual report, noting that its products are sold through various wholesale and retail channels.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Crude oil and feedstock suppliers — The company sources crude oil and other feedstocks from various global suppliers; specific supplier names are not disclosed.Source
Competitors
Strengths
Sources
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-09-30.
Total debt increased 234.8% versus the same quarter last year.
Compare the added borrowing with available cash, cash generation and maturities. A percentage increase from a small starting balance can look large without measuring the full debt burden.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
47
Weak
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
66
Fair
Financial Strength
73
Business Quality / Moat
40
Management
91
Growth Quality
59
Risk / Durability
73
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
45
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
51/100
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Model Score 51/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •M&A headline · Oct 24, 2026
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for VLO
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can VLO maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is VLO's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is VLO's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify VLO's current valuation?
- •What does the current fundamental change risk warning mean for the reliability or interpretation of VLO's score?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
47
Opportunity Score
45
Market Cap
$109.80B
P/E Ratio
9.6
EPS
$44.48
52-Week High
$461.52
52-Week Low
$159.90
Beta
0.59
Intrinsic Value
$378.08
Analyst Target
$443.00
Shares Outstanding
309.0M
Total Revenue
$146.86B
Total Debt
$35.42B
Reported Dividend Yield
1.14%
Liquidation Value / Share
$-38.93
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Weakening momentum
Normal movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for VLO
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
The provider reports a dividend yield. Confirm the latest declaration before treating it as a current payment.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
M&A headline · Oct 24, 2026
Valero Energy Corporation $VLO Shares Newly Acquired by Atlatl Advisers LLC — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Defense WorldCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on VLO.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Highly complex and integrated refining system.
- +Geographic diversity of refining assets.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry.
- −Volatility in commodity prices and refining margins.
- −Regulatory and environmental compliance costs.
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Scores
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Score Changes
4 historical score records availablePrevious Score
47
Oct 22, 2026
Change
-0.1
points
Current Score
47
Oct 26, 2026
Category Changes
VLO decreased 0.1 points because some fundamentals weakened.
Projected Score
Projected Score
57
Projected Change
+10.1 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 10.1 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Near Fair ValueCurrent Price
$381.36
Model Intrinsic Value
$378.08
Difference
+$3.28
+0.9% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-0.9%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $146.86B | $122.69B | $129.88B | $144.77B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $124.16B | $117.32B | $125.12B | $131.88B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $22.70B | $5.37B | $4.76B | $12.89B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $1.14B | $1.04B | $961.0M | $998.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $5.12B | $1.06B | $1.00B | $1.03B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $20.87B | $6.72B | $7.03B | $14.66B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $17.57B | $4.31B | $3.75B | $11.86B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $563.0M | $556.0M | $556.0M | $592.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $17.47B | $3.00B | $3.70B | $11.77B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $3.92B | $759.0M | $692.0M | $2.62B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $12.95B | $2.35B | $2.77B | $8.84B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $44.48 | $7.57 | $8.58 | $24.95 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 285M | 309M | 322M | 353M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 285M | 309M | 322M | 353M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$46.10B
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$23.89
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+234.8%
Cash Change
+106.5%
Margin Change
+11.4 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Cash position grew
What Weakened
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, cash levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included debt levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 43.3%. EPS increased 576.8%. Cash increased 106.5%. Total debt increased 234.8%. Net income margin improved by 11.4 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
37
Smart Money
37
Number of Gurus
2
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
Largest Holder
Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
Exited Positions
Net Guru Sentiment
Short Interest
Dividend History
A dividend is reported, but detailed payment history is temporarily unavailable or awaiting refresh.
Conservative Projected Values
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Conservative Projection Rate
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