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Valero Energy VLO

US equityMarket cap rank #137Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
$389.09
+$13.25 (+3.53%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $375.88 +0.01%
Open$377.20
Prev close$375.84
Day range$373.17 – $392.58
Volume1.92M
Market cap$112.03B
P/E (TTM)16.2
Dividend yield1.20%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

VLO at a glance

Valero Energy (VLO) is trading at $389.09, up 3.53% on the day. Its market value of $112.03B makes it the 137th largest of the 300 companies we follow.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $152.07 and $419.04, so it sits 7.1% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 132.6% over twelve months, and up 61.1% across the last three months.

On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($342.86) and 200-day ($251.11) moving averages; RSI is 56, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 32% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $44.48B, up 48.8% from a year earlier, with $4.07B of net profit (a 5.2% margin).

Buyers are paying 16.2 times trailing earnings, 26% above its five-year average of 12.9. The median for its industry group is 30.0.

14 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $370.08, sits 4.9% under where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Valero Energy: the business

Valero is a large independent refiner in the U.S., and also makes renewable diesel and ethanol.

What tends to move it. Refining margins, called crack spreads, drive earnings, and it returns most of its cash to shareholders.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+3.5%
1 week
-3.5%
1 month
+12.5%
3 months
+61.1%
6 months
+62.3%
Year to date
+142.6%
1 year
+132.6%
Day range
$373.17$392.58
52-week range
$152.07$419.04

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong uptrend

6 bullish · 1 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average+2.6%Bullish
Price vs 50-day average+13.5%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average+54.9%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)55.7Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)15.49Bearish
Bollinger band position62%Bullish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$389.05 / $389.50
Average price today$385.69
Volume1.92MAvg (90d) 3.02M
Turnover$740.53M
Turnover rate0.67%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.55vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude5.16%
Market cap$112.03B
Float market cap$111.43B
Shares outstanding286.39M
EPS (TTM)$7.57
P/E (TTM)16.23
P/B4.48
Book value / share$86.83
Earnings yield0.28%
Dividend (TTM)$4.66 / shareYield 1.20%
Net profit (TTM)$2.18B
Net assets$25.00B
30-day volatility32.5%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)4.06%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-12.1%-5.9% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How VLO ranks on BeStock

Market value#137 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#238 of 283
Dividend yield#160 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#64 of 300
Dollar volume today#50 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$44.48B+48.8% YoY
Operating profit$5.20B+421.2% YoY
Net profit$4.07B+514.3% YoY
Diluted EPS$12.62+453.5% YoY
Free cash flow$5.35B+581.2% YoY
Operating cash flow$5.58B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$32.9BSep '24$30.8BDec '24$30.3BMar '25$29.9BJun '25$32.2BSep '25$30.4BDec '25$32.4BMar '26$44.5BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$393.0MSep '24$357.0MDec '24$-652.0MMar '25$663.0MJun '25$1.1BSep '25$1.2BDec '25$1.3BMar '26$4.1BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin8.0%
Operating margin7.2%
Net margin5.2%
Return on equity29.3%
Return on assets11.6%
Return on invested capital21.5%
Current ratio1.64
Liabilities / assets56.3%
Cash & investments$7.87B
Total debt$11.35B
Net cash (debt)-$3.48B
Free cash flow / sales7.3%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Refining$42.30B 91.4%
  • Renewable diesel$2.68B 5.8%
  • Ethanol$1.31B 2.8%
Average move on report day±2.5%last 15 reports
Closed higher7 of 1547% of the time
Best reaction+7.0%
Worst reaction-4.9%

Stock move on the day after each report

-1.2%2024/Q3-2.1%2024/Q4-1.0%2025/Q1-4.9%2025/Q2+7.0%2025/Q3-0.8%2025/Q4+0.5%2026/Q1+3.4%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings17.0x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 66th percentile, 5-year average 12.9x

#1287 of 2974 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book4.7x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 100th percentile, 5-year average 2.1x

#4188 of 5302 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales0.8x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 100th percentile, 5-year average 0.4x

#1380 of 5139 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

-88x-33x23x78xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$238.00
Price vs. fair value+63.5%Trading above the estimate
Star rating★★☆☆☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyVery High

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts14
Average target$370.08-4.9% vs. price
  • Buy 64%
  • Hold 36%
Low $290.00Now $389.09Avg $370.08High $450.00

Latest rating actions

  • 14 Sep 2026UBSBUY · PT $450.00
  • 14 Sep 2026Raymond JamesBUY · PT $450.00
  • 14 Sep 2026Morgan StanleyHOLD · PT $411.00
  • 10 Sep 2026BofA SecuritiesHOLD · PT $395.00
  • 8 Sep 2026UBSBUY · PT $450.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership86.6%-0.01 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding2,232-5 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)8 buys / 9 sellsNet selling
Short interest3.44% of floatDays to cover 4.6 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share28.5%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

18%25%32%40%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$110.69M (7 inflow days, 13 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)1.20%
Last dividend$1.20Ex-date 31 Jul 2026
Next-to-last$1.20
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

3.2020183.6020193.9220203.9220213.9220224.0820234.2820244.522025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 5.1% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • UBS Maintains Valero Energy(VLO.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $450Market news · 8 Sep 2026
  • Piper Sandler Maintains Valero Energy(VLO.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $435Market news · 3 Sep 2026
  • Raymond James Maintains Valero Energy(VLO.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $450Market news · 15 Sep 2026
  • UBS Maintains Valero Energy(VLO.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $450Market news · 14 Sep 2026
  • Morgan Stanley Maintains Valero Energy(VLO.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $411Market news · 14 Sep 2026
  • BofA Securities Maintains Valero Energy(VLO.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $395Market news · 11 Sep 2026

VLO stock: common questions

Where is VLO trading right now?

$389.09 is the latest print for VLO, a move of +3.53% against yesterday's close of $375.84. Today's low and high so far: $373.17 and $392.58.

How big is Valero Energy?

Equity value comes to $112.03B at the current price. By that measure it is number 137 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is Valero Energy valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 16.2 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $7.57). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 12.9, and today's level ranks in the 66th percentile of its own history.

How far is VLO from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $152.07 and the ceiling $419.04. Shares are 7.1% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Valero Energy shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 1.20% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was July 31, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like VLO?

Of 14 analysts, 64% say buy, 36% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $370.08, with the most cautious at $290.00 and the most optimistic at $450.00.

How does Valero Energy make money?

Valero is a large independent refiner in the U.S., and also makes renewable diesel and ethanol.

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