Valero Energy vs ExxonMobil
VLO and XOM side by side, both in petroleum refining. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How VLO and XOM compare
ExxonMobil is the larger company, worth 6.7 times as much as Valero Energy ($770B against $115B).
On earnings, Valero Energy is cheaper: it trades at 16.6× trailing earnings, against 24.1× for ExxonMobil.
Valero Energy grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.6% versus 9.1% for ExxonMobil).
ExxonMobil keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.9% compared with 5.2% at Valero Energy.
Both pay dividends: Valero Energy yields 1.2% and ExxonMobil 2.2%.
Valero Energy scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 11 for ExxonMobil), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | VLO | XOM |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $115B | $770B |
| Share price | $399.66 | $187.25 |
| Change, 1 year | 134% | 60.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 413% | 188% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.55 | 0.27 |
| Employees | 9,811 | 58K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 16.6× (better) | 24.1× |
| P/S | 0.8× (better) | 2.1× |
| P/B | 4.6× | 3.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.4× (better) | 10.7× |
| P/FCF | – | 25.2× |
| FCF yield | – | 4.0% |
| Fair value | $347.24 | $134.59 |
| Margin of safety | −15.1% (better) | −39.1% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 12.6% (better) | 9.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 13.6% (better) | 12.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 844% (better) | 5.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 902% (better) | 10.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 8.0% | – |
| Operating margin | 7.2% | – |
| Net margin | 5.2% | 8.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | – | 8.3% |
| Return on equity | 29.4% (better) | 12.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 26.5% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.45 | 0.16 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.30 (better) | 0.42 |
| Interest coverage | 17.8× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.64 (better) | 1.13 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.92 (better) | 4.64 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | 2.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 19.5% | 52.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 2.9% (better) | 2.8% |
| Buyback yield | 4.2% (better) | 2.7% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.4% (better) | 4.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 85.5% | 66.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.58% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$9.4M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.1% | 0.95% |
Go deeper
- VLO stock overview
- VLO income statement
- VLO valuation and score
- XOM stock overview
- XOM income statement
- XOM valuation and score
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