Valero Energy Corp (VLO) stock
VLONYSEPetroleum RefiningFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 21/3023% below fair value
$379.83+4.88 (+1.30%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $105.93BP/E 8.5Yield 1.19%
Valero Energy statistics
100 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 28, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Jul 31, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 3.79
- 3.09
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.64
- 6.88
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.72
- 0.86
- EV / EBIT
- 6.27
- 10.66
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -5.92%
- -1.31%
- Float
- 278M
- 241M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.42%
- 0.32%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 88.2%
- 81.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 7M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -13.5%
- -3.47%
- Short % of Float
- 2.50%
- 2.39%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.49%
- 2.49%
- Days to Cover
- 2.37
- 3.37
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $461.52
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $159.90
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $389.70
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $399.97
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $294.76
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $17.88
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 9.63%
- 3.84%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -14.5%
- -10.9%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- 9.40%
- 2.70%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 51.5%
- 12.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 133.3%
- 52.0%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 113.9%
- 44.4%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 201.3%
- 41.6%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 396.0%
- 120.1%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 507.0%
- 171.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.74
- 0.88
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 47.2
- 47.0
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 39.6%
- 34.8%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.60
- 0.54
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 11.4%
- 9.15%
- EBITDA Margin
- 12.6%
- 12.0%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 50.1%
- 15.4%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 20.5%
- 5.51%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 46.6%
- 15.6%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 36.3%
- 11.0%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.72
- 1.28
- Quick Ratio
- 1.26
- 0.86
- Debt / Equity
- 0.39
- 0.54
- Debt / EBITDA
- 0.57
- 1.88
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.06
- 0.92
- Interest Coverage
- 30.94
- 3.09
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 24.6%
- 17.0%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 765.9%
- 33.1%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 827.1%
- 41.4%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -11.4%
- -8.32%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 13.6%
- 13.2%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -36.1%
- -23.4%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 2.42
- 1.52
- Inventory Turnover
- 17.93
- 14.12
- Revenue Per Employee
- $15.63M
- $6.84M
- Profits Per Employee
- $1.32M
- $350.54K
- Employee Count
- 9,811
- 9,811
- WACC
- 7.70%
- 7.51%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $17.47B
- $5.68B
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$1.16B
- -$2.05B
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$4.16
- -$11.10
- Equity (Book Value)
- $27.97B
- $34.33B
- Book Value Per Share
- $100.31
- $65.16
- Tangible Book Value
- $27.97B
- $31.93B
- Working Capital
- $14.09B
- $2.99B
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 12.2%
- 6.02%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.19%
- 1.79%
- Buyback Yield
- 6.86%
- 3.57%
- Shareholder Yield
- 8.05%
- 5.13%
- Dividend Per Share
- $4.52
- $3.87
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 5.61%
- 5.23%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 3
- 8
- Payout Ratio
- 10.8%
- 36.2%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $568.00M
- $768.00M
- Income Tax
- $3.92B
- $884.90M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 22.4%
- 26.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $316.91
- $113.93
- Graham Upside
- -16.6%
- -30.0%
- Altman Z-Score
- 6.29
- 2.91
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | VLO | S&P 500 | Difference | VLO per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -16.8% | -3.0% | −13.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | +10.8% | -2.8% | +13.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | +136.8% | +11.5% | +125.3 pts | ||
| 1 year | +120.7% | +13.5% | +107.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | +231.9% | +77.7% | +154.2 pts | +49.2% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +479.0% | +72.6% | +406.4 pts | +42.1% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +792.2% | +308.2% | +484.0 pts | +24.5% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
7M VLO shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 13.5% from the previous report, or 2.50% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 46.3% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 6,931,945 | -13.5% | 2,929,874 | 2.4 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 8,011,885 | -11.0% | 2,395,737 | 3.3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8,999,474 | -7.2% | 4,619,975 | 1.9 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 9,700,070 | -2.0% | 3,159,329 | 3.1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 9,896,297 | +2.6% | 2,152,267 | 4.6 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 9,649,639 | +6.0% | 2,893,408 | 3.3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 9,101,692 | -17.1% | 2,549,280 | 3.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 10,973,199 | +5.7% | 2,790,570 | 3.9 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10,378,936 | -6.3% | 3,925,174 | 2.6 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11,075,304 | +19.6% | 2,759,702 | 4.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 9,261,359 | +9.1% | 3,095,147 | 3.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 8,488,570 | -2.6% | 3,075,146 | 2.8 |
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