VLO · Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$352.36
+5.77 (+1.66%)
At close · Aug 28
Market Cap
$101.45B
Shares
287.93M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$352.36
Open$348.03
Day$345.12–352.86
52W close$151.16–352.36
Avg vol 30d2.5M
Short int9.6M · 3.4% float · 3.3d
Short vol71%
Last earningsJul 30, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Jul 30
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Jul 30, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Buy
Momentum
Very Strong
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Weak
Quant / Vol
Low
Market backdrop
VIX 14.4 · calm
Equity put/call 0.62
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+50%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+16%
above
RSI (14)
68
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
100%
near high
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+13%
trailing
6-month return
+63%
trailing
YTD return
+116%
this year
Relative strength
+50%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $303 › 200d $235 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+5% holders QoQ · +229 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$3.8M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Rising
3.35% of float · ▲ +6.0% MoM · 3.3 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
1,969 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
66
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
−6%
Y/Y
EPS growth
−12%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$4.5B
Valuation
P/E 14.7
rich
Buyback
$7.5B
authorized
Balance sheet
$5.9B
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
36%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−13%
past year
ATR
3.0%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2026
2026
Capital investments attributable to Valero
$2B
Sustaining capital investments
$1.7B
Port Arthur DHT unit repair costs
$250M
third quarter
Refining cash operating expenses
$5
Ethanol operating expenses
$0
Net interest expense
$140M
Depreciation and amortization expense
$700M
this year
G&A expenses
$960M
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2025
Capital investments attributable to Valero
· 2025
$1.9B
G&A expenses
· 2025
$985M
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+50%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+16%
Bullish
RSI (14)
68
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
100%
Bullish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $303 › 200d $235 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+5% holders QoQ · +229 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$3.8M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Rising
3.35% of float · ▲ +6.0% MoM · 3.3 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
1,969 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $151
Now $352 · 100%
Range high $352
vs 200-day avg +50%
vs 50-day avg +16%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted net cash provided by operating activities non-GAAP | $4.5B | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Capital investments | $350M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Capital investments attributable to Valero non-GAAP | $346M | Q2 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Capital investments 350M
-3M DGD's capital investments attributable to the other joint venture member
-1M Capital expenditures of other VIEs
= Capital investments attributable to Valero 346M
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| Combined ethanol production capacity | 1.7B | as of report date | — |
| Combined renewable diesel production capacity | 1.2B | as of report date | — |
| Debt to capitalization ratio, net of cash and cash equivalents | 11% | as of June 30, 2026 | — |
| Ethanol production volumes | 4.7M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Payout ratio | 59% | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Petroleum refineries | 14 | as of report date | — |
| Refining throughput volumes | 3M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Segment sales volumes | 3.8M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Valero stockholder cash returns | $2.6B | Q2 2026 | — |
| Adjusted Refining operating income per barrel of throughput non-GAAP | $6.98 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
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| Ethanol margin per gallon of production | $0.66 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
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| Ethanol operating income per gallon of production | $0.22 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Production volumes | 4.62M | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Refining margin per barrel of throughput | $14.9 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
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| Renewable Diesel margin per gallon of sales | $1.11 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
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| Renewable Diesel operating income per gallon of sales | $0.51 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Sales volumes | 3.03M | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
| Stockholder cash returns | $938M | the first quarter of 2026 | — |
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| Total throughput volumes | 2.91M | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted earnings per common share – assuming dilution non-GAAP | $10.61 | Year ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Adjusted Ethanol operating income non-GAAP | $374M | Year ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Adjusted Ethanol operating income per gallon of production non-GAAP | $0.22 | Year ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Adjusted net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders non-GAAP | $3.29B | Year ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Adjusted operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below) pe non-GAAP | $5.03 | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Adjusted Refining operating income non-GAAP | $5.27B | Year ended December 31, 2025 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Refining operating income 4.04B
+37M LIFO liquidation adjustment (a)
+50M Employee retention and separation costs (c)
+1.13B Asset impairment loss (d)
+15M Other operating expenses
= Adjusted Refining operating income 5.27B
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| Combined throughput capacity | 3.2M | as of the date of the release | — |
| Ethanol combined production capacity | 1.7B | as of the date of the release | — |
| Ethanol margin | $1.06B | Year ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| North Atlantic region Adjusted Refining operating income per barrel of throughput non-GAAP | $12.91 | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| North Atlantic region Refining margin per barrel of throughput | $18.92 | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| North Atlantic region Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day) | 523K | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Production volumes (thousand gallons per day) | 4.76M | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Refining margin | $13.4B | Year ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Renewable Diesel margin | $419M | Year ended December 31, 2025 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Renewable Diesel operating income (loss) -156M
+308M Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)
+267M Depreciation and amortization expense
= Renewable Diesel margin 419M
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| Renewable Diesel operating income (loss) per gallon of sales | $0.32 | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Renewable Diesel sales volumes | 2.75M | Year ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Renewable Diesel segment sales volumes | 3.1M | fourth quarter of 2025 | — |
| Sales volumes (thousand gallons per day) | 3.1M | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day) | 3.11M | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total debt | 8.3B | as of December 31, 2025 | — |
| Total finance lease obligations | 2.4B | as of December 31, 2025 | — |
| U.S. Gulf Coast region Adjusted Refining operating income per barrel of throughput non-GAAP | $6.59 | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| U.S. Gulf Coast region Refining margin per barrel of throughput | $13.54 | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| U.S. Gulf Coast region Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day) | 1.86M | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| U.S. Mid-Continent region Adjusted Refining operating income per barrel of throughput non-GAAP | $3.4 | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| U.S. Mid-Continent region Refining margin per barrel of throughput | $10.41 | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| U.S. Mid-Continent region Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day) | 462K | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| U.S. West Coast region Adjusted Refining operating loss per barrel of throughput non-GAAP | -$6.62 | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| U.S. West Coast region Refining margin per barrel of throughput | $9.19 | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
| U.S. West Coast region Throughput volumes (thousand barrels per day) | 265K | Three Months Ended December 31, 2025 | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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VLO
this stock
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|
$101.45B | +116.5% | -5.5% | 14.7 | 3.4% |
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MPC
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|
$102.09B | +126.8% | +25.8% | 12.6 | 2.3% |
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PSX
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|
$96.92B | +89.1% | -7.5% | 13.9 | 1.2% |
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DINO
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|
$17.73B | +116.4% | +64.4% | 9.5 | 4.7% |
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SUN
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|
$15.33B | +42.4% | +11.1% | — | 1.3% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLO | +1.0% | +12.6% | +63.2% | +12.6% | +116.5% |
| SPY | +0.5% | +3.0% | +13.4% | +3.0% | +12.8% |
| vs SPY | +0.5% | +9.6% | +49.7% | +9.6% | +103.6% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$1.20
/ share · ex Jul 31, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$4.73
/ share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
1.34%
Buyback programs
· 2 active
· as of Jul 16, 2026
Authorized (total)
$7.50B
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
—
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.