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VLO · Valero Energy Corp/Tx

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$341.67 -1.25 (-0.36%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$95.08B
Shares
287.93M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$341.67 Open$342.92 Day$339.23–346.09 52W close$135.82–342.92 Avg vol 30d2.8M Short int9.1M · 3.2% float · 3.6d Short vol46% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 30

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 30, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Low
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +51%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +20%
      above
      RSI (14) 73
      overbought
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 99%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +10%
      trailing
      6-month return +73%
      trailing
      YTD return +110%
      this year
      Relative strength +59%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $284 › 200d $226 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +223 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$5.7M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      3.16% of float · ▼ -17.1% MoM · 3.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,928 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 71
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth −6%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −12%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $4.5B
      Valuation P/E 13.7
      rich
      Buyback $7.5B
      authorized
      Balance sheet $5.9B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Low
      Volatility 36%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −13%
      past year
      ATR 3.4%
      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
      G&A expenses $960M
      third quarter 2026
      Refining cash operating expenses $5
      Renewable diesel operating expenses $0
      Ethanol operating expenses $0
      Depreciation and amortization expense $700M
      Net interest expense $140M
      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
      1 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +51% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +20% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      73 Bearish
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      99% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $284 › 200d $226 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +223 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$5.7M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      3.16% of float · ▼ -17.1% MoM · 3.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,928 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $136 Now $342 · 99% Range high $343
      vs 200-day avg +51% vs 50-day avg +20%

      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
      Debt to capitalization ratio, net of cash and cash equivalents 11% as of June 30, 2026
      Combined ethanol production capacity 1.7B first quarter of 2026
      Combined renewable diesel production capacity 1.2B first quarter of 2026
      Ethanol plants 12 first quarter of 2026
      Petroleum refineries 14 first quarter of 2026

      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

      Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      VLO
      Valero Energy Corp/Tx
      this stock
      $95.08B +109.9% -5.5% 13.7 3.2%
      MPC
      Marathon Petroleum Corp
      $97.80B +118.5% +25.8% 12.0 2.4%
      PSX
      Phillips 66
      $90.01B +81.0% -7.5% 12.9 1.8%
      DINO
      HF Sinclair Corp
      $16.65B +103.3% +64.4% 8.9 5.0%
      SUN
      Sunoco LP
      $15.47B +44.2% +11.1% 1.2%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      1,928
      % held
      87.1%
      Net QoQ
      -5.2M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,347
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      9.1M
      Days to cover
      3.6d
      Change
      -1.9M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      46%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      50
      Value
      $14.1K
      As of
      Jul 9, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      43.8%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$5.7M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Gilbert Cisneros
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jan 9, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $2.3B
      EPS diluted
      $7.57
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized · 2 programs
      $7.5B
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 30, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $2.0M
      Shares
      7.5K
      Filed
      Jun 29, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      VLO +14.5% +10.3% +73.1% +9.2% +109.9%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +14.1% +5.9% +59.3% +5.3% +96.0%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $1.20 / share · ex Jul 31, 2026
      Raised 6.2%
      Paid (TTM)
      $4.73 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.38%
      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.

      Key facts CIK 1035002 CUSIP 91913Y100 13F (30d) 1736 filings 1678 filers Visit website