VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX · Petroleum Refining

VLO

Low riskNext report: Around Jan 28, 2027 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales.

Going well

Sales up 49% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable
Sales growth speeding up

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions cut 1.5% from their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (920 bought, 812 sold)
Held by Ray Dalio (Bridgewater)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$426.62+1.8% that day

Company value: $122.8B; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 17.7x; You pay about $18 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.88x; Company value is 0.88 times a year of sales
Dividend yield: 1.1%; Yearly dividend as a share of today's price
Cash vs value: 6%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 7%; Debt as a share of company value

From VLO's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$44.5B+49% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $139.4B, up 13% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 14% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of VLO. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+13% a yearRecently: +13% a yearProfit margin5%Last 12 months: 5.2%P/E at the end18xToday: 17.7x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change-5% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$256.8B

Profit in 5 years$12.8B

Price these guesses point to$1,037.50+143% vs $426.62 todayAbout +19% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 5% margin and a 18x P/E, sales could shrink about 5.4% a year for 5 years and still match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

3/6Mixed

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.9.7%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.35x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.1.9%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.9 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$5.8B
PassShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.-22.0% in 3 years

Revenue: $122.7B; -5.5% vs prior year
5-year growth: +13.6%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $8.3B; 0.35x equity
Current ratio: 1.65x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. Not in this company's SEC data, so not scored: gross margin 40%+. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.