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Valero Energy Corporation VLO

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Valero Energy Corporation

Overview of Valero Energy Corporation

VLO NYQ
Energy Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing Large Cap
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO), is a Large Cap company, in the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry, last closed at $230.59, about 79.7% undervalued vs fair value, +73.4% 1Y return, ranked 82/254 in sector.
$230.59
-2.21%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 37.7%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$67.17B
Enterprise Value
$73.10B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.valero.com
HQ San Antonio, TX
Employees 9,785
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Apr 30 Call: Apr 30

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$355
$414
$468
Current: $230.59 +80% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Large Cap

Commodities & Mining - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
None
-5.5%%
Gross Profit
$5.4B
12.8%%
Operating Income
$4.3B
14.8%%
EBITDA
None
-4.4%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Commodities & Mining

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
2.46x
Excellent

Free cash flow relative to net income

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$4.0B
69.8% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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Active Leaks
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Improving
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High Impact
0
Critical
Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Valero Energy Corporation's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
57
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Developing
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing VLO's balance between Growth (24.7%), Profitability (36.2%), and Safety (39.1%). Growth 25% Safety 39% Profitability 36%

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Growth

38th percentile vs peers
39
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY -5.5% 47p EPS Growth YoY -11.7% 42p Revenue CAGR 3Y -11.4% 31p TSR 36.5% 68p EPS CAGR 3Y -36.1% 7p
Strengths
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • Current Ratio in top 20% of peers (3.37, 94th percentile)
  • Quick Ratio in top 20% of peers (2.83, 94th percentile)
  • Cash Flow To Debt Ratio in top 20% of peers (1.14, 89th percentile)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

56th percentile vs peers
56
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Safety

60th percentile vs peers
61
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Valero Energy Corporation.

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