Valero Energy CorporationVLO

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6 good· Earnings beat
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$374.96+11.26 (+3.09%)

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NYSE · Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing · Large company

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From the 10-Q for the quarter to Sep 30, reported Oct 22
Yahoo Finance daily closes to Nov 11

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below13%
sales growth

Compared with the S&P 500

11 points
worse in one day
25 points
worse in five trading days

+112% in a yearsince Nov 11, 2025

Earnings report

The news behind our call

written Oct 28, 10:35 AM ETOct 28, 10:35 AM ET · 14 articles · 5 sources

Valero declared its regular $1.20 quarterly dividend.
Valero’s recent earnings growth gives the company room to fund dividends.
Analysts still identify Valero as a leading momentum stock.

What changed

From Yahoo Finance, Benzinga, Exxon Mobil Corporation via Yahoo Finance and 2 more

Nov 24

in 12 days

Next ex-dividend date

$4.80 a share a year at the current rate.

Bullish ratings and growth outlook lift Valero shares
Recent coverage highlights Valero as a Zacks Rank #1 Strong Buy, citing above-average financial growth, refining strength, and expanding earnings prospects. A separate dividend screen also portrays the company as an attractive, relatively safe income candidate, creating several supportive narratives for the 3.68% gain.
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Overview

In plain numbers

Revenue grew 26% from a year earlier, to $146.5B in the last twelve months.
It keeps 12 cents of every revenue dollar as operating profit, up from 2 cents in FY 2021.
It turned 10.3% of revenue into free cash flow: $15.1B in the last twelve months.
It owes $11.0B and holds $9.8B in cash and investments, so net debt is $1.2B.

Key figures

Revenue (TTM): $147B
Revenue growth, 1 year: +25.7%
Net income: $12.9B
EPS (diluted): $43.73
Gross margin: 19.5%
Operating margin: 12.2%

Return on equity: 46.9%
Return on capital: 43.4%
Debt / equity: 0.35
Current ratio: 1.72
Dividend yield: 1.28%
Buyback yield: 5.83%

Key facts

Company value: $96.6B
Price / last year's earnings: 22.1×
Today's range: 361.91379.56
Past year's range: 159.58459.78

Yesterday's close: $363.71
Swings vs the market: 0.6×smaller
Dividend yield: 1.28%$4.80 a year