VLO · Valero Energy Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $88.00B |
| P/E | 14.53 |
| Float | 286.1M |
| Beta | 0.59 |
| Volatility | 14.8% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Energy |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 75 |
| Price | 371.88 |
| Change | +0.32% |
| Prev Close | 370.69 |
| Open | 365.00 |
| Day Low | 362.55 |
| Day High | 375.11 |
| Avg Vol | 2 |
| Avg $ Vol | $853.7M |
| 52W High | 370.69 |
| 52W Low | 153.20 |
| 52W Pos | 100.5% |
| From High | +0.32% |
| From Low | +142.74% |
| Max DD 1Y | −12.67% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Deep |
| SMA 20 | +8.15% |
| SMA 50 | +18.93% |
| SMA 200 | +55.79% |
| RSI (14) | 75.2 |
| Vol 30D | 29.4% |
| Vol 90D | 36.6% |
| 1Y Range | 153–371 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | +6.95% |
| Perf Month | +22.59% |
| Perf Quarter | +43.21% |
| Perf Half Y | +62.56% |
| Perf Year | +138.57% |
| Perf YTD | +124.96% |
| Prev Day | +0.32% |
| Clavix | B |
| Debt / Eq | 0.45 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.65 |
| Int Cover | 18.5× |
| FCF Margin | 8.0% |
| Rev Growth | +48.8% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 30 / 46 |
What VLO does
Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, and internationally.
It operates through three segments: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol. The company produces California Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (CARBOB) and Conventional Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (CBOB) gasolines, CARB diesel, diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, and asphalt; feedstocks; aromatics; sulfur and residual fuel oil; intermediate oils; and sulfur, sweet, and sour crude oils.
It sells its refined products through wholesale rack and bulk markets; and through outlets under the Valero, Beacon, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, and Texaco brands.
The company also owns and operates renewable diesel and ethanol plants, as well as produces and sells renewable diesel, renewable naphtha, and neat sustainable aviation fuel under the Diamond Green Diesel brand name.
In addition, it offers ethanol and various co-products, including dry distillers grains, syrup, and inedible distillers corn oil to animal feed customers.
The company was formerly known as Valero Refining and Marketing Company and changed its name to Valero Energy Corporation in August 1997.
Valero Energy Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayVLO grades B, 75 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (65), most exposed on News Sentiment (54, mixed). 1 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Energy median. Ranks 30 of 46 in Energy by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| VLO | Energy median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.59 | 0.61 |
| Volatilityannualized | 14.8% | 15.8% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −12.7% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.39% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 3915% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| VLO | Energy median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.59 | 0.61 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Low49% of 47 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Energy names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| VLO | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +7.0% |
| 1 month | +22.6% |
| Year to date | +125.0% |
| 1 year | +138.6% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| VLO | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 31 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 66 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 21 · 4 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 21 ↑ 4 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 47 Energy names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| VLO | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +48.8% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Energy median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Energy
47 companies| Metric | VLO | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 0.59 | 0.61 | |
| Volatility | 14.8% | 15.8% | |
| P/E | 14.53 | 16.51 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.45 | 0.52 | |
| Current ratio | 1.65 | 1.01 | |
| FCF margin | 8.0% | 15.3% | |
| Interest coverage | 18.5× | 8.8× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openValero Energy reported a large improvement in adjusted earnings per share and revenues in the second quarter of 2026, alongside rising analyst estimates and a top Zacks Rank #1 rating reflecting upgraded earnings expectations. The article highlights a constructive refining backdrop with lower light-product inventories and constrained global refining capacity.
Analysts say Valero Energy is positioned to benefit from a tightening global refining market where fuel product inventories are historically low and excess refining capacity is limited. They note that ongoing supply disruptions are keeping crack spreads, the gap between crude oil costs and what refiners charge for finished fuels like gasoline and diesel, elevated, which lifts refiner margins. Valero's flexible refinery network can supply multiple regions and products, tying its results to global fuel markets.
The article asks whether Valero Energy (VLO) is positioned to benefit from current market conditions, citing three factors: tight global refining capacity, low inventories of light products like gasoline and diesel, and VLO's flexible coastal refineries that can process different crude types and reach export markets.
The article outlines that Valero Energy (VLO) is positioned to benefit from a tight global refining market, citing three conditions: limited global refining capacity, low inventories of light products such as gasoline and diesel, and VLO's flexible coastal refineries that can capture stronger profit margins. The body text is too brief to extract any specific company developments beyond this general positioning.
Erste Group Bank changed its rating on Valero Energy (VLO) from 'buy' to 'hold' on Thursday, according to a research report.
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