Key facts, as of
As of November 2, 2026, Valero Energy (VLO) trades at $386.73, up 128.1% over the past year. Its 52-week range runs from $159.90 to $461.52; the price is 16.2% below that high. It is 16.2% below its all-time high of $461.52, reached in October 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +889.6%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY). It sits 34.9% above its 200-day average of $286.72. Its 30-day volatility is 49.4% annualized, which we rate high risk. It has a trailing P/E of 8.8 and a dividend yield of 1.20%.
Cite: Portfolio Terminal, "Valero Energy (VLO) stock analysis", 2026-11-02. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/vlo
Where it trades today
trading 75% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
How far it is from its record
Valero Energy (VLO) is 16.2% below its all-time high of $461.52, reached in October 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +889.6%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
The read, from its own figures
What its numbers say
- VLO closes below its 50-day average ($398.37) while the 50-day is still above the 200-day ($286.72): a pullback inside a longer rise, not yet a downtrend.
- At $386.73, VLO is 16.2% below its 1-year high of $461.52, set on October 14, 2026, and 141.9% above its 1-year low of $159.90 (December 17, 2025).
- Over the past month VLO fell 4.8%, from $406.30 to $386.73.
- VLO trades at 8.8x its last twelve months of earnings and 7.2x the next twelve months' estimate, so analysts expect earnings 21.9% higher.
- Its P/E is 26.7% below the 12.0x median of the 2 other oil & gas refining & marketing companies we track (MPC, PSX).
- VLO's 30-day volatility, 49.4% a year, works out to a typical daily move of about 3.1%.
- Yahoo Finance puts its beta at 0.55: over five years of monthly returns, VLO moved about 0.55% for each 1% move of the S&P 500.
What would change the read
- A close back above the 50-day average, $398.37 (+3.0%), restores the uptrend; the 50-day falling 28.0% under the 200-day at $286.72 would make it a downtrend.
- A close above $461.52 (+19.3%) would be a new 1-year high; below $159.90 (−58.7%), a new 1-year low.
How it is computed
- Prices are Yahoo Finance's daily candles for VLO, the same ones the chart below draws; the P/E, forward P/E and beta are Yahoo Finance quote fields.
- The averages are simple means of the last 50 and 200 closes; the 1-year high and low are the highest high and lowest low of the last 252 sessions; the 30-day volatility is the standard deviation of the past month's daily returns, annualized with the square root of 252.
- Peers are the other companies Yahoo Finance files under oil & gas refining & marketing among the assets we track, not a full industry screen; the median counts those with a positive P/E.
- Every sentence here is written by code from those figures, refreshed daily; nobody edits it for VLO by hand. It describes what the price and the multiples have done, not what they will do, and it is not advice.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote and daily historyopen →
The candles, the averages' inputs and the quote fields used for VLO. Last refresh: Nov 2, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.
- How Portfolio Terminal computes its figuresopen →
The methodology page behind the analytics and their refresh cadence.
- Industry classification
Yahoo Finance's industry, as stored in our list of tracked assets: Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing.
What Valero Energy 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…
Employees
9,785
Industry
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Headquarters
San Antonio, United States
What analysts expect
VLO carries a buy consensus from 19 analysts, with an average price target of $426.42 versus $386.73 today (+10.3%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.
Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.
How the business is doing
VLO generated $146.53B in trailing revenue (46.5% year over year), with a 8.8% net margin, and $12.58B of free cash flow, against $1.16B of net debt.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $122.69B | $5.37B | $4.31B | $2.35B | $7.57 | $5.03B |
| 2024 | $129.88B | $4.76B | $3.75B | $2.77B | $8.58 | $5.78B |
| 2023 | $144.77B | $12.89B | $11.86B | $8.84B | $24.93 | $8.32B |
| 2022 | $176.38B | $16.75B | $15.75B | $11.53B | $29.05 | $10.89B |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
Which ETFs hold it
VLO is in 17 of the 54 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLE: 4.90% of the fund, holding #5 of 22.
Famous investors who hold it
VLO is in the latest 13F of 1 of the 15 famous investors we follow. Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) holds the most of it: 0.30% of the portfolio, position #52 of 992, as of Q2 2026.
How its figures compare with those peers
Companies in the same industry
VLO beside the other companies Yahoo Finance files under oil & gas refining & marketing among the assets we track (MPC, PSX, largest first).
VLOyou are here$386.73$107.85B
MPCMarathon Petroleum$435.70$122.36B
PSXPhillips 66$277.40$108.21BWhat the chart is saying
Slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend.
weakening- Price is 2.9% below its 50-day average and 34.9% above its 200-day.
- RSI at 41 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- Nothing above has stopped it this year; the nearest floor is $292.83 (-24.3%).
A description of the chart, not advice. Indicators describe what the price has done; none of them knows what it does next.
Questions people ask about it
How is VLO valued right now?
Valero Energy trades at 8.8 times its last twelve months of earnings and 7.2 times the next twelve months' estimate (Yahoo Finance, November 2, 2026). On the chart: slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend. Price is 2.9% below its 50-day average and 34.9% above its 200-day.
What is the risk level of VLO?
Based on 30-day volatility of 49.4%, VLO has HIGH risk. Its beta of 0.55 means it has swung less than the S&P 500 over the last five years.
Does VLO pay dividends?
Yes, Valero Energy has a dividend yield of 1.20%.
How far is VLO from its all-time high?
Valero Energy is 16.2% below its all-time high of $461.52, reached in October 2026. Over the 10 years to the end of October 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +889.6%, against +316.3% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Which ETFs hold VLO?
17 of the 54 popular ETFs we track hold Valero Energy. The largest weights: XLE (4.90%), VO (1.10%), VYM (0.47%), VTV (0.42%) and RSP (0.23%). Measured on each issuer's full holdings file, dated September 30 to October 18, 2026.
How much of VOO is VLO?
0.17%, as of September 30, 2026: VLO is holding #99 of 505 in Vanguard's file for VOO. $1,000 in VOO puts about $1.69 in Valero Energy.
Which famous investors own VLO?
Ray Dalio (0.30% of Bridgewater Associates's 13F), according to their latest Form 13F filings with the SEC (Q2 2026). A 13F lists US long positions 45 days after the quarter ends, so it can be out of date.
What is the analyst price target for VLO?
The average analyst price target for Valero Energy (VLO) is $426.42 based on 19 analyst estimates, about 10.3% above the current price of $386.73. The published range runs from $238.00 to $530.00.
How much revenue does VLO generate?
Valero Energy reported $146.53B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 46.5% year over year. Net margin sits at 8.8%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.
Compare VLO with anything
Five years side by side: what $10,000 became, how far each fell, whether they move together.