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Valero Energy Corporation

VLO

Energy · 390.53 +1.3% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Valero Energy Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 13 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 9 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 7.0% versus the comparable filing period.
Company+1.3% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 13 activeRenewable Fuels & Feedstocks · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 8 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • VLO's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if VLO's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 13 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 9 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 7.0% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating income moved from a loss to a profit in the comparable period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • VLO's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations602
Usable filing statements116
Verified relationships8
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 2.48x in the latest annual period.
  • Energy and commodity prices has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -5.5% year over year.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 75% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 26% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

390.53
6m+65.6%12m+146.4%24m+191.0%
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$114.0B+75.6%$2.27+0.0%
2022-12-31$176.4B+54.8%$29.04-2.7%
2023-12-31$144.8B-17.9%$24.92-10.9%
2024-12-31$129.9B-10.3%$8.58-8.8%
2025-12-31$122.7B-5.5%$7.57-4.0%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Energy and commodity pricesmixed · 3 filings
Ethanol segment operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense) increased by $75 million primarily due to increases in energy costs of $55 million and certain employee compensation expenses of $12 million.
10-K · Feb 25, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 3 filings
Noncash charges primarily included a $1.1 billion asset impairment loss associated with our operations in California, as described in Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, and $3.2 billion of depreciation and amortization expense, partially of…
10-K · Feb 25, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsnegative · 2 filings
The decrease in sales volumes was primarily due to reduced production driven by unfavorable economic conditions and planned maintenance activities at the DGD St.
10-Q · Oct 23, 2025
Capital investment and capacitymixed · 1 filings
In addition, see Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements regarding our accounting for the costs of these programs under “ Costs of Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuel Programs.” Our capital expenditures attributable to compliance with government regula…
10-K · Feb 25, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.0× · EV/sales 1.0×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

390.53+1.3% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for VLO. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-04-30 against the comparable filing from 2025-04-24.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 7.0% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating income moved from a loss to a profit in the comparable period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

Because DGD’s operating cash flow is effectively attributable to each member, only 50 percent of DGD’s capital investments should be attributed to our net share of capital investments.

We believe capital investments attributable to Valero is an important measure because it more accurately reflects our capital investments.

Capital investments attributable to Valero should not be considered as an alternative to capital investments, which is the most comparable GAAP measure, nor should it be considered in isolation or as a substitute for an analysis of our cash flows as reported under GAAP.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind VLO

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

DARDarling Ingredients Inc.partnerFeb 25, 2026

DGD Loan Agreement DGD has an unsecured revolving loan agreement (the DGD Loan Agreement) with its members (Darling Ingredients Inc.

Depended on by

DARDarling Ingredients Inc.partnerMay 8, 2026

The Fuel Ingredients operating segment includes the Company’s global activities related to (i) the Company’s share of the results of its equity investment in Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, (“DGD” or the “DGD Joint Venture”), a joint venture with Valero En…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

VLO is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Renewable Fuels & Feedstocks. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.