Valero Energy Corporation

NYSE:VLO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$37.5b

Valero Energy Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Valero Energy's CEO is R. Riggs, appointed in Jan 2020, has a tenure of 4.92 years. total yearly compensation is $20.14M, comprised of 6.2% salary and 93.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.096% of the company’s shares, worth $35.98M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.2 years and 8.4 years respectively.

Key information

R. Riggs

Chief executive officer

US$20.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage6.2%
CEO tenure4.9yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure4.2yrs
Board average tenure8.4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Valero Energy's Third Quarter Highlights 2 Futures: Conventional And Renewable Energies

Nov 18

The Valero Downtrend Post Q3 Earnings Presents An Opportunity

Nov 08

Valero Energy Earnings Preview: Industry Best Operating Costs Shine Bright In A Weak Market

Oct 23

Investors Aren't Buying Valero Energy Corporation's (NYSE:VLO) Earnings

Sep 17
Investors Aren't Buying Valero Energy Corporation's (NYSE:VLO) Earnings

Valero Energy Corporation: A Stalling Bullish Trend

Sep 03

Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Aug 14
Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

The Refining Giant: Valero's Impressive Shareholder Payback

Jul 29

Results: Valero Energy Corporation Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Jul 27
Results: Valero Energy Corporation Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) Shares Could Be 40% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jun 26
Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) Shares Could Be 40% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Valero Energy: Supportive Upside Ahead

Jun 25

Valero: Growing Free Cash Flow To Support Dividend Growth

Jun 12

The Trend Of High Returns At Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Has Us Very Interested

Jun 10
The Trend Of High Returns At Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Has Us Very Interested

Valero Energy Corporation's (NYSE:VLO) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

May 26
Valero Energy Corporation's (NYSE:VLO) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

Valero's Buyback Makes Shares Attractive Given A Favorable Environment

May 15

If You Like Buybacks (And Dividends), You'll Love Valero

May 07

Crack Spreads Continue To Support Valero Energy Stock

Apr 05

We Think Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Mar 28
We Think Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Valero: Gasoline Prices Will Jump In April, But I Won't Jump On This Rally (Rating Downgrade)

Mar 18

Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO)

Mar 12
Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO)

Why We Like The Returns At Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO)

Feb 11
Why We Like The Returns At Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO)

Analysts Are Updating Their Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) Estimates After Its Annual Results

Jan 27
Analysts Are Updating Their Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) Estimates After Its Annual Results

Valero Energy: Adjusting Estimates, But It Is A Buy

Jan 12

Valero Energy Corporation's (NYSE:VLO) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings

Jan 03
Valero Energy Corporation's (NYSE:VLO) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Earnings

Valero's A Dividend And Buyback Gem - If It Drops, I'm Buying

Jan 03

Valero Energy: Holding At Current Levels

Dec 11

Valero Energy: Buy Rating Fueled By 3% Dividend Yield And Undervaluation

Nov 29

Valero Energy: Pressure On Refining Spreads Is Bearish For The Oil Refiner

Nov 02

Valero Energy: A Solid Q3 With A Powerful Buyback In Place

Oct 27

Valero Energy: Taking To 'Hold' After Solid Run (Rating Downgrade)

Oct 04

Valero: Despite Massive Strength, I'm Considering Selling (Rating Downgrade)

Sep 26

Valero: Renewables And Sustainable Fuel Will Contribute To Upside

Aug 25

Vectoring In On Valero Energy

Jul 24

Checking In On The Health Of Valero And Its Markets

Jul 09

Valero: U.S. Gasoline Prices Will Soar This Decade As More Refineries Shutter

Jun 14

Valero Energy: Keeping A Keen Eye On Diversification Reveals Solid Potential

Jun 05

Valero Energy Has More Upside Potential

Feb 04

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has R. Riggs's remuneration changed compared to Valero Energy's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$4b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$6b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$7b

Dec 31 2023US$20mUS$1m

US$9b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$11b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$11b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$14b

Dec 31 2022US$8mUS$1m

US$11b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$9b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$7b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$3b

Dec 31 2021US$13mUS$970k

US$924m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$443m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$1b

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$281m

Dec 31 2020US$9mUS$940k

-US$1b

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$10m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$1b

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$425m

Dec 31 2019US$11mUS$840k

US$2b

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$2b

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$3b

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$3b

Dec 31 2018US$4mUS$800k

US$3b

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$5b

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$5b

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$4b

Dec 31 2017US$6mUS$700k

US$4b

Compensation vs Market: R.'s total compensation ($USD20.14M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.88M).

Compensation vs Earnings: R.'s compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.


CEO

R. Riggs (58 yo)

4.9yrs

Tenure

US$20,140,932

Compensation

Mr. R. Lane Riggs has been President at Valero Energy Corporation since January 23, 2020 and also served as its Chief Operating Officer January 1, 2018 until 2023. Mr. Riggs serves as Chief Executive Offic...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joseph Gorder
Executive Chairman10.8yrsUS$30.04m0.16%
$ 59.6m
R. Riggs
CEO, President & Director4.9yrsUS$20.14m0.096%
$ 36.0m
Jason Fraser
Executive VP & CFO4.4yrsUS$10.61m0.041%
$ 15.2m
Gary Simmons
Executive VP & COO1.4yrsUS$10.76m0.065%
$ 24.4m
Richard Walsh
Executive VP & General Counsel4.4yrsUS$5.92m0.031%
$ 11.8m
Mike Zacho
VP of Information Services & Technology1.9yrsno datano data
Homer Bhullar
Vice President of Investor Relations & Finance3.9yrsno datano data
Lillian Riojas
Executive Director of Media Relations & Communicationsno datano datano data
Richard Lashway
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategyno datano datano data
Julia Reinhart
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer9.1yrsno datano data
Eric Fisher
Senior Vice President of Product Supply4.9yrsno datano data
Eric Honeyman
Senior Vice President of Renewables Operations & Low Carbon Fuelsless than a yearno datano data

4.2yrs

Average Tenure

58.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: VLO's management team is considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joseph Gorder
Executive Chairman10.8yrsUS$30.04m0.16%
$ 59.6m
R. Riggs
CEO, President & Director1.5yrsUS$20.14m0.096%
$ 36.0m
Robert Profusek
Lead Independent Director19.3yrsUS$365.06k0.014%
$ 5.3m
Randall Weisenburger
Independent Director13.9yrsUS$355.06k0.035%
$ 13.0m
Rayford Wilkins
Independent Director13.9yrsUS$355.06k0.013%
$ 4.8m
Eric Mullins
Independent Director4.9yrsUS$330.06k0.0026%
$ 979.9k
Kimberly Greene
Independent Director8.4yrsUS$355.06k0.0042%
$ 1.6m
H. Eberhart
Independent Director8.4yrsUS$355.06k0.0043%
$ 1.6m
Fred Diaz
Independent Director3.3yrsUS$330.06k0.00079%
$ 296.6k
Deborah Majoras
Independent Director12.4yrsUS$355.06k0.0088%
$ 3.3m
Marie Ffolkes
Independent Director2.2yrsUS$330.06k0.00021%
$ 78.8k

8.4yrs

Average Tenure

62yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: VLO's board of directors are considered experienced (8.4 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:41
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Valero Energy Corporation is covered by 45 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
William SeleskyArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Yim ChengBarclays