Valero Energy Corporation

NYSE:VLO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$37.5b

Valero Energy Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Valero Energy has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 42.7%, while the Oil and Gas industry saw earnings growing at 40.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13.3% per year. Valero Energy's return on equity is 13.8%, and it has net margins of 2.9%.

Key information

42.7%

Earnings growth rate

45.2%

EPS growth rate

Oil and Gas Industry Growth33.7%
Revenue growth rate13.3%
Return on equity13.8%
Net Margin2.9%
Next Earnings Update30 Jan 2025

Recent past performance 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

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Valero Energy makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:VLO Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24128,7313,6819000
30 Jun 24134,3305,9329100
31 Mar 24134,3566,9939130
31 Dec 23139,0018,8088980
30 Sep 23145,45510,7108800
30 Jun 23151,76010,9028660
31 Mar 23169,08713,6408990
31 Dec 22171,18911,4858680
30 Sep 22165,1579,3918920
30 Jun 22149,8267,0478640
31 Mar 22124,6452,5318110
31 Dec 21108,3329248160
30 Sep 2189,220-4437510
30 Jun 2175,780-1,3707470
31 Mar 2160,187-2817450
31 Dec 2060,115-1,4267240
30 Sep 2071,240-107350
30 Jun 2082,6201,0637600
31 Mar 20100,5304257920
31 Dec 19102,7292,4158210
30 Sep 19103,6822,3089120
30 Jun 19107,3432,5549050
31 Mar 19109,3652,7859610
31 Dec 18111,4073,1138970
30 Sep 18108,9534,5248990
30 Jun 18101,5574,5108790
31 Mar 1892,8824,2158370
31 Dec 1788,4074,0517890
30 Sep 1782,9672,0587710
30 Jun 1779,1031,8307870
31 Mar 1776,3472,0967410
31 Dec 1670,1662,2826780
30 Sep 1667,9582,2167130
30 Jun 1670,7482,9807000
31 Mar 1676,2393,5187190
31 Dec 1581,8243,9877100
30 Sep 1592,4094,8447180
30 Jun 15105,7764,5277190
31 Mar 15117,0853,8277110
31 Dec 14124,9433,6927240
30 Sep 14137,4143,8266890
30 Jun 14139,1433,0786790
31 Mar 14138,2632,8877120
31 Dec 13138,0742,7127280

Quality Earnings: VLO has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: VLO's current net profit margins (2.9%) are lower than last year (7.4%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: VLO's earnings have grown significantly by 42.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: VLO's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: VLO had negative earnings growth (-65.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Oil and Gas industry average (-14.2%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: VLO's Return on Equity (13.8%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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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

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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