Valero Energy Past Earnings Performance
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Valero Energy has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 32.1%, while the Oil and Gas industry saw earnings growing at 36.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 12.2% per year. Valero Energy's return on equity is 3.9%, and it has net margins of 0.8%.
Key information
32.1%
Earnings growth rate
34.4%
EPS growth rate
| Oil and Gas Industry Growth | 33.7% |
| Revenue growth rate | 12.2% |
| Return on equity | 3.9% |
| Net Margin | 0.8% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2025 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
There May Be Some Bright Spots In Valero Energy's (NYSE:VLO) Earnings
May 07
Valero Energy: Market Skepticism Creates A Significant Opportunity
May 04Valero's Exposure To Renewable Energy And More
Mar 28Valero Energy Flexes With Energy Policy Changes (Rating Upgrade)
Mar 13Returns On Capital At Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Have Stalled
Mar 01Are Investors Undervaluing Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) By 24%?
Feb 14Valero: Low Crack Spreads Offset Shareholder-Friendly Moves
Jan 29Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Jan 20Earnings Working Against Valero Energy Corporation's (NYSE:VLO) Share Price
Jan 14Does Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Dec 29Valero Energy's Third Quarter Highlights 2 Futures: Conventional And Renewable Energies
Nov 18The Valero Downtrend Post Q3 Earnings Presents An Opportunity
Nov 08Valero Energy Earnings Preview: Industry Best Operating Costs Shine Bright In A Weak Market
Oct 23Investors Aren't Buying Valero Energy Corporation's (NYSE:VLO) Earnings
Sep 17Valero Energy Corporation: A Stalling Bullish Trend
Sep 03Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Aug 14The Refining Giant: Valero's Impressive Shareholder Payback
Jul 29Results: Valero Energy Corporation Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates
Jul 27Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) Shares Could Be 40% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Jun 26Valero Energy: Supportive Upside Ahead
Jun 25Valero: Growing Free Cash Flow To Support Dividend Growth
Jun 12The Trend Of High Returns At Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) Has Us Very Interested
Jun 10Valero Energy Corporation's (NYSE:VLO) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares
May 26Valero's Buyback Makes Shares Attractive Given A Favorable Environment
May 15If You Like Buybacks (And Dividends), You'll Love Valero
May 07Crack Spreads Continue To Support Valero Energy Stock
Apr 05Valero: Gasoline Prices Will Jump In April, But I Won't Jump On This Rally (Rating Downgrade)
Mar 18Valero Energy: Adjusting Estimates, But It Is A Buy
Jan 12Valero's A Dividend And Buyback Gem - If It Drops, I'm Buying
Jan 03Valero Energy: Holding At Current Levels
Dec 11Valero Energy: Buy Rating Fueled By 3% Dividend Yield And Undervaluation
Nov 29Valero Energy: Pressure On Refining Spreads Is Bearish For The Oil Refiner
Nov 02Valero Energy: A Solid Q3 With A Powerful Buyback In Place
Oct 27Valero Energy: Taking To 'Hold' After Solid Run (Rating Downgrade)
Oct 04Valero: Despite Massive Strength, I'm Considering Selling (Rating Downgrade)
Sep 26Valero: Renewables And Sustainable Fuel Will Contribute To Upside
Aug 25Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Valero Energy makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 25 | 122,356 | 924 | 879 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 24 | 123,974 | 2,762 | 871 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 24 | 128,731 | 3,681 | 900 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 134,330 | 5,932 | 910 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 134,356 | 6,993 | 912 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 139,001 | 8,808 | 898 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 145,455 | 10,710 | 880 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 151,760 | 10,902 | 866 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 169,087 | 13,640 | 899 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 171,189 | 11,485 | 926 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 165,157 | 9,391 | 892 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 149,826 | 7,047 | 864 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 124,645 | 2,531 | 811 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 108,332 | 924 | 816 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 89,220 | -443 | 751 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 75,780 | -1,370 | 747 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 60,187 | -281 | 745 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 60,115 | -1,426 | 724 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 71,240 | -10 | 735 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 82,620 | 1,063 | 760 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 100,530 | 425 | 792 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 102,729 | 2,415 | 821 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 103,682 | 2,308 | 912 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 107,343 | 2,554 | 905 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 109,365 | 2,785 | 961 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 111,407 | 3,113 | 897 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 108,953 | 4,524 | 899 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 101,557 | 4,510 | 879 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 92,882 | 4,215 | 837 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 88,407 | 4,051 | 789 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 82,967 | 2,058 | 771 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 79,103 | 1,830 | 787 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 76,347 | 2,096 | 741 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 70,166 | 2,282 | 678 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 67,958 | 2,216 | 713 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 70,748 | 2,980 | 700 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 76,239 | 3,518 | 719 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 81,824 | 3,987 | 710 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 92,409 | 4,844 | 718 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 105,776 | 4,527 | 719 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 15 | 117,085 | 3,827 | 711 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 124,943 | 3,692 | 724 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 14 | 137,414 | 3,826 | 689 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 14 | 139,143 | 3,078 | 679 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: VLO has a large one-off loss of $1.1B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2025.
Growing Profit Margin: VLO's current net profit margins (0.8%) are lower than last year (5.2%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: VLO's earnings have grown significantly by 32.1% 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 (-86.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Oil and Gas industry average (-13.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: VLO's Return on Equity (3.9%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/05/11 19:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Valero Energy Corporation is covered by 44 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| William Selesky | Argus Research Company |
| Theresa Chen | Barclays |
| Yim Cheng | Barclays |