Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) stock price, quote and key numbers
Updated 28 September 2026, 09:52 ET
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) closed at $387.18 on 25 September 2026, up 1.1%. That leaves it down 6.3% over a week, up 11.2% over a month and up 126.6% over a year. That is 88% of the way up its 52 week range of $155.29 to $419.04. The median analyst price target of $350 sits 9.6% below the close.
The price
Changes compare dividend and split adjusted closes over trading sessions, so the one year figure is the last close against the close 252 sessions earlier. The 52 week range uses the daily highs and lows of the same window. Read the guide: How to read a stock quote.
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Trend and range
VLO trades above both its 50 day average of $346.57 and its 200 day average of $254.69, the shape of an uptrend. The 50 day average sits above the 200 day average. Its beta against the S&P 500 over the last year is -0.30, a stock that barely follows the market. It is 7.6% below its 52 week high and 149.3% above its 52 week low.
Moving averages smooth the closes of the last 50 and 200 sessions; being above or below them describes the trend, it does not predict it. Beta is how much the stock moved for each move in the S&P 500 over the year. Read the guide: Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta.
What analysts say
In the last 90 days 12 firms recorded 19 actions on VLO: 17 kept a view, 1 downgrade and 1 new initiation. Price targets: 17 raised. The most recent targets from 15 firms run from $203 to $457, with a median of $350, 9.6% below the last close.
| Date | Firm | Action | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | Goldman Sachs | Maintains Buy | $365.00 to $457.00 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | Jefferies | Downgrades to Hold from Buy | $401.00 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Raymond James | Maintains Strong Buy | $350.00 to $450.00 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintains Equal-Weight | $255.00 to $411.00 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | UBS | Maintains Buy | $355.00 to $450.00 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | Piper Sandler | Maintains Overweight | $329.00 to $435.00 |
A target is one firm's guess at the price a year out, and the average runs optimistic. The useful reading is the mood: high targets and a wall of buys mean high expectations. Read the guide: What analyst ratings and price targets tell you.
Earnings
The next report is on the calendar for 22 October 2026 for Q3 2026, with earnings per share expected at $18.19. The last report, on 30 July 2026 for Q2 2026, showed EPS of $12.54 against $9.77 expected, a beat of 28.3%, on revenue of $44.5 billion. Valero Energy Corp. beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reported quarters.
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The numbers
Over the trailing twelve months Valero Energy Corp. shows revenue growth of 12.62%, a gross margin of 8.03%, an operating margin of 7.18% and a return on equity of 29.39%.
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, TTM | 12.6% | 67th |
| Net income growth, TTM | 400.0% | 97th |
| Gross margin | 8.0% | 10th |
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 58th |
| Return on equity | 29.4% | 91st |
| Return on assets | 11.6% | 92nd |
| Debt to equity | 0.51 | 62nd |
| Current ratio | 1.64 | 62nd |
| Effective tax rate | 22.7% | 75th |
The percentile ranks the company against every US company the data covers; a high percentile means most companies score lower.
Margins say how much of each dollar of sales becomes profit, returns say how hard the balance sheet works, and debt to equity says how much of it is borrowed. The valuation ratios, price to earnings and the rest, are in the app on the stock page. Read the guide: The valuation ratios on a stock page.
About Valero Energy Corp.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Petroleum And Natural Gas
- Headquarters
- Wilmington, Texas
- Chief executive
- Joseph W. Gorder
- Employees
- 9,740
- Website
- valero.com
Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells transportation fuels and petrochemical products. The company operates through three segments: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned 15 petroleum refineries with a combined throughput capacity of approximately 3.2 million barrels per day.
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Learn
- How to read a stock quote
- Reading a price chart from one day to one year
- Moving averages, the 52 week range and beta
- What analyst ratings and price targets tell you
- The valuation ratios on a stock page
- Price alerts, targets and percent moves
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