# Valero Energy Corp. (VLO)

- Sector: Energy · Industry: Oil Gas Refining and Marketing
- SEC CIK: 0001035002 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001035002))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/vlo
- Data as of: price 2026-09-28; newest filing used 2026-07-30; latest fiscal period ended 2026-06-30

## Grade

**D** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 2 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | failed | $139.4B | $157.1B |
| Revenue growing recently | passed | $139.4B | $122.7B |
| Free cash flow positive | passed | $2.8B |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | failed | $2.8B | $9.8B |
| Free cash flow growing recently | failed | $2.8B | $4.6B |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 3 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 5.2% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | failed | 5.2% |  |
| Strong operating margin | failed | 7.2% |  |
| Good return on equity | passed | 30.4% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | 0.59 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | failed | 2.0% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $139.4B |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $7.2B |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | $2.8B |
| Net margin | 5.2% |
| Operating margin | 7.2% |
| Return on equity | 30.4% |
| Debt to equity | 0.59 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | $24.05 |
| Share price | $389.50 |
| Market value | $112.1B |
| Price / earnings | 16.2x |
| Price / sales | 0.8x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/vlo)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/vlo/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/vlo/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/vlo/earnings)

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