The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

VLO

Concerning the House

Valero Energy Corporation manufactures, markets, and sells petroleum-based and low-carbon liquid transportation fuels and petrochemical products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol. The company produces California Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (CARBOB) and Conventional Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (CBOB) gasolines, CARB diesel, diesel, jet fuel, heating oil, and asphalt; feedstocks; aromatics; sulfur and residual fuel oil; intermediate oils; and sulfur, sweet, and sour crude oils. It sells its refined products through wholesale rack and bulk markets; and through outlets under the Valero, Beacon, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, and Texaco brands. The company also owns and operates renewable diesel and ethanol plants, as well as produces and sells renewable diesel, renewable naphtha, and neat sustainable aviation fuel under the Diamond Green Diesel brand name. In addition, it offers ethanol and various co-products, including dry distillers grains, syrup, and inedible distillers corn oil to animal feed customers. The company was formerly known as Valero Refining and Marketing Company and changed its name to Valero Energy Corporation in August 1997. Valero Energy Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

United States · www.valero.com

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Gross profit$533.00M-21.4%
Operating income$3.75B+69.3%
Net income$2.35B-4.9%
Cash from ops$5.83B+0.6%
Quotation

$330.21

+6.29 (+1.9%)

52w hi$330.21
52w lo$130.61
Vol2.70M
As ofAug 12
The Verdict

Buy

Our score +0.64

Short+0.28
Medium+0.81
Long+1.02

computed 2026-08-12

By the Numbers

Valero Energy Corporation

Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

Market cap$95.08B
Enterprise value$100.01B
Trailing P/E13.78x
Forward P/E11.68x
EV / EBITDA7.47x
P / S (ttm)0.72x
Profit margin5.4%
Return on equity27.6%
Revenue growth+51.7%
Earnings growth+453.5%
Debt / equity40.15
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.60
Corr SPX0.26
Annual vol37.1%
Annual ret+47.0%
Sharpe1.27
Max DD-30.9%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.47
Sector+0.13
Technical+0.26
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-12

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 12$321.24$330.95$320.77$330.212.70M
Aug 11$315.25$324.37$313.95$323.922.19M
Aug 10$304.35$315.88$301.35$314.953.51M
Aug 7$298.50$301.90$291.46$298.313.63M
Aug 6$307.00$308.44$296.95$302.992.68M