Valero Energy Corporation (VLO)
Energy · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for VLO is $397.05, 10.7% below the last close of $444.71 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $174.40 to $488.53. Rating consensus: Hold.
Snapshot
- P/E18.4x
- P/E vs sector+4.1%
- P/E vs own-13.7%
- Target upside-10.7%
- ConsensusHold
- Market cap$128B
- FCF yield+7.9%
- InsidersNone in 90d
- Earnings in6d
- News1.00
Why it moved
Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) rose 0.1% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Energy stocks rose 2.6%. Most of the move came from its sector.
1 story on the day (30-day average 2.0).
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $444.71 · +190.4% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendsideways
- Sector▲ +16.8%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
- Above MAs4 of 4 above
- MA20×50—
- RSI66
- Support-29.6%
- Resistance—
- Off 52w high-3.3%
- Off ATH-3.3%
- 52w range$444.71
- Bollingerupper half
- MACD1.91
- ATR+3.6%
- Volume0.7x
Analyst price targets
11 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $444.71 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 3 · Buy 6 · Hold 9 · Sell 2 · Strong sell 1
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +22.6% year over year, free cash flow 14.6% of revenue, operating margin 14.2%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $36.65B | 12.62 | $5.35B | 19.5% | 14.2% | 10.2% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $32.38B | 4.22 | $1.23B | 8.9% | 5.3% | 3.9% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $31.73B | 3.74 | $1.84B | 10.3% | 5.0% | 3.6% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $32.17B | 3.53 | $1.7B | 5.5% | 4.7% | 3.4% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $29.89B | 2.28 | $786M | 4.1% | 3.3% | 2.4% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $30.26B | -1.90 | $703M | 1.6% | -3.0% | -2.0% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $30.76B | 0.89 | $767M | 2.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $32.88B | 1.14 | $1.08B | 2.3% | 1.5% | 1.1% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $146.51 | +3.4% | 0.0% | -2.5% | 19.4 | $176B | |
| 2 |  | $478.07 | +0.2% | -1.4% | -16.4% | 16.5 | $134B | |
| 3 | | $444.71 | +0.1% | -3.3% | -10.7% | 18.4 | $128B | |
| 4 |  | $293.17 | +1.4% | -1.4% | -5.9% | 16.7 | $118B | |
| 5 |  | $71.28 | +3.0% | -8.9% | +19.3% | 28.3 | $87.19B | |
| 6 |  | $158.01 | +4.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 12.3 | $82.88B | |
| 7 |  | $34.20 | +4.2% | 0.0% | +5.3% | 21.9 | $76.16B | |
| 8 |  | $49.50 | +2.3% | -17.2% | +20.7% | 24.1 | $73.47B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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