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Valero Energy
Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing · US
$255.82
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$73.6B
Total market value of the company
18.13
Reasonably valued
13.29
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+6.6%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
3.6%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
15.8%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$256.26
+0% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 19 analysts covering this stock
About Valero Energy

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.

https://www.valero.com

Country: United States Employees: 9,785 Industry: Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
20.2% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
1.2% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
24.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$223.84
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
-14.3%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
OPPORTUNITY
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
96.2th
Ranks in the top 4% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
85.9
Valuation Score
71.5
Quality Score
54.3
Combined
71.4

Trading at $248, 11% above fair value of $224. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 91% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
0.810
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0712
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
0.742
Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk
Annual Return
25.6%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-34.5%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
264
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.57
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$258.43
1% below the year high
52W Low
$125.10
104% above the year low
Avg Volume
3,659,112
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
2.7
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
3.4%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
2.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$13.69
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

0.43
Conservative use of debt — low financial risk
1.58
Healthy liquidity position
Quick Ratio
1.08
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
14.6%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
6.1%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$4.8B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$117.8B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$4.2B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
19
Target High
$300.00
Target Median
$256.26
Target Low
$181.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-18 FISHER ERIC A Officer 7,500 $1,887,064
2026-05-06 DIAZ FRED M. Director 1,381
2026-05-06 FFOLKES MARIE A Director 1,381
2026-05-06 MAJORAS DEBORAH P Director 1,381
2026-05-06 GREENE KIMBERLY S Director 1,381
2026-05-06 EBERHART H PAULETT Director 1,381
2026-05-06 WILKINS RAYFORDJR Director 1,381
2026-05-06 MULLINS ERIC D Director 1,381
2026-05-06 WEISENBURGER RANDALL J Director 1,381
2026-03-12 FISHER ERIC A Officer 8,711 $1,987,772
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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