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Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 7.38 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | 3.02 |
| Profit Margin | 0.61% |
| Operating Margin | 1.73 |
| Return on Assets | 0.02 |
| Return on Equity | 0.04 |
| Revenue | 123.7B |
| Earnings Per Share | 2.48 |
| Revenue Per Share | 374.20 |
| Gross Profit | 5,967,000,064 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | -0.10 |
General
| Name | Valero Energy Corp |
| Ticker | VLO |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Energy |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 9,898 |
About Valero Energy Corp
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 brand names. The company owns and operates renewable diesel and ethanol plants, as well as produces renewable diesel and naphtha under the Diamond Green Diesel brand name. In addition, it offers ethanol and various co-products, including dry distiller 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.
Dividend
Valero Energy Corp pays out a dividend of $4.51 per share, with a dividend yield of 3.18%.
VLO's next dividend payment will be made to shareholders on September 2, 2025.
They pay out 49.90% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Sep 2, 2025 | $1.13 |
| Jun 18, 2025 | $1.13 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $1.13 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | $1.07 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | $1.07 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $1.07 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | $1.07 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | $1.02 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | $1.02 |
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