BDCO vs PBF vs VLO Stock Comparison

Blue Dolphin Energy, PBF Energy and Valero Energy Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BDCO Blue Dolphin Energy Co
$12.34 +4.5% 1M +856.6% 1Y
Market cap
$184.14M
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$364.86M
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
6 wins
PBF PBF Energy Inc.
$73.22 -1.6% 1M +123.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.74B
P/E
6.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$34.37B
Div. yield
1.52%
Oil Refining Energy
3 wins
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$388.41 -0.3% 1M +129.4% 1Y
Market cap
$111.83B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$153.33B
Div. yield
1.22%
Oil Refining Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Blue Dolphin Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Blue Dolphin Energy 6, Valero Energy 3, PBF Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBDCOPBFVLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $184.14M $8.74B $111.83B VLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.0x 6.4x 8.8x PBF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 3.2x 7.0x PBF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.8% +13.5% +24.6% VLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 3.9% — BDCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 35.8% 17.9% — BDCO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.3x — BDCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.52% 1.22% PBF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +856.6% +123.4% +129.4% BDCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +101.8%/yr +38.1%/yr +38.1%/yr BDCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 130.1% 65.8% 38.8% VLO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 56/100 38/100 BDCO

Percentile Scorecard

BDCOPBFVLO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBDCOPBFVLO
Valuation 73 #7 of 23 82 #5 of 23 18 #19 of 23
Growth 72 #6 of 19 39 #12 of 19 89 #3 of 19
Profitability 100 #1 of 18 41 #11 of 18 –
Financial Health 83 #5 of 24 61 #10 of 24 –
Shareholder Returns – 59 #8 of 18 6 #17 of 18
Overall 82 56 38
  • BDCO ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • PBF ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • VLO ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBDCOPBFVLOSPY
1 month +4.5%-1.6%-0.3% +0.9%
3 months +193.8%+15.5%+28.5% +5.9%
6 months +229.1%+69.8%+54.6% +8.5%
Year to date +769.0%+170.0%+138.6% +13.3%
1 year +856.6%+123.4%+129.4% +12.4%
3 years +157.6%+58.8%+214.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +37.1%+16.7%+46.5% +23.5%
5 years +3,235.1%+401.2%+402.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +101.8%+38.1%+38.1% +11.0%
10 years +275.1%+241.0%+562.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.1%+13.1%+20.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBDCOPBFVLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 130.1%65.8%38.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 142.9%65.4%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.78-0.66-0.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 6.591.873.34 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.3%-76.8%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.2%-19.7%-15.5% -0.9%
52-week high $22.94$91.18$459.67 $779.14
52-week low $1.10$26.02$161.94 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBDCOPBFVLO
P/E now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 8.9x 6.4xmedian 8.9x 8.8xmedian 8.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.7xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 7.0x 3.6xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 8.5x 13.0xmedian 8.5x 11.1xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x 3.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -1.27median 0.32 -0.29median 0.32 0.70median 0.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBDCOPBFVLO
Revenue $364.86M $34.37B $153.33B
Gross profit $47.73M $1.33B –
Operating income $38.44M $1.99B $17.58B
Net income $26.34M $1.37B –
Free cash flow $41.50M $670.60M –
EPS (diluted) $1.77 $11.18 $44.03
Cash & equivalents $30.72M $894.10M –
Total debt $32.89M $1.75B –
Shares (diluted) 14.92M 121.07M 294.00M
Enterprise value $149.69M $6.43B $111.83B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBDCOPBFVLO
P/E 7.0x 6.4x 8.8x
P/FCF 4.4x 13.0x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 4.4x 5.3x –
P/S 0.5x 0.3x 0.7x
P/B 3.1x 1.3x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 1.3x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x 3.6x –
EV/EBIT 4.8x 4.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 4.5x 14.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x 5.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.27 -0.29 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBDCOPBFVLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.8% 13.5% 24.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.1% -6.5% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,086% 224.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -28.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,112% 260.4% 799.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.1% -22.6% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 414.1% 237.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -24.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 414.1% 230.5% 810.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -22.2% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1,676% 290.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.5% -18.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,629% 148.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.6% -31.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBDCOPBFVLO
Gross margin 13.1% 3.9% –
EBITDA margin 11.4% 7.7% –
Operating margin 10.5% 5.8% –
Pretax margin 9.2% 5.3% –
Net margin 7.2% 3.9% –
FCF margin 11.4% 2.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% 4.8% –
Return on equity 51.7% 22.4% 45.7%
Return on assets 21.1% 9.3% –
Return on invested capital 35.8% 17.9% –
Return on capital employed 64.8% 19.2% –
Asset turnover 2.9x 2.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBDCOPBFVLO
Debt / assets 25.2% 11.9% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 2.6x –
Liabilities / assets 54.1% 55.5% –
Equity / assets 45.9% 44.5% –
Interest coverage 7.7x 11.3x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.2x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 5.70 3.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBDCOPBFVLO
Dividend yield – 1.5% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 1.5% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 18.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 18.8% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBDCOPBFVLO
Forward P/E – 3.2xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $23.07FY2026 $55.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +426.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -8.8% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $38.94BFY2026 $174.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +32.8%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.6% -21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBDCOPBFVLO
Held by institutions – 88.3% 83.6%
Institutions holding – 433 1,967
Change in shares held, QoQ – +6.6% -1.5%
Institutions buying – 259 950
Institutions selling – 122 709
Buyers to sellers – 2.12 1.34

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BDCOPBFVLO
BDCO 1.00 0.19 0.21
PBF 0.19 1.00 0.79
VLO 0.21 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BDCO, PBF and VLO?

Valero Energy (VLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) $184.14M, PBF Energy (PBF) $8.74B, Valero Energy (VLO) $111.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, BDCO, PBF and VLO?

PBF Energy (PBF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) 7.0x, PBF Energy (PBF) 6.4x, Valero Energy (VLO) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, PBF Energy (PBF) is cheapest (PBF Energy (PBF) 3.2x, Valero Energy (VLO) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valero Energy (VLO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) +22.8%, PBF Energy (PBF) +13.5%, Valero Energy (VLO) +24.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) has the highest net margin (Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) 7.2%, PBF Energy (PBF) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) leads (Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) 35.8%, PBF Energy (PBF) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) returned the most: Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) +856.6%, PBF Energy (PBF) +123.4%, Valero Energy (VLO) +129.4%. Over five years, Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) compounded fastest (Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) +101.8%/yr, PBF Energy (PBF) +38.1%/yr, Valero Energy (VLO) +38.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

PBF Energy (PBF) has the highest dividend yield: PBF Energy (PBF) 1.52%, Valero Energy (VLO) 1.22%. Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valero Energy (VLO) has been the steadiest (Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) 130.1%, PBF Energy (PBF) 65.8%, Valero Energy (VLO) 38.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BDCO, PBF and VLO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.