DINO vs ET vs VLO Stock Comparison

HF Sinclair, Energy Transfer and Valero Energy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DINO HF Sinclair Corp
$114.07 +6.8% 1M +108.4% 1Y
Market cap
$20.28B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.23B
Div. yield
1.78%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.45 +1.2% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$70.42B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
6.59%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
3 wins
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$387.36 +0.1% 1M +122.2% 1Y
Market cap
$111.53B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$153.33B
Div. yield
1.22%
Oil Refining Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

HF Sinclair leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (HF Sinclair 5, Valero Energy 4, Energy Transfer 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDINOETVLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.28B $70.42B $111.53B VLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 13.9x 8.8x VLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 11.4x 6.9x DINO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.3% +33.3% +24.6% ET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 6.1% 4.7% — DINO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.5% 8.4% — DINO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 4.0x — DINO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.78% 6.59% 1.22% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +108.4% +20.9% +122.2% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.4%/yr +16.1%/yr +37.7%/yr VLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.9% 17.4% 38.9% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 62/100 41/100 DINO

Percentile Scorecard

DINOETVLO

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

AxisDINOETVLO
Valuation 50 #12 of 23 94 #3 of 35 23 #18 of 23
Growth 72 #6 of 19 61 #14 of 34 94 #2 of 19
Profitability 71 #6 of 18 30 #24 of 34 –
Financial Health 91 #3 of 24 59 #15 of 35 –
Shareholder Returns 53 #9 of 18 67 #11 of 31 6 #17 of 18
Overall 67 62 41
  • DINO ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • 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

PeriodDINOETVLOSPY
1 month +6.8%+1.2%+0.1% -0.2%
3 months +27.7%+1.2%+29.6% +3.9%
6 months +81.8%+5.4%+61.2% +8.2%
Year to date +147.5%+24.0%+138.0% +12.9%
1 year +108.4%+20.9%+122.2% +12.3%
3 years +113.7%+56.0%+213.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +28.8%+16.0%+46.4% +23.3%
5 years +235.7%+111.3%+393.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +27.4%+16.1%+37.7% +10.9%
10 years +371.0%+33.2%+558.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.8%+2.9%+20.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDINOETVLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.9%17.4%38.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%16.6%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.28-0.21-0.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.651.203.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.5%-25.8%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-5.9%-15.7% -1.2%
52-week high $128.23$21.74$459.67 $779.14
52-week low $45.88$16.21$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.

MultipleDINOETVLO
P/E now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 9.2x 13.9xmedian 20.9x 8.8xmedian 9.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.3x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 0.7xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 7.0x 8.2xmedian 11.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 8.9x 13.5xmedian 16.5x 11.1xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 2.6x 3.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -2.09median 0.34 2.00median 1.95 0.69median 0.34

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 monthsDINOETVLO
Revenue $31.23B $107.38B $153.33B
Gross profit $4.03B $25.32B –
Operating income $2.59B $10.78B $17.58B
Net income $1.92B $7.04B –
Free cash flow $2.31B $5.22B –
EPS (diluted) $10.67 $1.46 $44.03
Cash & equivalents $2.26B $1.02B –
Total debt $2.77B $68.41B –
Shares (diluted) 179.42M 3.46B 294.00M
Enterprise value $14.51B $63.85B $111.53B

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
MetricDINOETVLO
P/E 10.7x 13.9x 8.8x
P/FCF 8.8x 13.5x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 5.8x –
P/S 0.6x 0.7x 0.7x
P/B 2.0x 1.4x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.6x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.9x 8.2x –
EV/EBIT 8.0x 12.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 9.0x 26.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 11.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.09 2.00 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDINOETVLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.3% 33.3% 24.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.7% 10.0% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 192.6% 18.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.3% 13.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 28,633% 16.5% 799.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 12.0% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 2,443% 16.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.7% 9.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 2,435% 12.6% 810.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 7.0% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 160.9% 8.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 5.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 303.5% -8.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.2% -7.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDINOETVLO
Gross margin 12.9% 23.6% –
EBITDA margin 11.2% 15.7% –
Operating margin 8.3% 10.0% –
Pretax margin 8.0% 7.1% –
Net margin 6.1% 4.7% –
FCF margin 7.4% 4.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.9% 11.3% –
Return on equity 19.1% 14.0% 45.7%
Return on assets 10.3% 4.8% –
Return on invested capital 15.5% 8.4% –
Return on capital employed 17.4% 8.4% –
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDINOETVLO
Debt / assets 14.6% 46.2% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 4.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.2x 13.1x –
Liabilities / assets 45.5% 65.9% –
Equity / assets 54.5% 34.1% –
Interest coverage 14.7x 2.9x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 4.23 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDINOETVLO
Dividend yield 1.8% 6.6% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.8% – –
Shareholder yield 4.5% 6.6% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.1% 67.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.8% 91.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.9% 2.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 8.0% –

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.

ConsensusDINOETVLO
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 6.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.89FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $55.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +253.6%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026 +426.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -19.8% -9.4% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $35.97BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026 $174.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +33.9%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +1.4% -21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDINOETVLO
Held by institutions 86.6% 31.4% 83.6%
Institutions holding 682 1,280 1,967
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.5% +1.9% -1.5%
Institutions buying 357 628 950
Institutions selling 242 340 709
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.85 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.

DINOETVLO
DINO 1.00 0.24 0.81
ET 0.24 1.00 0.34
VLO 0.81 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DINO, ET and VLO?

Valero Energy (VLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: HF Sinclair (DINO) $20.28B, Energy Transfer (ET) $70.42B, Valero Energy (VLO) $111.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, DINO, ET and VLO?

Valero Energy (VLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (HF Sinclair (DINO) 10.7x, Energy Transfer (ET) 13.9x, Valero Energy (VLO) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, HF Sinclair (DINO) is cheapest (HF Sinclair (DINO) 6.4x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.4x, Valero Energy (VLO) 6.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Transfer (ET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: HF Sinclair (DINO) +16.3%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Valero Energy (VLO) +24.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

HF Sinclair (DINO) has the highest net margin (HF Sinclair (DINO) 6.1%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, HF Sinclair (DINO) leads (HF Sinclair (DINO) 15.5%, Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: HF Sinclair (DINO) +108.4%, Energy Transfer (ET) +20.9%, Valero Energy (VLO) +122.2%. Over five years, Valero Energy (VLO) compounded fastest (HF Sinclair (DINO) +27.4%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +16.1%/yr, Valero Energy (VLO) +37.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: HF Sinclair (DINO) 1.78%, Energy Transfer (ET) 6.59%, Valero Energy (VLO) 1.22%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (HF Sinclair (DINO) 40.9%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.4%, Valero Energy (VLO) 38.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DINO, ET 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, HF Sinclair (DINO) leads on 5. 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.