DK vs CLH vs VLO Stock Comparison

Delek US Holdings, Clean Harbors and Valero Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DK Delek US Holdings, Inc.
$78.43 +15.6% 1M +109.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.31B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.06B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
2 wins
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$316.96 +1.2% 1M +29.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.49B
P/E
37.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.24B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
4 wins
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$426.63 +10.2% 1M +149.4% 1Y
Market cap
$113.75B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$153.33B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Valero Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Valero Energy 5, Clean Harbors 4, Delek US Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDKCLHVLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.31B $16.49B $113.75B VLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 37.6x 8.8x VLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 4.2x 30.8x 7.6x DK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.4% +5.1% +24.6% VLO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 7.0% — CLH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.0% 9.7% — DK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.9x — CLH
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +109.7% +29.2% +149.4% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.3%/yr +23.2%/yr +40.3%/yr VLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.9% 27.9% 37.6% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 70/100 40/100 CLH

Percentile Scorecard

DKCLHVLO

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

AxisDKCLHVLO
Valuation 46 #13 of 23 60 #7 of 16 18 #19 of 23
Growth 78 #5 of 19 62 #6 of 14 94 #2 of 19
Profitability 47 #10 of 18 85 #3 of 14 –
Financial Health 17 #20 of 24 73 #5 of 16 –
Shareholder Returns 12 #16 of 18 – 6 #17 of 18
Overall 40 70 40
  • DK ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • 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

PeriodDKCLHVLOSPY
1 month +15.6%+1.2%+10.2% -0.8%
3 months +21.7%+5.1%+39.9% +3.5%
6 months +93.9%+3.1%+79.1% +7.0%
Year to date +164.4%+35.2%+162.1% +12.2%
1 year +109.7%+29.2%+149.4% +13.0%
3 years +209.9%+109.9%+245.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +45.8%+28.1%+51.2% +23.1%
5 years +290.4%+183.9%+442.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +31.3%+23.2%+40.3% +11.0%
10 years +345.6%+588.7%+616.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.1%+21.3%+21.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDKCLHVLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.9%27.9%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.8%31.1%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.360.27-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.001.053.97 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.9%-30.9%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.9%-3.1%-7.2% -1.8%
52-week high $81.59$327.10$459.67 $779.14
52-week low $26.68$201.73$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.

MultipleDKCLHVLO
P/E now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 9.5x 38.1xmedian 34.0x 9.7xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 0.3x 2.7xmedian 3.4x 0.8xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 7.3x 15.8xmedian 15.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 9.5x 36.2xmedian 18.5x 11.1xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 1.9x 5.7xmedian 3.0x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.25median 0.35 10.72median 3.42 0.77median 0.35

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 monthsDKCLHVLO
Revenue $12.06B $6.24B $153.33B
Gross profit $858.50M $2.01B –
Operating income $583.40M $739.29M $17.58B
Net income $270.70M $439.05M –
Free cash flow $683.90M $461.72M –
EPS (diluted) $3.59 $8.29 $44.03
Cash & equivalents $628.60M $408.36M –
Total debt $3.19B $2.77B –
Shares (diluted) 62.49M 52.96M 294.00M
Enterprise value $1.80B $13.50B $113.75B

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
MetricDKCLHVLO
P/E 21.4x 38.1x 9.7x
P/FCF 7.0x 36.2x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 3.8x 18.5x –
P/S 0.4x 2.7x 0.8x
P/B 11.4x 5.7x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 215.4x 7.7x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 15.8x –
EV/EBIT 12.6x 25.7x –
EV/Revenue 0.6x 3.0x 0.8x
EV/FCF 10.8x 41.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x 21.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.25 10.72 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDKCLHVLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.4% 5.1% 24.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.0% 5.3% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 616.2% 10.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 6.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 185.2% 13.5% 799.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 66.7% 4.5% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 135.2% 14.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 109.0% 2.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 128.2% 15.9% 810.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 84.4% 3.6% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 697.8% 19.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 7.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 182.1% 20.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 94.0% 12.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDKCLHVLO
Gross margin 7.1% 32.3% –
EBITDA margin 8.3% 19.2% –
Operating margin 4.8% 11.8% –
Pretax margin 2.6% 9.6% –
Net margin 1.9% 7.0% –
FCF margin 5.7% 7.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.6% 14.5% –
Return on equity 77.6% 15.4% 45.7%
Return on assets 3.7% 5.7% –
Return on invested capital 15.0% 9.7% –
Return on capital employed 14.1% 11.3% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.7x 2.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDKCLHVLO
Debt / assets 42.2% 35.4% –
Debt / equity 7.5x 0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 4.7x 6.0x –
Liabilities / assets 94.4% 62.6% –
Equity / assets 5.6% 37.4% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 2.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.7x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x –
Altman Z-score 2.06 3.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDKCLHVLO
Dividend yield 1.3% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 1.4% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusDKCLHVLO
Forward P/E 4.2xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $18.63FY2026 $10.29FY2026 $55.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +182.3%FY2026 +41.3%FY2026 +426.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -42.7% +5.3% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.33BFY2026 $6.28BFY2026 $174.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +43.0%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.3% +15.7% -21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDKCLHVLO
Held by institutions 100.0% 93.5% 83.6%
Institutions holding 296 658 1,967
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% 0.0% -1.5%
Institutions buying 166 306 950
Institutions selling 92 246 709
Buyers to sellers 1.80 1.24 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.

DKCLHVLO
DK 1.00 0.08 0.74
CLH 0.08 1.00 0.11
VLO 0.74 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DK, CLH and VLO?

Valero Energy (VLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Delek US Holdings (DK) $4.31B, Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.49B, Valero Energy (VLO) $113.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, DK, CLH and VLO?

Valero Energy (VLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Delek US Holdings (DK) 19.2x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 37.6x, Valero Energy (VLO) 8.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Delek US Holdings (DK) is cheapest (Delek US Holdings (DK) 4.2x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 30.8x, Valero Energy (VLO) 7.6x). 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: Delek US Holdings (DK) +11.4%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%, Valero Energy (VLO) +24.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clean Harbors (CLH) has the highest net margin (Delek US Holdings (DK) 1.9%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Delek US Holdings (DK) leads (Delek US Holdings (DK) 15.0%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: Delek US Holdings (DK) +109.7%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +29.2%, Valero Energy (VLO) +149.4%. Over five years, Valero Energy (VLO) compounded fastest (Delek US Holdings (DK) +31.3%/yr, Clean Harbors (CLH) +23.2%/yr, Valero Energy (VLO) +40.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clean Harbors (CLH) has been the steadiest (Delek US Holdings (DK) 54.9%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.9%, Valero Energy (VLO) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DK, CLH 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, Valero Energy (VLO) 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.