GEVO vs REX vs VLO Stock Comparison

Gevo, Rex American Resources and Valero Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GEVO Gevo, Inc.
$1.14 -18.6% 1M -53.8% 1Y
Market cap
$268.16M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$177.51M
Div. yield
–
Biofuels Energy
1 win
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$426.63 +10.2% 1M +149.4% 1Y
Market cap
$116.19B
P/E
9.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$153.33B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Valero Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Valero Energy 5, Rex American Resources 3, Gevo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGEVOREXVLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $268.16M $1.28B $116.19B VLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x 10.6x 9.0x VLO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.5x 7.6x VLO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +121.4% +2.9% +24.6% GEVO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -119.9% 18.3% — REX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.8% +23.2% +149.4% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.1%/yr +22.5%/yr +40.3%/yr VLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.9% 32.6% 37.6% REX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 90/100 40/100 REX

Percentile Scorecard

GEVOREXVLO

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

AxisGEVOREXVLO
Valuation 20 #9 of 11 80 #3 of 11 18 #19 of 23
Growth 40 #7 of 11 90 #2 of 11 94 #2 of 19
Profitability 13 #8 of 9 100 #1 of 9 –
Financial Health 50 #6 of 11 90 #2 of 11 –
Shareholder Returns – – 6 #17 of 18
Overall 31 90 40
  • GEVO ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • REX ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • 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

PeriodGEVOREXVLOSPY
1 month -18.6%-7.8%+10.2% -0.8%
3 months -27.4%-9.5%+39.9% +3.5%
6 months -36.3%-16.3%+79.1% +7.0%
Year to date -43.0%+22.3%+162.1% +12.2%
1 year -53.8%+23.2%+149.4% +13.0%
3 years +10.7%+114.5%+245.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.4%+29.0%+51.2% +23.1%
5 years -82.0%+175.2%+442.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -29.1%+22.5%+40.3% +11.0%
10 years -99.3%+195.0%+616.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year -39.2%+11.4%+21.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGEVOREXVLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.9%32.6%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 65.9%33.9%34.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.04-0.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.870.713.97 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.5%-41.6%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.0%-22.7%-7.2% -1.8%
52-week high $2.78$51.16$459.67 $779.14
52-week low $1.11$31.69$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.

MultipleGEVOREXVLO
P/E now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 10.9x 10.9xmedian 10.9x 9.7xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 14.0x 6.1xmedian 14.0x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.0xmedian 14.0x 19.1xmedian 14.0x 11.1xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 4.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 0.19 0.15median 0.19 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 monthsGEVOREXVLO
Revenue $177.51M $658.58M $153.33B
Gross profit $84.04M $179.14M –
Operating income -$182.47M $133.32M $17.58B
Net income -$212.89M $141.02M –
Free cash flow -$56.65M $68.55M –
R&D $4.50M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.90 $3.64 $44.03
Cash & equivalents $58.15M $91.33M –
Total debt $167.24M – –
Shares (diluted) 237.05M 33.09M 294.00M
Enterprise value -$22.65M -$174.56M $116.19B

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
MetricGEVOREXVLO
P/E -1.3x 10.9x 9.7x
P/FCF -5.0x 19.1x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow -17.3x 9.2x –
P/S 1.6x 2.0x 0.8x
P/B 1.0x 1.7x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.7x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA -2.5x 6.1x –
EV/EBIT -2.1x 7.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.4x 0.8x
EV/FCF -6.9x 13.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow -24.1x 6.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.15 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGEVOREXVLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 121.4% 2.9% 24.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 168.7% -8.0% 0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 197.3% 103.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 178.2% 50.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -214.6% 118.2% 799.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.2% 61.5% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -268.3% 116.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% 132.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -244.5% 128.4% 810.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.2% 70.6% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 71.2% 164.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 42.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.3% 1,383% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.7% 16.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGEVOREXVLO
Gross margin 47.3% 27.2% –
EBITDA margin -87.5% 23.1% –
Operating margin -102.8% 20.2% –
Pretax margin -112.5% 25.6% –
Net margin -119.9% 18.3% –
FCF margin -31.9% 10.4% –
Operating cash flow margin -9.2% 21.7% –
Return on equity -58.6% 18.9% 45.7%
Return on assets -36.9% 16.9% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -34.1% 17.4% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.5% 1.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGEVOREXVLO
Debt / assets 34.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x – –
Debt / FCF -3.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 44.3% 9.9% –
Equity / assets 55.7% 90.1% –
Interest coverage -8.8x – –
Current ratio 2.7x 6.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.9x 6.1x –
Cash ratio 1.5x 5.7x –
Altman Z-score -2.88 12.19 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGEVOREXVLO
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 0.1% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 0.1% 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.

ConsensusGEVOREXVLO
Forward P/E – 27.5xFY2026 7.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $1.44FY2026 $55.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -42.4%FY2026 +426.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +431.3% -8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $200.58MFY2026 $720.58MFY2026 $174.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +10.8%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.9% +13.6% -21.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGEVOREXVLO
Held by institutions 37.2% 79.9% 83.6%
Institutions holding 149 231 1,967
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% +0.3% -1.5%
Institutions buying 76 114 950
Institutions selling 40 73 709
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.56 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.

GEVOREXVLO
GEVO 1.00 0.24 0.04
REX 0.24 1.00 0.39
VLO 0.04 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GEVO, REX and VLO?

Valero Energy (VLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gevo (GEVO) $268.16M, Rex American Resources (REX) $1.28B, Valero Energy (VLO) $116.19B.

Which stock is cheaper, GEVO, REX and VLO?

Valero Energy (VLO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gevo (GEVO) -1.3x, Rex American Resources (REX) 10.6x, Valero Energy (VLO) 9.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valero Energy (VLO) is cheapest (Rex American Resources (REX) 27.5x, 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?

Gevo (GEVO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gevo (GEVO) +121.4%, Rex American Resources (REX) +2.9%, Valero Energy (VLO) +24.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rex American Resources (REX) has the highest net margin (Gevo (GEVO) -119.9%, Rex American Resources (REX) 18.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: Gevo (GEVO) -53.8%, Rex American Resources (REX) +23.2%, Valero Energy (VLO) +149.4%. Over five years, Valero Energy (VLO) compounded fastest (Gevo (GEVO) -29.1%/yr, Rex American Resources (REX) +22.5%/yr, Valero Energy (VLO) +40.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rex American Resources (REX) has been the steadiest (Gevo (GEVO) 61.9%, Rex American Resources (REX) 32.6%, Valero Energy (VLO) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GEVO, REX 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.