REX vs PSX vs VLO Stock Comparison

Rex American Resources, Phillips 66 and Valero Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PSX Phillips 66
$283.13 +10.4% 1M +108.5% 1Y
Market cap
$115.51B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$156.36B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$419.16 +11.5% 1M +142.1% 1Y
Market cap
$125.25B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$139.40B
Div. yield
0.01%
Oil Refining Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Valero Energy leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Valero Energy 5, Phillips 66 4, Rex American Resources 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionREXPSXVLOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.31B $115.51B $125.25B VLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.9x 16.3x 17.4x REX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.7x 8.8x 8.4x VLO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +15.5% +12.6% PSX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.3% 4.5% 5.2% REX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -181.5% 19.8% VLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 0.3x PSX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% PSX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.2% +108.5% +142.1% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.2%/yr +27.9%/yr +39.0%/yr VLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.6% 31.9% 37.6% PSX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 90/100 42/100 62/100 REX

Percentile Scorecard

REXPSXVLO

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

AxisREXPSXVLO
Valuation 80 #3 of 11 29 #71 of 99 18 #19 of 23
Growth 90 #2 of 11 85 #15 of 97 67 #7 of 19
Profitability 100 #1 of 9 28 #69 of 96 78 #5 of 19
Financial Health 90 #2 of 11 23 #79 of 102 88 #4 of 25
Shareholder Returns – 43 #44 of 76 59 #8 of 18
Overall 90 42 62
  • REX ranked among 11 companies in Renewable Fuels
  • PSX ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodREXPSXVLOSPY
1 month -9.6%+10.4%+11.5% -1.0%
3 months -10.3%+36.9%+38.6% +2.9%
6 months -14.7%+73.9%+77.7% +6.4%
Year to date +23.4%+119.4%+157.5% +11.4%
1 year +25.2%+108.5%+142.1% +13.1%
3 years +114.8%+153.0%+225.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +29.1%+36.3%+48.2% +21.5%
5 years +183.1%+241.6%+417.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +23.2%+27.9%+39.0% +10.9%
10 years +199.4%+252.4%+651.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.6%+13.4%+22.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureREXPSXVLOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.6%31.9%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%28.9%34.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.04-0.35-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.773.403.78 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-46.2%-42.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-4.7%-8.8% -2.5%
52-week high $51.16$297.20$459.67 $779.14
52-week low $31.69$127.75$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.

MultipleREXPSXVLO
P/E now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 10.9x 16.0xmedian 13.1x 17.1xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 2.0x 0.9xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 14.0x -1.1xmedian 5.7x 9.4xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 14.1x 17.7xmedian 11.1x 12.0xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.1x 3.5xmedian 1.5x 4.3xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 0.19 -1.64median 2.24 -2.42median 0.30

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 monthsREXPSXVLO
Revenue $658.58M $156.36B $139.40B
Gross profit $179.14M $24.12B $11.20B
Operating income $133.32M -$123.35B $10.01B
Net income $141.02M $7.19B $7.62B
Free cash flow $68.55M $6.39B $10.08B
EPS (diluted) $3.64 $17.62 $24.53
Cash & equivalents $91.33M $4.10B $7.87B
Total debt – $20.57B $44.07B
Shares (diluted) 33.09M 402.62M 294.00M
Enterprise value -$143.29M $103.30B $102.19B

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
MetricREXPSXVLO
P/E 10.9x 16.0x 17.1x
P/FCF 19.3x 17.7x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.2x 12.7x 11.1x
P/S 2.0x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B 1.7x 3.5x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 3.6x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x -1.1x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 7.1x -1.0x 12.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 0.8x 0.9x
EV/FCF 13.8x 20.2x 12.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 14.5x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 -1.64 -2.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricREXPSXVLO
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 15.5% 12.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.0% -0.9% -3.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 103.3% 53.5% 256.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 50.4% -3.4% -11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 118.2% -5.0% 951.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.5% -1.2% -12.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 116.6% 293.4% 838.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 132.7% -14.1% -12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 128.4% 318.3% 901.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 70.6% -9.8% -7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 164.0% 165.5% 156.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.7% -3.9% 0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,383% 329.7% 222.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.3% -7.1% 2.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricREXPSXVLO
Gross margin 27.2% 15.4% 8.0%
EBITDA margin 23.1% -77.1% 9.5%
Operating margin 20.2% -78.9% 7.2%
Pretax margin 25.6% 5.7% 7.1%
Net margin 18.3% 4.5% 5.2%
FCF margin 10.4% 4.1% 7.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.7% 5.7% 7.8%
Return on equity 18.9% 23.1% 27.6%
Return on assets 16.9% 8.7% 12.0%
Return on invested capital – -181.5% 19.8%
Return on capital employed 17.4% -191.0% 22.4%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.9x 2.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricREXPSXVLO
Debt / assets – 25.1% 17.6%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 0.3x
Debt / FCF – 3.2x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 9.9% 60.0% 56.3%
Equity / assets 90.1% 40.0% 43.7%
Interest coverage – -106.9x 17.8x
Current ratio 6.9x 1.3x 1.6x
Quick ratio 6.1x 0.9x 1.2x
Cash ratio 5.7x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 12.27 -0.98 6.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricREXPSXVLO
Dividend yield – 1.8% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.9% 4.0%
Shareholder yield 0.1% 2.7% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.6% 18.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 31.0% 14.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.1% 1.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% -2.2%

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.

ConsensusREXPSXVLO
Forward P/E 27.7xFY2026 8.8xFY2026 8.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.44FY2026 $32.27FY2026 $49.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -42.4%FY2026 +401.1%FY2026 +368.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +431.3% -1.4% -10.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $720.58MFY2026 $165.58BFY2026 $172.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.8%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +40.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.6% -4.7% -21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersREXPSXVLO
Held by institutions 79.9% 78.8% 83.6%
Institutions holding 231 2,102 1,967
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +1.3% -1.5%
Institutions buying 114 967 950
Institutions selling 73 729 709
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.33 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.

REXPSXVLO
REX 1.00 0.38 0.39
PSX 0.38 1.00 0.85
VLO 0.39 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, REX, PSX and VLO?

Valero Energy (VLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rex American Resources (REX) $1.31B, Phillips 66 (PSX) $115.51B, Valero Energy (VLO) $125.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, REX, PSX and VLO?

Rex American Resources (REX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rex American Resources (REX) 10.9x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 16.3x, Valero Energy (VLO) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Valero Energy (VLO) is cheapest (Rex American Resources (REX) 27.7x, Phillips 66 (PSX) 8.8x, Valero Energy (VLO) 8.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Phillips 66 (PSX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rex American Resources (REX) +2.9%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +15.5%, Valero Energy (VLO) +12.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rex American Resources (REX) has the highest net margin (Rex American Resources (REX) 18.3%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 4.5%, Valero Energy (VLO) 5.2%). On return on invested capital, Valero Energy (VLO) leads (Phillips 66 (PSX) -181.5%, Valero Energy (VLO) 19.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: Rex American Resources (REX) +25.2%, Phillips 66 (PSX) +108.5%, Valero Energy (VLO) +142.1%. Over five years, Valero Energy (VLO) compounded fastest (Rex American Resources (REX) +23.2%/yr, Phillips 66 (PSX) +27.9%/yr, Valero Energy (VLO) +39.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Phillips 66 (PSX) has the highest dividend yield: Rex American Resources (REX) 0.00%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 0.02%, Valero Energy (VLO) 0.01%. Rex American Resources (REX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Phillips 66 (PSX) has been the steadiest (Rex American Resources (REX) 32.6%, Phillips 66 (PSX) 31.9%, Valero Energy (VLO) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, REX, PSX 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.