VLO vs CLH vs DINO Stock Comparison

Valero Energy, Clean Harbors and HF Sinclair Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins
CLH Clean Harbors Inc
$318.70 +1.8% 1M +30.8% 1Y
Market cap
$16.74B
P/E
38.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.24B
Div. yield
–
Hazardous Waste Industrials
2 wins
DINO HF Sinclair Corp
$121.67 +14.7% 1M +121.8% 1Y
Market cap
$22.50B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$31.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil Refining Energy
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

HF Sinclair leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (HF Sinclair 6, Valero Energy 4, Clean Harbors 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVLOCLHDINOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $125.25B $16.74B $22.50B VLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 38.1x 11.7x DINO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.4x 31.1x 6.9x DINO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.6% +5.1% +16.3% DINO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 7.0% 6.1% CLH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.8% 9.7% 15.5% VLO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.9x 0.1x DINO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.02% DINO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +142.1% +30.8% +121.8% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +39.0%/yr +22.7%/yr +27.2%/yr VLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 27.9% 39.6% CLH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 66/100 67/100 DINO

Percentile Scorecard

VLOCLHDINO

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

AxisVLOCLHDINO
Valuation 18 #19 of 23 60 #7 of 16 50 #12 of 23
Growth 67 #7 of 19 54 #7 of 14 78 #5 of 19
Profitability 78 #5 of 19 77 #4 of 14 67 #7 of 19
Financial Health 88 #4 of 25 80 #4 of 16 92 #3 of 25
Shareholder Returns 59 #8 of 18 57 #4 of 8 47 #10 of 18
Overall 62 66 67
  • VLO ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • CLH ranked among 16 companies in Waste Management
  • DINO 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

PeriodVLOCLHDINOSPY
1 month +11.5%+1.8%+14.7% -1.0%
3 months +38.6%+4.9%+37.7% +2.9%
6 months +77.7%+3.1%+101.9% +6.4%
Year to date +157.5%+35.9%+164.0% +11.4%
1 year +142.1%+30.8%+121.8% +13.1%
3 years +225.4%+105.0%+122.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +48.2%+27.1%+30.6% +21.5%
5 years +417.5%+177.7%+233.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +39.0%+22.7%+27.2% +10.9%
10 years +651.7%+603.7%+397.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.4%+21.5%+17.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureVLOCLHDINOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%27.9%39.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%31.1%37.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.370.26-0.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.781.113.07 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-30.9%-60.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-2.6%-5.1% -2.5%
52-week high $459.67$327.10$128.23 $779.14
52-week low $161.94$201.73$45.88 $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.

MultipleVLOCLHDINO
P/E now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 10.4x 38.3xmedian 33.8x 11.4xmedian 10.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.3x 2.7xmedian 3.4x 0.7xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 7.1x 15.9xmedian 15.8x 6.3xmedian 7.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 9.4x 36.4xmedian 18.4x 9.4xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 5.7xmedian 3.1x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -2.42median 0.30 10.77median 4.14 -2.23median 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 monthsVLOCLHDINO
Revenue $139.40B $6.24B $31.23B
Gross profit $11.20B $2.01B $4.03B
Operating income $10.01B $739.29M $2.59B
Net income $7.62B $439.05M $1.92B
Free cash flow $10.08B $461.72M $2.31B
EPS (diluted) $24.53 $8.29 $10.67
Cash & equivalents $7.87B $408.36M $2.26B
Total debt $44.07B $2.77B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 294.00M 52.96M 179.42M
Enterprise value $102.19B $13.75B $16.66B

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
MetricVLOCLHDINO
P/E 17.1x 38.3x 11.4x
P/FCF 12.0x 36.4x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x 18.6x 7.8x
P/S 0.9x 2.7x 0.7x
P/B 4.3x 5.7x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 7.7x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 15.9x 6.3x
EV/EBIT 12.4x 25.8x 8.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.1x 0.7x
EV/FCF 12.3x 41.3x 9.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 21.1x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.42 10.77 -2.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVLOCLHDINO
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.6% 5.1% 16.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.9% 5.3% -3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 256.7% 10.2% 192.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -11.2% 6.5% -0.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 951.6% 13.5% 28,633%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 4.5% -8.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 838.9% 14.1% 2,443%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% 2.6% -8.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 901.8% 15.9% 2,435%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.1% 3.6% -5.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 156.5% 19.9% 160.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 7.3% 4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 222.7% 20.0% 303.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 12.0% 4.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVLOCLHDINO
Gross margin 8.0% 32.3% 12.9%
EBITDA margin 9.5% 19.2% 11.2%
Operating margin 7.2% 11.8% 8.3%
Pretax margin 7.1% 9.6% 8.0%
Net margin 5.2% 7.0% 6.1%
FCF margin 7.2% 7.4% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 7.8% 14.5% 8.9%
Return on equity 27.6% 15.4% 19.1%
Return on assets 12.0% 5.7% 10.3%
Return on invested capital 19.8% 9.7% 15.5%
Return on capital employed 22.4% 11.3% 17.4%
Asset turnover 2.2x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVLOCLHDINO
Debt / assets 17.6% 35.4% 14.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.9x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.9x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.1x 6.0x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 62.6% 45.5%
Equity / assets 43.7% 37.4% 54.5%
Interest coverage 17.8x – 14.7x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.1x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.7x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 6.01 3.90 4.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVLOCLHDINO
Dividend yield 1.1% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 1.4% 2.6%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 1.4% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.5% – 19.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 14.0% – 15.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.3% – -3.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -2.2% – 2.4%

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.

ConsensusVLOCLHDINO
Forward P/E 8.4xFY2026 31.1xFY2026 6.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $49.71FY2026 $10.26FY2026 $17.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +368.5%FY2026 +40.9%FY2026 +248.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -10.4% +4.8% -21.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $172.89BFY2026 $6.27BFY2026 $35.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +40.9%FY2026 +4.0%FY2026 +33.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -21.1% +15.5% -5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVLOCLHDINO
Held by institutions 83.6% 93.5% 86.6%
Institutions holding 1,967 658 682
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% 0.0% +5.5%
Institutions buying 950 306 357
Institutions selling 709 246 242
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.24 1.48

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.

VLOCLHDINO
VLO 1.00 0.10 0.80
CLH 0.10 1.00 0.02
DINO 0.80 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VLO, CLH and DINO?

Valero Energy (VLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Valero Energy (VLO) $125.25B, Clean Harbors (CLH) $16.74B, HF Sinclair (DINO) $22.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, VLO, CLH and DINO?

HF Sinclair (DINO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Valero Energy (VLO) 17.4x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 38.1x, HF Sinclair (DINO) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, HF Sinclair (DINO) is cheapest (Valero Energy (VLO) 8.4x, Clean Harbors (CLH) 31.1x, HF Sinclair (DINO) 6.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

HF Sinclair (DINO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Valero Energy (VLO) +12.6%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +5.1%, HF Sinclair (DINO) +16.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Clean Harbors (CLH) has the highest net margin (Valero Energy (VLO) 5.2%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 7.0%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 6.1%). On return on invested capital, Valero Energy (VLO) leads (Valero Energy (VLO) 19.8%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 9.7%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 15.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: Valero Energy (VLO) +142.1%, Clean Harbors (CLH) +30.8%, HF Sinclair (DINO) +121.8%. Over five years, Valero Energy (VLO) compounded fastest (Valero Energy (VLO) +39.0%/yr, Clean Harbors (CLH) +22.7%/yr, HF Sinclair (DINO) +27.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

HF Sinclair (DINO) has the highest dividend yield: Valero Energy (VLO) 0.01%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 0.00%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 0.02%. Clean Harbors (CLH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Clean Harbors (CLH) has been the steadiest (Valero Energy (VLO) 37.6%, Clean Harbors (CLH) 27.9%, HF Sinclair (DINO) 39.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VLO, CLH and DINO?

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 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.