VLO vs SUN vs DK Stock Comparison

Valero Energy, Sunoco and Delek US Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VLO Valero Energy Corp/Tx
$426.63 +10.2% 1M +149.4% 1Y
Market cap
$115.50B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$153.33B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
3 wins
SUN Sunoco LP
$74.62 -0.4% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.04B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$39.58B
Div. yield
0.07%
Fuel Distribution Energy
5 wins
DK Delek US Holdings, Inc.
$78.43 +15.6% 1M +109.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.39B
P/E
19.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.06B
Div. yield
–
Oil Refining Energy
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionVLOSUNDKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $115.50B $10.04B $4.39B VLO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.9x 8.7x 19.5x SUN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 7.9x 4.2x DK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.6% +83.3% +11.4% SUN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.9% 1.9% SUN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.5% 15.0% DK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.4x 2.5x DK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +149.4% +38.9% +109.7% VLO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +40.3%/yr +12.7%/yr +31.3%/yr VLO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 26.5% 54.9% SUN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 61/100 40/100 SUN

Percentile Scorecard

VLOSUNDK

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

AxisVLOSUNDK
Valuation 18 #19 of 23 59 #10 of 23 46 #13 of 23
Growth 94 #2 of 19 100 #1 of 19 78 #5 of 19
Profitability – 24 #14 of 18 47 #10 of 18
Financial Health – 35 #16 of 24 17 #20 of 24
Shareholder Returns 6 #17 of 18 88 #3 of 18 12 #16 of 18
Overall 40 61 40
  • VLO ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • SUN ranked among 25 companies in Refining and Marketing
  • DK 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

PeriodVLOSUNDKSPY
1 month +10.2%-0.4%+15.6% -0.8%
3 months +39.9%+0.2%+21.7% +3.5%
6 months +79.1%+13.1%+93.9% +7.0%
Year to date +162.1%+42.4%+164.4% +12.2%
1 year +149.4%+38.9%+109.7% +13.0%
3 years +245.3%+51.6%+209.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +51.2%+14.9%+45.8% +23.1%
5 years +442.3%+81.8%+290.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +40.3%+12.7%+31.3% +11.0%
10 years +616.8%+162.7%+345.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +21.8%+10.1%+16.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVLOSUNDKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%26.5%54.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%27.8%51.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.38-0.38-0.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.971.472.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.9%-24.6%-66.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.2%-5.7%-3.9% -1.8%
52-week high $459.67$79.13$81.59 $779.14
52-week low $161.94$50.16$26.68 $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.

MultipleVLOSUNDK
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 9.5x 8.8xmedian 9.5x 21.4xmedian 9.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.3x 0.3xmedian 0.3x 0.4xmedian 0.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 7.9xmedian 7.3x 7.3xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 9.5x 6.2xmedian 9.5x 7.0xmedian 9.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.9x 1.2xmedian 1.9x 11.4xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 0.35 0.35median 0.35 0.25median 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 monthsVLOSUNDK
Revenue $153.33B $39.58B $12.06B
Gross profit – $4.72B $858.50M
Operating income $17.58B $1.89B $583.40M
Net income – $1.16B $270.70M
Free cash flow – $1.66B $683.90M
EPS (diluted) $44.03 $8.40 $3.59
Cash & equivalents – $773.00M $628.60M
Total debt – $13.31B $3.19B
Shares (diluted) 294.00M 137.74M 62.49M
Enterprise value $115.50B $4.42B $1.88B

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
MetricVLOSUNDK
P/E 9.7x 8.8x 21.4x
P/FCF 11.1x 6.2x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.4x 3.8x
P/S 0.8x 0.3x 0.4x
P/B 4.0x 1.2x 11.4x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 1.7x 215.4x
EV/EBITDA – 7.9x 7.3x
EV/EBIT – 12.1x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 0.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF – 13.7x 10.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.7x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 0.35 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVLOSUNDK
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.6% 83.3% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 18.8% -12.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 108.0% 616.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 54.0% 11.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 799.4% 123.6% 185.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 47.6% 66.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 166.3% 135.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.9% 109.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 810.1% 164.2% 128.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 25.0% 84.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 220.8% 697.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 54.2% 56.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 597.5% 182.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 57.7% 94.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVLOSUNDK
Gross margin – 11.9% 7.1%
EBITDA margin – 7.2% 8.3%
Operating margin – 4.8% 4.8%
Pretax margin – 3.4% 2.6%
Net margin – 2.9% 1.9%
FCF margin – 4.2% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 5.9% 10.6%
Return on equity 45.7% 13.9% 77.6%
Return on assets – 3.9% 3.7%
Return on invested capital – 7.5% 15.0%
Return on capital employed – 7.6% 14.1%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.0x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVLOSUNDK
Debt / assets – 44.5% 42.2%
Debt / equity – 1.6x 7.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.4x 2.5x
Debt / FCF – 8.0x 4.7x
Liabilities / assets – 72.1% 94.4%
Equity / assets – 27.9% 5.6%
Interest coverage – 2.7x –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.3x 0.8x
Quick ratio – 0.8x 0.4x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVLOSUNDK
Dividend yield 1.1% 5.1% 1.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.1% 5.1% 1.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 63.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 44.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 14.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 26.4% –

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.

ConsensusVLOSUNDK
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 4.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $55.81FY2026 $9.44FY2026 $18.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +426.0%FY2026 +282.2%FY2026 +182.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.8% -6.9% -42.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $174.96BFY2026 $53.96BFY2026 $15.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +42.6%FY2026 +114.1%FY2026 +43.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -21.5% +6.7% -11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVLOSUNDK
Held by institutions 83.6% 48.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,967 302 296
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.5% -0.2% +0.5%
Institutions buying 950 115 166
Institutions selling 709 83 92
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.39 1.80

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.

VLOSUNDK
VLO 1.00 0.36 0.74
SUN 0.36 1.00 0.30
DK 0.74 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VLO, SUN and DK?

Valero Energy (VLO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Valero Energy (VLO) $115.50B, Sunoco (SUN) $10.04B, Delek US Holdings (DK) $4.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, VLO, SUN and DK?

Sunoco (SUN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Valero Energy (VLO) 8.9x, Sunoco (SUN) 8.7x, Delek US Holdings (DK) 19.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Delek US Holdings (DK) is cheapest (Valero Energy (VLO) 7.6x, Sunoco (SUN) 7.9x, Delek US Holdings (DK) 4.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sunoco (SUN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Valero Energy (VLO) +24.6%, Sunoco (SUN) +83.3%, Delek US Holdings (DK) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sunoco (SUN) has the highest net margin (Sunoco (SUN) 2.9%, Delek US Holdings (DK) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Delek US Holdings (DK) leads (Sunoco (SUN) 7.5%, Delek US Holdings (DK) 15.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valero Energy (VLO) returned the most: Valero Energy (VLO) +149.4%, Sunoco (SUN) +38.9%, Delek US Holdings (DK) +109.7%. Over five years, Valero Energy (VLO) compounded fastest (Valero Energy (VLO) +40.3%/yr, Sunoco (SUN) +12.7%/yr, Delek US Holdings (DK) +31.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Valero Energy (VLO) 0.00%, Sunoco (SUN) 0.07%, Delek US Holdings (DK) 0.00%. Valero Energy (VLO) and Delek US Holdings (DK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sunoco (SUN) has been the steadiest (Valero Energy (VLO) 37.6%, Sunoco (SUN) 26.5%, Delek US Holdings (DK) 54.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VLO, SUN and DK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sunoco (SUN) 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.