Valero Energy (VLO) Change in Working Capital (2012 - 2020)

Valero Energy (VLO) recorded quarterly Change in Working Capital of $1.1 billion in Q1 2020, up 155.07% quarter-over-quarter from $434.0 million in Q4 2019, and up 951.54% on a YoY basis from $105.3 million in Q2 2019.

Valero Energy (VLO) Change in Working Capital (2012 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Valero Energy's Change in Working Capital history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.1 billion for Q1 2020.

  • In Q1 2020, Change in Working Capital rose 951.54% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2020 stood at $943.0 million (up 568.79% YoY), while the FY2019 annual figure was -$294.0 million, down 122.67% from the prior year.
  • Change in Working Capital was $1.1 billion for Q1 2020 at Valero Energy, up from $434.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Working Capital ranged from a high of $1.1 billion in Q1 2020 to a low of -$1.3 billion in Q2 2016.
  • Historically, Change in Working Capital has averaged -$9.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$23.0 million in 2016.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2017 and 2020: Change in Working Capital plunged 3139.13% in 2017, then jumped 951.54% in 2020.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Working Capital shows it stood at -$23.0 million in 2016, then slumped by 3139.13% to -$745.0 million in 2017, then jumped by 116.51% to $123.0 million in 2018, then jumped by 252.85% to $434.0 million in 2019, then jumped by 155.07% to $1.1 billion in 2020.
  • The last three Change in Working Capital figures came in at $1.1 billion (Q1 2020), $434.0 million (Q4 2019), and -$315.0 million (Q3 2019), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Working Capital (Qtr)
1 Marathon Petroleum 76.18 Bn 80.70 Bn 3.31 Bn -
2 Valero Energy 75.63 Bn 72.96 Bn 30.79 Bn -
3 Phillips 66 71.92 Bn 67.92 Bn 31.12 Bn -
4 HF Sinclair 12.56 Bn 11.48 Bn 1.19 Bn -
5 Sunoco 8.81 Bn 8.10 Bn 1.69 Bn -
6 Cosan 5.12 Bn 250.68 Mn 552.94 Mn 60.49 Mn
7 Icahn Enterprises 4.72 Bn 3.42 Bn -134.00 Mn -
8 PBF Energy 4.49 Bn 4.08 Bn 278.50 Mn -
9 Cvr Energy 3.16 Bn 2.85 Bn -103.00 Mn -
10 Delek US Holdings 2.80 Bn 2.43 Bn -130.20 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2020 1.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 1.11 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 434.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 434.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -315.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -315.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -283.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -283.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -130.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -130.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 123.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 123.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 729.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 729.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -581.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -581.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 1.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -745.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -745.00 Mn