Valero Energy (VLO) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Valero Energy's EBITDA Margin was 13.34% in Q2 2026, up 7.28 percentage points from 6.06% a year earlier and up 5.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Valero Energy (VLO) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Valero Energy's EBITDA Margin was 9.50% through Jun 30, 2026, up 6.40 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.17%, up 0.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of +3.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBITDA Margin was 5.03% in FY2024 (-5.03 pp), 10.06% in FY2023 (-0.24 pp), 10.30% in FY2022 (+6.32 pp) and 3.98% in FY2021 (+2.79 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q2 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBITDA Margin has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.77 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin over five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 9.26 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2025 (a drop of 8.17 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, VLO's EBITDA Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 7.94% (Q1 2026), 7.88% (Q4 2025) and 7.29% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valero Energy | 112.13 Bn | 92.34 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 13.34% |
| 2 | Marathon Petroleum | 109.39 Bn | 99.79 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 15.59% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 18.88 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 13.44% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 10.20 Bn | 4.58 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 6.07% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 8.88 Bn | 6.58 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 12.33% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 7.63 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 912.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Cvr Energy | 5.10 Bn | 2.89 Bn | 117.00 Mn | 5.77% |
| 8 | Icahn Enterprises | 4.88 Bn | -880.12 Mn | - | -4.58% |
| 9 | Delek US Holdings | 4.13 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 10.23% |
| 10 | Par Pacific Holdings | 3.91 Bn | 3.26 Bn | 852.68 Mn | 22.60% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.29% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.40% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.56% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.80% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.11% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.52% |
Valero Energy EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=VLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "VLO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=VLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();