Valero Energy (VLO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Valero Energy (VLO) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 12.26% for Q2 2026, up 995.0% year-over-year from 1.12% in Q2 2025, and up 249.42% quarter-over-quarter from 3.51% in Q1 2026.

Valero Energy (VLO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Valero Energy's FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.26% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Margin rose 995.0% year-over-year to 12.26%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 7.29% (up 471.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.94%, down 37.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q2 2026 stood at 12.26%, up from 3.51% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 12.26% in Q2 2026, with the low at 0.35% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 4.34% (2022), against an average of 5.32%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: FCF Margin plunged 729 bps in 2023, then surged 995 bps in 2026.
  • Valero Energy's FCF Margin stood at 9.31% in 2022, then sank by 71 bps to 2.71% in 2023, then climbed by 0 bps to 2.71% in 2024, then jumped by 127 bps to 6.17% in 2025, then surged by 99 bps to 12.26% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VLO's FCF Margin at 12.26% in Q2 2026, 3.51% in Q1 2026, and 6.17% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Marathon Petroleum 95.97 Bn 88.20 Bn 9.27 Bn 17.47%
2 Valero Energy 94.92 Bn 87.05 Bn 5.47 Bn 12.26%
3 Phillips 66 89.40 Bn 85.30 Bn 8.38 Bn 12.55%
4 HF Sinclair 15.54 Bn 13.28 Bn 1.57 Bn 13.40%
5 Sunoco 10.16 Bn 9.39 Bn 1.46 Bn 6.51%
6 PBF Energy 8.17 Bn 7.28 Bn 1.15 Bn 12.52%
7 Cosan 6.52 Bn 1.41 Bn 552.94 Mn -148.04%
8 Ultrapar Holdings 6.40 Bn 4.68 Bn 603.08 Mn 4.00%
9 Icahn Enterprises 5.05 Bn 3.08 Bn 198.00 Mn 1.17%
10 Delek US Holdings 3.92 Bn 3.29 Bn 365.10 Mn 2.18%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 12.26%
Mar 31, 2026 65.86%
Dec 31, 2025 118.35%
Sep 30, 2025 7.50%
Jun 30, 2025 41.46%
Mar 31, 2025 1.91%
Dec 31, 2024 1.39%
Sep 30, 2024 4.35%
Jun 30, 2024 160.23%
Mar 31, 2024 132.88%
Dec 31, 2023 83.24%
Sep 30, 2023 247.48%
Jun 30, 2023 2.91%
Mar 31, 2023 222.93%
Dec 31, 2022 -2.53%
Sep 30, 2022 192.83%
Jun 30, 2022 452.39%
Mar 31, 2022 30.64%
Dec 31, 2021 1.78%
Sep 30, 2021 56.27%