Valero Energy (VLO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Valero Energy (VLO) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.07 for Q2 2026, down 87.33% year-over-year from 0.51 in Q2 2025, and down 79.4% quarter-over-quarter from 0.32 in Q1 2026.

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

Valero Energy's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.07 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 87.33% year-over-year to 0.07; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.14 (down 68.2% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.29, up 17.64% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q2 2026 stood at 0.07, down from 0.32 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 2.97 in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.07 in Q2 2026.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.23 (2024), against an average of 0.4.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 316.99% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 95.65% in 2023.
  • Valero Energy's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.1 in 2022, then soared by 273.27% to 0.36 in 2023, then gained by 12.41% to 0.41 in 2024, then tumbled by 54.81% to 0.18 in 2025, then plunged by 64.51% to 0.07 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows VLO's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.07 in Q2 2026, 0.32 in Q1 2026, and 0.18 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Marathon Petroleum 96.00 Bn 88.23 Bn 9.27 Bn 0.04
2 Valero Energy 94.78 Bn 86.91 Bn 5.47 Bn 0.07
3 Phillips 66 89.60 Bn 85.50 Bn 8.38 Bn 0.08
4 HF Sinclair 15.48 Bn 13.22 Bn 1.57 Bn 0.06
5 Sunoco 10.13 Bn 9.36 Bn 1.46 Bn 0.15
6 PBF Energy 8.15 Bn 7.25 Bn 1.15 Bn 0.02
7 Cosan 6.51 Bn 1.40 Bn 552.94 Mn -0.22
8 Ultrapar Holdings 6.39 Bn 4.67 Bn 603.08 Mn 0.00
9 Icahn Enterprises 5.05 Bn 3.08 Bn 198.00 Mn 2.89
10 Delek US Holdings 3.89 Bn 3.27 Bn 365.10 Mn 0.18

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.07
Mar 31, 2026 0.32
Dec 31, 2025 -0.33
Sep 30, 2025 0.15
Jun 30, 2025 0.51
Mar 31, 2025 0.62
Dec 31, 2024 0.79
Sep 30, 2024 0.24
Jun 30, 2024 0.15
Mar 31, 2024 0.19
Dec 31, 2023 0.29
Sep 30, 2023 0.10
Jun 30, 2023 0.37
Mar 31, 2023 0.12
Dec 31, 2022 0.11
Sep 30, 2022 0.17
Jun 30, 2022 0.07
Mar 31, 2022 0.92
Dec 31, 2021 0.21
Sep 30, 2021 0.44