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

Valero Energy's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.32 for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 18.69% year-over-year to 0.32; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.07 (down 70.37% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.07, down 65.15% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio was 0.32 for Q1 2026 at Valero Energy, up from 0.49 in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.09 in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.49 in Q4 2025.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.23 across 5 years, with a median of 0.2 in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio soared 558.62% in 2023, then tumbled 376.92% in 2025.
• A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.24 in 2022, then soared by 558.62% to 1.09 in 2023, then slumped by 83.65% to 0.18 in 2024, then sank by 376.92% to 0.49 in 2025, then jumped by 164.16% to 0.32 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.32 (Q1 2026), 0.49 (Q4 2025), and 0.19 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.