Valero Energy (VLO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Valero Energy's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.1 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 24.02% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.3 billion (down 9.3% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.1 billion, down 23.49% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow was $1.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Valero Energy, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $5.5 billion in Q2 2022 to a low of $575.0 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $2.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.7 billion in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow soared 1184.91% in 2022, then sank 74.31% in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $4.6 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 74.31% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then soared by 60.98% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then dropped by 26.29% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then dropped by 19.15% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $1.1 billion (Q1 2026), $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.9 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.