Valero Energy (VLO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Valero Energy (VLO) posted Free Cash Flow of $5.5 billion for Q2 2026, up 379.93% on a QoQ basis from $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, and up 691.29% year-over-year from $689.0 million in Q2 2025.
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Valero Energy (VLO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Valero Energy has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $5.5 billion in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 691.29% year-over-year to $5.5 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $10.2 billion, a 218.5% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $4.8 billion, down 13.7% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow was $5.5 billion for Q2 2026 at Valero Energy, up from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $5.6 billion in Q2 2022, with the low at $135.0 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $2.0 billion, with a median of $1.5 billion recorded in 2024.
- The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 2074.07% in 2023 against a maximum downside of 77.94% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $3.9 billion in 2022, then slumped by 75.35% to $958.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 12.84% to $835.0 million in 2024, then soared by 124.55% to $1.9 billion in 2025, then jumped by 190.77% to $5.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $5.5 billion (Q2 2026), $1.1 billion (Q1 2026), and $1.9 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 109.49 Bn | 108.36 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 9.14 Bn |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 108.59 Bn | 103.98 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 5.45 Bn |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 18.97 Bn | 16.77 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 1.39 Bn |
| 4 | Sunoco | 10.01 Bn | 9.24 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 928.00 Mn |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 8.52 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 8.23 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 912.61 Mn | 1.10 Bn |
| 7 | Cvr Energy | 5.25 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 117.00 Mn | 264.00 Mn |
| 8 | Icahn Enterprises | 5.06 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 198.00 Mn | 36.00 Mn |
| 9 | Delek US Holdings | 4.49 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 89.10 Mn |
| 10 | Par Pacific Holdings | 3.96 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 852.68 Mn | 242.86 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.69 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 689.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 578.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 835.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 958.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.15 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 135.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.15 Bn |
API Access
Valero Energy Free Cash Flow API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=VLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=VLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();