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Valero Energy (VLO) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Valero Energy has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at $1.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 24.02% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached $5.3 billion, down 9.3%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $5.1 billion, 23.49% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 was $1.1 billion at Valero Energy, down from $1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $5.5 billion in Q2 2022 and troughed at $575.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.0 billion and a median of $1.7 billion in 2024 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: soared 1184.91% in 2022 and later crashed 74.31% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $4.6 billion in 2022, then crashed by 74.31% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then surged by 60.98% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then fell by 26.29% to $1.4 billion in 2025, then fell by 19.15% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for VLO at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.9 billion in Q3 2025.