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Valero Energy (VLO) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Valero Energy has reported Operating Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 5.35% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 832.0% year-over-year to 5.35%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 4.66%, up 374.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 2.59%, 30.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 was 5.35% at Valero Energy, up from 5.19% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 12.04% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 2.97% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 5.54% and a median of 5.19% in 2025 define the central range for Operating Margin.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Margin: surged 1021bps in 2022 and later crashed -826bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 10.29% in 2022, then tumbled by -57bps to 4.39% in 2023, then crashed by -74bps to 1.13% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 358bps to 5.19% in 2025, then grew by 3bps to 5.35% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for VLO at 5.35% in Q1 2026, 5.19% in Q4 2025, and 4.69% in Q3 2025.