Valero Energy (VLO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Valero Energy (VLO) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 12.03% for Q2 2026, up 10.75 percentage points from 1.28% a year earlier and up 5.01 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Valero Energy (VLO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Valero Energy posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 3.80%, down 1.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +5.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 4.88% in FY2024 (-9.87 pp), 14.75% in FY2023 (-5.23 pp), 19.99% in FY2022 (+17.64 pp) and 2.35% in FY2021 (+4.44 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.57 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 18.34 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2024 (a drop of 11.79 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 7.03% (Q1 2026), 3.85% (Q4 2025) and 2.43% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 112.89 Bn | 92.33 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 16.51% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 105.91 Bn | 80.88 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 20.44% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 17.51 Bn | 9.85 Bn | 3.15 Bn | 17.80% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 8.96 Bn | 5.82 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 5.01% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 8.70 Bn | 4.34 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 17.14% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 6.21 Bn | -1.35 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 18.91% |
| 7 | Delek US Holdings | 4.15 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 15.45% |
| 8 | Cvr Energy | 4.12 Bn | 1.25 Bn | 783.00 Mn | 7.52% |
| 9 | Par Pacific Holdings | 3.66 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 715.29 Mn | 19.33% |
| 10 | Icahn Enterprises | 3.59 Bn | -1.86 Bn | 816.00 Mn | -9.25% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 20.44% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.03% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.03% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.43% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.28% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.50% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.03% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.89% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.29% |
API Access
Valero Energy Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=VLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=VLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();