Valero Energy (VLO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Valero Energy's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 13.7% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 623.0% year-over-year to 13.7%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.7% (up 623.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.08%, down 1442.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 13.7% for Q1 2026 at Valero Energy, up from 7.2% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 67.07% in Q4 2023 to a low of 4.41% in Q3 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 23.68% across 5 years, with a median of 17.77% in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed soared 3135 bps in 2022, then tumbled 5868 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 36.75% in 2022, then surged by 83 bps to 67.07% in 2023, then slumped by 87 bps to 8.39% in 2024, then dropped by 14 bps to 7.2% in 2025, then soared by 90 bps to 13.7% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.7% (Q1 2026), 7.2% (Q4 2025), and 4.41% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.