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Valero Energy (VLO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Valero Energy has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 13.7% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 623.0% year-over-year to 13.7%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 13.7%, up 623.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 7.08%, 1442.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 was 13.7% at Valero Energy, up from 7.2% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 67.07% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 4.41% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 23.68% and a median of 17.77% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: soared 3135bps in 2022 and later tumbled -5868bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 36.75% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 83bps to 67.07% in 2023, then crashed by -87bps to 8.39% in 2024, then fell by -14bps to 7.2% in 2025, then surged by 90bps to 13.7% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for VLO at 13.7% in Q1 2026, 7.2% in Q4 2025, and 4.41% in Q3 2025.