Valero Energy (VLO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Valero Energy's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 11.68% for Q2 2026, up 8.35 percentage points from 3.34% a year earlier and up 6.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Valero Energy (VLO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Valero Energy reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 7.18%, up 6.41 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.59%, down 0.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has declined in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of +5.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 2.89% in FY2024 (-5.30 pp), 8.19% in FY2023 (-0.70 pp), 8.90% in FY2022 (+7.03 pp) and 1.87% in FY2021 (+4.30 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2022.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.57 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 10.21 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a drop of 8.26 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows VLO's Return on Sales [ROS] at 5.35% (Q1 2026), 5.19% (Q4 2025) and 4.69% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 118.57 Bn | 108.97 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 13.99% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 116.99 Bn | 97.20 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 11.68% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 20.15 Bn | 14.38 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 11.24% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 10.25 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 4.09% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 9.64 Bn | 7.33 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 10.89% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 7.95 Bn | 1.73 Bn | 912.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Cvr Energy | 5.51 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 117.00 Mn | 2.85% |
| 8 | Icahn Enterprises | 4.74 Bn | -1.02 Bn | - | -8.60% |
| 9 | Delek US Holdings | 4.54 Bn | 2.27 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 7.40% |
| 10 | Par Pacific Holdings | 4.21 Bn | 3.56 Bn | 852.68 Mn | 21.37% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.68% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.19% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.13% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.39% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.35% |
API Access
Valero Energy Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=VLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=VLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();