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 | 103.92 Bn | 76.72 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 18.50% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 98.70 Bn | 70.56 Bn | 9.41 Bn | 19.68% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 17.12 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 3.15 Bn | 24.61% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 8.45 Bn | 5.30 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 4.10% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 7.96 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 17.32% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 5.80 Bn | -1.43 Bn | 912.61 Mn | 7.25% |
| 7 | Delek US Holdings | 3.90 Bn | 1.39 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 7.40% |
| 8 | Cvr Energy | 3.81 Bn | 775.98 Mn | 783.00 Mn | 22.07% |
| 9 | Icahn Enterprises | 3.40 Bn | -2.86 Bn | - | 0.06% |
| 10 | Bw Lpg | 3.31 Bn | 2.29 Bn | - | 489.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.68% |
| 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% |
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();