Valero Energy (VLO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Valero Energy (VLO) posted Tax Rate of 21.17% for Q2 2026, down 9.03% on a QoQ basis from 23.27% in Q1 2026, and down 845.0% year-over-year from 2.84% in Q2 2025.
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Valero Energy (VLO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Valero Energy has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 21.17% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate fell 845.0% year-over-year to 21.17% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 22.7%, a 1361.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 25.26%, up 655.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 21.17% for Q2 2026 at Valero Energy, down from 23.27% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 29.62% in Q2 2025, with the low at 10.53% in Q4 2024.
- Average Tax Rate over 5 years is 21.29%, with a median of 21.93% recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Tax Rate tumbled 3189 bps in 2024, then jumped 3382 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 23.95% in 2022, then slipped by 11 bps to 21.37% in 2023, then sank by 149 bps to 10.53% in 2024, then jumped by 321 bps to 23.29% in 2025, then retreated by 9 bps to 21.17% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 21.17% (Q2 2026), 23.27% (Q1 2026), and 23.29% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 109.49 Bn | 108.36 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 20.68% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 108.59 Bn | 103.98 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 21.17% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 18.97 Bn | 16.77 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 23.81% |
| 4 | Sunoco | 10.01 Bn | 9.24 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 21.82% |
| 5 | PBF Energy | 8.52 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 25.56% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 8.23 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 912.61 Mn | 26.90% |
| 7 | Cvr Energy | 5.25 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 117.00 Mn | 17.86% |
| 8 | Icahn Enterprises | 5.06 Bn | 3.09 Bn | 198.00 Mn | -0.52% |
| 9 | Delek US Holdings | 4.49 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 18.84% |
| 10 | Par Pacific Holdings | 3.96 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 852.68 Mn | 23.73% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.62% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 28.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -10.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.37% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.34% |
API Access
Valero Energy Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=VLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=VLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();