Valero Energy (VLO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Valero Energy (VLO) posted Tax Rate of 21.17% for Q2 2026, down 8.45 percentage points from 29.62% a year earlier and down 2.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Valero Energy (VLO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Tax Rate at Valero Energy was 22.70%, up 13.61 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 25.26%, up 6.55 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a five-year change of -19.67 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Valero Energy's Tax Rate was 18.71% in FY2024 (-3.54 pp), 22.26% in FY2023 (-0.14 pp), 22.39% in FY2022 (+5.87 pp) and 16.53% in FY2021 (-28.40 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Tax Rate since Q4 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.72 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q4 2025, with a gain of 33.82 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 35.72 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 23.27% (Q1 2026), 23.29% (Q4 2025) and 26.79% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathon Petroleum | 137.97 Bn | 121.73 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 20.68% |
| 2 | Valero Energy | 134.23 Bn | 111.17 Bn | 5.47 Bn | 21.17% |
| 3 | HF Sinclair | 23.03 Bn | 17.20 Bn | 1.57 Bn | 23.81% |
| 4 | PBF Energy | 10.79 Bn | 8.35 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 25.56% |
| 5 | Sunoco | 10.43 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 21.82% |
| 6 | Ultrapar Holdings | 8.35 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 912.61 Mn | 51.44% |
| 7 | Cvr Energy | 6.36 Bn | 3.93 Bn | 117.00 Mn | 17.86% |
| 8 | Delek US Holdings | 4.96 Bn | 2.45 Bn | 365.10 Mn | 18.84% |
| 9 | Icahn Enterprises | 4.49 Bn | -1.27 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Par Pacific Holdings | 4.36 Bn | 3.68 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% |
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 36.66% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 20.25% |
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();