Valero Energy (VLO)
NYSEEnergyOil & Gas Refining & MarketingSnapshot 2026-07-07
$266.15-1.54%
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How strong the business is — where it ranks within its sector on capital efficiency and cash generation, and how well management has been executing.
How this business ranks within energy on a research-validated quality screen. As of 2026-07-07.
The screen ranks VLO against its sector on four durable signals: share dilution, return on capital, free-cash-flow yield, and FCF margin. Historically the highest-quality names tended toward better typical outcomes and fewer bad years over multi-year holds (strongest at three years, modest at one), and that pattern showed up even before the price moved. It characterizes business quality, not price direction.
Each leg is a sector-relative percentile (higher is better); 4 of 4 legs were available for this name. The composite is built from these four; the raw value follows each percentile for context.
A forward quality tilt, not a price prediction, and context for your own research rather than a recommendation. Not investment advice.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 3 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Energy names rated strong grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=1633).
Over the trailing year it converted 1.49x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Energy names rated fragile grew net income 40% of the time over the next year (vs 43% for the rest of the cohort, n=892).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market and long-term interest rates.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, Fed net liquidity (low R² over the window).
9 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by executive changes. Historically, Energy names rated neutral grew net income 52% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=752).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-07-07.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.