Last 47 quarters of trend data · Energy · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 58.75 | 5.16 | 14.64 | 10.88 | 12.06 | 14.74 | — | 34.44 | 29.61 | 14.46 | 11.38 | 9.15 | 4.73 | 5.42 | 4.21 | 3.90 | 3.70 | 2.29 | 11.43 | 7.63 | 15.61 |
| — | -65.0% | — | -68.4% | -59.3% | +1.9% | — | +276.1% | +526.0% | +166.8% | +170.0% | +135.0% | +27.8% | +137.1% | -63.1% | -49.0% | -76.3% | -95.4% | — | — | — | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.08 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.24 |
| — | +48.9% | +65.9% | +23.4% | +25.2% | -4.7% | -23.0% | +1.5% | +1.4% | +21.0% | +25.8% | +7.2% | +37.4% | +46.4% | +31.5% | +35.6% | -3.9% | -27.4% | -23.3% | -38.4% | -12.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 5.17 | 2.71 | 2.73 | 1.85 | 1.97 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.41 | 1.53 | 1.80 | 1.96 | 1.54 | 1.76 | 1.50 | 1.90 | 1.90 | 1.76 | 1.89 | 2.03 | 1.55 | 1.55 |
| — | +74.0% | +73.5% | +31.7% | +28.3% | -13.4% | -19.6% | -8.6% | -13.0% | +19.9% | +3.0% | -18.8% | +0.3% | -20.6% | -6.2% | +22.7% | +13.4% | +11.2% | +30.4% | +31.9% | +75.8% | |
| P/FCF | 26.25 | 3.33 | 14.97 | 6.82 | 7.72 | 8.85 | 14.75 | 12.63 | 9.89 | 6.19 | 11.92 | 15.72 | 4.00 | 7.82 | 4.43 | 3.28 | 6.59 | 1.98 | 50.77 | 3.94 | 7.30 |
| — | -62.3% | +1.5% | -46.0% | -22.0% | +43.0% | +23.7% | -19.7% | +147.1% | -20.9% | +168.9% | +378.5% | -39.2% | +295.6% | -91.3% | -16.6% | -9.8% | -58.9% | — | — | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.62 | 3.38 | 7.72 | 6.25 | 6.23 | 6.63 | — | 10.90 | 10.18 | 7.34 | 6.58 | 5.70 | 3.29 | 3.52 | 3.05 | 2.85 | 2.78 | 1.85 | 6.53 | 4.75 | 7.41 |
| — | -49.0% | — | -42.7% | -38.8% | -9.6% | — | +91.2% | +209.6% | +108.6% | +115.5% | +100.0% | +18.1% | +90.4% | -53.2% | -40.0% | -62.4% | -81.1% | — | -94.3% | — | |
| EV / EBIT | 32.25 | 3.76 | 12.41 | 8.47 | 9.16 | 11.09 | — | 24.90 | 19.27 | 10.48 | 8.57 | 8.12 | 3.90 | 4.33 | 3.53 | 3.20 | 3.25 | 2.02 | 9.52 | 7.28 | 13.11 |
| — | -66.1% | — | -66.0% | -52.5% | +5.9% | — | +206.7% | +394.0% | +141.9% | +142.7% | +153.6% | +20.2% | +114.8% | -62.9% | -56.0% | -75.2% | -88.5% | — | — | — |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 4.4% | 19.5% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 5.5% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 9.8% | 8.6% | 11.8% | 11.2% | 9.0% | 12.5% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 3.1% |
| — | +377.4% | +442.6% | +411.6% | +143.4% | -1.3% | -73.6% | -61.8% | -76.9% | -51.9% | -47.4% | -52.9% | +8.5% | -31.3% | +182.6% | +111.3% | +193.7% | +398.5% | +306.7% | +464.2% | +218.5% | |
| Operating Margin | 3.5% | 14.2% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 3.3% | -3.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 9.1% | 8.0% | 11.1% | 10.3% | 8.5% | 12.0% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 2.3% |
| — | +325.0% | +279.7% | +338.7% | +204.2% | -5.8% | -156.3% | -74.2% | -83.1% | -55.7% | -52.4% | -57.4% | +6.9% | -33.6% | +209.0% | +131.7% | +263.4% | +556.5% | +212.2% | +256.8% | +159.8% | |
| Net Margin | 1.9% | 10.2% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 2.4% | -2.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 6.8% | 5.6% | 8.4% | 7.5% | 6.3% | 9.1% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 1.6% |
| — | +324.9% | +298.4% | +291.2% | +207.4% | -6.4% | -150.2% | -73.1% | -83.8% | -54.7% | -53.4% | -54.5% | +7.7% | -38.0% | +258.5% | +165.3% | +304.0% | +1456.6% | +169.4% | +230.0% | +153.4% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 8.7% | 13.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 2.7% | -2.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 9.4% | 7.1% | 11.7% | 12.7% | 12.1% | 21.8% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 2.5% |
| — | +402.7% | +313.5% | +320.0% | +215.2% | -13.1% | -150.9% | -76.2% | -86.2% | -56.3% | -62.8% | -66.4% | -22.9% | -67.5% | +159.5% | +140.9% | +388.5% | +2413.4% | +222.6% | +390.2% | +208.8% | |
| ROA | 4.0% | 5.9% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.2% | -1.0% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 7.5% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.8% |
| — | +387.4% | +310.8% | +317.1% | +216.0% | -13.7% | -150.3% | -75.5% | -86.1% | -56.7% | -60.9% | -63.2% | -7.0% | -57.2% | +230.9% | +188.7% | +441.9% | +2432.5% | +214.5% | +358.4% | +191.3% | |
| ROIC | 9.5% | 12.1% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 2.3% | -2.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 7.7% | 6.2% | 9.1% | 10.0% | 9.2% | 15.3% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 1.8% |
| — | +430.5% | +294.1% | +365.2% | +205.6% | -14.7% | -156.5% | -77.1% | -85.4% | -56.6% | -61.0% | -66.3% | -16.3% | -59.6% | +172.1% | +150.7% | +425.8% | +1117.7% | +313.1% | +457.3% | +217.3% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.77 |
| — | +1.6% | +3.4% | +4.9% | +2.5% | +3.9% | +9.1% | -5.4% | -5.4% | -6.0% | -10.5% | -11.3% | -16.5% | -28.6% | -34.5% | -34.6% | -36.2% | -27.8% | -17.7% | -5.4% | +0.7% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.57 | 1.92 | 4.47 | 5.19 | 4.51 | 5.88 | — | 11.03 | 9.07 | 5.60 | 4.59 | 5.63 | 2.73 | 3.30 | 2.43 | 2.58 | 2.62 | 1.89 | 6.61 | 6.90 | 10.67 |
| — | -67.4% | — | -52.9% | -50.2% | +4.9% | — | +95.8% | +231.6% | +69.6% | +88.9% | +118.2% | +4.5% | +74.9% | -63.2% | -62.6% | -75.5% | -85.9% | — | -95.3% | — | |
| Current Ratio | 1.65 | 1.64 | 1.58 | 1.65 | 1.60 | 1.62 | 1.56 | 1.53 | 1.57 | 1.48 | 1.59 | 1.56 | 1.51 | 1.59 | 1.52 | 1.38 | 1.32 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 1.31 |
| — | +0.9% | +1.2% | +7.4% | +1.8% | +9.6% | -2.0% | -1.8% | +3.7% | -6.6% | +4.7% | +12.9% | +14.7% | +27.1% | +28.9% | +10.0% | +0.3% | -8.5% | -17.6% | -26.4% | -30.9% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.11 | 1.23 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.03 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.82 | 0.88 | 0.88 |
| — | +10.9% | +5.6% | +7.4% | -1.2% | +6.4% | -1.1% | -7.1% | +2.1% | -6.9% | +6.4% | +11.4% | +16.3% | +21.4% | +26.7% | +12.6% | +6.2% | -1.2% | -14.3% | -16.3% | -29.2% | |
| Interest Coverage | 6.40 | 38.06 | 11.42 | 11.96 | 11.47 | 7.68 | -5.69 | 3.39 | 4.47 | 9.59 | 13.02 | 10.57 | 23.68 | 18.82 | 27.86 | 32.02 | 27.51 | 44.03 | 9.41 | 9.41 | 4.96 |
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Valero Energy Corporation's current P/E is 58.7x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 10.7x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Valero Energy Corporation's current operating margin is 3.5%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Valero Energy Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.