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Valero Energy refines crude oil into fuels and produces renewable diesel and ethanol.
Valero Energy Corporation reported net income of $2.3B for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Source: Form 10-K filed February 25, 2026
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Reported figures from Valero Energy Corporation's filings, pulled directly from SEC XBRL data rather than a third-party terminal. Each row links to the filing it came from.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $2.3B | 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31 | SEC filing |
| Operating cash flow | $5.8B | 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31 | SEC filing |
| Diluted EPS | $7.57 | 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31 | SEC filing |
| Shares outstanding | 305M | As of 2025-10-17 | SEC filing |
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For Valero Energy Corporation, the most important recurring operating and market variables are:
Each question starts with what the filings show, then why it matters. None of these is a rating or a forecast.
Refining margins are driven by the spread between crude oil and refined-product prices, which can swing sharply with the economic cycle and refinery outages industry-wide. This is the single biggest driver of quarter-to-quarter earnings.
Track renewable diesel capacity growth and how RIN (Renewable Identification Number) compliance costs affect the economics of that expansion versus traditional refining.
Valero relies on international demand for a meaningful share of its refined-product exports, making it sensitive to shifts in global fuel demand and competing refinery capacity abroad.
Compare buyback and dividend commitments against refinery maintenance capital and growth investment needs, since refining is a capital-intensive, cyclical business.
Operating cash flow was $5.8B, 2.48 times net income of $2.3B, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Cash from operations exceeded reported earnings. Non-cash charges such as depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation usually explain the gap; the cash-flow statement shows which.
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| Politician | Trade date | Type | Owner | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Cisneros | 2026-01-09 | Sale | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing #20033983 |
| Gilbert Cisneros | 2025-08-06 | Sale | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing #20031022 |
| Robert Bresnahan | 2025-05-15 | Purchase | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing #20030482 |
| John Boozman | 2025-05-13 | Sale | Joint | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing #7f1f888e-f759-4c18-8fbe-baf8f3488374 |
| Robert Bresnahan | 2025-04-08 | Sale | Self | $1,001 - $15,000 | Filing #20030238 |
| Jefferson Shreve | 2025-04-07 | Sale | Self | $15,001 - $50,000 | Filing #20030231 |
| Jefferson Shreve | 2025-03-13 | Purchase | Self | $15,001 - $50,000 | Filing #20029038 |
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Valero Energy refines crude oil into fuels and produces renewable diesel and ethanol.
Valero Energy Corporation reported net income of $2.3B for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The figures come from Valero Energy Corporation's SEC XBRL filings.
The SEC lists Valero Energy Corporation's fiscal year end as December 31.
The current verified House and Senate snapshot contains 7 transaction rows for VLO, each linked to the original filing.
This page does not rate VLO as a buy or sell. It sets out what Valero Energy Corporation reports, what investors should watch and the questions a thesis has to answer, with links to the SEC filings. It is research, not investment advice.
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