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Company snapshot — Valero Energy Corporation

VLO in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Valero refines crude oil into fuels such as petrol, diesel and jet fuel, and also runs a renewable diesel and an ethanol business through separate segments. It sells through wholesale and retail channels under several fuel brands, including its own Valero name and Diamond Green Diesel for renewable output. It also converts corn and other feedstocks into ethanol and animal-feed co-products. The company is based in San Antonio, Texas, and operates plants across North America and further afield.
Where it sits in the stack
Valero has no seat in our index and sits outside the AI build-out stack altogether; within our universe it belongs to the Energy sector, in the oil-and-gas refining and marketing sleeve, supplying transportation fuels rather than compute infrastructure.
Who it is priced against
The diary does not carry a set peer group for Valero; the market usually names Marathon Petroleum as a comparable refiner.
Why Closelook tracks it
Valero is an S&P 500 constituent but holds no seat in our AI-focused index and carries no Closelook score, so no module can be named as stronger or weaker; the diary has not quoted it and mention count sits at zero.
What the diary watches
Whether refining margins and renewable fuel volumes shift as fuel demand and regulatory credit rules change.

Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for VLO, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 3 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Raymond James, 2026-09-14

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for VLO from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Raymond James — target 450 from 350 Target raised to $450 from $350 (+16.1% to spot) 2026-09-14
  • Price target Morgan Stanley — target 411 from 255 Target raised to $411 from $255 (+3.2% to spot) 2026-09-14
  • Price target Wells Fargo — target 389 from 356 Target raised to $389 from $356 (+8.4% to spot) 2026-09-01

3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against VLO on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 1.14%, quarterly · last 1.20 USD on 2026-07-31

Dividends and capital return

What VLO pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 4.73 USD per share · a 1.14% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +6.1% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 4.46 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.20 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-07-31
  • By calendar year 2023: 1.02 USD (partial) · 2024: 4.28 USD · 2025: 4.52 USD · 2026: 3.60 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-16

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Valero Energy Corporation (VLO)?

Valero Energy Corporation trades as VLO on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is VLO in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Valero Energy Corporation is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does VLO trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +22.5% vs the 50-day and +66.2% vs the 200-day average, 0.8% below the 52-week high and +170.7% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Valero Energy Corporation do?

Valero refines crude oil into fuels such as petrol, diesel and jet fuel, and also runs a renewable diesel and an ethanol business through separate segments. It sells through wholesale and retail channels under several fuel brands, including its own Valero name and Diamond Green Diesel for renewable output. It also converts corn and other feedstocks into ethanol and animal-feed co-products. The diary does not carry a set peer group for Valero; the market usually names Marathon Petroleum as a comparable refiner.

Where does Valero Energy Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

Valero has no seat in our index and sits outside the AI build-out stack altogether; within our universe it belongs to the Energy sector, in the oil-and-gas refining and marketing sleeve, supplying transportation fuels rather than compute infrastructure. Valero is an S&P 500 constituent but holds no seat in our AI-focused index and carries no Closelook score, so no module can be named as stronger or weaker; the diary has not quoted it and mention count sits at zero.

Does Valero Energy Corporation pay a dividend?

Valero Energy Corporation has paid 4.73 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.14% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.20 USD on 2026-07-31. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Valero Energy Corporation recently?

The most recent analyst action on Valero Energy Corporation on the Closelook wire is a price target by Raymond James on 2026-09-14 (target 450 from 350). 3 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 3 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for VLO, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing, then Energy. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.