VLO Valero Energy (VLO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Energy · Petroleum refining · CIK 0001035002
Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
958
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
9
Codes C/M, not in net · $0 priced
What the filings say about VLO
Insiders, 180 days
-$5.7M net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
0 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-01-09
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$2.5M
1 notice
Valero Energy insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX insiders sold a net $5.7M of stock across 15 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 sales), the last on Jun 18, 2026.
- The trade is 38.0% of the 19,742 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 958 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP Fisher Eric A sold about $2.0M of VLO on Jun 29, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2023; 958 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on May 18, 2026.
- The trade is 27.5% of the 27,242 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 958 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP Fisher Eric A sold about $1.8M of VLO on Jun 18, 2026; 958 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on Mar 12, 2026.
- The trade is 21.6% of the 34,742 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 958 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP Fisher Eric A sold about $1.9M of VLO on May 18, 2026; 958 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Mar 11, 2026.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 958 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP Fisher Eric A sold about $47.7K of VLO on Mar 12, 2026; 958 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Mar 11, 2026.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 958 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP Fisher Eric A sold about $47.7K of VLO on Mar 12, 2026; 958 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.15 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$5.7M over 180 days
below 70% of Energy
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
958 funds bought in last quarter
more than 97% of Energy
Revenue
-5.5% year over year
below 65% of Energy
Margin
1.9% net margin
below 57% of Energy
Buybacks
$2.8B repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 94% of Energy
Short interest
3.1% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 1.9 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 60% of Energy
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 3 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 3 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+128.5%12M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
When a name files heavily, the largest trades are drawn first.
Who owns VLO: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
25,143,225 sh
$6.5B
19,393,258 sh
$5.1B
18,903,012 sh
$4.9B
14,845,028 sh
$3.9B
8,504,389 sh
$2.2B
Congress trades in VLO
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2026-01-09 · disclosed 35 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-08-06 · disclosed 37 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-05-15 · disclosed 25 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-04-08 · disclosed 20 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-04-07 · disclosed 31 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
VLO planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Eric Fisher
Filed 2026-08-03
$2.5M
Fisher Eric A
Filed 2026-06-29
$2.0M
VLO mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
$54.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
10.5%
Tortoise Energy ETF
$40.3M position · as of 2026-05-31
7.6%
VanEck Oil Refiners ETF
$10.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
7.3%
Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF
$6.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
6.1%
Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF
$5.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
6.1%
Cohen & Steers Future of Energy Fund, Inc.
$11.6M position · as of 2026-05-31
5.9%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Valero Energy Corporation Political Action Committee
Cycle 2026 · $1,847K spent
$2.1M
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · R.Lane Riggs
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$22.4M
$18.4M
$6.2M
+152%
+153%
2022
$20.1M
$35.8M
$5.8M
+146%
+157%
2021
$22.7M
$26.0M
$8.4M
+40%
+53%
2020
$19.9M
$10.1M
$6.0M
-36%
-34%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $5.7M sold by insiders over 180 days, 958 funds added last quarter, $2.5M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
VLO financials
Revenue growth
-5.5%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
1.9%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$139.4B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM VLO
| FY Dec 2025 | $122.7B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $129.9B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $144.8B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $176.4B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $114.0B |
| Jun 2026 | $44.5B |
| Mar 2026 | $32.4B |
| Dec 2025 | $30.4B |
| Sep 2025 | $32.2B |
| Jun 2025 | $29.9B |
| Mar 2025 | $30.3B |
| Dec 2024 | $30.8B |
| Sep 2024 | $32.9B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+5.2%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM VLO
| FY Dec 2025 | +1.9% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +2.1% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +6.1% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +6.5% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +0.8% |
| Jun 2026 | +8.4% |
| Mar 2026 | +3.9% |
| Dec 2025 | +3.7% |
| Sep 2025 | +3.4% |
| Jun 2025 | +2.4% |
| Mar 2025 | -2.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +0.9% |
| Sep 2024 | +1.1% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$8.9B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM VLO
| FY Dec 2025 | $3.8B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $4.6B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $6.1B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $9.5B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $2.8B |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | $1.5B |
| Jun 2025 | $529.0M |
| Mar 2025 | $293.0M |
| Dec 2024 | $523.0M |
| Sep 2024 | $866.0M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.45x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity VLO
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.39x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.36x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.40x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.44x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.72x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.45x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.48x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.39x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.45x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.44x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.46x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.36x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.43x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.96x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt VLO
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.63x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.76x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.87x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 1.21x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.44x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.96x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.55x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.63x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.46x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.40x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.53x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.76x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.63x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+29.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity VLO
| FY Dec 2025 | +9.7% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +10.9% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +35.4% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +54.9% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +5.0% |
| Jun 2026 | +29.4% |
| Mar 2026 | +17.8% |
| Dec 2025 | +9.7% |
| Sep 2025 | +6.1% |
| Jun 2025 | +3.1% |
| Mar 2025 | +3.8% |
| Dec 2024 | +10.9% |
| Sep 2024 | +14.4% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+11.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets VLO
| FY Dec 2025 | +4.0% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +4.5% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +14.2% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +19.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +1.7% |
| Jun 2026 | +11.6% |
| Mar 2026 | +6.9% |
| Dec 2025 | +4.0% |
| Sep 2025 | +2.5% |
| Jun 2025 | +1.2% |
| Mar 2025 | +1.5% |
| Dec 2024 | +4.5% |
| Sep 2024 | +6.0% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
+26.1%
operating income after a 22.7% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on invested capital VLO
| FY Dec 2025 | +8.3% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +10.4% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +30.3% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +45.3% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +6.3% |
| Jun 2026 | +26.1% |
| Mar 2026 | +14.5% |
| Dec 2025 | +8.3% |
| Sep 2025 | +5.2% |
| Jun 2025 | +2.8% |
| Mar 2025 | +3.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +10.4% |
| Sep 2024 | +12.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+22.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed VLO
| FY Dec 2025 | +7.2% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +8.3% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +26.4% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +37.1% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +5.1% |
| Jun 2026 | +22.1% |
| Mar 2026 | +13.1% |
| Dec 2025 | +7.2% |
| Sep 2025 | +4.4% |
| Jun 2025 | +2.1% |
| Mar 2025 | +2.6% |
| Dec 2024 | +8.3% |
| Sep 2024 | +10.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
16.11x
close 2026-10-27 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
P/E, trailing VLO
| FY Dec 2025 | 21.45x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 14.39x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 5.22x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 4.36x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 33.23x |
| Jun 2026 | 10.83x |
| Mar 2026 | 18.02x |
| Dec 2025 | 21.45x |
| Sep 2025 | 35.25x |
| Jun 2025 | 55.09x |
| Mar 2025 | 46.02x |
| Dec 2024 | 14.39x |
| Sep 2024 | 11.94x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$115.0B
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-07-24 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value VLO
| FY Dec 2025 | $54.2B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $43.0B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $49.5B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $54.4B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $39.8B |
| Jun 2026 | $80.8B |
| Mar 2026 | $79.6B |
| Dec 2025 | $54.2B |
| Sep 2025 | $58.7B |
| Jun 2025 | $48.2B |
| Mar 2025 | $47.8B |
| Dec 2024 | $43.0B |
| Sep 2024 | $48.9B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+8.0%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
FCF yield VLO
| FY Dec 2025 | +7.7% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +11.9% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +13.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +19.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +9.0% |
| Jun 2026 | +11.5% |
| Mar 2026 | +5.7% |
| Dec 2025 | +7.7% |
| Sep 2025 | +5.3% |
| Jun 2025 | +5.3% |
| Mar 2025 | +9.0% |
| Dec 2024 | +11.9% |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
0.02x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 886%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
PEG, trailing VLO
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.00x |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | 0.01x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.05x |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $122.7B | $129.9B | $144.8B | $176.4B |
| Operating income | $3.2B | $3.8B | $11.9B | $15.7B |
| Net income | $2.3B | $2.8B | $8.8B | $11.5B |
| EPS (diluted) | 7.57 | 8.58 | 24.92 | 29.04 |
| Operating cash flow | $5.8B | $6.7B | $9.2B | $12.6B |
| Cash | $4.7B | $4.7B | $5.4B | $4.9B |
| Long-term debt | $8.3B | $8.1B | $9.2B | $9.2B |
| Buybacks | $2.6B | $2.9B | $5.1B | $4.6B |
| Dividends paid | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $1.6B |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
VLO Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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VLO filings, in plain words
Are Valero Energy insiders buying or selling VLO?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Valero Energy insiders were net sellers, a net $5.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.
Have members of Congress traded VLO?
Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 0 House members disclosed buying VLO and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-01-09.
Are there planned insider sales of VLO?
Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.5M of stock; the latest, by Eric Fisher, was filed 2026-08-03.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Valero Energy insiders were net sellers of VLO, a net $5.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. None of the 3 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. In the year to 2026-10-28, 0 members of Congress disclosed buying VLO and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-01-09. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $2.5M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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