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Valero Energy (Valero Energy) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

: 7.02 (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-18), Valero Energy's share price is $164.26. Valero Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.40. Hence, Valero Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 7.02.

The historical rank and industry rank for Valero Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

VLO' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.06   Med: 9.2   Max: 52.12
Current: 7.01

During the past 13 years, Valero Energy's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 52.12. The lowest was 3.06. And the median was 9.20.

VLO's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
63.79% of 591 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 10.03 vs VLO: 7.01

Valero Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.93. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $23.40.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Valero Energy was -14.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, Valero Energy's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 97.30% per year. The lowest was -60.50% per year. And the median was 24.30% per year.


Valero Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Valero Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Valero Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.96 - 7.29 4.61 5.52

Valero Energy Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.61 3.99 4.63 4.70 5.52

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Valero Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Valero Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Valero Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Valero Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Valero Energy Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Valero Energy's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=164.26/23.404
=7.02

Valero Energy's Share Price of today is $164.26.
Valero Energy's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $23.40.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Valero Energy  (NYSE:VLO) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Valero Energy (Valero Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Valero Way, San Antonio, TX, USA, 78249
Valero Energy is one of the largest independent refiners in the United States. It operates 15 refineries with a total throughput capacity of 3.2 million barrels a day in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Valero also owns 12 ethanol plants with capacity of 1.6 billion gallons of ethanol a year and holds a 50% stake in Diamond Green Diesel, which has capacity to produce 1.2 billion gallons per year of renewable diesel.
Executives
Joseph W Gorder director, officer: COB & CEO P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Rayford Jr Wilkins director 208 S. AKARD ST., --, DALLAS TX 75202
Marie A Ffolkes director 17450 COLLEGE PARKWAY, LIVONIA MI 48152
Kimberly S, Greene director 30 IVAN ALLEN JR. BLVD., NW, ATLANTA GA 30308
Philip J. Pfeiffer director P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Deborah P Majoras director ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Robert Profusek director P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Donald L Nickles director 6100 N WESTERN AVENUE, P O BOX 18496, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Gary K. Simmons officer: EVP & CCO P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
R. Lane Riggs officer: EVP and COO P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Fred M Diaz director 9614 AMALFI CT, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Paulett Eberhart director C/O LPL FINANCIAL, 4707 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 32121
Cheryl L. Thomas officer: SVP & CTO P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Richard Joe Walsh officer: SVP and GC P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Jason W. Fraser officer: EVP and CFO P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000

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