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Valero Energy (WBO:VLO) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.89 (As of Jun. 03, 2025)


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What is Valero Energy Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-03), Valero Energy's current share price is €112.50. Valero Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €59.62. Valero Energy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.89.

The historical rank and industry rank for Valero Energy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:VLO' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.86   Med: 2   Max: 3.2
Current: 2.02

During the past years, Valero Energy's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 3.20. The lowest was 0.86. And the median was 2.00.

WBO:VLO's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
77.69% of 780 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.9 vs WBO:VLO: 2.02

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Valero Energy's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €69.375. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is €59.62 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Valero Energy Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Valero Energy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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.

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Valero Energy Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Valero Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.27 1.54 2.38 2.23 1.96

Valero Energy Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 2.85 2.57 2.18 1.96 2.06

Competitive Comparison of Valero Energy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Valero Energy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Valero Energy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Valero Energy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Valero Energy Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Valero Energy's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=112.50/59.62
=1.89

* 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.

Valero Energy's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Valero Energy's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=69.375/134.9266*134.9266
=69.375

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Valero Energy Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 38.250 100.684 51.259
201509 39.329 100.392 52.858
201512 39.836 99.792 53.861
201603 39.484 100.470 53.025
201606 39.612 101.688 52.560
201609 39.997 101.861 52.981
201612 42.187 101.863 55.881
201703 41.453 102.862 54.375
201706 40.116 103.349 52.373
201709 39.022 104.136 50.560
201712 42.827 104.011 55.557
201803 41.172 105.290 52.761
201806 43.495 106.317 55.199
201809 44.218 106.507 56.017
201812 45.607 105.998 58.054
201903 45.199 107.251 56.863
201906 45.562 108.070 56.885
201909 46.652 108.329 58.106
201912 47.943 108.420 59.664
202003 41.825 108.902 51.820
202006 43.223 108.767 53.618
202009 40.022 109.815 49.174
202012 37.841 109.897 46.460
202103 36.581 111.754 44.166
202106 35.835 114.631 42.179
202109 36.335 115.734 42.360
202112 39.860 117.630 45.721
202203 41.875 121.301 46.579
202206 50.351 125.017 54.342
202209 57.405 125.227 61.852
202212 59.768 125.222 64.400
202303 64.528 127.348 68.368
202306 67.570 128.729 70.823
202309 71.489 129.860 74.278
202312 72.485 129.419 75.569
202403 73.311 131.776 75.064
202406 73.776 132.554 75.097
202409 71.870 133.029 72.895
202412 74.346 133.157 75.334
202503 69.375 134.927 69.375

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Valero Energy  (WBO:VLO) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Valero Energy Business Description

Industry
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 US, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Valero also owns 12 ethanol plants with capacity of 1.6 billion gallons a year and holds a 50% stake in Diamond Green Diesel, which can produce 1.2 billion gallons per year of renewable diesel.