VLO (Valero Energy) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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VLO Valero Energy Corp VLO
65 GF Score
Price $413.28
GF Value $172.67
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Valero Energy Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Valero Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $927 Mil. Valero Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $10,422 Mil. Valero Energy's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $24,196 Mil. Valero Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.47.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Valero Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

VLO' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.69   Med: 1.6   Max: 17.53
Current: 0.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Valero Energy was 17.53. The lowest was 0.69. And the median was 1.60.

VLO's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
71.45% of 718 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 1.825 vs VLO: 0.83

Valero Energy  (NYSE:VLO) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Valero Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Valero Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Valero Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA 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.

Valero Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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VLO vs MPC, PSX, DINO: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Valero Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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 Debt-to-EBITDA vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Valero Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Valero Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Valero Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Valero Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1368 + 10335) / 6719
=1.74

Valero Energy's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(927 + 10422) / 24196
=0.47

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Valero Energy (VLO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Valero Energy stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $413.28 is trading 139.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $172.67. GuruFocus considers Valero Energy to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for VLO:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $172.67 vs. price of $413.28 (139.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 65/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the VLO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Valero Energy Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
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.
65GF Score

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$413.28
Price
$172.67
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