Valero Energy VLO Interest coverage
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Valero Energy’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Valero Energy’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Valero Energy's interest coverage?
- Valero Energy (VLO) reported interest coverage of 10.4× in Q1 2026.
- How has Valero Energy's interest coverage changed year-over-year?
- Valero Energy's interest coverage increased by 388.9% year-over-year, from 2.1× to 10.4×.
- What is the long-term trend for Valero Energy's interest coverage?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Valero Energy's interest coverage has grown at a 69.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.6× to 13.1×.
- What does interest coverage mean?
- How many times the company's operating profit covers its interest bill.
- How do you interpret interest coverage?
- Higher is safer; below ~2× is a warning that earnings provide little cushion against the debt burden. Debt-free companies have no interest expense and the ratio is left blank.
- How does interest coverage compare across companies?
- Comparable across leveraged non-financials; less relevant for net-cash companies with negligible interest.