Valero Energy VLO Return on assets
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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 return on assets?
- Valero Energy (VLO) reported return on assets of 6.9% in Q1 2026.
- How has Valero Energy's return on assets changed year-over-year?
- Valero Energy's return on assets increased by 353.9% year-over-year, from 1.5% to 6.9%.
- What is the long-term trend for Valero Energy's return on assets?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Valero Energy's return on assets has grown at a 42.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -2.3% to 9.3%.
- What does return on assets mean?
- How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
- How do you interpret return on assets?
- Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
- How does return on assets compare across companies?
- Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.