What is the market doing?
What the tape says about VLO
Valero Energy is +165% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 143 points ahead of the market.
+165%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- +55%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 74
RSI (14) · overbought, bought harder than it has been sold
- Below its 52-week high
- −0.56%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $348.06
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- +14%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- +165%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +513%
- vs 50-day average$292.64
- +19%
- 52-week high
- $350.02
- 52-week low
- $129.53
- Annualised volatility
- 38%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$7.7M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +116% |
| 2025 | +37% |
| 2024 | −3.0% |
| 2023 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | +75% |
| 2021 | +40% |
| 2020 | −36% |
| 2019 | +30% |
| 2018 | −16% |
| 2017 | +40% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +5.7% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.2% |
| Mar | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.6% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +4.3% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.1% |
| Jun | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.28% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +3.3% |
| Aug | 11 | 7 of 11 | +1.7% |
| Sep | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.2% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.97% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +5.1% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.65% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Ranks #1 of 11 by Smart Score