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Valero Energy
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing · Energy · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$346.26
-1.1% on the session
1-year return
+158.5%
+75.1% over six months
Volatility
36.1%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-12.1%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Valero Energy is a oil & gas refining & marketing name in the energy sector. Over the past year it returned +158.5%, against +33.0% over three months and +10.4% over one. It trades 52.5% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 36.1% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -12.1%, and it has traded a median $748M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate -0.09 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Energy#1 of 21
Stronger than 100% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#9 of 500

How VLO scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 2 others in Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing.

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Full metrics
1 day-1.1%
1 week+4.9%
1 month+10.4%
3 months+33.0%
6 months+75.1%
1 year+158.5%
12-1 momentum+134.1%
Volatility (1y, annualized)36.1%
Max drawdown (1y)-12.1%
Distance vs 200-day average+52.5%
Return per unit of risk4.39
Median daily dollar volume$748M
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