VLO

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Valero Energy Corporation

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Valero Energy Corporation is 0.6% off its high — within touching distance of its all-time high. Go live your life, we're watching.

Price $281.25 · as of Jul 9, 2026All-time high $282.88Drawdown -0.6%Severity Score™ 0.1
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Near All-Time High

Current Drawdown

-0.6%

Days in Drawdown

1

Avg Max Drawdown

7.2%

Avg Length

77

Drawdown Severity Score™

0.1

VLO - Price & High Water Mark

VLO - Drawdown Timeline

How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.

Valuation vs Its Own History

Data as of June 28, 2026 · updated daily

Where today's valuation sits within VLO's own multi-year range. A lower percentile means today's ratio is lower than more of its past readings. This is context, not a recommendation.

Price to Sales

0.61xHistorically High · 100th percentile
Low: 0.05xMedian: 0.30xHigh: 0.62x

20 years of daily history

1.6% below its highest Price to Sales reading · 0.1x typical multiple drawdown · high date March 27, 2026

EV to EBITDA

9.3xAbove Typical · 71st percentile
Low: 1.8xMedian: 5.3xHigh: 59.7x

20 years of daily history

84.5% below its highest EV to EBITDA reading · 4.4x typical multiple drawdown · high date March 11, 2021

How we measure valuation

Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights

Valero Energy Corporation is trading slightly below its recent peak. As of 2026-07-09, the stock price is $281.25, just 0.6% below its all-time high of $282.88.

Based on its full tracked price history, Valero Energy Corporation typically experiences drawdowns averaging 7.2% in depth, with an average duration of 77 days. Valero Energy Corporation has gone through 186 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Valero Energy Corporation was 81.5%, beginning in 2007. The longest drawdown duration on record was 2785 days.

The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Valero Energy Corporation currently stands at 0.10. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score below 2.0 indicates a normal drawdown within the stock's typical range: a routine pullback.

Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Valero Energy Corporation's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.

📜 Historical Drawdown Events

Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 186 tracked pullbacks (65 listed).

Start DateEnd DateDurationMax DepthStart PriceLowest PriceRecovery Price
2026-07-08Ongoing1 day-0.6%$282.88$281.25n/a
2026-07-022026-07-065 days-0.6%$269.44$267.76$270.32
2026-06-302026-07-012 days-2.2%$266.32$260.44$269.44
2026-05-202026-06-2941 days-10.0%$262.62$236.30$266.32
2026-03-302026-05-1850 days-12.1%$254.32$223.65$258.52
2026-03-202026-03-267 days-3.1%$242.07$234.54$248.14
2026-03-132026-03-175 days-2.2%$235.81$230.59$235.96
2026-03-062026-03-115 days-5.3%$228.03$215.95$231.05
2026-02-122026-02-2716 days-3.4%$203.92$196.91$204.64
2026-02-092026-02-113 days-1.6%$202.68$199.50$203.92
2026-02-052026-02-062 days-1.7%$197.41$194.14$202.68
2026-01-092026-02-0326 days-6.1%$191.32$179.62$192.27
2025-11-192026-01-0851 days-12.1%$184.27$161.94$191.32
2025-11-172025-11-182 days-1.8%$180.62$177.28$184.27
2025-11-122025-11-143 days-2.8%$179.73$174.68$180.62
2025-11-072025-11-104 days-0.2%$174.91$174.52$178.06
2025-09-292025-11-0639 days-11.0%$174.53$155.41$174.91
2024-04-082025-09-26537 days-41.2%$174.08$102.32$174.53
2024-03-222024-04-0111 days-2.2%$162.30$158.76$163.87
2024-02-272024-03-0710 days-4.1%$137.72$132.14$141.46
2023-09-292024-02-26151 days-18.5%$137.54$112.06$137.72
2023-09-262023-09-283 days-3.4%$136.94$132.30$137.54
2023-01-272023-09-25241 days-29.9%$136.75$95.82$136.94
2023-01-252023-01-262 days-1.2%$132.26$130.72$136.75
2022-06-082023-01-23230 days-31.9%$130.24$88.65$130.48
2022-05-312022-06-012 days-1.7%$118.33$116.34$118.99
2022-05-092022-05-2719 days-8.3%$115.03$105.47$118.33
2022-05-052022-05-062 days-1.9%$114.18$112.05$115.03
2022-04-292022-05-024 days-3.5%$102.87$99.27$103.83
2022-04-192022-04-2810 days-8.6%$98.26$89.83$102.87
2022-04-082022-04-136 days-2.5%$92.01$89.75$92.55
2018-06-052022-04-061402 days-71.9%$91.88$25.84$91.98
2018-05-312018-06-012 days-0.8%$90.23$89.49$91.39
2018-05-222018-05-309 days-2.7%$90.12$87.67$90.23
2018-05-162018-05-172 days-0.1%$84.99$84.90$88.39
2018-05-102018-05-145 days-0.3%$84.19$83.95$84.96
2018-05-082018-05-092 days-0.4%$83.35$83.00$84.19
2018-04-272018-05-026 days-1.6%$81.79$80.50$82.31
2018-04-242018-04-263 days-0.9%$80.12$79.41$81.79
2018-01-232018-04-1077 days-12.3%$71.90$63.05$72.51
2018-01-182018-01-225 days-1.1%$70.89$70.09$71.90
2018-01-162018-01-172 days-0.6%$70.30$69.86$70.89
2018-01-092018-01-113 days-0.1%$68.46$68.37$68.70
2017-12-292018-01-025 days-0.4%$67.07$66.78$67.43
2017-12-192017-12-202 days-1.0%$64.62$63.99$65.51
2017-12-112017-12-155 days-0.8%$63.65$63.17$64.08
2017-12-062017-12-083 days-0.9%$62.33$61.74$63.65
2017-12-012017-12-055 days-2.3%$62.21$60.77$62.33
2017-11-222017-11-309 days-2.0%$60.89$59.67$62.21
2017-11-202017-11-212 days-0.1%$59.71$59.65$60.89
2017-11-082017-11-169 days-1.4%$58.96$58.12$59.17
2015-11-252017-01-03406 days-34.0%$48.95$32.32$49.17
2007-07-112015-02-232785 days-81.5%$40.25$7.43$41.06
2006-04-252007-04-25366 days-30.1%$35.51$24.81$36.36
2006-01-312006-04-1271 days-21.2%$32.44$25.57$32.78
2005-09-292006-01-13107 days-20.0%$29.77$23.83$29.89
2005-04-072005-06-2075 days-24.2%$20.50$15.54$20.73
2001-05-222004-01-20974 days-54.1%$6.39$2.93$6.60
2000-11-162001-02-0784 days-21.3%$4.72$3.71$4.72
1998-03-032000-11-10984 days-53.4%$4.32$2.01$4.32
1997-09-051998-02-19168 days-20.4%$4.11$3.27$4.12
1992-02-241996-11-291741 days-47.7%$2.37$1.24$2.38
1991-04-251991-08-26124 days-23.0%$1.85$1.43$1.86
1990-11-231991-03-0199 days-27.2%$1.42$1.04$1.43
1989-04-211990-09-11509 days-28.7%$1.29$0.92$1.30
1986-01-071989-03-231172 days-67.9%$0.96$0.31$0.96

How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).

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Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) is trading at $281.25 as of Jul 9, 2026. It is 0.6% below its high of $282.88. The drawdown has lasted 1 days. Severity score: 0.1 (Near All-Time High).

VLO Price History and Drawdown Data

Latest price

$281.25

High-water mark

$282.88

Current drawdown

-0.6%

Days in drawdown

1

This VLO page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Valero Energy Corporation drawdowns.

What History Says About VLO

Valero Energy Corporation has dropped 30%+ from its high 10 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 1060 days with an average max drop of -51.4%.

PeriodMax DropDuration
Jul 2007 to Feb 2015-81.5%2785 days
Jun 2018 to Apr 2022-71.9%1402 days
Jan 1986 to Mar 1989-67.9%1172 days
May 2001 to Jan 2004-54.1%974 days
Mar 1998 to Nov 2000-53.4%984 days
Feb 1992 to Nov 1996-47.7%1741 days

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