Valero Energy Corporation (VLO)

Valero Energy Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts that cover Valero Energy stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $165.36, which forecasts a -5.34% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $136 and the highest is $200.

Price Target: $165.36 (-5.34%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$136	$165.36	$168	$200
Change	-22.14%	-5.34%	-3.82%	+14.50%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Valero Energy stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25
Strong Buy	4	5	5	3	3	4
Buy	8	8	8	7	7	7
Hold	3	2	2	5	5	4
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	15	15	15	15	15	15

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Manav Gupta UBS	UBS	Strong Buy Maintains $165 → $183	Strong Buy	Maintains	$165 → $183	+4.76%	Sep 22, 2025
Stephen Richardson Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Hold Maintains $135 → $185	Hold	Maintains	$135 → $185	+5.91%	Sep 19, 2025
Nitin Kumar Mizuho	Mizuho	Buy Maintains $166 → $190	Buy	Maintains	$166 → $190	+8.77%	Sep 15, 2025
Ryan Todd Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Buy Maintains $171 → $200	Buy	Maintains	$171 → $200	+14.50%	Sep 11, 2025
Justin Jenkins Raymond James	Raymond James	Strong Buy Maintains $170 → $177	Strong Buy	Maintains	$170 → $177	+1.33%	Sep 9, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

119.94B

Decreased by -3.26%

from 123.97B

Revenue Next Year

115.36B

Decreased by -3.82%

from 119.94B

EPS This Year

8.47

Decreased by -1.23%

from 8.58

EPS Next Year

10.81

Increased by 27.60%

from 8.47

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	60.12B	108.33B	171.19B	139.00B	123.97B	119.94B	115.36B
Revenue Growth	-41.48%	80.21%	58.02%	-18.80%	-10.81%	-3.26%	-3.82%
EPS	-3.50	2.27	29.04	24.92	8.58	8.47	10.81
EPS Growth	-	-	1,179.29%	-14.19%	-65.58%	-1.23%	27.60%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	20.62	16.16
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	22	22

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	128.8B	129.8B
Avg	119.9B	115.4B
Low	108.0B	93.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	3.9%	8.3%
Avg	-3.3%	-3.8%
Low	-12.9%	-22.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	10.55	16.15
Avg	8.47	10.81
Low	6.70	7.48

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	23.0%	90.6%
Avg	-1.2%	27.6%
Low	-21.9%	-11.7%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.