Chevron Corp vs VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX, two Oil & Gas Refining stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CVX and VLO diverge most: on revenue growth, CVX reads -5.6% and VLO reads +13.1%; on return on equity, CVX reads 5.8% and VLO reads 25.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What VLO's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CVX | VLO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $196.85 | $312.89 |
| Market cap | $390.9B | $92.0B |
| Sector | Oil & Gas Refining | Oil & Gas Refining |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | -4.4% |
| P/E | 34.3 | 13.0 |
| P/B | 2.06 | 3.25 |
| P/S | 2.06 | 0.66 |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.2 | 6.9 |
| Revenue growth | -5.6% | +13.1% |
| Operating margin | — | 11.7% |
| Net margin | 5.8% | 5.2% |
| Return on equity | 5.8% | 25.5% |
| Return on assets | 3.3% | 11.2% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 27.0% |
| FCF yield | 3.5% | 11.4% |
| Dividend yield | 3.5% | 1.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Current ratio | 1.09 | 1.64 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.13 | 9.77 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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