BP vs VLO
BP PLC and Valero Energy Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BP | VLO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $192.5B | $122.7B |
| Net income | $55.0M | $2.3B |
| Gross margin | · | −1.1% |
| Net margin | 0.7% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | 0.1% | 9.7% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $7.57 |
| Dividend / share | $0.33 | $4.52 |
| Payout ratio | 9198.2% | 59.8% |
| Free cash flow | · | · |
| Equity | $53.1B | $23.7B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.40× | 0.19× |
| Current ratio | 1.26× | 1.65× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.0% | 13.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
BP bills 1.6× the revenue of VLO, and VLO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (1.9% against 0.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BP | VLO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $192.5B | $122.7B |
| FY2024 | $194.6B | $129.9B |
| FY2023 | $213.0B | $144.8B |
| FY2022 | $248.9B | $176.4B |
| FY2021 | $164.2B | $114.0B |
| FY2020 | $109.1B | $64.9B |
| FY2019 | $163.5B | $108.3B |
| FY2018 | $303.7B | $117.0B |
| FY2017 | $244.6B | $94.0B |
| FY2016 | $186.6B | $75.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BP | VLO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $55.0M | $2.3B |
| FY2024 | $381.0M | $2.8B |
| FY2023 | $15.2B | $8.8B |
| FY2022 | $-2.5B | $11.5B |
| FY2021 | $7.6B | $930.0M |
| FY2020 | $-20.3B | $-1.4B |
| FY2019 | $4.0B | $2.4B |
| FY2018 | $9.4B | $3.1B |
| FY2017 | $3.4B | $4.1B |
| FY2016 | $115.0M | $2.3B |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$69,862,000,000 | BP |
| FY2024 | +$64,748,000,000 | BP |
| FY2023 | +$68,266,000,000 | BP |
| FY2022 | +$72,508,000,000 | BP |
| FY2021 | +$50,218,000,000 | BP |
| FY2020 | +$44,166,000,000 | BP |
| FY2019 | +$55,202,000,000 | BP |
| FY2018 | +$186,705,000,000 | BP |
| FY2017 | +$150,602,000,000 | BP |
| FY2016 | +$110,947,000,000 | BP |
BP has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
10 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −1.3 pp | VLO |
| FY2024 | −1.8 pp | VLO |
| FY2023 | +0.9 pp | BP |
| FY2022 | −7.5 pp | VLO |
| FY2021 | +4.0 pp | BP |
| FY2020 | −17.2 pp | VLO |
| FY2019 | −0.1 pp | VLO |
| FY2018 | +0.1 pp | BP |
| FY2017 | −3.3 pp | VLO |
| FY2016 | −3.4 pp | VLO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BP and VLO over this period.
10 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BP's net margin has been more volatile than VLO's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 6.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.4.
10 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BP and VLO over these 10 fiscal years — BP led in 3 and VLO in 7.
10 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VLO's return on equity has been more volatile than BP's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 15.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.9.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BP and VLO over these 11 fiscal years — BP led in 1 and VLO in 10.
11 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.