VLO vs XOM
Valero Energy Corp. and ExxonMobil Holdings Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | VLO | XOM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $122.7B | $332.2B |
| Net income | $2.3B | $28.8B |
| Gross margin | −1.1% | · |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 9.0% |
| Return on equity | 9.7% | 11.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $7.57 | $6.70 |
| Dividend / share | $4.52 | $4.00 |
| Payout ratio | 59.8% | 59.7% |
| Free cash flow | · | $23.6B |
| Equity | $23.7B | $259.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.19× | 0.11× |
| Current ratio | 1.65× | 1.15× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 13.6% | 12.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
XOM bills 2.7× the revenue of VLO, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (9.0% against 1.9%).
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 | VLO | XOM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $122.7B | $332.2B |
| FY2024 | $129.9B | $349.6B |
| FY2023 | $144.8B | $344.6B |
| FY2022 | $176.4B | $413.7B |
| FY2021 | $114.0B | $285.6B |
| FY2020 | $64.9B | $181.5B |
| FY2019 | $108.3B | $264.9B |
| FY2018 | $117.0B | $290.2B |
| FY2017 | $94.0B | $244.4B |
| FY2016 | $75.7B | $200.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | VLO | XOM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.3B | $28.8B |
| FY2024 | $2.8B | $33.7B |
| FY2023 | $8.8B | $36.0B |
| FY2022 | $11.5B | $55.7B |
| FY2021 | $930.0M | $23.0B |
| FY2020 | $-1.4B | $-22.4B |
| FY2019 | $2.4B | $14.3B |
| FY2018 | $3.1B | $20.8B |
| FY2017 | $4.1B | $19.7B |
| FY2016 | $2.3B | $7.8B |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$209,551,000,000 | XOM |
| FY2024 | −$219,704,000,000 | XOM |
| FY2023 | −$199,816,000,000 | XOM |
| FY2022 | −$237,297,000,000 | XOM |
| FY2021 | −$171,663,000,000 | XOM |
| FY2020 | −$116,590,000,000 | XOM |
| FY2019 | −$156,614,000,000 | XOM |
| FY2018 | −$173,179,000,000 | XOM |
| FY2017 | −$150,383,000,000 | XOM |
| FY2016 | −$124,969,000,000 | XOM |
XOM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −7.0 pp | XOM |
| FY2024 | −7.6 pp | XOM |
| FY2023 | −4.3 pp | XOM |
| FY2022 | −7.0 pp | XOM |
| FY2021 | −7.1 pp | XOM |
| FY2020 | +11.0 pp | VLO |
| FY2019 | −2.9 pp | XOM |
| FY2018 | −4.4 pp | XOM |
| FY2017 | −3.4 pp | XOM |
| FY2016 | −1.1 pp | XOM |
The higher net margin has changed hands between VLO and XOM over this period.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
XOM's net margin has been more volatile than VLO's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 6.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.4.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between VLO and XOM over these 10 fiscal years — VLO led in 1 and XOM in 9.
10 of 17 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 XOM's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 15.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.1.
18 of 19 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 VLO and XOM over these 18 fiscal years — VLO led in 8 and XOM in 10.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.