Does VLO pay a dividend?

Yes. Valero Energy Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.24% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $4.73 per share.

How much does VLO pay in dividends?

$4.73 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next VLO ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for VLO. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

VLO Dividend

Valero Energy Corporation

NYSEEnergyStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 1.24%
Annual dividend: $4.73
Payout ratio: 0.20
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $382.86
Market cap: $110B

Is VLO a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median1.24% against a median of 2.97%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.20 means roughly 20% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 4 timesAcross 40 complete years, the annual total fell in 1989, 1998, 2010 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2010.
Raised for 3 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

VLO dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1982 to 2025.

Peak $4.52 in 2025Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for VLO, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
July 31, 2026	August 31, 2026	$1.2000	Quarterly
May 21, 2026	June 23, 2026	$1.2000	Quarterly
February 5, 2026	March 9, 2026	$1.2000	Quarterly
November 20, 2025	December 18, 2025	$1.1300	Quarterly
July 31, 2025	September 2, 2025	$1.1300	Quarterly
May 20, 2025	June 18, 2025	$1.1300	Quarterly
January 30, 2025	March 3, 2025	$1.1300	Quarterly
November 20, 2024	December 20, 2024	$1.0700	Quarterly
August 1, 2024	September 3, 2024	$1.0700	Quarterly
May 30, 2024	June 28, 2024	$1.0700	Quarterly
January 31, 2024	March 4, 2024	$1.0700	Quarterly
November 16, 2023	December 20, 2023	$1.0200	Quarterly
August 2, 2023	September 5, 2023	$1.0200	Quarterly
May 22, 2023	June 22, 2023	$1.0200	Quarterly
February 13, 2023	March 16, 2023	$1.0200	Quarterly
November 16, 2022	December 8, 2022	$0.9800	Quarterly
August 3, 2022	September 1, 2022	$0.9800	Quarterly
May 11, 2022	June 7, 2022	$0.9800	Quarterly
February 2, 2022	March 3, 2022	$0.9800	Quarterly
November 17, 2021	December 9, 2021	$0.9800	Quarterly
August 4, 2021	September 2, 2021	$0.9800	Quarterly
May 14, 2021	June 8, 2021	$0.9800	Quarterly
February 10, 2021	March 4, 2021	$0.9800	Quarterly
November 17, 2020	December 9, 2020	$0.9800	Quarterly
August 3, 2020	September 2, 2020	$0.9800	Quarterly
May 13, 2020	June 3, 2020	$0.9800	Quarterly
February 11, 2020	March 4, 2020	$0.9800	Quarterly
November 19, 2019	December 11, 2019	$0.9000	Quarterly
August 5, 2019	September 4, 2019	$0.9000	Quarterly
May 14, 2019	June 4, 2019	$0.9000	Quarterly
February 12, 2019	March 5, 2019	$0.9000	Quarterly
November 19, 2018	December 12, 2018	$0.8000	Quarterly
August 6, 2018	September 5, 2018	$0.8000	Quarterly
May 16, 2018	June 5, 2018	$0.8000	Quarterly
February 12, 2018	March 6, 2018	$0.8000	Quarterly
November 20, 2017	December 12, 2017	$0.7000	Quarterly
August 7, 2017	September 7, 2017	$0.7000	Quarterly
May 15, 2017	June 7, 2017	$0.7000	Quarterly
February 13, 2017	March 7, 2017	$0.7000	Quarterly
November 18, 2016	December 15, 2016	$0.6000	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does VLO pay a dividend?: Yes. Valero Energy Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.24% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $4.73 per share.
How much does VLO pay in dividends?: $4.73 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next VLO ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for VLO. Dates appear here once the company declares them.