Valero Energy (NYSE:VLO) is preparing to release its quarterly earnings on Thursday, 2026-01-29. Here's a brief overview of what investors should keep in mind before the announcement.

Analysts expect Valero Energy to report an earnings per share (EPS) of $3.21.

Valero Energy bulls will hope to hear the company announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Overview of Past Earnings

Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.67, which was followed by a 1.2% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Valero Energy's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter	Q3 2025	Q2 2025	Q1 2025	Q4 2024
EPS Estimate	2.99	1.76	0.42	0.06
EPS Actual	3.66	2.28	0.89	0.64
Price Change %	-1.00	1.00	0.00	-2.00

Tracking Valero Energy's Stock Performance

Shares of Valero Energy were trading at $182.91 as of January 27. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 35.59%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders should be satisfied going into this earnings release.

To track all earnings releases for Valero Energy visit their earnings calendar on our site.

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