Valero Energy, US91913Y1001

Citi raises Valero Energy stock target to USD 485.00

Published on 10/14/2026 at 11:49 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Revenue rose 48.80 percent to USD 44.48 billion in the second quarter of 2026. Valero Energy stock costs EUR 408.90 on October 14, 2026.

Analyst target and earnings

Citi raised its Valero target from USD 302.00 to USD 485.00 on October 13, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue reached USD 44.48 billion and diluted earnings per share reached USD 12.62.
Valero Energy stock trades at EUR 408.90 at 11:45 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026.

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Valero Energy (ISIN US91913Y1001) was trading at EUR 408.90 at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026 at 11:45 a.m. CEST. Citi analyst Vikram Bagri raised the target for Valero from USD 302.00 to USD 485.00 while maintaining a Neutral rating, Markets Insider reported on October 13, 2026.

Three earnings milestones

Valero reported USD 1.30 billion of net income attributable to stockholders and diluted earnings per share of USD 4.22 for the first quarter of 2026, compared with a loss of USD 595.00 million and USD 1.90 per share a year earlier, according to Stock Titan on April 30, 2026.

For the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, revenue reached USD 44.48 billion, up 48.80 percent from USD 29.89 billion in the prior-year quarter. Diluted earnings per share reached USD 12.62, compared with USD 2.28 a year earlier, while operating cash flow was USD 5.58 billion, according to Stock Titan on July 30, 2026.

What supports the target?

The second-quarter figures show why refining performance is central to the latest valuation debate. Refining operating income rose to USD 4.47 billion from USD 1.27 billion, while throughput averaged 2.95 million barrels per day, according to Stock Titan.

Barclays had raised its target from USD 323.00 to USD 441.00 on October 6, 2026 and retained an Overweight rating, citing refining supply and demand conditions, MarketBeat reported. The spread between Citi's USD 485.00 target and Barclays' USD 441.00 target highlights a wide range of assumptions about future refining margins.

Next reporting date

Valero is scheduled to release its third-quarter 2026 results on October 22, 2026, with a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET, according to Business Wire. The next report will test whether the second-quarter earnings surge carried into the summer refining season.

Valero stock and market value

On the NYSE, Valero was last at USD 456.46 on October 13, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Its 52-week range was USD 155.29 to USD 457.21, while market capitalization stood at USD 131.4 billion as of October 13, 2026. The price sat near the upper end of that range, leaving the October 22 results as the next quantified test for the earnings narrative.

Valero Energy was trading at EUR 408.90 at Lang & Schwarz on October 14, 2026 at 11:45 a.m. CEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Valero Energy stock.