Valero Energy (VLO) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Valero Energy (VLO) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $98,975 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 25.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $111,731 reinvested (13.7% a year), or $69,663 taking the dividends as cash, $7,187 of it paid out along the way.
VLO became
$111,731
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
13.7%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$10,502
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Worst drop
-76.2%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VLO total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +149.1% | $1,006 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +37.0% | $1,199 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −3.0% | $1,102 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +5.9% | $1,024 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +75.0% | $986 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +40.3% | $942 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −35.7% | $826 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +30.3% | $715 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −15.7% | $662 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +40.0% | $548 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +0.7% | $449 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +46.8% | $326 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +0.3% | $192 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +65.0% | $151 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +66.3% | $114 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −7.8% | $51 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +39.6% | $34 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | −20.2% | $89 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −68.5% | $87 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VLO total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Valero Energy (VLO) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $111,731 at the end of Oct 2026: 13.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VLO turned $10,000 into $98,975 with dividends reinvested, 25.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VLO returned 43.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VLO's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $69,663, including $7,187 of cash received; reinvesting added $42,067.
- VLO's best calendar year in that time was 2022 (75.0%) and its worst 2008 (-68.5%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Valero Energy (VLO) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VLO/total-return
VLO total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VLO 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $98,975 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 25.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $67,465 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VLO's total return since Dec 2007?
1017% in total, or 13.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 525%.
How much of VLO's return came from dividends?
About 25% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $42,067 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VLO's worst year?
2008, at -68.5% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -76.2%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.