Question 1

Which is bigger, CVX or VLO?

Accepted Answer

Chevron Corporation is the larger company — market cap $417B vs $125B for Valero Energy Corporation.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, CVX or VLO?

Accepted Answer

CVX keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 9.6% vs 5.2% for VLO.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, CVX or VLO?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, VLO trades at a lower P/E — 17.3 vs 20.3 for CVX. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, CVX or VLO?

Accepted Answer

CVX yields 3.31% vs 1.13% for VLO.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — CVX or VLO?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, CVX leads 6 of 11 comparable metrics and VLO leads 5. StockCV rates CVX “Mixed” and VLO “Strong”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	CVX	VLO
Price	$212.50	$434.59
Market cap	$417B	$125B
Revenue (TTM)	$215B	$139B
Revenue growth	-7.8%	-11.4%
Net margin	9.6%	5.2%
Free cash flow	$27.0B	$10.1B
Net cash (debt)	($977M)	($5.93B)
1-year price return	+40.1%	+168.2%
P/E	20.3	17.3
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	26%	26%
Dividend yield	3.31%	1.13%
Return on equity	11%	30%
Altman Z-score	—	5.01
CV checks passed	9 of 11	10 of 11
Employees	43,039	9,811

Chevron Corporation vs Valero Energy Corporation