Question 1

Which is bigger, SHEL or VLO?

Accepted Answer

Shell plc is the larger company — market cap $285B vs $125B for Valero Energy Corporation.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, SHEL or VLO?

Accepted Answer

SHEL keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 6.7% vs 5.2% for VLO.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, SHEL or VLO?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, SHEL trades at a lower P/E — 11.0 vs 17.3 for VLO. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, SHEL or VLO?

Accepted Answer

SHEL yields 2.96% vs 1.13% for VLO.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — SHEL or VLO?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, SHEL leads 7 of 12 comparable metrics and VLO leads 5. StockCV rates SHEL “Solid” and VLO “Strong”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	SHEL	VLO
Price	$100.00	$434.59
Market cap	$285B	$125B
Revenue (TTM)	$267B	$139B
Revenue growth	-11.2%	-11.4%
Net margin	6.7%	5.2%
Free cash flow	$31.5B	$10.1B
Net cash (debt)	($41.7B)	($5.93B)
1-year price return	+36.0%	+168.2%
P/E	11.0	17.3
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	79%	26%
Dividend yield	2.96%	1.13%
Return on equity	15%	30%
Altman Z-score	3.91	5.01
CV checks passed	9 of 11	10 of 11
Employees	85,000	9,811

Shell plc vs Valero Energy Corporation