Company data
Valero Energy Corporation employees and revenue per employee
VLO · Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing · $117.0B market cap
Valero Energy Corporation had 9,811 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 1.1% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $122.7B, down 5.5% from a year earlier, or $12.5M per employee. Revenue fell, and headcount fell or held flat with it.
Employees
9,811
-1.1% YoY
Revenue
$122.7B
-5.5% YoY
Revenue / employee
$12.5M
Peer median $7.17M
Rank in industry
2 of 9
Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
Headcount against revenue
Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.
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| Year ending | Employees | Revenue | Per employee | Staff YoY | Revenue YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 9,811 | $122.7B | $12.5M | -1.1% | -5.5% |
| Dec 2024 | 9,922 | $129.9B | $13.1M | +0.1% | -10.3% |
| Dec 2023 | 9,908 | $144.8B | $14.6M | +1.7% | -17.9% |
| Dec 2022 | 9,743 | $176.4B | $18.1M | -0.7% | +54.8% |
| Dec 2021 | 9,813 | $114.0B | $11.6M | -1.5% | +75.6% |
| Dec 2020 | 9,964 | $64.9B | $6.51M | -2.5% | -40.1% |
| Dec 2019 | 10,222 | $108.3B | $10.6M | -0.4% | -7.4% |
| Dec 2018 | 10,261 | $117.0B | $11.4M | +2.5% | +24.5% |
| Dec 2017 | 10,015 | $94.0B | $9.38M | +0.2% | +24.2% |
| Dec 2016 | 9,996 | $75.7B | $7.57M | — | — |
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Valero Energy Corporation against similar companies
The closest industry peers by revenue, from Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing.
| Company | Employees | Revenue | Revenue / employee | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APC ARKO Petroleum Corp. Class A Common Stock | 500 | $7.64B | $15.3M | — |
| VLO Valero Energy Corporation | 9,811 | $122.7B | $12.5M | Contracting |
| PSX Phillips 66 | 12,600 | $132.2B | $10.5M | Contracting |
| PBF PBF Energy Inc. | 3,678 | $29.3B | $7.98M | Contracting |
| MPC Marathon Petroleum Corporation | 18,500 | $132.7B | $7.17M | Hiring into decline |
| DINO HF Sinclair Corporation | 5,165 | $26.9B | $5.20M | Contracting |
| PARR Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. | 1,758 | $7.46B | $4.25M | Contracting |
| SUN Sunoco LP | 8,910 | $25.2B | $2.83M | Hiring ahead |
| IEP Icahn Enterprises L.P. | 15,000 | $10.2B | $678K | Contracting |
Questions about Valero Energy Corporation
- How many employees does Valero Energy Corporation have?
- Valero Energy Corporation reported 9,811 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 25, 2026. That is down 1.1% from a year earlier.
- What is Valero Energy Corporation's revenue per employee?
- Valero Energy Corporation brought in $122.7B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $12.5M per employee. That ranks 2 of 9 companies we track in Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing, where the median is $7.17M.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.
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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Valero Energy Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 25, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell VLO.