Valero Energy

Name: Valero Energy (VLO) shares outstanding since 1999, split adjusted
Creator: Buyback Radar
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Valero Energy has retired 53.7% of its shares since 2005, from 621,838,191 to 287,927,461.

The 2005 peak comes after shares issued to buy Ultramar Diamond Shamrock in 2001. In 2000 the count was 244,152,352, so the retirement is measured from after that issuance.

53.7%retired since 2005

29.6%last 5 years

5.6%last 12 months

288Mshares today

Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings

1999, 223,014,3322026-07-24, 287,927,461

A share bought in 2001

1.5× more of Valero Energy today, without buying another share. It was one of 419,663,880 shares then. It is one of 287,927,461 now.

Every filing we read27 fiscal years, split adjusted

Fiscal year	Date	Shares outstanding	Filing
1999	2000-02-01	223,014,332	10-K405	cover page
2000	2001-02-01	244,152,352	10-K405	cover page
2001	2002-02-28	419,663,880	10-K405	cover page, review share change, capital issuance
2002	2003-02-28	430,539,024	10-K	cover page
2003	2004-02-29	519,559,000	10-K	cover page
2004	2005-02-28	513,290,332	10-K	cover page
2005	2006-01-31	621,838,191	10-K	cover page
2006	2007-01-31	604,114,047	10-K	cover page
2007	2008-01-31	534,652,367	10-K	cover page
2008	2009-01-31	516,308,274	10-K	cover page
2009	2010-01-31	564,808,668	10-K
2010	2011-02-25	568,971,156	10-K
2011	2012-01-31	555,069,442	10-K
2012	2013-01-31	552,933,285	10-K
2013	2014-01-31	532,510,263	10-K
2014	2015-01-30	514,888,348	10-K
2015	2016-01-29	470,392,665	10-K
2016	2017-01-31	451,049,519	10-K
2017	2018-01-31	433,176,258	10-K
2018	2019-01-31	417,614,487	10-K
2019	2020-01-31	409,337,126	10-K
2020	2021-02-19	408,562,891	10-K
2021	2022-02-18	409,303,630	10-K
2022	2023-02-17	371,150,836	10-K
2023	2024-02-16	332,481,908	10-K
2024	2025-02-21	314,977,519	10-K
2025	2026-02-20	299,026,226	10-K

Source: all 10-K filings of Valero Energy on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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Valero Energy buybacks, answered

Is Valero Energy buying back its stock?

Yes. Valero Energy has 5.6% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 287,927,461 as of July 24, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 29.6%.

How many shares has Valero Energy bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, Valero Energy has 333.9 million fewer shares than at its 2005 peak. That is 53.7% of the company.

How many shares does Valero Energy have outstanding?

287,927,461 shares, as of July 24, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2005 peak it had 621,838,191.

What do Valero Energy's buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Valero Energy stock in 2005 owns 2.2 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does Valero Energy compare with other cannibal stocks?

Valero Energy ranks No. 28 of 65 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Signet Jewelers (56.0%), Unum Group (54.4%), Crocs (53.2%), Spectrum Brands (52.9%).

Every answer is computed from Valero Energy's own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.