All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VLO real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VLO returned +148.55% over the past year and +106.44% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 4, 1982, VLO is up +6,189.93% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.73%/yr, and is currently −0.37% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Mon 1982-01-04💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLO × |
+6,189.93%
+9.73%/yr |
+11.16%/yr
R2=0.889 |
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| Mon 1982-01-04💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VLO × |
$10,000.00
1982-01-04 |
$628,992.74
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VLO × | +106.44% | +148.55% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VLO × |
−0.37%
on 2026-08-14 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−88.83%
on 1988-02-17 from 1983-08-19 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLO × | +148.55% |
+129.44% +51.47%/yr |
+149.03% +35.54%/yr |
+392.04% +37.53%/yr |
+564.20% +20.85%/yr |
| Year | VLO |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +106.44% |
| 2025 | +33.41% |
| 2024 | −5.68% |
| 2023 | +2.43% |
| 2022 | +64.33% |
| 2021 | +31.03% |
| 2020 | −36.55% |
| 2019 | +27.36% |
| 2018 | −17.31% |
| 2017 | +37.09% |
| 2016 | −1.38% |
| 2015 | +45.76% |
| 2014 | −0.50% |
| 2013 | +62.49% |
| 2012 | +63.38% |
| 2011 | −10.52% |
| 2010 | +37.47% |
| 2009 | −22.34% |
| 2008 | −68.58% |
| 2007 | +32.48% |
| 2006 | −2.78% |
| 2005 | +120.88% |
| 2004 | +91.41% |
| 2003 | +24.44% |
| 2002 | −4.36% |
| 2001 | +1.83% |
| 2000 | +83.01% |
| 1999 | −7.44% |
| 1998 | −32.69% |
| 1997 | +60.83% |
| 1996 | +15.55% |
| 1995 | +45.09% |
| 1994 | −20.22% |
| 1993 | −8.39% |
| 1992 | −24.08% |
| 1991 | +90.61% |
| 1990 | −2.56% |
| 1989 | +64.46% |
| 1988 | +69.99% |
| 1987 | −30.36% |
| 1986 | −50.54% |
| 1985 | +111.97% |
| 1984 | −70.38% |
| 1983 | −15.66% |
| 1982 | −1.37% |