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 +113.28% over the past year and +81.86% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 4, 1982, VLO is up +2,383.72% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.48%/yr, and is currently −3.94% below its real total-return high on Jul. 21, 2026.
Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026
| Mon 1982-01-04💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLO × |
+2,383.72%
+7.48%/yr |
+8.68%/yr
R2=0.822 |
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| Mon 1982-01-04💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VLO × |
$10,000.00
1982-01-04 |
$248,371.59
2026-07-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VLO × | +81.86% | +113.28% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VLO × |
−3.94%
on 2026-07-24 from 2026-07-21 peak |
−89.20%
on 1988-02-17 from 1983-08-19 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLO × | +113.28% |
+101.97% +42.12%/yr |
+139.52% +33.80%/yr |
+356.26% +35.47%/yr |
+544.50% +20.48%/yr |
| Year | VLO |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +81.86% |
| 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 | +61.78% |
| 2012 | +59.33% |
| 2011 | −11.58% |
| 2010 | +36.00% |
| 2009 | −24.65% |
| 2008 | −69.13% |
| 2007 | +31.50% |
| 2006 | −3.29% |
| 2005 | +119.82% |
| 2004 | +89.78% |
| 2003 | +23.14% |
| 2002 | −5.34% |
| 2001 | +0.95% |
| 2000 | +80.98% |
| 1999 | −8.91% |
| 1998 | −33.48% |
| 1997 | +8.09% |
| 1996 | +13.09% |
| 1995 | +41.59% |
| 1994 | −22.19% |
| 1993 | −10.12% |
| 1992 | −25.27% |
| 1991 | +87.75% |
| 1990 | −4.20% |
| 1989 | +62.86% |
| 1988 | +70.00% |
| 1987 | −30.36% |
| 1986 | −50.54% |
| 1985 | +111.95% |
| 1984 | −71.20% |
| 1983 | −17.06% |
| 1982 | −3.14% |