Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) debt

What Valero Energy owes, when it comes due, and what it costs to carry, from the balances and cash flows the company reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

At a glance

MetricSep 2026Sep 2025Change
Total debt$11.00B$10.58B+$420M
Due within a year$989M$894M+$95M
Long-term debt$10.01B$9.69B+$325M
Cash and equivalents$9.84B$4.76B+$5.08B
Net debt$1.16B$5.82B−$4.66B

Total debt is the sum of the debt lines the company reports at that date (long-term, current and short-term borrowings), not a figure the company reports as a total.

Debt over time

Total debt by quarter
$11.5BDec 2023$10.9BMar 2024$10.7BJun 2024$10.8BSep 2024$10.5BDec 2024$10.9BMar 2025$10.6BJun 2025$10.6BSep 2025$10.6BDec 2025$11.5BMar 2026$11.3BJun 2026$11.0BSep 2026
Balance dateTotal debtDue within a yearLong-term debtCash
Sep 2026$11.00B†$989M$10.01B$9.84B
Jun 2026$11.35B†$927M$10.42B$7.87B
Mar 2026$11.49B†$1.03B$10.46B$5.73B
Dec 2025$10.62B†$949M$9.67B$4.69B
Sep 2025$10.58B†$894M$9.69B$4.76B
Jun 2025$10.65B†$382M$10.27B$4.54B
Mar 2025$10.85B†$542M$10.31B$4.63B
Dec 2024$10.46B†$743M$9.72B$4.66B
Sep 2024$10.81B†$1.02B$9.79B$5.18B
Jun 2024$10.74B†$995M$9.75B$5.25B
Mar 2024$10.90B†$853M$10.04B$4.92B
Dec 2023$11.52B†$1.41B$10.12B$5.42B

† Sum of the debt lines the company reports at that date, not a reported total.

When it comes due

Principal due by year as of December 31, 2025.

Principal due
Within 1 yearWithin 1 year$695MYear 2Year 2$564MYear 3Year 3$1.0BYear 4Year 4$439MYear 5Year 5$850MAfter year 5After year 5$4.7B
DuePrincipalShare of total
Within 1 year$695M8.3%
Year 2$564M6.8%
Year 3$1.05B12.6%
Year 4$439M5.3%
Year 5$850M10.2%
After year 5$4.74B56.8%
Total$8.33B100%

Interest cost and borrowing

Interest expense by quarter
$149MDec 2023*$140MMar 2024$140MJun 2024$141MSep 2024$135MDec 2024*$137MMar 2025$141MJun 2025$139MSep 2025$139MDec 2025*$140MMar 2026$145MJun 2026$144MSep 2026
Fiscal yearInterest expenseBorrowedRepaid
FY Dec 2025$556M——
FY Dec 2024$556M——
FY Dec 2023$592M——
FY Dec 2022$562M——
FY Dec 2021$603M——

* Fiscal fourth quarter computed from the annual filing minus the three reported quarters.

About these figures

These are the balances Valero Energy reports in its SEC filings as of each balance-sheet date, and the interest, borrowing and repayments it reports for each period. This page does not show market prices or yields of the company's bonds. "Long-term debt" is the line as the company tags it in its filings and may or may not include the portion due within a year.

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All figures from company filings with the SEC.

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