Valero Energy Corporation (VLO) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 162 recorded VLO dividend payments, running from February 5, 1982 to July 31, 2026 — 45 calendar years. Together those payments total $51.66 per share. VLO has most often paid quarterly.
VLO has increased its payment rate for 3 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the VLO payment rate compounded at +2.9% a year, and +10.9% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
VLO's payment rate fell in 2010. The steepest drop was -66.7%.
VLO dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.52 | 4 | $1.13 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | $4.28 | 4 | $1.07 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | $4.08 | 4 | $1.02 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | $3.92 | 4 | $0.980 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | $3.92 | 4 | $0.980 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | $3.92 | 4 | $0.980 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | $3.60 | 4 | $0.900 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | $3.20 | 4 | $0.800 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | $2.80 | 4 | $0.700 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | $2.40 | 4 | $0.600 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | $1.70 | 4 | $0.400 | +52.4% |
| 2014 | $1.05 | 4 | $0.263 | +23.5% |
| 2013 | $0.833 | 4 | $0.213 | +43.1% |
| 2012 | $0.594 | 4 | $0.149 | +225.0% |
| 2011 | $0.274 | 4 | $0.0457 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | $0.183 | 4 | $0.0457 | -66.7% |
| 2009 | $0.548 | 4 | $0.137 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | $0.521 | 4 | $0.137 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | $0.439 | 4 | $0.110 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | $0.274 | 4 | $0.0731 | +60.0% |
| 2005 | $0.174 | 4 | $0.0457 | +33.3% |
| 2004 | $0.133 | 4 | $0.0343 | +50.0% |
| 2003 | $0.0960 | 4 | $0.0229 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | $0.0914 | 4 | $0.0229 | +25.0% |
| 2001 | $0.0777 | 4 | $0.0183 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | $0.0731 | 4 | $0.0183 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | $0.0731 | 4 | $0.0183 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | $0.0731 | 4 | $0.0183 | — |
| 1997 | $3.24 | 5 (timing) | $0.0297 | — |
| 1996 | $0.119 | 4 | $0.0297 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | $0.119 | 4 | $0.0297 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | $0.119 | 4 | $0.0297 | +18.2% |
| 1993 | $0.105 | 4 | $0.0251 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | $0.0960 | 4 | $0.0251 | +22.2% |
| 1991 | $0.0777 | 4 | $0.0206 | +28.6% |
| 1990 | $0.0594 | 4 | $0.0160 | — |
| 1989 | $0.0343 | 3 (timing) | $0.0114 | — |
| 1984 | $0.0754 | 3 (timing) | $0.0251 | — |
| 1983 | $0.0937 | 4 | $0.0229 | +25.0% |
| 1982 | $0.0777 | 4 | $0.0183 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than VLO's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent VLO dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 31, 2026 | $1.20 |
| May 21, 2026 | $1.20 |
| February 5, 2026 | $1.20 |
| November 20, 2025 | $1.13 |
| July 31, 2025 | $1.13 |
| May 20, 2025 | $1.13 |
| January 30, 2025 | $1.13 |
| November 20, 2024 | $1.07 |
| August 1, 2024 | $1.07 |
| May 30, 2024 | $1.07 |
| January 31, 2024 | $1.07 |
| November 16, 2023 | $1.02 |
| August 2, 2023 | $1.02 |
| May 22, 2023 | $1.02 |
| February 13, 2023 | $1.02 |
| November 16, 2022 | $0.980 |
| August 3, 2022 | $0.980 |
| May 11, 2022 | $0.980 |
| February 2, 2022 | $0.980 |
| November 17, 2021 | $0.980 |
| August 4, 2021 | $0.980 |
| May 14, 2021 | $0.980 |
| February 10, 2021 | $0.980 |
| November 17, 2020 | $0.980 |
| August 3, 2020 | $0.980 |
| May 13, 2020 | $0.980 |
| February 11, 2020 | $0.980 |
| November 19, 2019 | $0.900 |
| August 5, 2019 | $0.900 |
| May 14, 2019 | $0.900 |
| February 12, 2019 | $0.900 |
| November 19, 2018 | $0.800 |
| August 6, 2018 | $0.800 |
| May 16, 2018 | $0.800 |
| February 12, 2018 | $0.800 |
| November 20, 2017 | $0.700 |
| August 7, 2017 | $0.700 |
| May 15, 2017 | $0.700 |
| February 13, 2017 | $0.700 |
| November 18, 2016 | $0.600 |
| August 9, 2016 | $0.600 |
| May 23, 2016 | $0.600 |
| February 5, 2016 | $0.600 |
| November 19, 2015 | $0.500 |
| July 31, 2015 | $0.400 |
| May 11, 2015 | $0.400 |
| February 9, 2015 | $0.400 |
| November 17, 2014 | $0.275 |
| August 18, 2014 | $0.275 |
| May 19, 2014 | $0.250 |
| February 10, 2014 | $0.250 |
| November 25, 2013 | $0.225 |
| August 12, 2013 | $0.225 |
| May 20, 2013 | $0.200 |
| February 11, 2013 | $0.183 |
| November 19, 2012 | $0.160 |
| August 13, 2012 | $0.160 |
| May 21, 2012 | $0.137 |
| February 13, 2012 | $0.137 |
| November 14, 2011 | $0.137 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 162 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
VLO dividend history questions
How many dividends has VLO paid?
DivTrkr has 162 recorded VLO dividend payments between February 5, 1982 and July 31, 2026, totalling $51.66 per share across 45 calendar years.
Has VLO ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The VLO per-payment rate fell in 2010, the steepest being -66.7%.
How fast is the VLO dividend growing?
The VLO payment rate compounded at +2.9% a year over the last five complete years and +10.9% a year over the last ten.
How often does VLO pay a dividend?
VLO has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current VLO dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track VLO free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.