Equinor ASA vs Valero Energy Corporation — how do they compare? Equinor ASA trades at $40.81 (market cap $97.58B), while Valero Energy Corporation trades at $323.92 (market cap $93.27B). The key difference: Equinor ASA and Valero Energy Corporation are close in size by market cap, and Equinor ASA pays the higher dividend (3.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EQNR | VLO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $97.58B | $93.27B |
Sector | Energy | Energy |
52-Week High | $42.40 | $323.92 |
52-Week Low | $22.41 | $133.38 |
Enterprise Value | $106.28B | $96.74B |
Dividend Yield | 3.81% | 1.48% |
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Equinor is a Norway-based integrated oil and gas company. It has been publicly listed since 2001, but the government retains a 67% stake. Operating primarily on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the firm produced 2.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2021 (52% oil) and ended the year with 5.4 billion barrels of proven reserves (49% oil). Operations also include offshore wind, solar, oil refineries and natural gas processing, marketing, and trading.
Read more on EQNR →Valero Energy is one of the largest independent refiners in the United States. It operates 14 refineries with a total throughput capacity of 3.2 million barrels a day in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Valero also owns 14 ethanol plants with capacity of 1.7 billion gallons of ethanol a year and holds a 50% stake in Diamond Green Diesel, which has capacity to produce 700 million gallons per year of renewable diesel.
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