Valero Energy Corporation vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? Valero Energy Corporation trades at $313.92 (market cap $93.03B), while Wendys Co trades at $7.63 (market cap $1.50B). The key difference: Valero Energy Corporation is far larger — about 62× Wendys Co's market cap, and Wendys Co pays the higher dividend (7.13%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| VLO | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $93.03B | $1.50B |
Sector | Energy | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $313.31 | $11.33 |
52-Week Low | $131.77 | $6.17 |
Enterprise Value | $98.79B | $5.31B |
Dividend Yield | 1.53% | 7.13% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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.
Read more on VLO →The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.1 billion in 2021, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($45.7 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spans almost 7,000 total units in 30 countries. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
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