Valero made $6.8B in the last 3 months. High gas and diesel prices are connected to strong returns.
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Covered by 2 outlets: Texas Public Radio | TPR, San Antonio Report.
Valero generated more net income in the last three months than in 2024 and 2025 combined despite refining shortage and global conflicts.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- LMT Lockheed Martin+14.2%
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- RTX RTX-2.2%
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- NOC Northrop Grumman+5.1%
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- GD General Dynamics-2.1%
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense-6.7%
A fund of aerospace and defense companies
- BA Boeing-10.5%
Defense and aerospace orders move with conflict spending
- LHX L3Harris+2.0%
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- HII Huntington Ingalls
Shipyards benefit when naval spending rises
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMT | -9.31% | -8.71% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| RTX | +0.57% | +0.33% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| NOC | -7.45% | -2.17% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| GD | -2.30% | -1.30% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| ITA | +2.64% | +1.68% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| BA | +1.64% | +2.12% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| LHX | -3.97% | -2.45% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| HII | -1.72% | -0.04% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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Valero made $6.8B in the last 3 months. High gas and diesel prices are connected to strong returns. Texas Public Radio | TPR
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA | three days earlier | +2.12% | final price |
| BA | five days earlier | +1.64% | final price |
| GD | three days earlier | -1.30% | final price |
| GD | five days earlier | -2.30% | final price |
| GLD | three days earlier | +3.37% | final price |
| GLD | five days earlier | +3.56% | final price |
| HII | three days earlier | -0.04% | final price |
| HII | five days earlier | -1.72% | final price |
| ITA | three days earlier | +1.68% | final price |
| ITA | five days earlier | +2.64% | final price |
| LHX | three days earlier | -2.45% | final price |
| LHX | five days earlier | -3.97% | final price |
| LMT | three days earlier | -8.71% | final price |
| LMT | five days earlier | -9.31% | final price |
| NOC | three days earlier | -2.17% | final price |
| NOC | five days earlier | -7.45% | final price |
| QQQ | three days earlier | +2.99% | final price |
| QQQ | five days earlier | +2.00% | final price |
| RTX | three days earlier | +0.33% | final price |
| RTX | five days earlier | +0.57% | final price |
| SPY | three days earlier | +1.75% | final price |
| SPY | five days earlier | +0.89% | final price |
| TLT | three days earlier | -1.35% | final price |
| TLT | five days earlier | -2.31% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Lockheed Martin (LMT) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 23 Sep 2026. That is 30 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Lockheed Martin (LMT) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 23 Sep 2026. That is 30 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Lockheed Martin (LMT) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 17 Sep 2026. That is 36 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold RTX, worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 31 Jul 2026. That is 84 days before publication. Filed 22 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Boeing (BA), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 29 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Boeing (BA), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Aug 2026. That is 60 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Boeing (BA), worth $500,001 - $1,000,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 63 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold L3Harris Technologies (LHX), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 56 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold L3Harris Technologies (LHX), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Aug 2026. That is 60 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold L3Harris Technologies (LHX), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 63 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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