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Valero Energy

VLO · Oil Refining · NYSE · in our data January 2, 1980 to July 31, 1997 (17.6 years)

The first trading day in our data for Valero Energy is January 2, 1980 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on July 31, 1997, the market valued it at $2.3 billion. It left the market without a crash, last trading at $43.00. Our data does not say why it stopped trading. Many companies end this way when they are bought, merged or taken private.

1980-011997-07

Peak market value$2.3 billionJuly 31, 1997

Highest split-adjusted share price$43.00July 31, 1997

Last share price$43.00July 31, 1997

From its split-adjusted high to the end0.0%

Return over the days in our data+394.1%with dividends, before the last trade

Worst single day-15.8%October 20, 1987

Share prices are adjusted for splits and other share changes, so the high and the last price compare like for like; the peak market value is as it was on the day. The return covers the trading days in our data only: it does not include what holders received, or lost, after the last trade (a merger payout, a bankruptcy), and it does not reach back before 1980.

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