02:37 PM EDT, 10/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with the latest stock price movement in the headline and first paragraph.)

Valero Energy ( VLO ) shares rose 6.8% in recent Thursday trading after the company posted better-than-expected Q3 results.

The company reported Q3 adjusted earnings Thursday of $3.66 per diluted share, up from $1.16 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by FactSet expected $3.05.

Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was $32.17 billion, compared with $32.88 billion a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $29.97 billion.

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