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Refining Adjusted Operating Income

Refining adjusted operating income is an issuer-defined non-GAAP segment profit that removes specified items from reported refining operating income.

By Lee BaileyPublished Sep 25, 2026

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Research date: Sep 25, 2026Use the dated article and cited sources for the definition, examples, and stated limitations.
Operating-model context: 20 connected conceptsPart of the reviewed Integrated Refining & Renewable Fuels Economics; issuer definitions remain distinct where disclosed.
Company examples: 1 reviewed companyRelationships reflect supported examples, not a normalized cross-company KPI ranking.

Adjustments increased the reported profit measure by $1.233 billion
The reconciliation is explicit but still issuer-specific
Absolute profit should be paired with the per-barrel result
Part of the Integrated Refining & Renewable Fuels Economics
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Refining Adjusted Operating Income is Valero's issuer-defined non-GAAP refining segment profit after removing specified items from reported operating income.

Valero reported $5.273 billion of adjusted Refining operating income in 2025, compared with $4.040 billion of GAAP Refining operating income.

Adjustments increased the reported profit measure by $1.233 billion

Subtracting $4.040 billion from $5.273 billion gives $1.233 billion.

Adjusted operating income was therefore about 30.5% above the GAAP segment operating-income figure.

The reconciliation is explicit but still issuer-specific

Valero's 2025 adjustments included a LIFO liquidation adjustment, employee retention and separation costs, an asset impairment loss, and other operating expenses.

That makes the bridge auditable without making the adjusted metric standardized across refiners.

Absolute profit should be paired with the per-barrel result

Valero also reported $4.83 of adjusted Refining operating income per barrel.

Use Refining Adjusted Operating Income per Barrel to separate segment scale from unit profitability.

This measure is not GAAP operating income.

Primary sources: Valero 2025 Form 10-K and Valero 2025 earnings release.

Part of the Integrated Refining & Renewable Fuels Economics

Connect refinery capacity, throughput, utilization, yield, realized per-barrel economics, renewable-fuel compliance costs, and Renewable Diesel and Ethanol volume, margin, and profit conversion.

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Where this concept fits

Refining capacity, throughput, and per-barrel conversionCurrent relationship
Feedstock throughput capacity sets physical scale, while utilization and throughput show realized activity and product yield shows output mix. Refining margin per barrel is reduced by operating costs and depreciation and amortization to reach adjusted operating income per barrel, while RVO cost adds a separate compliance-cost benchmark whose treatment in realized margin must be checked.
Refinery Capacity Utilization Refinery Product Yield Refinery ThroughputAdjusted Refining Operating IncomeCurrent conceptAdjusted Refining Operating Income per Barrel Refining D&A per Barrel Feedstock Throughput Capacity Refining Margin per Barrel Refining Operating Cost per Barrel RVO Cost per Barrel
Renewable diesel capacity, sales volume, and margin conversion
Production capacity defines potential physical output, sales volume is the period denominator Valero uses for unit economics, segment revenue preserves external and intersegment scope, and Renewable Diesel margin is reduced by operating expenses and depreciation and amortization to reach operating income or loss.
Renewable Diesel Margin Renewable Diesel Operating Income Renewable Diesel Production Capacity Renewable Diesel Sales Volume Renewable Diesel Segment Revenue
Ethanol capacity, production, and margin conversion
Production capacity defines the plant network's stated output capability and production volume measures realized output. Ethanol and co-product revenue feed an issuer-defined Ethanol margin, which is reduced by operating expenses, depreciation and amortization, and specified other operating expenses to reach segment operating income.
Ethanol Margin Ethanol Operating Income Ethanol Production Capacity Ethanol Production Volume Ethanol Segment Revenue

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VLOOpen operating-model research →20 of 20 reviewed concepts in Integrated Refining & Renewable Fuels EconomicsRefining capacity, throughput, and per-barrel conversion10 of 10 bridge concepts supportedContinue through this bridge:Adjusted Refining Operating Income per Barrel Feedstock Throughput Capacity Refinery Capacity Utilization Refinery Product Yield Refinery Throughput Refining D&A per Barrel Refining Margin per Barrel Refining Operating Cost per Barrel RVO Cost per Barrel

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