Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Revenues	[1]	$ 122,687	$ 129,881	$ 144,766
Cost of sales:
Cost of materials and other		101,096	110,616	117,367
Taxes other than income taxes		6,720	5,900	5,720
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)		6,344	5,831	6,089
Depreciation and amortization expense		3,095	2,729	2,658
Total cost of sales		117,255	125,076	131,834
Asset impairment loss		1,131	0	0
Other operating expenses		15	44	33
General and administrative expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization expense reflected below)		1,042	961	998
Depreciation and amortization expense		63	45	43
Operating income		3,181	3,755	11,858
Other income, net		380	499	502
Interest and debt expense, net of capitalized interest		(556)	(556)	(592)
Income before income tax expense		3,005	3,698	11,768
Income tax expense		759	692	2,619
Net income		2,246	3,006	9,149
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(102)	236	314
Net income attributable to Valero Energy Corporation stockholders		$ 2,348	$ 2,770	$ 8,835
Earnings per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 7.57	$ 8.58	$ 24.93
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (shares)		309	322	353
Earnings per common share – assuming dilution (in dollars per share)		$ 7.57	$ 8.58	$ 24.92
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – assuming dilution (shares)		309	322	353
Supplemental information:
Includes excise taxes on sales by certain of our foreign operations		$ 6,748	$ 5,907	$ 5,765

[1] Includes excise taxes on sales by certain of our foreign operations of $6,748 million, $5,907 million, and $5,765 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023.