Valero Energy (VLO) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

R. Lane Riggs, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $34.2M in 2025, up 53% from $22.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 162:1, on median employee pay of $211,035.

Filed
March 19, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$34.2M+53% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
162:1median $211,035
CEO pay in equity
46%$15.8M in awards
CEO Salary
$1,720,000For fiscal 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$15,760,536Includes FASB modifications
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$5,482,810Annual bonus earned
CEO Pension Change
$10,839,917Actuarial value change
Median Employee Pay
$211,035Annual total compensation

How Riggs was paid

$34.2M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary5%Stock awards46%Non-equity incentive16%Pension and deferred comp32%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
R. Lane RiggsChairman, Chief Executive Officer and President$34,228,523
Jason W. FraserRetired EVP and Chief Financial Officer$11,266,881
Gary K. SimmonsEVP and Chief Operating Officer$12,686,872
Richard J. WalshEVP and General Counsel$7,926,980
Eric A. FisherSVP Product Supply, Trading and Wholesale$6,244,726

What changed and why

  • $34.2MCEO total compensation increased to $34,228,523 in 2025 from $22,412,292 in 2024.
  • $15.8MStock awards for the CEO rose to $15,760,536 due to FASB calculations and grant modifications.
  • $5.5MNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO increased to $5,482,810.
  • $10.8MChange in pension value for the CEO grew to $10,839,917 reflecting actuarial assumptions.
  • No stock options were granted to named executive officers in 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.