VVV
Valvoline Inc.
VVV's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 44x earnings, more than twice its usual 16x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
VVV Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable |
VVV's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
VVV PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $9.09 | -74% |
| Fair | 16x | $12.59 | -64% |
| Forward | 18x | $34.83 | — |
| Expensive | 24x | $19.29 | -45% |
| Current | 44x | $34.83 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VVV's PE is in its expensive range at 44x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
VVV Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for VVV, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VVV Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.94 | +143% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.80 | -63% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.73 | -64% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.67 | -68% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.64 | +1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.14 | +27% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.05 | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.08 | -76% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.61 | -82% |
VVV's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.80 over the past year, against $9.00 in early 2023.
VVV Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $544.6M | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $503.8M | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | $461.8M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $453.8M | +4.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $439M | +4.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $403.2M | +3.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $414.3M | +11% |
| Q3 2024 | $435.5M | +12% |
VVV's revenue has grown year over year for 12 quarters in a row: $545M last quarter, up 24% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4% | -31 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 22% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 17% | -3.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 35% | +18 points |
| Q3 2024 | 31% | +13 points |
VVV's operating margin was 21% last quarter, down 1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VVV Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $67.3M | +110% |
| Q1 2026 | $37.6M | +$42.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $7.4M | +$19.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $23M | -23% |
| Q2 2025 | $32M | +227% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.6M | -120% |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.4M | +$10M |
| Q3 2024 | $29.9M | +$76.9M |
VVV still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $135M over the past year.
VVV Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +200K shares |
| 3 years | -21% | -34.1M shares |
| 5 years | -30% | -54.6M shares |
| Available history | -32% | -60.6M shares |
VVV has 128M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $31.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $45.7M |
| Q3 2024 | $14.6M |
VVV hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
VVV Net Leverage
VVV Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 61.8 | Neutral |
VVV's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 62 (neutral).
VVV PE vs Energy Sector
| Metric | VVV | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 44x | 13x | 232% above |
| PE % | 93 | 61 | 32 pts above |
VVV is trading at 44x earnings, a 232% premium to the Energy sector's median of 13x.
VVV Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $31.9 | 9.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $33.7 | 3.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $33.9 | 2.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $34.9 | 0.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $36.5 | 4.7% below |
VVV has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 4.7% below its 200-week average.
VVV Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.3 | $23.5 | +10% |
| 2021 | $23.5 | $35.8 | +52% |
| 2022 | $35.8 | $32.3 | -9.6% |
| 2023 | $32.3 | $37.6 | +16% |
| 2024 | $37.6 | $36.4 | -3.2% |
| 2025 | $36.4 | $30.1 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $30.1 | $34.8 | +16% |
VVV has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 16% so far in 2026.