Valvoline (VVV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV) is an automotive services company that operates and franchises quick-lube service centers. Its locations provide routine vehicle maintenance, including oil changes, fluid services, filter replacement, battery replacement, windshield wiper replacement and tire services. The company’s service model is designed to allow customers to receive maintenance without a scheduled appointment or leaving their vehicle.

Valvoline serves customers primarily in the United States and Canada through company-operated and franchised service centers under the Valvoline Instant Oil Change and related brands. Its services are intended for passenger vehicles, light trucks and other consumer vehicles, with an emphasis on convenient, preventive maintenance.

The Valvoline brand traces its history to 1866. Valvoline Inc. became an independent publicly traded company in 2016 after being separated from Ashland Inc. In 2021, the company completed the sale of its global products business to Aramco, leaving Valvoline focused on vehicle maintenance services rather than the manufacture and sale of lubricants.

The company is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. Lori Flees serves as Valvoline’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.28 to $32.27
• 50-Day Range: $26.56 to $34.09
• 52-Week Range: $26.21 to $41.08
• Volume: 2.94 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.14 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: 39.26
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $41.61
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Valvoline Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Valvoline scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 128th out of 486 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Valvoline has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.72, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Valvoline has a consensus price target of $41.61, representing about 32.5% upside from its current price of $31.41.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Valvoline has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.34%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Valvoline are expected to grow by 15.34% in the coming year, from $1.76 to $2.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Valvoline is 39.26, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Valvoline is 39.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.79.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Valvoline has a P/B Ratio of 11.81. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.18% of the float of Valvoline has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Valvoline has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.53.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Valvoline has recently increased by 17.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Valvoline does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Valvoline does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Valvoline will have a dividend payout ratio of 5.91% next year. This indicates that Valvoline will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Sentiment

Valvoline has a news sentiment score of 0.57. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Valvoline this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

33 people have searched for VVV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 38% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Valvoline insiders have sold 150.20% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $49,999.00 in company stock and sold $125,097.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.66% of the stock of Valvoline is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

96.13% of the stock of Valvoline is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VVV
• CIK: 1674910
• Web: www.valvoline.com
• Phone: (859) 357-2591
• Fax: 859-357-2686
• Employees: 11,400
• Year Founded: 1866

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Valvoline: $41.61
• High Price Target: $49.00
• Low Price Target: $34.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.72
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 39.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.85
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $210.70 million
• Net Margins: 5.17%
• Pretax Margin: 8.98%
• Return on Equity: 65.12%
• Return on Assets: 7.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.77
• Current Ratio: 0.70
• Quick Ratio: 0.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.34
• Cash Flow: $2.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.39
• Book Value: $2.66 per share
• Price / Book: 11.81

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 127,590,000
• Free Float: 126,744,000
• Market Cap: $4.01 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.03