Valvoline (VVV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV) is an automotive maintenance company focused on quick, convenient vehicle services. Through its company-operated and franchised service centers, the company provides oil changes and other routine maintenance designed to help extend vehicle performance and reliability.

Its services generally include conventional and synthetic oil changes, tire rotations, battery replacement, air-filter and wiper-blade replacement, fluid services, and other preventive maintenance. Valvoline primarily serves drivers in the United States and operates through a network of locations under the Valvoline brand.

The company traces its history to the founding of the Valvoline brand in 1866. Valvoline became an independent publicly traded company following its separation from Ashland in 2016. In 2023, it completed the sale of its global lubricants business to Saudi Aramco, allowing the company to concentrate on its retail automotive services operations. Lori Flees serves as Valvoline’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.69 to $27.28
• 50-Day Range: $26.81 to $40.32
• 52-Week Range: $26.69 to $41.08
• Volume: 5.27 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.00 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: 33.51
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $43.06
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Valvoline Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Valvoline scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 121st out of 475 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 2.71, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Valvoline has a consensus price target of $43.06, representing about 60.6% upside from its current price of $26.81.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Valvoline has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.05%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Valvoline are expected to grow by 17.05% in the coming year, from $1.76 to $2.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Valvoline is 33.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.67.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Valvoline is 33.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.26.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Valvoline has a P/B Ratio of 10.08. 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

10.40% 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 7.17.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Valvoline has recently increased by 14.22%, 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 5.83% next year. This indicates that Valvoline will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.62

News Sentiment

Valvoline has a news sentiment score of 0.62. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Valvoline this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

23 people have searched for VVV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 21% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Valvoline to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% 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 378.28% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $49,999.00 in company stock and sold $239,137.00 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: 9/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2026

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: $43.06
• High Price Target: $49.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +60.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 33.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.23
• 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: 2.00
• Cash Flow: $2.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.49
• Book Value: $2.66 per share
• Price / Book: 10.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 127,590,000
• Free Float: 126,744,000
• Market Cap: $3.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.99