Valvoline (VVV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV) is an automotive maintenance services company that operates and franchises Valvoline Instant Oil Change service centers. Its locations provide preventive vehicle maintenance designed to help drivers keep their cars operating reliably and extend the useful life of key components.

The company’s services include oil changes, fluid replacement and top-offs, battery testing and replacement, air-conditioning services, tire rotation, tire services, and replacement of filters, wiper blades, and other routine maintenance items. Valvoline emphasizes convenient, drive-through service that generally does not require an appointment.

Valvoline traces its origins to the Valvoline lubricant brand, which was established in the 19th century. The modern company became an independent publicly traded business following its separation from Ashland in 2016. In 2023, Valvoline completed the sale of its global lubricants business to Saudi Aramco and subsequently focused on operating and expanding its automotive service-center network, primarily in the United States and Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.10 to $33.09
• 50-Day Range: $26.56 to $33.92
• 52-Week Range: $26.21 to $41.08
• Volume: 2.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.60 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.99
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $41.17
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Valvoline Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Valvoline scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 62nd out of 481 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 $41.17, representing about 27.6% upside from its current price of $32.27.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Valvoline has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 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 40.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Valvoline is 40.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.77.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Valvoline has a P/B Ratio of 12.13. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.57% 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 5.21.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Valvoline has recently decreased by 5.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Valvoline does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Valvoline is 15.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

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: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.82

News Sentiment

Valvoline has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 0.54 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

Only 24 people have searched for VVV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% 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: 10/30/2026
• 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: $41.17
• High Price Target: $48.00
• Low Price Target: $34.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.6%
• 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: 17.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.34
• 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: 2.41
• Cash Flow: $2.54 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.69
• Book Value: $2.66 per share
• Price / Book: 12.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 127,590,000
• Free Float: 126,744,000
• Market Cap: $4.12 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.03