Valvoline Inc. Common Stock (VVV)

FairStock Score: 24/100 — RISKY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

As a Buffett/Graham-style investor, I look first at what a business earns and what I must pay for it. Valvoline provides preventive maintenance through retail and franchised service centers, a recurring-need business with a modest brand and network advantage. In fiscal Q3 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $544.6M and net income $64.5M, or diluted EPS $0.51. That compares well with fiscal Q3 2025, when revenue was $439.0M and net income $56.5M. In fiscal year 2025, revenue was $1.7B, net income $210.7M, and diluted EPS $1.64; in fiscal year 2024, net income was $211.5M and EPS $1.61. So the core business has shown sales growth and steady recent profits, though fiscal Q1 2026, the quarter ended 2025-12-31, had a net loss of $32.8M, or EPS -$0.26.

In plain English: Valvoline runs oil-change and preventive maintenance shops in the United States and Canada. The business is growing sales and is profitable, but profits have been uneven and it uses a lot of borrowed money. At the 2026-10-13 close of $30.17, the shares look expensive compared with the company’s earnings and net assets.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-12-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-09-30) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-09-30) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-09-30)

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