VALVOLINE INC (VVV) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NYSE:VVV • US92047W1018
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This VVV fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. VVV Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- VVV had positive earnings in the past year.
- In the past year VVV had a positive cash flow from operations.
- In the past 5 years VVV has always been profitable.
- VVV had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 2.54%, VVV is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.38% of the companies in the same industry.
- VVV's Return On Equity of 28.06% is amongst the best of the industry. VVV outperforms 85.25% of its industry peers.
- The Return On Invested Capital of VVV (6.64%) is better than 63.93% of its industry peers.
- VVV had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 11.31%. This is below the industry average of 13.64%.
- The 3 year average ROIC (11.31%) for VVV is well above the current ROIC(6.64%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.54% | ||
| ROE | 28.06% | ||
| ROIC | 6.64% |
ROA(3y)21.9%
ROA(5y)18.26%
ROE(3y)291.62%
ROE(5y)265.15%
ROIC(3y)11.31%
ROIC(5y)9.35%
1.3 Margins
- The Profit Margin of VVV (4.91%) is better than 78.69% of its industry peers.
- VVV's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 15.39%, VVV belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 93.44% of the companies in the same industry.
- VVV's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 38.58%, VVV is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.38% of the companies in the same industry.
- VVV's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 15.39% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 4.91% | ||
| GM | 38.58% |
OM growth 3Y6.87%
OM growth 5Y6.08%
PM growth 3Y-28.93%
PM growth 5Y-22.32%
GM growth 3Y-0.03%
GM growth 5Y-1.44%
2. VVV Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), VVV is creating some value.
- VVV has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- VVV has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- The debt/assets ratio for VVV has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- VVV has an Altman-Z score of 1.66. This is a bad value and indicates that VVV is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- With a Altman-Z score value of 1.66, VVV perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 40.16% of the companies in the same industry.
- VVV has a debt to FCF ratio of 28.80. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as VVV would need 28.80 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- VVV's Debt to FCF ratio of 28.80 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. VVV outperforms 44.26% of its industry peers.
- VVV has a Debt/Equity ratio of 5.31. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 5.31, VVV is doing worse than 77.87% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 5.31 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 28.8 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.66 |
ROIC/WACC0.88
WACC7.58%
2.3 Liquidity
- VVV has a Current Ratio of 0.70. This is a bad value and indicates that VVV is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- VVV has a worse Current ratio (0.70) than 88.52% of its industry peers.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.57 indicates that VVV may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- With a Quick ratio value of 0.57, VVV perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 49.18% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.57 |
3. VVV Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 1.88% over the past year.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 1.32% on average over the past years.
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 5.90% in the past year.
- Measured over the past years, VVV shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 18.66% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)1.88%
EPS 3Y-9.48%
EPS 5Y1.32%
EPS Q2Q%15.62%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.9%
Revenue growth 3Y11.43%
Revenue growth 5Y18.66%
Sales Q2Q%11.47%
3.2 Future
- VVV is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 15.58% yearly.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 13.13% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y8.69%
EPS Next 2Y13.26%
EPS Next 3Y15.58%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year19.56%
Revenue Next 2Y14.94%
Revenue Next 3Y13.13%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
- The estimated forward Revenue growth is still strong, although it is decreasing when compared to the stronger growth in the past years.
4. VVV Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 20.44, VVV is valued on the expensive side.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, VVV is valued a bit cheaper than 68.03% of the companies in the same industry.
- The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.18. VVV is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 16.43, VVV is valued correctly.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, VVV is valued a bit cheaper than 70.49% of the companies in the same industry.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of VVV to the average of the S&P500 Index (37.96), we can say VVV is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.44 | ||
| Fwd PE | 16.43 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- VVV's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of VVV is on the same level as its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 73.37 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 14.76 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates VVV does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
- VVV has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
- A more expensive valuation may be justified as VVV's earnings are expected to grow with 15.58% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)2.35
PEG (5Y)15.53
EPS Next 2Y13.26%
EPS Next 3Y15.58%
5. VVV Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.43%, VVV has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
- VVV's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 3.39.
- VVV's Dividend Yield is slightly below the S&P500 average, which is at 1.82.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.43% |
5.2 History
- VVV has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
DP0%
EPS Next 2Y13.26%
EPS Next 3Y15.58%
VVV Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
33.31
-0.46 (-1.36%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustrySpecialty Retail
Earnings (Last)02-04 2026-02-04/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-06 2026-05-06
Inst Owners116.97%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners0.3%
Ins Owner Change5.12%
Market Cap4.24B
Revenue(TTM)1.76B
Net Income(TTM)86.30M
Analysts79.05
Price Target42.62 (27.95%)
Short Float %9.41%
Short Ratio5.91
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.43% |
Yearly Dividend0
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)3.76%
Min EPS beat(2)-4.75%
Max EPS beat(2)12.27%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)1.04%
Min EPS beat(4)-6.75%
Max EPS beat(4)12.27%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)2.07%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)0.92%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)-0.44%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.11%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.12%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.1%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.02%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.46%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.39%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.64%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.66%
Revenue beat(16)2
Avg Revenue beat(16)-12.55%
PT rev (1m)-0.24%
PT rev (3m)6.95%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0.25%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.08%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.87%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.19%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.1%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.24%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20.44 | ||
| Fwd PE | 16.43 | ||
| P/S | 2.41 | ||
| P/FCF | 73.37 | ||
| P/OCF | 13.22 | ||
| P/B | 13.79 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 14.76 |
EPS(TTM)1.63
EY4.89%
EPS(NY)2.03
Fwd EY6.08%
FCF(TTM)0.45
FCFY1.36%
OCF(TTM)2.52
OCFY7.56%
SpS13.81
BVpS2.42
TBVpS-7.83
PEG (NY)2.35
PEG (5Y)15.53
Graham Number9.41
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.54% | ||
| ROE | 28.06% | ||
| ROCE | 8.91% | ||
| ROIC | 6.64% | ||
| ROICexc | 6.8% | ||
| ROICexgc | 12.13% | ||
| OM | 15.39% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 4.91% | ||
| GM | 38.58% | ||
| FCFM | 3.29% |
ROA(3y)21.9%
ROA(5y)18.26%
ROE(3y)291.62%
ROE(5y)265.15%
ROIC(3y)11.31%
ROIC(5y)9.35%
ROICexc(3y)12.73%
ROICexc(5y)10.28%
ROICexgc(3y)19.68%
ROICexgc(5y)15.39%
ROCE(3y)15.17%
ROCE(5y)12.55%
ROICexgc growth 3Y25.94%
ROICexgc growth 5Y22.17%
ROICexc growth 3Y22.53%
ROICexc growth 5Y20.78%
OM growth 3Y6.87%
OM growth 5Y6.08%
PM growth 3Y-28.93%
PM growth 5Y-22.32%
GM growth 3Y-0.03%
GM growth 5Y-1.44%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.52
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 5.31 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 28.8 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 4.13 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 210.57% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 14.96% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 81.11% | ||
| Profit Quality | 66.98% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.57 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.66 |
F-Score6
WACC7.58%
ROIC/WACC0.88
Cap/Depr(3y)210.75%
Cap/Depr(5y)194.73%
Cap/Sales(3y)13.84%
Cap/Sales(5y)13.22%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)1.88%
EPS 3Y-9.48%
EPS 5Y1.32%
EPS Q2Q%15.62%
EPS Next Y8.69%
EPS Next 2Y13.26%
EPS Next 3Y15.58%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.9%
Revenue growth 3Y11.43%
Revenue growth 5Y18.66%
Sales Q2Q%11.47%
Revenue Next Year19.56%
Revenue Next 2Y14.94%
Revenue Next 3Y13.13%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-16.35%
EBIT growth 3Y19.09%
EBIT growth 5Y25.88%
EBIT Next Year53.62%
EBIT Next 3Y24.16%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y129.63%
FCF growth 3Y-37.03%
FCF growth 5Y-29.68%
OCF growth 1Y2729.51%
OCF growth 3Y1.5%
OCF growth 5Y-4.39%
VALVOLINE INC / VVV Fundamental Analysis FAQ
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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to VVV.
What is the valuation status of VALVOLINE INC (VVV) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to VALVOLINE INC (VVV). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of VVV stock?
VALVOLINE INC (VVV) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for VVV stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for VALVOLINE INC (VVV) is 20.44 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 13.79.
Can you provide the expected EPS growth for VVV stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of VALVOLINE INC (VVV) is expected to grow by 8.69% in the next year.