# Valvoline Inc. (VVV) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Energy / Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels. Price $32.03, market value $4.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 39.5×** (5-yr avg 15.1×, 3-yr avg 17.2×). Valvoline Inc. trades at 39.5× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 15.1×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Energy median in the September 2026 study was 16.8×. Forward P/E is 16.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 8.61**. A PEG of 8.61 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 2.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.1×.
- **Price / book: 11.6×**. The shares trade at 11.6× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.3%** (5-yr avg 1.2%). Free cash flow equals 3.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 1.2%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 2.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 38.3%**. Valvoline Inc. keeps 38.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 15.3%**. 15.3% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 12.3%**. 12.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 62.2%**. A 62.2% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on invested capital: 17.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 17.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 3.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 5.6%** (3-yr 11.4%/yr, 5-yr 18.7%/yr). Revenue grew 5.6% over the last year, against 18.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 1.9%** (3-yr -11.3%/yr, 5-yr -0.6%/yr). Earnings per share rose 1.9%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -37.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -37.0% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 3.17**. Debt is 3.17 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Valvoline Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (15 analysts). 15 analysts cover Valvoline Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $43.47 (+36% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -17.8%** (YTD 10.2%, 3-mo -10.4%). The shares are down 17.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -22.5%** (12.4% above the low). Trading 23% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 32**. An RSI of 32 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.70** (volatility 31%). Beta of 0.70 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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