Valvoline delivers robust 24% sales growth

• Valvoline’s fiscal third-quarter sales increased 24% to $544.6 million, while system-wide store sales rose 19% to $1.05 billion.
• Income from continuing operations grew 14% to $65 million, and adjusted EBITDA increased 25% to $162.4 million.
• Valvoline raised its full-year same-store sales forecast and narrowed its revenue, earnings and capital-spending guidance.

Valvoline (NYSE:VVV) reported fiscal third-quarter sales of $544.6 million, up 24%, as system-wide same-store sales increased 8%.

Sales rose from $439 million, while same-store sales growth accelerated from 4.9% in the prior-year quarter.

Operating income rose 18% to $112.2 million, while adjusted EBITDA increased 25% to $162.4 million and adjusted EPS reached $0.57.

Valvoline raised its 2026 same-store sales forecast to 7.5%–8%.

The company added 47 locations during the quarter, bringing its system-wide network to 2,456 company-operated and franchised service centres.

Valvoline also prepaid $50 million of debt and generated $112 million in year-to-date free cash flow while maintaining plans for 330–360 store additions.