Valvoline (VVV) reported $544.6 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 24.1%. EPS of $0.57 for the same period compares to $0.47 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.49% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $536.62 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.50, the EPS surprise was +14%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Valvoline performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Same-store sales growth - System-wide: 8% versus 5.5% estimated by four analysts on average. System-wide stores - Franchised stores: 1,199 versus 1,224 estimated by three analysts on average. Stores Opened - Franchised: 26 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 23. Stores Opened - Company-operated: 15 compared to the 23 average estimate based on three analysts. System-wide stores - Company-operated stores: 1,232 compared to the 1,234 average estimate based on three analysts. Total System-wide stores: 2,456 compared to the 2,458 average estimate based on three analysts.View all Key Company Metrics for Valvoline here>>>
Shares of Valvoline have returned -6.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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