Q1 2026 Valvoline Inc Earnings Call Transcript

Feb 4, 2026 / 02:00 PM GMT

Release Date Price: $35.6 (+6.94%)

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Key Points

Positve

Valvoline Inc (VVV) reported strong top-line growth with net sales increasing by 11% on a reported basis and 15% when adjusted for refranchising impacts.
The company achieved a gross margin rate of 37.4%, which is a 50 basis point increase year over year, driven by leverage in labor and product costs.
Valvoline Inc (VVV) saw a double-digit increase in both system-wide store sales and net sales, with system-wide same-store sales growing by 5.8%.
The acquisition of 162 stores from the Breeze transaction is a significant step towards expanding their network to over 3,500 stores.
Valvoline Inc (VVV) continues to innovate in marketing, successfully connecting with new customers and maintaining high customer satisfaction with a 4.7-star rating and NPS scores over 80%.

Negative

SG&A as a percentage of net sales increased by 30 basis points year over year, primarily due to a non-recurring payroll-related benefit in the prior year.
The integration of 162 immature stores from the Breeze acquisition is expected to create near-term headwinds on margin rates.
Valvoline Inc (VVV) reported a loss from continuing operations of $32.2 million on a GAAP basis, largely due to the loss on divestiture of certain stores required by the FTC.
The company expects pre-tax interest expense to increase by about $33 million in fiscal 2026 due to a new term loan.
Winter storm conditions have impacted consumer activity and transactions, potentially affecting short-term sales performance.

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E D I T E D V E R S I O N

VVV.N - Valvoline Inc
Q1 2026 Valvoline Inc Earnings Call
Feb 04, 2026 / 02:00PM GMT

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Hello everyone and welcome to the Baldeine's 1st quarter fiscal 2026 conference call and webcast.

My name is James and I'll be your operator for this call.

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The conference call will now start and I'll hand it over to our host, Elizabeth Clevinger, with investor relations to begin.

Thank you.

Good morning and welcome to Babbling's 1st quarter, fiscal 2026 conference call and webcast.

This morning, Babling released results for the first quarter ended December 31st, 2025.

This presentation should be viewed in conjunction with that earning

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