---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001674910-26-000040"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VVV"
cik: "0001674910"
company_name: "VALVOLINE INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:50:39.436522+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Valvoline Q2 revenue $504M (+25% YoY), SSS +8.2%, adj EPS $0.41; raises FY guidance

## Summary
- Sales $504M (+25% YoY); system-wide store sales $987M (+20%); system-wide SSS +8.2%.
- Reported diluted EPS $0.35 (+17%); adjusted EPS $0.41 (+21%); adjusted EBITDA $134M (+28%).
- Q2 net store additions 29 (15 franchise, 14 company); Breeze integration on track.
- FY26 guidance raised: adj EPS $1.65-$1.75 (from $1.60-$1.70); adj EBITDA $540-$560M (from $525-$550M).
- YTD free cash flow $45M, improvement of $57M YoY; debt $1.7B, cash $85M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001674910-26-000040
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VVV
- cik: 0001674910
- company_name: VALVOLINE INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674910/000167491026000040/0001674910-26-000040-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674910/000167491026000040/vvv-20260507.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001674910-26-000040
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001674910-26-000040.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001674910-26-000040.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: e15e43235ef0ef73b5e16fa8dd8b2c00b690f505
  claim: VALVOLINE INC updated its second quarter ended March 31, 2026 guidance (raised).
  evidence_excerpt: On May 7, 2026, Valvoline Inc. (“Valvoline”) issued a press release ("Earnings Release") announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended March 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674910/000167491026000040/0001674910-26-000040-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.