secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     VALVOLINE INC (VVV)
CIK:        0001674910
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001674910-26-000040
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674910/000167491026000040/0001674910-26-000040-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674910/000167491026000040/vvv-20260507.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001674910-26-000040

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