secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     VALVOLINE INC (VVV)
CIK:        0001674910
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-05T11:00:55+00:00
Accession:  0001674910-26-000062
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Valvoline Q3 sales up 24% to $545M, raises FY SSS growth guidance to 7.5%-8%
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- Sales $545M (+24% YoY); system-wide same-store sales +8.0%; adjusted EBITDA $162M (+25%).
- Reported diluted EPS $0.51 (+16%); adjusted EPS $0.57 (+21%).
- Added 47 net stores (25 franchise, 22 company-operated) in Q3.
- Raised FY 2026 system-wide SSS growth to 7.5%-8% (from 5%-6.5%); adjusted EBITDA guidance $550-$560M.
- Year-to-date free cash flow $112M, up $93M YoY; voluntary $50M prepayment on Term Loan A.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674910/000167491026000062/0001674910-26-000062-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674910/000167491026000062/vvv-20260805.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001674910-26-000062

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