Valvoline (VVV) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates

Core Insights - Valvoline reported quarterly earnings of $0.45 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.48 per share, and showing a slight decrease from $0.46 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of -6.25% [1] - The company posted revenues of $453.8 million for the quarter ended September 2025, which was also below the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.28%, but an increase from $435.5 million year-over-year [2] - Valvoline shares have declined approximately 13.2% year-to-date, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 12.5% [3] Earnings Outlook - The future performance of Valvoline's stock will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the revisions of earnings estimates [3][4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.39 on revenues of $450.72 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $1.88 on revenues of $1.9 billion [7] Industry Context - Valvoline operates within the Zacks Oil and Gas - Refining and Marketing industry, which is currently ranked in the top 37% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable industry outlook [8] - Historical data suggests that the top 50% of Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1 [8]