VVV vs BFAM vs RENT Stock Comparison

Valvoline, Bright Horizons Family Solutions and Rent the Runway Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VVV Valvoline Inc
$31.93 +10.4% 1M -5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.08B
P/E
40.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
RENT Rent the Runway, Inc.
$2.82 +68.9% 1M -42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$83.77M
P/E
1.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$366.90M
Div. yield
–
Online Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Valvoline leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Valvoline 4, Rent the Runway 4, Bright Horizons Family Solutions 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVVVBFAMRENTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.08B $3.67B $83.77M VVV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.2x 21.0x 1.9x RENT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 13.9x — BFAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.1% +8.5% +21.2% RENT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 5.8% 11.8% RENT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 9.3% — BFAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.8x -9.6x RENT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.3% -27.0% -42.4% VVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr -14.4%/yr -62.6%/yr VVV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.6% 47.7% 83.6% VVV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 51/100 34/100 BFAM

Percentile Scorecard

VVVBFAMRENT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisVVVBFAMRENT
Valuation 19 #27 of 33 31 #23 of 33 35 #68 of 104
Growth 31 #21 of 30 52 #15 of 30 82 #19 of 99
Profitability 75 #8 of 29 50 #15 of 29 37 #63 of 99
Financial Health 8 #36 of 39 24 #30 of 39 13 #99 of 113
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 14 3 #71 of 73
Overall 33 51 34
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • BFAM ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • RENT ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodVVVBFAMRENTSPY
1 month +10.4%+11.8%+68.9% -0.8%
3 months -19.3%-5.4%-11.3% +3.5%
6 months -3.2%-9.4%-40.9% +7.0%
Year to date +9.9%-27.4%-64.3% +12.2%
1 year -5.3%-27.0%-42.4% +13.0%
3 years +6.6%+2.0%-73.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.1%+0.7%-36.1% +23.1%
5 years -5.3%-54.0%-99.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year -1.1%-14.4%-62.6% +11.0%
10 years +54.2%+9.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +4.4%+1.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureVVVBFAMRENTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.6%47.7%83.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.1%55.0%82.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.57-0.291.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.57-0.51 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.1%-67.2%-99.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-32.6%-70.0% -1.8%
52-week high $40.28$109.23$9.39 $779.14
52-week low $26.62$59.18$1.55 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleVVVBFAMRENT
P/E now vs peer median 40.2xmedian 15.5x 21.7xmedian 15.5x 2.2xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.3x 0.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 10.1x 11.7xmedian 10.1x -16.7xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 14.7x 15.4xmedian 14.7x -1.4xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 2.0x 3.8xmedian 2.0x -1.5xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.72median 0.35 0.49median 0.35 0.08median 0.72

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsVVVBFAMRENT
Revenue $1.96B $3.03B $366.90M
Gross profit $751.90M $711.35M $274.20M
Operating income $301.00M $311.11M -$45.20M
Net income $101.50M $175.04M $43.30M
Free cash flow $140.50M $235.93M -$66.40M
EPS (diluted) $0.79 $3.38 $1.29
Cash & equivalents $84.20M $163.69M $29.00M
Total debt $1.60B $1.29B $157.50M
Shares (diluted) 128.40M 51.76M 33.58M
Enterprise value $3.79B $3.12B -$83.43M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricVVVBFAMRENT
P/E 40.2x 21.7x 2.2x
P/FCF 29.0x 15.4x -1.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 10.9x 136.1x
P/S 2.1x 1.2x 0.3x
P/B 9.8x 3.8x -1.5x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 4.8x -1.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 11.7x -16.7x
EV/EBIT 18.6x 15.3x -5.0x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 1.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF 39.8x 20.1x -3.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 14.3x 319.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.72 0.49 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVVVBFAMRENT
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.1% 8.5% 21.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 10.8% 6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% 7.7% 25.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 12.6% 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -31.6% 8.8% 26.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 26.2% 18.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -63.5% -1.0% 151.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.5% 39.1% 33.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -63.5% 10.4% 106.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.2% 44.4% 26.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% 0.3% -82.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 11.1% 26.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.6% -2.8% -1.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 14.2% 11.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVVVBFAMRENT
Gross margin 38.3% 23.5% 74.7%
EBITDA margin 22.6% 13.5% -3.7%
Operating margin 15.3% 10.3% -12.3%
Pretax margin 9.0% 8.6% 11.8%
Net margin 5.2% 5.8% 11.8%
FCF margin 7.2% 7.8% -18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 11.0% 0.2%
Return on equity 26.4% 16.8% –
Return on assets 2.9% 4.6% 21.4%
Return on invested capital 8.8% 9.3% –
Return on capital employed 9.9% 11.0% -33.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 1.9x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.0% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVVVBFAMRENT
Debt / assets 46.0% 34.0% 81.9%
Debt / equity 3.8x 1.4x -2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 2.8x -9.6x
Debt / FCF 11.4x 5.5x -2.4x
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 75.1% 134.0%
Equity / assets 12.0% 24.9% -34.0%
Interest coverage – 6.2x –
Current ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.75 2.04 -7.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVVVBFAMRENT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 17.5% -13.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 17.5% -13.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusVVVBFAMRENT
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.70FY2026 $5.31FY2026 $-19.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 -458.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +13.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.98BFY2026 $3.03BFY2026 $293.58MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 -11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +2.5% +43.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVVVBFAMRENT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 9.4%
Institutions holding 450 384 53
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% -1.2% +7.2%
Institutions buying 234 205 30
Institutions selling 143 150 9
Buyers to sellers 1.64 1.37 3.33

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

VVVBFAMRENT
VVV 1.00 0.06 0.22
BFAM 0.06 1.00 0.10
RENT 0.22 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VVV, BFAM and RENT?

Valvoline (VVV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Valvoline (VVV) $4.08B, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) $3.67B, Rent the Runway (RENT) $83.77M.

Which stock is cheaper, VVV, BFAM and RENT?

Rent the Runway (RENT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Valvoline (VVV) 40.2x, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 21.0x, Rent the Runway (RENT) 1.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) is cheapest (Valvoline (VVV) 18.8x, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 13.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rent the Runway (RENT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) +8.5%, Rent the Runway (RENT) +21.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rent the Runway (RENT) has the highest net margin (Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 5.8%, Rent the Runway (RENT) 11.8%). On return on invested capital, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) leads (Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valvoline (VVV) returned the most: Valvoline (VVV) -5.3%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -27.0%, Rent the Runway (RENT) -42.4%. Over five years, Valvoline (VVV) compounded fastest (Valvoline (VVV) -1.1%/yr, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -14.4%/yr, Rent the Runway (RENT) -62.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valvoline (VVV) has been the steadiest (Valvoline (VVV) 34.6%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 47.7%, Rent the Runway (RENT) 83.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VVV, BFAM and RENT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Valvoline (VVV) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.