VVV vs DRVN vs RGS Stock Comparison

Valvoline, Driven Brands Holdings and Regis Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VVV Valvoline Inc
$32.38 +9.2% 1M -1.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.96B
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
RGS Regis Corp
$29.27 +2.9% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$73.14M
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$224.49M
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Valvoline leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Valvoline 6, Regis 3, Driven Brands Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionVVVDRVNRGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.13B $1.99B $73.14M VVV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.8x 12.0x 10.7x RGS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 10.5x 9.9x RGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.1% +7.6% +6.8% VVV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.2% 8.6% — DRVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.8% 10.8% — DRVN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.8x — VVV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.0% -18.9% -2.8% VVV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.9%/yr -18.0%/yr -11.5%/yr VVV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 55.8% 39.4% VVV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 33/100 49/100 49/100 RGS

Percentile Scorecard

VVVDRVNRGS

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

AxisVVVDRVNRGS
Valuation 16 #28 of 33 56 #15 of 33 91 #4 of 33
Growth 31 #21 of 30 62 #12 of 30 45 #17 of 30
Profitability 74 #8 of 28 56 #13 of 28 33 #19 of 28
Financial Health 11 #33 of 37 22 #29 of 37 28 #27 of 37
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 33 49 49
  • VVV ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • DRVN ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • RGS ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodVVVDRVNRGSSPY
1 month +9.2%+2.3%+2.9% +0.7%
3 months -15.6%-15.9%+6.7% +3.7%
6 months -2.6%-11.1%+6.4% +7.1%
Year to date +11.4%-18.6%+5.5% +12.8%
1 year -1.0%-18.9%-2.8% +11.9%
3 years +10.4%+8.3%+164.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.3%+2.7%+38.3% +22.8%
5 years -4.7%-62.8%-45.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -0.9%-18.0%-11.5% +10.9%
10 years +57.3%—-88.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.6%—-19.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureVVVDRVNRGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%55.8%39.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%63.3%36.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.410.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.03-0.34-0.07 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.1%-70.1%-94.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.6%-29.4%-3.9% -1.2%
52-week high $40.28$17.09$30.46 $779.14
52-week low $26.62$10.30$19.47 $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.

MultipleVVVDRVNRGS
P/E now vs peer median 40.8xmedian 13.3x 12.0xmedian 13.3x 10.7xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 0.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 9.3x 8.8xmedian 9.3x —median 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.4xmedian 14.1x 14.9xmedian 14.1x —median 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 9.9xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 2.0x 0.4xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.73median 0.27 1.53median 0.27 0.27median 0.27

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 monthsVVVDRVNRGS
Revenue $1.96B $1.93B $224.49M
Gross profit $751.90M – –
Operating income $301.00M $269.79M $24.45M
Net income $101.50M $165.27M $6.94M
Free cash flow $140.50M $133.78M –
EPS (diluted) $0.79 $1.00 $2.42
Cash & equivalents $84.20M $183.95M $26.03M
Total debt $1.60B $1.69B –
Shares (diluted) 128.40M 164.94M 2.86M
Enterprise value $3.84B $1.46B $73.14M

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
MetricVVVDRVNRGS
P/E 40.8x 12.0x 10.7x
P/FCF 29.4x 14.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 6.4x 5.6x
P/S 2.1x 1.0x 0.3x
P/B 9.9x 2.4x 0.4x
P/Tangible book 9.9x 8.8x 0.4x
EV/EBITDA 12.7x 8.8x –
EV/EBIT 18.8x 12.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.8x 0.3x
EV/FCF 40.2x 26.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x 11.2x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.73 1.53 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVVVDRVNRGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.1% 7.6% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.2% -4.6% -1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -31.6% 62.7% 22.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -7.1% 40.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -63.5% 163.3% -94.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.5% 7.4% 43.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -63.5% 163.0% -94.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -56.2% 7.9% 40.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 40.6% 6.8% -4.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 9.8% 54.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.6% 276.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 33.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVVVDRVNRGS
Gross margin 38.3% – –
EBITDA margin 22.6% 20.4% –
Operating margin 15.3% 14.0% –
Pretax margin 9.0% 8.3% –
Net margin 5.2% 8.6% –
FCF margin 7.2% 6.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 21.0% 16.2% 5.8%
Return on equity 26.4% 20.6% –
Return on assets 2.9% 4.8% –
Return on invested capital 8.8% 10.8% –
Return on capital employed 9.9% 8.6% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 1.9x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.1% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVVVDRVNRGS
Debt / assets 46.0% 47.6% –
Debt / equity 3.8x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 3.8x –
Debt / FCF 11.4x 12.6x –
Liabilities / assets 88.0% 76.5% 64.6%
Equity / assets 12.0% 23.5% 35.4%
Interest coverage – 2.8x –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.5x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 1.76 0.96 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVVVDRVNRGS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusVVVDRVNRGS
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 9.9xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.70FY2026 $1.15FY2026 $2.95FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026 +9.3%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +10.0% +30.4% +11.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.98BFY2026 $1.93BFY2026 $207.86MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 -7.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +23.4% +18.9% +13.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVVVDRVNRGS
Held by institutions 100.0% 43.3% 30.7%
Institutions holding 450 193 30
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% -8.5% +0.3%
Institutions buying 234 111 13
Institutions selling 143 51 4
Buyers to sellers 1.64 2.18 3.25

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.

VVVDRVNRGS
VVV 1.00 0.43 0.12
DRVN 0.43 1.00 0.00
RGS 0.12 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VVV, DRVN and RGS?

Valvoline (VVV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Valvoline (VVV) $4.13B, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) $1.99B, Regis (RGS) $73.14M.

Which stock is cheaper, VVV, DRVN and RGS?

Regis (RGS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Valvoline (VVV) 40.8x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 12.0x, Regis (RGS) 10.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regis (RGS) is cheapest (Valvoline (VVV) 19.0x, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 10.5x, Regis (RGS) 9.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Valvoline (VVV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Valvoline (VVV) +16.1%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) +7.6%, Regis (RGS) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) has the highest net margin (Valvoline (VVV) 5.2%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) leads (Valvoline (VVV) 8.8%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Valvoline (VVV) returned the most: Valvoline (VVV) -1.0%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -18.9%, Regis (RGS) -2.8%. Over five years, Valvoline (VVV) compounded fastest (Valvoline (VVV) -0.9%/yr, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) -18.0%/yr, Regis (RGS) -11.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Valvoline (VVV) has been the steadiest (Valvoline (VVV) 34.5%, Driven Brands Holdings (DRVN) 55.8%, Regis (RGS) 39.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VVV, DRVN and RGS?

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 6. 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.