Valvoline (VVV) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Valvoline's (VVV) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.32% in Q1 2026, down 1171.0% year-on-year from 0.87% in Q1 2025, and down 5.75% quarter-over-quarter from 9.89% in Q4 2025.

Valvoline (VVV) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Valvoline has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 11 years of filings, most recently posting 9.32% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 9.32%, down 1171.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.32% (down 1171.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 17.67%, up 177.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.32% for Q1 2026 at Valvoline, down from 9.89% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 21.44% in Q4 2024 to a low of 6.64% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.89% (2025), against an average of 12.8%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 1013 bps in 2024 and slumped 1171 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Valvoline's Return on Capital Employed stood at 7.72% in 2022, then surged by 46 bps to 11.31% in 2023, then soared by 90 bps to 21.44% in 2024, then tumbled by 54 bps to 9.89% in 2025, then fell by 6 bps to 9.32% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.32% (Q1 2026), 9.89% (Q4 2025), and 17.19% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Uxin 18.05 Bn 18.09 Bn 11.57 Mn -58.34%
2 Carvana 9.49 Bn 7.89 Bn 1.27 Bn 17.64%
3 Carmax 6.94 Bn 6.35 Bn 605.26 Mn 1.50%
4 Lithia Motors 6.76 Bn 6.78 Bn 1.42 Bn 8.85%
5 Autonation 6.51 Bn 6.45 Bn 1.21 Bn 13.72%
6 Rush Enterprises Inc \Tx\ 5.19 Bn 4.97 Bn 343.80 Mn 12.97%
7 Valvoline 4.57 Bn 4.48 Bn 187.00 Mn 9.32%
8 Openlane 3.88 Bn 3.84 Bn 256.20 Mn 10.69%
9 Group 1 Automotive 3.69 Bn 3.65 Bn 877.90 Mn 11.42%
10 Asbury Automotive 3.63 Bn 3.60 Bn 726.90 Mn 9.96%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.32%
Dec 31, 2025 9.89%
Sep 30, 2025 17.19%
Jun 30, 2025 20.19%
Mar 31, 2025 21.03%
Dec 31, 2024 21.44%
Sep 30, 2024 17.88%
Jun 30, 2024 13.65%
Mar 31, 2024 16.69%
Dec 31, 2023 11.31%
Sep 30, 2023 9.60%
Jun 30, 2023 7.57%
Mar 31, 2023 6.64%
Dec 31, 2022 7.72%
Sep 30, 2022 8.94%
Jun 30, 2022 9.06%
Mar 31, 2022 9.47%
Dec 31, 2021 9.83%
Sep 30, 2021 9.41%
Jun 30, 2021 13.25%