Valvoline

Valvoline Inc.
Formerly
  • Continuous Oil Refining Co. (1866)
  • Ellis & Leonard
Company typePublic company
IndustryChemical manufacturing and distribution, car repair
Predecessors
FoundedSeptember 6, 1866 (1866-09-06) in Binghamton, New York, U.S. (as the Continuous Oil Refining Company)
FounderJohn Ellis
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
  • Lori Flees (CEO)
  • Mary Meixelsperger (CFO)
Revenue US$1.62 billion (2024)
US$367 million (2024)
US$212 million (2024)
Total assets US$2.44 billion (2024)
Total equity US$186 million (2024)
Number of employees
11,500 (2024)
Subsidiaries
Websitevalvoline.com
Footnotes / references

Valvoline Inc. (/ˈvælvəln/ VAL-və-leen) is an American retail automotive services company based in Lexington, Kentucky. It licenses the name for a number of Valvoline-labeled automotive oil, additives, and lubricants. It also owns the Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Great Canadian Oil Change and Valvoline Express Care car repair chains. As of 2023, it is the second largest oil change service provider in the United States with 10% market share and over 1,650 locations.