Valvoline Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Valvoline's CEO is Lori Flees, appointed in Oct 2023, has a tenure of 2.92 years. total yearly compensation is $4.84M, comprised of 19.1% salary and 80.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.055% of the company’s shares, worth €1.67M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 3.2 years respectively.
Key information
Lori Flees
Chief executive officer
US$4.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 19.06% |
| CEO tenure | 2.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.06% |
| Management average tenure | 2.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$104m |
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | US$96m |
| Dec 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$89m |
| Sep 30 2025 | US$5m | US$923k | US$215m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$278m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$270m |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$275m |
| Sep 30 2024 | US$4m | US$892k | US$215m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$200m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$217m |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$206m |
| Sep 30 2023 | US$2m | US$700k | US$199m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$137m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$112m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$102m |
| Sep 30 2022 | US$2m | US$310k | US$109m |
Compensation vs Market: Lori's total compensation ($USD4.84M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.30M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Lori's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Lori Flees (55 yo)
Ms. Lori A. Flees is Independent Director of Harley-Davidson, Inc. from May 14, 2025. She serves as President at Valvoline Inc. from October 2023 and serves as its CEO & Director from October 1, 2023. She...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 2.9yrs | US$4.84m | 0.055% € 1.7m | |
| Senior VP & CFO | 1.3yrs | US$2.44m | 0.029% € 858.4k | |
| Senior VP & COO | 2.9yrs | US$1.34m | 0.010% € 301.2k | |
| Senior VP | 10yrs | US$1.21m | 0.014% € 408.2k | |
| Senior VP & Chief People Officer | 6.4yrs | US$961.54k | 0.016% € 492.9k | |
| Chief Accounting Officer & Controller | less than a year | no data | 0.0032% € 97.1k | |
| Chief Technology & Cybersecurity Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Audit Executive | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Customer Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Development Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Franchising Officer | no data | no data | 0.0077% € 232.9k | |
| VP, Treasurer & Tax | less than a year | no data | 0.0054% € 161.7k |
Experienced Management: 0V4's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 2.9yrs | US$4.84m | 0.055% € 1.7m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 10yrs | US$354.31k | 0.013% € 379.6k | |
| Independent Director | 10yrs | US$239.31k | 0.021% € 622.8k | |
| Independent Director | 3.2yrs | US$239.31k | 0.0074% € 223.6k | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$254.31k | 0% € 0 | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$239.31k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 4.2yrs | US$239.31k | 0.00078% € 23.4k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: 0V4's board of directors are considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/09/18 00:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Valvoline Inc. is covered by 23 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Peter Benedict | Baird |
| Justin Kleber | Baird |
| Craig Kennison | Baird |