Valvoline Instant Oil Change franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.27 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$5,000 to $30,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · % of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR), paid monthly by EFT on the 20th; escalates by center age: 2% of AGR in year 1, 3% in year 2, then 6% of AGR from year 3 onward (or a graduated 4%-6% rate for franchisees whose combined center AGR exceeds $1,000,000 in the prior year).

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Not captured

Other fees

Not captured

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$50,000 to $65,000 minimum recommended working capital for the first three months of operation (payroll, inventory restock, rent, utilities), per VIOCF's experience.

Fees sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.27 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Historical average/median/high/low Net Sales, Gross Sales, Contribution (4-wall profit before royalty, taxes, depreciation and corporate overhead), oil-change volume and ticket averages for VIOC company-operated Centers (Section A) and VIOCF franchisee-operated Centers (Section B), plus same-store net sales growth (Section C) and count of same-store centers exceeding prior-year net sales (Section D/Table 4)

Reporting period

Fiscal years 2023, 2024 and 2025 (Oct 1 - Sep 30 each)

Sample

785 comparable VIOC company-operated Centers and 891 comparable VIOCF franchisee-operated Centers for FY2025 (centers not operated for a full fiscal year were excluded: 191 company-operated and 172 franchisee-operated for FY2025)

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.61 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

962

Year-end outlets

1063

Net change

+101

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

Not captured

Terminations

Not captured

Non-renewals

Not captured

Other closures

Not captured

Reacquisitions

Not captured

Transfers

Not captured

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.71 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

2 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$900,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

1 loans

Historical charge-off share

0.00%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 23

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Valvoline Instant Oil Change franchise cost?

real property leased (3 months) and signage leased: $192,375 to $639,550; real property purchased and signage purchased: $1,773,750 to $3,483,550 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $5,000 to $30,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.27 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Valvoline Instant Oil Change owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Historical average/median/high/low Net Sales, Gross Sales, Contribution (4-wall profit before royalty, taxes, depreciation and corporate overhead), oil-change volume and ticket averages for VIOC company-operated Centers (Section A) and VIOCF franchisee-operated Centers (Section B), plus same-store net sales growth (Section C) and count of same-store centers exceeding prior-year net sales (Section D/Table 4). Sample: 785 comparable VIOC company-operated Centers and 891 comparable VIOCF franchisee-operated Centers for FY2025 (centers not operated for a full fiscal year were excluded: 191 company-operated and 172 franchisee-operated for FY2025). Period: Fiscal years 2023, 2024 and 2025 (Oct 1 - Sep 30 each).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.61 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Valvoline Instant Oil Change?

0.00%; numerator / denominator: 0 / 23. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $900,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 1 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗