Rush Enterprises Inc vs Valvoline Inc

Rush Enterprises Inc (RUSHA) is overvalued and Valvoline Inc (VVV) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. RUSHA is the closer of the two: -45%, against -172% for VVV.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Rush Enterprises Inc (RUSHA)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.8% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $33.28; the price of $48.27 is 45% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 43/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Valvoline Inc (VVV)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $10.54; the price of $28.67 is 172% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricRUSHAVVV
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$48.27$28.67
Intrinsic value$33.28$10.54
Margin of safety-45%-172%
Leak Score43/100 (3/12)14/100 (3/12)
Market cap$5.8B$3.7B
Revenue growth, 5 years9.4%-6.2%
Operating margin5.1%17.7%
Net margin3.7%5.2%
Return on equity11.8%28.4%
Debt to equity0.644.75
P/E21.9x36.3x
Forward P/E15.8x14.4x
P/B2.4x8.8x
Dividend yield1.1%

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