Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. DRVN scored 58.2, VVV scored 52.7 — DRVN leads.
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DRVN
Driven Brands Holdings Inc.
Auto & Truck Dealerships · Quality-Growth
58.2
$11.72 · $1.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
5.5
DRVN leads
VVV
Valvoline Inc.
Auto & Truck Dealerships · Quality-Growth
52.7
$30.27 · $3.9B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestDRVN11.8x
Fastest growthVVV+16.1%
Strongest balance sheetDRVN2.66
Highest qualityVVV63 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueDRVN-16%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
DRVN
stronger →← stronger
VVV
55
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
63
61
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
84
59
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
28
VVV is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
DRVN
VVV
$134mC
FCF
$135mC
+6.3%C+
Rev
+16.1%B+
2.66C
D/E
4.75D
11.8xA-
P/E
37.4xC
0.93B+
PEG
1.10B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
DRVN
VVV
16% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
52% above
~2%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~21%/yr
+11%
1-yr DCF upside
-44%
+19%
5-yr DCF upside
-34%
+30%
10-yr DCF upside
-18%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
The companies
DRVNDriven Brands Holdings Inc.
Auto & Truck Dealerships · $11.72 · beta 0.96
Why now
Auto & Truck Dealerships · market cap $1.9b. Down 32% from 52-week high of $17.30 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.93 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 12 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $16.09 (implying +37% upside).
Moat
ROE 21% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
D/E 2.66 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Down 32% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
VVVValvoline Inc.
Auto & Truck Dealerships · $30.27 · beta 1.04
Why now
Auto & Truck Dealerships · market cap $3.9b. Down 26% from 52-week high of $41.08 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +16%, comfortably above the S&P median. 16 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $43.13 (implying +42% upside).
Moat
ROE 24% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately. FCF converts 133% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
D/E 4.75 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Trailing P/E 37x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where DRVN and VVV diverge
On the headline score the gap is 5.5 points in favor of DRVN. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueDRVN 58.7 · VVV 27.8DRVN +30.9
GrowthDRVN 61.0 · VVV 83.5VVV +22.5
QualityDRVN 55.2 · VVV 63.1VVV +7.9
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is DRVN or VVV the better stock?
DRVN scores higher: DRVN 58.2, VVV 52.7 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do DRVN and VVV differ most?
The widest gap is value, where DRVN leads by 31 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are DRVN and VVV scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.