What Jiffy Lube does

Jiffy Lube International, Inc. is a Houston, Texas-headquartered quick-lube and automotive preventive maintenance franchise system founded in 1979. It operates over 2,000 service centers across North America, including U.S. locations and Canadian licensees, with most centers independently owned and operated by franchisees and a portion operated directly by the company through its subsidiary Premium Velocity Auto (PVA), the second-largest franchisee at 360+ locations across 20 states. The company serves approximately 19 million customers annually and was divested by Shell to Monomoy Capital Partners for $1.3 billion in March 2026 (closing expected H2 2026).

The company's core product is the Jiffy Lube Signature Service—a 15-minute oil change delivered in a walk-in, no-appointment format with a multi-point inspection and hood-up/hood-down process. This flagship anchors a broader service portfolio that includes brake inspection and replacement, battery services, tire rotation/installation/alignment, filter and fluid exchanges, engine diagnostics, suspension services, and windshield/headlight maintenance. Supporting products include Jiffy Lube-branded credit cards, gift cards, and a fleet services program for commercial operators. The underlying technology is standard automotive service equipment and procedures; there is no proprietary AI, software platform, or patented technical system disclosed. Brand trust is documented via BrandSpark American Trust Study awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025.

Jiffy Lube makes money through three interrelated mechanisms: (1) direct retail revenue at company-owned and PVA-operated service centers, (2) royalties and franchise fees from the 2,000+ independent franchise network, and (3) brand/licensing arrangements—most notably a long-term lubricants supply agreement with Shell (Pennzoil, Quaker State, Rotella). Pricing is per-transaction with no subscription; promotional $10 off coupons are a core demand-generation lever. The customer base is predominantly individual vehicle owners served on a walk-in basis, with a secondary B2B fleet services segment. Distribution is the franchise network combined with active franchise recruitment and acquisitions of independent quick-lube and car-wash operators.

Name

Jiffy Lube

Legal name

Jiffy Lube International, Inc.

Website

https://jiffylube.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Jiffy Lube is a Houston-based quick-lube and automotive preventive maintenance franchise operating over 2,000 service centers across North America, serving roughly 19 million individual consumers and commercial fleet operators annually with 15-minute oil changes and a broader portfolio of vehicle services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Vehicle Preventive Maintenance Services: One-time transaction-based revenue from automotive maintenance services including oil changes, tire services, brake services, battery replacement, and other preventive maintenance. Customers pay per service visit with no subscription required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jiffy Lube operates a franchise network of more than 2,000 independently owned service centers across North America delivering automotive preventive maintenance services. The flagship offering is the Jiffy Lube Signature Service, a 15-minute oil change that includes a multi-point inspection, with extended services covering batteries, brakes, tires, filters, fluids, alignment, and engine diagnostics.

Product overview

Jiffy Lube is a quick lube and automotive preventive maintenance franchise system offering fast oil changes and related vehicle services. The core offering is the Jiffy Lube Signature Service, a 15-minute oil change, which serves as the anchor for a broader portfolio of automotive maintenance services including battery, brakes, engine, filters, fluids, inspections, suspension, and tires. The company operates over 2,000 franchised and company-owned service centers across North America and serves approximately 19 million customers annually. Additional offerings include fleet services for commercial vehicle operators, gift cards, credit cards, and discount coupons. The subsidiary Premium Velocity Auto (PVA) manages a significant portion of the franchise operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jiffy Lube Signature Service: The company's flagship oil change service offering 15-minute oil changes.

Products and services

• Jiffy Lube Signature Service Oil Change

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Premium Velocity Auto (PVA)coreOthers · 9 March 2026Premium Velocity Auto is the second-largest Jiffy Lube franchisee operating over 360 locations across 20 US states. Sold to Monomoy Capital Partners along with Jiffy Lube International. PVA registered address: 111 E Troy Street, Suite G, Tupelo, Mississippi, 38804.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Take 5 Oil Change: Driven Brands-owned quick-lube chain with ~900 U.S. locations using a stay-in-car, no-appointment model that directly competes with Jiffy Lube's 15-minute oil change.
• Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center: Ford-affiliated auto-service chain inside Ford dealerships providing light maintenance, tires and oil changes directly competitive with Jiffy Lube.
• Grease Monkey: Franchised quick-lube chain (~600 locations) offering oil changes, brakes, fluids and filters; closest direct comparables to Jiffy Lube in service mix and customer.
• Meineke Car Care Centers: Long-standing franchised quick-lube and general auto-services chain with similar walk-in preventive-maintenance positioning and customer base.
• Valvoline Inc. Operates the largest U.S. quick-lube franchise chain (Valvoline Instant Oil Change) with ~2,000 locations; near-identical service offering, target customer, and franchise model to Jiffy Lube.

Broad incumbents

• AAMCO Transmissions & Total Car Care: National franchised auto-services chain (transmission specialty plus general maintenance) pursuing adjacent preventive-maintenance service revenue.
• Pep Boys: National auto-service and tire retailer offering oil changes and broader maintenance; competes for the same retail preventive-maintenance wallet share.
• Midas: Bridgestone-owned franchised general auto-services chain (brakes, tires, maintenance) overlapping with Jiffy Lube's expanded service menu at a national scale.
• Walmart Auto Care Centers: Mass-market retailer's in-store auto-service offering competitive oil changes and tires that competes on price and convenience with Jiffy Lube's discount-driven model.

Regional players

• Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers: Quick-lube and tire service chain concentrated in the U.S. Southeast with highly analogous stay-in-car service model and customer type.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jiffylube
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/JiffyLubeIntl
• Facebookfacebook.com/jiffylube
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jiffy-lube-international

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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