VALU Value Line, Inc. - Common Stock

NASDAQ · Financial Services · View on SEC EDGAR ↗
$32.85
Price · May 20, 2026
Fundamentals as of Mar 17, 2026

VALU Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$32.85
Market Cap
P/E (TTM)
EPS (TTM)
Revenue (TTM)
$35M
Div Yield
ROE
20.8%
Debt/Equity
52W Range
$33 – $41

VALU Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $35M
8-point trend, -2.2%
2018-04-30 2025-04-30
EPS
Free Cash Flow $20M
7-point trend, +2926.4%
2018-04-30 2025-04-30
Margins 59.0%

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
VALU
Peer Median

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
VALU
Peer Median
Operating Margin
5-point trend, -24.4%
17.1%
Net Profit Margin
5-point trend, +51.7%
59.0%
4.2%
ROA
5-point trend, -5.1%
14.8%
5.7%
ROE
5-point trend, -28.3%
20.8%
15.8%

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
VALU
Peer Median
Current Ratio
5-point trend, +123.6%
3.4
1.6
Quick Ratio
5-point trend, +249.2%
1.5

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
VALU
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
5-point trend, -13.2%
-6.4%
Revenue CAGR 3Y
5-point trend, -13.2%
-4.7%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
5-point trend, -13.2%
-2.7%
Net Income YoY
5-point trend, -11.1%
8.8%

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
VALU
Peer Median

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
VALU
Peer Median
Payout Ratio
5-point trend, +10.8%
54.6%

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
Payout Ratio
54.6%
5Y Div CAGR
Ex-dateAmount
April 27, 2026$0.3500
Jan. 26, 2026$0.3250
Oct. 27, 2025$0.3250
July 28, 2025$0.3250
April 28, 2025$0.3250
Jan. 27, 2025$0.3000
Oct. 28, 2024$0.3000
July 29, 2024$0.3000
April 26, 2024$0.3000
Jan. 26, 2024$0.2800
Oct. 27, 2023$0.2800
July 28, 2023$0.2800
April 28, 2023$0.2800
Jan. 27, 2023$0.2500
Oct. 28, 2022$0.2500
July 29, 2022$0.2500
April 29, 2022$0.2500
Jan. 28, 2022$0.2200
Oct. 29, 2021$0.2200
July 23, 2021$0.2200

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
March 31, 2026 $0.69
June 30, 2025 $0.60
March 31, 2025 $0.62
June 30, 2024 $0.37

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
VALU -6.4% 59.0% 20.8%
MKTX $6.48B 27.3 3.6% 29.1% 19.5%
DFIN $1.20B 40.6 -1.9% 4.2% 8.0%
GEMI $1.17B -0.6 26.3% -324.6% 220.5%
BKKT -1.1 -32.1% -4.6% -146.2%
MKTW 6.5 -19.7% 1.7% -46.4%
LPRO $182M -38.8 288.0% -4.5% -5.5% 76.9%
BRR

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 9
Annual Income Statement data for VALU
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue 12-point trend, -3.4% $35M $37M $40M $41M $40M $40M $36M $36M $43M $35M $36M $36M
Operating Expenses 12-point trend, -14.0% $29M $28M $28M $30M $33M $31M $31M $33M $35M $33M $33M $34M
Operating Income 12-point trend, +139.3% $6M $9M $11M $11M $8M $9M $5M $3M $7M $2M $2M $3M
Interest Income 8-point trend, +260.0% · · · $18.0K $137.0K $279.0K $201.0K $103.0K $33.0K · $3.0K $5.0K
Income Tax 12-point trend, +101.0% $7M $6M $6M $7M $7M $6M $4M $-3M $5M $3M $3M $3M
Net Income 12-point trend, +205.6% $21M $19M $18M $24M $23M $15M $12M $15M $10M $7M $7M $7M
EPS (Basic) 6-point trend, +41.9% $2.20 $2.02 $1.91 $2.50 $2.43 $1.55 · · · · · ·
Shares (Basic) 6-point trend, -2.4% 9,417,097 9,428,379 9,458,605 9,544,421 9,596,912 9,646,885 · · · · · ·
EBITDA 9-point trend, +27.4% $7M · $13M $12M $9M $9M $6M $4M $12M $6M · ·
Balance Sheet 23
Annual Balance Sheet data for VALU
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Cash & Equivalents 12-point trend, +488.8% $34M $4M $8M $30M $19M $5M $6M $6M $7M $13M $6M $6M
Short-term Investments 11-point trend, +537.6% $34M $4.1K $7M $29M $18M $2M $6M $5M $6M $12M $5M ·
Receivables 11-point trend, -5.8% $1M $1M $2M $2M $4M $4M $2M $1M $1M $1M $1M ·
Prepaid Expense 11-point trend, -23.1% $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $2M $1M $1M ·
Current Assets 11-point trend, +323.9% $80M $71M $66M $61M $51M $41M $31M $27M $26M $20M $19M ·
PP&E (Net) 11-point trend, -5.8% $3M $4M $6M $7M $8M $10M $1M $1M $1M $4M $4M ·
PP&E (Gross) 11-point trend, -37.9% $6M $7M $10M $12M $13M $14M $5M $5M $5M $10M $10M ·
Accum. Depreciation 11-point trend, -57.1% $3M $3M $5M $4M $4M $4M $4M $4M $3M $6M $6M ·
Total Assets 11-point trend, +65.3% $145M $136M $131M $129M $121M $110M $92M $87M $87M $87M $87M ·
Accounts Payable 11-point trend, -14.5% $2M $1M $1M $1M $2M $2M $2M $2M $1M $3M $2M ·
Current Liabilities 11-point trend, -9.8% $24M $22M $23M $24M $28M $27M $25M $25M $25M $26M $26M ·
Capital Leases 6-point trend, -73.2% $2M $4M $5M $6M $7M $8M · · · · · ·
Deferred Tax 11-point trend, -40.2% $13M $13M $13M $13M $13M $13M $13M $12M $18M $21M $22M ·
Total Liabilities 11-point trend, -15.3% $45M $45M $47M $49M $54M $56M $44M $43M $49M $52M $53M ·
Long-term Debt · · · · · $2M · · · · · ·
Total Debt 3-point trend, -100.0% · · · $0 $2M $2M · · · · · ·
Common Stock Flat — no change across 11 periods $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M ·
Retained Earnings 11-point trend, +227.9% $113M $104M $96M $88M $73M $57M $49M $45M $39M $36M $35M ·
Treasury Stock 12-point trend, +637.4% $16M $15M $15M $10M $7M $6M $5M $4M $4M $3M $2M $2M
AOCI 11-point trend, -162.9% $-66.0K $-253.0K $374.0K $-24.0K $3.0K $131.0K $2M $783.0K $458.0K $125.0K $105.0K ·
Stockholders' Equity 12-point trend, +199.4% $100M $91M $84M $80M $67M $54M $48M $44M $38M $35M $34M $33M
Liabilities + Equity 11-point trend, +65.3% $145M $136M $131M $129M $121M $110M $92M $87M $87M $87M $87M ·
Shares Outstanding Flat — no change across 3 periods · · · · · · · · · 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000
Cash Flow 14
Annual Cash Flow data for VALU
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
D&A 12-point trend, -39.0% $1M $1M $1M $1M $1M $266.0K $367.0K $1M $5M $4M $3M $2M
Deferred Tax 12-point trend, -39.0% $283.0K $92.0K $20.0K $-89.0K $543.0K $154.0K $740.0K $-7M $-2M $-1M $-237.0K $464.0K
Other Non-cash 9-point trend, +74.4% $-2M · $-1M $-423.0K $-9M $-2M $-198.0K $-8M $-17M $-8M · ·
Operating Cash Flow 12-point trend, +480.5% $20M $18M $18M $25M $16M $14M $11M $10M $4M $2M $1M $3M
CapEx 12-point trend, -13.6% $178.0K $15.0K $30.0K $11.0K $33.0K $2.0K $11.0K $408.0K $1M $227.0K $120.0K $206.0K
Investing Cash Flow 10-point trend, +73.7% $21M $-10M $-26M $-3M $7M $-9M $-3M $-1M $-3M $12M · ·
Debt Issued 3-point trend, -100.0% · · · $0 $0 $2M · · · · · ·
Net Debt Issued 2-point trend, -100.0% · · · $0 · $2M · · · · · ·
Stock Repurchased 12-point trend, -17.6% $453.0K $523.0K $5M $2M $2M $1M $608.0K $354.0K $741.0K $796.0K $122.0K $550.0K
Net Stock Activity 9-point trend, +43.1% $-453.0K · $-5M $-2M $-2M $-1M $-608.0K $-354.0K $-741.0K $-796.0K · ·
Dividends Paid 12-point trend, +91.3% $11M $11M $9M $8M $8M $8M $7M $9M $7M $6M $6M $6M
Financing Cash Flow 10-point trend, -68.8% $-12M $-11M $-14M $-11M $-10M $-7M $-8M $-9M $-7M $-7M · ·
Net Change in Cash 12-point trend, +2922.0% $30M $-3M $-22M $10M $14M $-2M $552.0K $-616.0K $-6M $7M $86.0K $-1M
Free Cash Flow 9-point trend, +1029.2% $20M · $18M $25M $16M $14M $12M $663.0K $-5M $2M · ·
Profitability 5
Annual Profitability data for VALU
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Operating Margin 9-point trend, +213.6% 17.1% · 28.9% 26.7% 18.6% 22.6% 14.9% 7.2% 17.5% 5.4% · ·
Net Margin 9-point trend, +179.3% 59.0% · 45.5% 58.8% 57.6% 38.9% 30.8% 41.1% 24.3% 21.1% · ·
EBITDA Margin 9-point trend, +25.4% 20.7% · 32.3% 29.9% 21.9% 23.2% 15.9% 10.3% 28.3% 16.5% · ·
ROA 9-point trend, +76.0% 14.8% · 13.9% 19.1% 20.2% 15.6% 12.5% 17.0% 11.9% 8.4% · ·
ROE 9-point trend, -0.6% 20.8% · 21.8% 30.0% 35.7% 29.0% 23.6% 33.5% 27.2% 20.9% · ·
Liquidity & Solvency 4
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for VALU
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Current Ratio 9-point trend, +345.1% 3.4 · 2.8 2.6 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.8 · ·
Quick Ratio 9-point trend, +49.2% 1.5 · 0.7 2.5 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.0 · ·
Debt / Equity 3-point trend, -100.0% · · · 0.0 0.0 0.0 · · · · · ·
LT Debt / Equity · · · · · 0.0 · · · · · ·
Efficiency 2
Annual Efficiency data for VALU
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Asset Turnover 9-point trend, -37.0% 0.3 · 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 · ·
Receivables Turnover 9-point trend, +2.5% 26.6 · 20.9 14.3 9.6 13.6 28.4 34.7 37.6 25.9 · ·
Per Share 2
Annual Per Share data for VALU
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Book Value / Share · · · · · · · · · $3.46 · ·
Cash / Share · · · · · · · · · $1.31 · ·
Growth Rates 7
Annual Growth Rates data for VALU
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue YoY 5-point trend, -2891.3% -6.4% -5.6% -2.1% 0.33% 0.23% · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -840.0% -4.7% -2.5% -0.50% · · · · · · · · ·
Revenue CAGR 5Y -2.7% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income YoY 5-point trend, -84.3% 8.8% 5.2% -24.1% 59.4% 55.8% · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 3Y 3-point trend, -170.3% -4.6% -6.5% 6.5% · · · · · · · · ·
Net Income CAGR 5Y 6.7% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Dividend CAGR 5Y 7.9% · · · · · · · · · · ·
Valuation (TTM) 10
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for VALU
Metric Trend 202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Revenue TTM 11-point trend, -3.4% $35M $37M $40M $41M $40M $40M $36M $36M $43M $35M · $36M
Net Income TTM 11-point trend, +205.6% $21M $19M $18M $24M $23M $15M $12M $15M $10M $7M · $7M
Market Cap · · · · · · · · · $164M · ·
P/S · · · · · · · · · 4.7 · ·
P/B · · · · · · · · · 4.7 · ·
P / Cash Flow · · · · · · · · · 81.8 · ·
P / FCF · · · · · · · · · 92.2 · ·
Dividend Yield · · · · · · · · · 3.8% · ·
Payout Ratio 9-point trend, -35.4% 54.6% · 52.4% 35.3% 34.7% 49.3% 66.0% 60.6% 63.8% 84.6% · ·
Annual Payout 11-point trend, +91.3% $11M $11M $9M $8M $8M $8M $7M $9M $7M $6M · $6M

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2025-04-302024-04-302023-04-302022-04-302021-04-30
Revenue $35M$37M$40M$41M$40M
Operating Margin % 17.1%28.9%26.7%18.6%
Net Income $21M$19M$18M$24M$23M
Balance Sheet
2025-04-302024-04-302023-04-302022-04-302021-04-30
Debt / Equity 0.00.0
Current Ratio 3.42.82.61.8
Quick Ratio 1.50.72.51.5
Cash Flow
2025-04-302024-04-302023-04-302022-04-302021-04-30
Free Cash Flow $20M$18M$25M$16M

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