Value Line, Inc.: stock overview

VALUNASDAQFinancial services · Investment Advice

Price

$40.48

November 13, 2026Market cap $380M

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  • Profit over the last twelve months is well above what the business itself earned, because it includes large gains outside the business, such as on investments or from selling a business. The P/E is lower than the business alone would give.

In short

Value Line had revenue of $33M over the last 12 months and net income of $20M, a net margin of 60.3%. Revenue fell by 3.7% a year on average over the last 5 years. At $40.48 the shares trade at a P/E of 19.2. It holds more cash than debt, by $31M. It pays a dividend yielding 3.28%.

From its SEC filings (latest fiscal year to April 30, 2026) and the price of November 13, 2026.

Its SEC filings
Market cap
$380M
9.38M shares
P/E
19.2
Revenue, 12 months
$33M
-3.7% a year over 5 years
Net margin
60.3%
FY2025: 64.7%, above 98% of its industry

Worth knowing

What a holder would want to hear from the company's SEC filings of the last three years. Each with its filing, without comment.

3 fiscal years in figures

Each fiscal year's figures as the company filed them, and the share price at its end.

FY2024–FY2026 fiscal years

-5.5% a year over 2 years

  • FY2026Apr 30, 202610-K
    Revenue$33M
  • FY2025Apr 30, 202510-K
    Revenue$35M
  • FY2024Apr 30, 202410-K
    Revenue$37M

Fiscal years in figures

VALU's revenue, profit, cash flow and dividend with each year-end price, from FY2015 to FY2023, 9 more fiscal years

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Key figures

The company's current figures in five groups. Each term is explained behind its ⓘ.

Valuation

Market cap 3-year median: $341M
$380M
Enterprise value 
$349M
P/E 
19.2
EV / EBIT 
97.9
EV / Revenue 
10.6
P/B 3-year median: 3.8
3.5
FCF yield 3-year median: 5.3%
4.7%
Earnings yield 
5.2%

Profitability

Operating margin 
10.8%
Net margin 3-year median: 59.0%
60.3%
ROIC 
2.6%
ROIC, 5-year average 
7.4%
ROE 
18.6%

Growth

Revenue, yearly change 
-4.7%
EPS, yearly change 
+4.6%
FCF, yearly change 
-7.4%
Revenue, average a year 
-3.7%
EPS, average a year 
+22.8%

The yearly change compares FY2026 with FY2025.

Balance sheet

Cash 
$31M
Total debt 
$1.9M
Of which operating leases 
$1.9M
Net cash 
$31M
Net debt / EBITDA 
-6.4x
Interest cover 
–
Current ratio 
4.09

Balance sheet of July 31, 2026.

Returns to shareholders

Dividend yield 3-year median: 3.1%
3.28%
Buybacks 
0.24%
Total returned 
3.52%
Shares, yearly change 
-0.3%
Valuation against its own pastEach fiscal year's P/E, P/FCF and P/B beside today's, and the DCF calculator for the company.Valuation

Against its industry

Where its margins and returns stood in fiscal 2025 among the SEC filers of its industry (SIC code 62).

Operating margin

12.0%

Above 27% of the 46 companies in its industry, and 69% of all.

Net margin

64.7%

Above 98% of the 82 companies in its industry, and 99% of all.

ROE

20.1%

Above 67% of the 74 companies in its industry, and 84% of all.

ROA

14.3%

Above 92% of the 78 companies in its industry, and 94% of all.

Revenue growth

-4.7%

Above 12% of the 80 companies in its industry, and 17% of all.

From the yearly figures every company files with the SEC, for those with revenue of at least $25 million. The industry is the first two digits of the SIC code.

The company at the SEC

How it is registered and when its fiscal year ends.

Name at the SEC
VALUE LINE INC
CIK
717720
Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry (SIC)
6282 · Investment Advice
Fiscal year ends
April 30
Latest annual report
April 30, 2026
Reporting currency
USD
Shares
9.38M

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What is VALU's market cap?

Value Line, Inc.'s market cap is $380M, at a price of $40.48 on November 13, 2026 and 9.38M shares.

What is VALU's P/E?

VALU's P/E is 19.2, on earnings per share of $2.11 over the last 12 months.

How much revenue does VALU have?

Value Line had revenue of $33M over the last 12 months. Over the last 5 years it changed by -3.7% a year on average.

Does VALU pay a dividend?

Yes. Value Line paid $1.33 per share over the last 12 months, a yield of 3.28% at today's price. All the figures are in the Dividend section.

Where do the figures come from?

From Value Line, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and the share price. They hold no analyst estimates and no score, and they are not a recommendation.

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