VALU

MKT CAP:$338M

Value Line, Inc.

Market Cap

$338M

Financial Services·Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges·🇺🇸 United States·NASDAQ

Financials·Financial·🇺🇸·NASDAQ

Stock Price

$35.90-$1.35 (-3.62%)

Apr 24, 2026

Company Details

Value Line, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells investment periodicals and related publications primarily in the United States. Its investment periodicals and related publications cover a range of investments, including...

CEO

Howard A. Brecher

IPO Date

May 10, 1983

Website

www.valueline.com

Key Metrics TTM

Revenue

$34M

-5.2% YoY

Net Income

$22M

EPS (Diluted)

$2.34

Free Cash Flow

$19M

Revenue / Share

$3.60

Gross Margin

49.0%

Operating Margin

14.3%

Net Margin

65.0%

FCF Margin

57.2%

P/S

10.0x

P/E

15.3x

Earnings Reports

Q3 2026

Mar 16, 2026

$8M-7.7%EPS $0.63

Q2 2026

Dec 15, 2025

$9M-3.2%EPS $0.60

Q1 2026

Sep 15, 2025

$9M-3.1%EPS $0.69

FY 2025

Jul 29, 2025

$35M-6.4%EPS $2.20

Q4 2025

Jul 29, 2025

$8M-6.8%EPS $0.42

Revenue & Profitability

Quarter	Revenue	Gross Profit	Operating Income
Q4 22	$10M	$6M	$3M
Q1 23	$10M	$6M	$3M
Q2 23	$10M	$6M	$3M
Q3 23	$10M	$6M	$3M
Q4 23	$10M	$6M	$3M
Q1 24	$10M	$6M	$3M
Q2 24	$10M	$6M	$3M
Q3 24	$9M	$5M	$2M
Q4 24	$9M	$5M	$1M
Q1 25	$9M	$5M	$2M
Q2 25	$9M	$5M	$2M
Q3 25	$9M	$5M	$2M
Q4 25	$8M	$5M	$830.0K
Q1 26	$9M	$5M	$1M
Q2 26	$9M	$4M	$2M
Q3 26	$8M	$3M	$1M

Valuation

Quarter	P/S	P/E
Q4 22	16.8x	28.6x
Q1 23	23.1x	41.6x
Q2 23	12.5x	27.8x
Q3 23	12.4x	27.8x
Q4 23	10.9x	23.9x
Q1 24	12.8x	27.3x
Q2 24	9.3x	20.6x
Q3 24	12.3x	25.8x
Q4 24	9.3x	18.3x
Q1 25	12.3x	22.5x
Q2 25	13.3x	21.4x
Q3 25	10.3x	17.1x
Q4 25	11.1x	18.7x
Q1 26	10.3x	16.9x
Q2 26	10.2x	16.6x
Q3 26	10.4x	16.0x

Operating Cash Flow

Quarter	Operating CF	Free CF
Q4 22	$5M	$5M
Q1 23	$5M	$5M
Q2 23	$3M	$3M
Q3 23	$5M	$5M
Q4 23	$4M	$4M
Q1 24	$5M	$5M
Q2 24	$705.0K	$705.0K
Q3 24	$8M	$8M
Q4 24	$4M	$4M
Q1 25	$5M	$5M
Q2 25	$3M	$3M
Q3 25	$7M	$7M
Q4 25	$6M	$6M
Q1 26	$6M	$6M
Q2 26	$3M	$3M
Q3 26	$5M	$5M

Capital Expenditures

Quarter	CapEx
Q4 22	$11.0K
Q1 23	$23.0K
Q2 23	$0
Q3 23	$0
Q4 23	$117.0K
Q1 24	$0
Q2 24	$0
Q3 24	$0
Q4 24	$44.0K
Q1 25	$4.0K
Q2 25	$4.0K
Q3 25	$152.0K
Q4 25	$4.0K
Q1 26	$0
Q2 26	$0
Q3 26	$0

CapEx

OpEx vs Revenue Growth (YoY)

Quarter	Revenue Growth	OpEx Growth
Q4 22	+4.2%	-18.9%
Q1 23	-2.2%	-6.5%
Q2 23	+0.9%	-4.7%
Q3 23	-2.8%	-5.4%
Q4 23	-4.0%	-3.4%
Q1 24	-2.0%	-5.3%
Q2 24	-4.5%	+0.6%
Q3 24	-8.4%	-1.2%
Q4 24	-7.4%	+8.0%
Q1 25	-8.8%	+0.6%
Q2 25	-8.0%	+2.3%
Q3 25	-1.8%	+7.3%
Q4 25	-6.8%	+0.6%
Q1 26	-3.1%	+1.0%
Q2 26	-3.2%	-0.7%
Q3 26	-7.7%	-1.8%

Stock-Based Compensation

Quarter	SBC ($)	% of Revenue
Q4 22	$0	0.0%
Q1 23	$0	0.0%
Q2 23	$0	0.0%
Q3 23	$0	0.0%
Q4 23	$0	0.0%
Q1 24	$0	0.0%
Q2 24	$0	0.0%
Q3 24	$0	0.0%
Q4 24	$0	0.0%
Q1 25	$0	0.0%
Q2 25	$0	0.0%
Q3 25	$0	0.0%
Q4 25	$0	0.0%
Q1 26	$0	0.0%
Q2 26	$0	0.0%
Q3 26	$0	0.0%

OpEx Breakdown

Quarter	R&D	G&A	S&M
Q4 22	$14.0K	$2M	$778.0K
Q1 23	$12.0K	$3M	$821.0K
Q2 23	$12.0K	$2M	$723.0K
Q3 23	—	$1M	$2M
Q4 23	$10.0K	$3M	$802.0K
Q1 24	—	$1M	$2M
Q2 24	—	$1M	$2M
Q3 24	—	$1M	$2M
Q4 24	—	$2M	$2M
Q1 25	$14.0K	$1M	$2M
Q2 25	$15.0K	—	$862.0K
Q3 25	$14.0K	$1M	$2M
Q4 25	—	$1M	$3M
Q1 26	$11.0K	$1M	$2M
Q2 26	—	—	$922.0K
Q3 26	—	—	$989.0K

Revenue Segments

Quarter	License	Subscription and Circulation
Q4 22	$3M	$7M
Q1 23	$3M	$7M
Q2 23	$3M	$7M
Q3 23	$3M	$7M
Q4 23	$3M	$6M
Q1 24	$3M	$6M
Q2 24	$3M	$6M
Q3 24	$3M	$6M
Q4 24	$3M	$6M
Q1 25	$3M	$6M
Q2 25	$3M	$6M
Q3 25	$3M	$6M
Q4 25	$2M	$6M
Q1 26	$2M	$6M
Q3 26	$2M	$6M

War Chest

Quarter	Cash	Short-term Investments	Total
Q4 22	$30M	$28M	$58M
Q1 23	$15M	$44M	$59M
Q2 23	$13M	$45M	$58M
Q3 23	$12M	$49M	$61M
Q4 23	$8M	$54M	$62M
Q1 24	$10M	$55M	$65M
Q2 24	$4M	$56M	$60M
Q3 24	$6M	$62M	$67M
Q4 24	$4M	$64M	$68M
Q1 25	$16M	$56M	$71M
Q2 25	$11M	$61M	$72M
Q3 25	$27M	$49M	$76M
Q4 25	$34M	$43M	$77M
Q1 26	$34M	$47M	$81M
Q2 26	$44M	$38M	$81M
Q3 26	$46M	$38M	$85M

Shares Outstanding

Quarter	Shares (Diluted)	QoQ Change	YoY Change
Q4 22	10M	+0.6%	+0.4%
Q1 23	9M	-1.2%	-0.8%
Q2 23	9M	-0.2%	-0.9%
Q3 23	9M	-0.1%	-0.9%
Q4 23	9M	-0.2%	-1.7%
Q1 24	9M	-0.0%	-0.5%
Q2 24	9M	-0.0%	-0.4%
Q3 24	9M	-0.0%	-0.3%
Q4 24	9M	-0.0%	-0.1%
Q1 25	9M	-0.0%	-0.1%
Q2 25	9M	-0.0%	-0.1%
Q3 25	9M	-0.0%	-0.1%
Q4 25	9M	-0.1%	-0.1%
Q1 26	9M	+0.0%	-0.1%
Q2 26	9M	-0.1%	-0.1%
Q3 26	9M	-0.2%	-0.3%

Shares Outstanding

Revenue Per Employee

Period	Revenue/Employee	Employees
Q4 22	$72.3K	140
Q1 23	$71.0K	140
Q2 23	$71.9K	140
Q3 23	$71.2K	140
Q4 23	$70.4K	138
Q1 24	$70.6K	138
Q2 24	$69.6K	138
Q3 24	$66.2K	138
Q4 24	$73.8K	122
Q1 25	$72.8K	122
Q2 25	$72.5K	122
Q3 25	$73.5K	122
Q4 25	$71.7K	117
Q1 26	$73.6K	117
Q2 26	$73.1K	117
Q3 26	$70.7K	117

Revenue / Employee