Value Line Inc (VALU) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $382.13MP/E 19.3Yield –
Value Line Inc saw revenue fall 5.5% to $32.89M over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026. Operating income fell 36.8% to $3.56M, moving the operating margin from 16.2% to 10.8%. Free cash flow was $18.58M, down 7.4% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $382.13M, 19.3 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Jul 31, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $382.13M
- P/E ratio
- 19.3
- Price to sales
- 11.62
- Price to book
- 3.50
- Dividend yield
- –
- Free cash flow yield
- –
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $32.89M
- Net income
- $19.83M
- EPS, diluted
- $2.11
- Free cash flow
- $18.58M
- Book value per share
- $11.63
- Diluted shares
- 9M
Trading
- Previous close
- $41.50
- Open
- $41.31
- Day's range
- $40.73 – $43.18
- Volume
- 5,059
- Average volume (20 days)
- 3,403
- Index membership
- Russell 2000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.53
- 52-week range
- $32.00 – $48.39
- RSI (14 days)
- 43.8
- Volatility (1 year)
- 37.8%
- Relative volume
- 1.41×
- WACC
- 7.5%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (IWM), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2010, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | VALU | S&P 500 | Difference | VALU per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -5.4% | -2.7% | −2.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | +7.2% | -1.7% | +8.9 pts | ||
| Year to date | +9.8% | +11.9% | −2.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +15.0% | +12.0% | +3.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | +0.4% | +78.2% | −77.8 pts | +0.1% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +11.7% | +73.2% | −61.5 pts | +2.2% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +188.4% | +309.6% | −121.2 pts | +11.2% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2012 to 2026 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Value Line filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About Value Line
Investment Advice
Value Line, Inc. produces investment periodicals, underlying financial research, and proprietary analytical rankings. The company delivers its offerings across four categories: comprehensive reference periodicals, targeted niche newsletters, investment analysis software, and current and historical financial databases covering equities, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and options. Through its publishing subsidiary, it provides products including The Value Line Investment Survey, specialized digital platforms, and data feeds. Value Line also licenses its proprietary rankings, trademarks, and copyright materials to third-party sponsors for managed investment products. Its customer base includes individual and professional investors, investment firms, and institutions such as municipal and university libraries.
Company profile, executives and historyValue Line stock: common questions
What is Value Line's stock price?
VALU closed at $40.73 on Nov 12, 2026, down 1.86% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $32.00 and $48.39.
What is Value Line's market cap?
Value Line was worth $382.13M at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is VALU's P/E ratio?
VALU trades at 19.3 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $2.11 over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026.
How much revenue does Value Line make?
Value Line reported revenue of $32.89M for the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, down 5.5% from a year earlier.
Does Value Line pay a dividend?
No. Value Line has not paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months.
How has VALU stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, VALU returned +15.0% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
How many VALU shares are sold short?
0M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 0.12% of the float, or 6.3 days of average trading volume.
Who are Value Line's competitors?
Companies most similar to Value Line by business, industry and size include HKHC, HNNA, GROW, ILLR, MLCI.
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