Value Line (VALU) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Value Line's (VALU) Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 1.42 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 32.9% from 2.11 a year earlier but up 20.8% from the prior quarter.
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Value Line (VALU) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Value Line's Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 1.59 as of Jul 31, 2026, down 13.6% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at 1.77, down 3.3% from FY2025.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 1.83 in FY2025 (+1.6%), 1.80 in FY2024 (-5.6%), 1.91 in FY2023 (-32.7%) and 2.83 in FY2022 (-1.8%).
- Quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio has ranged from 0.89 in fiscal Q3 2022 to 4.04 in fiscal Q2 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 4.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the last five years was growth of 149.4% in fiscal Q3 2023, against a decline of 68.7% in fiscal Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 1.17 (Q4 2026), 1.93 (Q3 2026) and 1.86 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 2.54 |
| 4 | News | 15.87 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.07 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.15 Bn | 7.29 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.00 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 2.51 |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.63 |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Value Line | 378.47 Mn | 125.78 Mn | - | 1.42 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.42 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.17 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.93 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.86 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.11 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.40 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.83 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 2.01 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 2.08 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 1.81 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 2.23 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.32 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 1.84 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.71 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 2.22 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.83 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.87 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.81 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 2.67 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 4.04 |
API Access
Value Line Dividend Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "VALU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();