Value Line (VALU) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Value Line's EBIT Margin came in at 12.76% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 4.63 percentage points from 17.38% a year earlier but up 12.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Value Line (VALU) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Value Line reported EBIT Margin of 10.83%, down 5.36 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was 12.05%, down 5.01 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBIT Margin has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of -6.60 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, EBIT Margin was 17.06% in FY2025 (-7.32 pp), 24.38% in FY2024 (-4.51 pp), 28.90% in FY2023 (+2.25 pp) and 26.65% in FY2022 (+8.00 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBIT Margin is 0.24% (fiscal Q4 2026) to 31.52% (fiscal Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin has declined for 12 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.85 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 20.24 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 11.84 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows VALU's EBIT Margin at 0.24% (Q4 2026), 12.13% (Q3 2026) and 17.67% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 15.87 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 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 | 15.48% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Value Line | 378.47 Mn | 125.78 Mn | - | 12.76% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 12.76% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.24% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 12.13% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 17.67% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 17.38% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 9.90% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 17.44% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 19.73% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 20.79% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 16.53% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 24.44% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 27.83% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 28.19% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 28.37% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 29.94% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 31.52% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 25.70% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 28.86% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 28.03% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 27.44% |
Value Line EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();