Value Line (VALU) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Value Line's EBT Margin was 79.21% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 21.14 percentage points from 100.35% a year earlier but up 65.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Value Line (VALU) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Value Line's EBT Margin was 40.50% through Jul 31, 2026, down 0.60 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was 31.27%, up 4.98 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of -0.80 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBT Margin was 26.29% in FY2025 (-5.47 pp), 31.76% in FY2024 (-0.10 pp), 31.85% in FY2023 (+3.10 pp) and 28.75% in FY2022 (-3.32 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between 6.09% (fiscal Q4 2025) and 100.35% (fiscal Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.86 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 60.32 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a drop of 22.42 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, VALU's EBT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 13.33% (Q4 2026), 38.45% (Q3 2026) and 31.49% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -3.11% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.64% |
| 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 | 16.42% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 14.44% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Value Line | 378.47 Mn | 125.78 Mn | - | 79.21% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 79.21% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 13.33% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 38.45% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 31.49% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 100.35% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 6.09% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 24.82% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 33.14% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 40.03% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 28.51% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 46.45% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 16.60% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 35.94% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 27.32% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 42.48% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 28.86% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 28.66% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 29.77% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 30.31% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 31.13% |
Value Line EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();