Value Line (VALU) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026)
Value Line's EPS (Basic) came in at $0.50 for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 27.7% from $0.69 a year earlier but up 30.3% from the prior quarter.
Value Line (VALU) EPS (Basic) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Value Line reported EPS (Basic) of $2.11, down 6.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was $2.30, up 4.8% from FY2025.
- EPS (Basic) has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, EPS (Basic) was $2.20 in FY2025 (+8.9%), $2.02 in FY2024 (+5.6%), $1.91 in FY2023 (-23.5%) and $2.50 in FY2022 (+2.9%).
- The five-year range for quarterly EPS (Basic) is $0.37 (fiscal Q2 2024) to $0.89 (fiscal Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, EPS (Basic) increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EPS (Basic) over five years came in fiscal Q2 2025 (growth of 63.2%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 67.2%).
- Business Quant data shows VALU's EPS (Basic) at $0.38 (Q4 2026), $0.63 (Q3 2026) and $0.60 (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 0.06 |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - | 1.60 |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 2.09 |
| 4 | News | 15.87 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - | 0.32 |
| 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 | 0.58 |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 0.71 |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Value Line | 378.47 Mn | 125.78 Mn | - | 0.50 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.50 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.38 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.63 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.60 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.69 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.60 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.51 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.55 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.46 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.59 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.89 |
Value Line EPS (Basic) 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=eps-basic&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();