Value Line (VALU) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Value Line's FCF Margin came in at 58.44% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 6.17 percentage points from 64.61% a year earlier and down 1.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Value Line (VALU) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Value Line reported FCF Margin of 53.90%, down 6.04 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was 55.56%, down 1.64 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of +15.01 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Margin was 57.20% in FY2025 (+9.40 pp), 47.80% in FY2024 (+2.08 pp), 45.72% in FY2023 (-15.07 pp) and 60.79% in FY2022 (+20.24 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is 7.34% (fiscal Q2 2024) to 191.33% (fiscal Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.73 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (a gain of 89.37 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 137.37 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows VALU's FCF Margin at 59.71% (Q4 2026), 63.91% (Q3 2026) and 34.50% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 6.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - | 17.24% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -6.60% |
| 4 | News | 15.87 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - | 11.81% |
| 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 | 24.15% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 27.41% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Value Line | 378.47 Mn | 125.78 Mn | - | 58.44% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 58.44% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 59.71% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 63.91% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 34.50% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 64.61% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 66.01% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 75.28% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 34.07% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 53.66% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 41.79% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 91.91% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 7.34% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 51.91% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 43.15% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 53.97% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 32.42% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 53.43% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 49.45% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 81.57% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 36.35% |
Value Line FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();