Value Line (VALU) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

Value Line has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.58 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 37.83% year-over-year to 0.58; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.63 (up 3.42% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.57, down 3.04% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.58, down from 1.04 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 3.74 in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.11 in Q1 2022.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.75 across 5 years, with a median of 0.55 in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 416.68% — and 2024, when it slumped 74.94%.
• Value Line's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.72 in 2022, then surged by 416.68% to 3.74 in 2023, then tumbled by 74.94% to 0.94 in 2024, then advanced by 10.41% to 1.04 in 2025, then sank by 44.31% to 0.58 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.58 (Q1 2026), 1.04 (Q4 2025), and 0.55 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.