Value Line (VALU) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Value Line posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.58 for Q1 2026, up 37.83% year-on-year from 0.42 in Q1 2025, and down 44.31% on a QoQ basis from 1.04 in Q4 2025.
Value Line (VALU) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 3.74 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.11 in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.55 (2025), against an average of 0.75.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Payout Ratio surged 416.68%; it then plunged 74.94% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.72 in 2022, then soared by 416.68% to 3.74 in 2023, then slumped by 74.94% to 0.94 in 2024, then climbed by 10.41% to 1.04 in 2025, then plunged 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 0.29 |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 2.18 |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 0.24 |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 0.22 |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 0.24 |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | - |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 0.53 |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 0.04 |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.32 |
| 10 | Value Line | 302.42 Mn | 230.41 Mn | - | 0.58 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.58 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.04 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.54 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.94 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.59 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.70 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 3.74 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.57 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.72 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.45 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.11 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.58 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 0.28 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 0.35 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 0.90 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 0.37 |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 0.24 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | -2.21 |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 1.01 |
| Jul 31, 2019 | -18.95 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 0.26 |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 0.47 |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 1.29 |
| Apr 30, 2018 | -174.80 |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 2.95 |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 62.43 |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 0.64 |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 0.19 |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 56.93 |
| Oct 31, 2016 | -0.49 |
| Jul 31, 2016 | -0.71 |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 1.11 |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 0.76 |
| Oct 31, 2015 | -0.86 |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 8.46 |
| Apr 30, 2015 | -2.29 |
| Jan 31, 2015 | -98.13 |
| Oct 31, 2014 | -0.90 |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 1.15 |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 9.19 |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 0.55 |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 4.04 |
| Jul 31, 2013 | -1.60 |
| Apr 30, 2013 | -3.65 |
| Jan 31, 2013 | -11.97 |
| Oct 31, 2012 | -7.69 |
| Jul 31, 2012 | -2.62 |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 5.96 |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 0.67 |
| Oct 31, 2011 | -0.67 |
| Jul 31, 2011 | -3.76 |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 0.91 |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 20.15 |
| Oct 31, 2010 | -19.21 |
| Jul 31, 2010 | -0.60 |