Value Line (VALU) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Value Line's (VALU) FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.70 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 26.9% from 0.55 a year earlier and up 9.4% from the prior quarter.
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Value Line (VALU) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Value Line's FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.66, up 16.8% from FY2025.
- Across earlier fiscal years, FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.56 in FY2025 (-4.4%), 0.59 in FY2024 (+12.9%), 0.52 in FY2023 (+53.0%) and 0.34 in FY2022 (-30.7%).
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio has ranged from 0.31 in fiscal Q3 2024 to 3.75 in fiscal Q2 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Payout Ratio has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 3.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 416.0% in fiscal Q2 2024, against a decline of 75.0% in fiscal Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.64 (Q4 2026), 0.58 (Q3 2026) and 1.04 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 0.20 |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 0.15 |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Value Line | 370.12 Mn | 117.43 Mn | - | 0.70 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.70 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.64 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.58 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.04 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.51 |
| 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 | 3.75 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.56 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.44 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.73 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.45 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.25 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.58 |
API Access
Value Line FCF Payout Ratio 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-payout-ratio&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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-payout-ratio&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();