Value Line (VALU) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Value Line's (VALU) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.69 in Q2 2026, up 24.1% YoY from 0.55 in Q2 2025, and up 18.8% on a QoQ basis from 0.58 in Q1 2026.
Value Line (VALU) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Value Line (VALU) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.69 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 24.1% year-over-year to 0.69 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.67 (up 16.5% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.67, up 16.56% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio advanced to 0.69 in Q2 2026, from 0.58 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 3.74 in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.11 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.75 and a median of 0.56 in 2026 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio surged 416.68% — and 2024, when it slumped 74.94%.
- Tracing VALU's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: 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 slumped by 33.85% to 0.69 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.69 (Q2 2026), 0.58 (Q1 2026), and 1.04 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 127.26 Bn | 123.12 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 0.21 |
| 2 | Cme | 99.13 Bn | 99.13 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 0.51 |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 90.95 Bn | 88.99 Bn | - | 0.16 |
| 4 | Moodys | 87.63 Bn | 86.13 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 0.27 |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 55.45 Bn | 54.73 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 0.27 |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 49.19 Bn | 40.40 Bn | 1.16 Bn | - |
| 7 | Msci | 41.09 Bn | 40.73 Bn | 717.10 Mn | 0.44 |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 31.57 Bn | 29.18 Bn | 731.60 Mn | -0.14 |
| 9 | TransUnion | 16.37 Bn | 15.54 Bn | 765.00 Mn | 0.08 |
| 10 | Value Line | 352.82 Mn | 291.96 Mn | - | 0.69 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.69 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.58 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.04 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.42 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.94 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.59 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.76 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 3.74 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.64 |
| 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 |