Value Line (VALU) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Value Line posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $7.3 million for Q1 2026, down 1.77% year-on-year from $7.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 3.24% on a QoQ basis from $7.0 million in Q4 2025.
Value Line (VALU) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $7.3 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 1.77% year-over-year to $7.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at $29.0 million (changed 0.24% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $29.1 million, up 2.64% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $7.3 million, up from $7.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $7.6 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $6.9 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $7.1 million (2024), against an average of $7.2 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses decreased 18.92%; it then rose 7.96% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $6.9 million in 2022, then gained by 0.62% to $6.9 million in 2023, then gained by 2.32% to $7.1 million in 2024, then slipped by 0.75% to $7.0 million in 2025, then rose by 3.24% to $7.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $7.3 million (Q1 2026), $7.0 million (Q4 2025), and $7.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 2.34 Bn |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 570.40 Mn |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 1.31 Bn |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 750.00 Mn |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 393.90 Mn |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 223.30 Mn |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 1.00 Bn |
| 10 | Value Line | 302.42 Mn | 230.41 Mn | - | 7.27 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 7.27 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 7.04 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 7.11 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 7.56 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 7.40 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 7.10 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 7.04 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 7.52 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 6.90 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 6.94 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 7.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 6.96 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 6.98 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 6.89 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 7.39 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 7.21 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 7.38 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 7.24 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 7.90 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 8.89 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 8.02 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 8.10 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 8.49 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 7.67 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 7.45 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 7.59 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 8.21 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 7.64 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 7.29 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 7.70 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 9.06 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 8.31 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 8.18 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 7.75 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 9.25 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 8.86 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 8.63 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 8.51 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 8.94 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 8.04 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 7.81 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 7.87 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 8.89 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 8.01 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 8.22 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 8.01 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 8.71 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 8.27 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 8.37 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 8.48 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 8.39 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 7.86 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 7.89 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 7.59 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 8.74 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 7.17 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 7.62 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 7.73 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 6.56 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 11.81 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 11.71 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 10.06 Mn |