Value Line (VALU) Operating Income (2010 - 2026)
Value Line (VALU) recorded Operating Income of $1.03 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 31.4% from $1.5 million a year earlier.
Value Line (VALU) Operating Income (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Value Line's Operating Income came in at $3.56 million as of Jul 31, 2026, down 36.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at $4.03 million, down 32.6% from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Income has declined for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -11.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Income came in at $5.99 million in FY2025 (-34.5%), $9.14 million in FY2024 (-20.3%), $11.47 million in FY2023 (+6.2%) and $10.8 million in FY2022 (+43.3%).
- Quarterly Operating Income has ranged from $19,000 in fiscal Q4 2026 to $3.17 million in fiscal Q2 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income has declined for 12 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 38.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Income in the last five years was growth of 248.8% in fiscal Q4 2022, against a decline of 97.7% in fiscal Q4 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $19,000 (Q4 2026), $1 million (Q3 2026) and $1.51 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 237.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 922.50 Mn |
| 4 | News | 15.87 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.07 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.15 Bn | 7.29 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.00 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 118.02 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 472.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Value Line | 378.47 Mn | 125.78 Mn | - | 1.03 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.03 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 19,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.51 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.50 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 830,000.00 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.56 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 1.74 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.85 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 1.49 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 2.23 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 2.67 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 2.75 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 2.76 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 2.98 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 3.17 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 2.56 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 2.92 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 2.88 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 2.74 Mn |
Value Line Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();