Growth Metrics

Value Line (VALU) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)

Value Line's Operating Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 12.13% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 531.0% year-over-year to 12.13%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 14.31%, down 430.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 17.06%, 732.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin reached 12.13% in Q1 2026 per VALU's latest filing, down from 17.67% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 31.52% in Q4 2022 to a low of 9.9% in Q2 2025.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 22.61%, with a median of 24.44% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Margin: surged 2024bps in 2022, then crashed -1184bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 31.52% in 2022, then dropped by -12bps to 27.83% in 2023, then fell by -29bps to 19.73% in 2024, then fell by -10bps to 17.67% in 2025, then tumbled by -31bps to 12.13% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for VALU's Operating Margin are 12.13% (Q1 2026), 17.67% (Q4 2025), and 17.38% (Q3 2025).