Value Line (VALU) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Value Line (VALU) posted Operating Margin of 12.13% for Q1 2026, down 31.35% on a QoQ basis from 17.67% in Q4 2025, and down 531.0% year-over-year from 2.81% in Q1 2025.
Value Line (VALU) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Value Line's Operating Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 12.13% for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 531.0% year-over-year to 12.13% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 14.31% (down 430.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 17.06%, down 732.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 12.13% for Q1 2026 at Value Line, down from 17.67% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 31.52% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 9.9% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 22.61% and a median of 24.44% in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin jumped 2024 bps — and 2024, when it tumbled 1184 bps.
- Value Line's Operating Margin stood at 31.52% in 2022, then dropped by 12 bps to 27.83% in 2023, then slipped by 29 bps to 19.73% in 2024, then fell by 10 bps to 17.67% in 2025, then sank by 31 bps to 12.13% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows VALU's Operating Margin at 12.13% in Q1 2026, 17.67% in Q4 2025, and 17.38% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bit Origin | 1,110.84 Bn | 1,110.84 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | S&P Global | 130.72 Bn | 128.91 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 48.00% |
| 3 | Cme | 92.16 Bn | 92.16 Bn | 1.65 Bn | 64.89% |
| 4 | Moodys | 84.72 Bn | 83.22 Bn | 1.67 Bn | 47.87% |
| 5 | Intercontinental Exchange | 84.12 Bn | 82.38 Bn | - | 55.93% |
| 6 | Nasdaq | 53.10 Bn | 52.38 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 28.12% |
| 7 | Coinbase Global | 44.25 Bn | 33.81 Bn | 1.33 Bn | -1.52% |
| 8 | Msci | 41.65 Bn | 41.29 Bn | 717.10 Mn | 56.23% |
| 9 | Cboe Global Markets | 30.13 Bn | 27.96 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 39.72% |
| 10 | Value Line | 354.54 Mn | 295.53 Mn | - | 12.13% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 12.13% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 17.67% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 17.38% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 9.90% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 17.44% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 19.73% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 20.79% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 16.53% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 24.44% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 27.83% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 28.19% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 28.37% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 29.94% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 31.52% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 25.70% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 28.86% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 28.03% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 27.44% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 22.28% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 8.62% |