Value Line (VALU) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Value Line has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 3.78% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 180.0% year-over-year to 3.78%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 3.78% (down 180.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 5.13%, down 308.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 3.78%, down from 4.25% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 11.01% in Q4 2022, with the low at 3.78% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 8.06% across 5 years, with a median of 8.53% in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed soared 243 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 394 bps.
• Value Line's Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.01% in 2022, then slipped by 8 bps to 10.17% in 2023, then slumped by 39 bps to 6.23% in 2024, then plunged by 32 bps to 4.25% in 2025, then fell by 11 bps to 3.78% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 3.78% (Q1 2026), 4.25% (Q4 2025), and 4.59% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.