Value Line (VALU) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Value Line posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 3.78% for Q1 2026, down 180.0% year-on-year from 4.73% in Q1 2025, and down 10.99% on a QoQ basis from 4.25% in Q4 2025.
Value Line (VALU) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported 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.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 11.01% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 3.78% in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.53% (2022), against an average of 8.06%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed soared 243 bps; it then slumped 394 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 11.01% in 2022, then dropped by 8 bps to 10.17% in 2023, then sank by 39 bps to 6.23% in 2024, then tumbled by 32 bps to 4.25% in 2025, then retreated 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S&P Global | 126.06 Bn | 129.16 Bn | 2.94 Bn | 13.36% |
| 2 | Cme | 98.29 Bn | 98.29 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 12.95% |
| 3 | Intercontinental Exchange | 83.83 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 16.61% |
| 4 | Moodys | 80.13 Bn | 78.77 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 29.45% |
| 5 | Nasdaq | 52.44 Bn | 51.76 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 9.84% |
| 6 | Coinbase Global | 50.05 Bn | 49.52 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 3.53% |
| 7 | Msci | 46.28 Bn | 45.89 Bn | 765.10 Mn | 44.72% |
| 8 | Cboe Global Markets | 34.92 Bn | 32.75 Bn | 728.90 Mn | 28.43% |
| 9 | TransUnion | 13.79 Bn | 13.22 Bn | 726.20 Mn | 8.05% |
| 10 | Value Line | 302.42 Mn | 230.41 Mn | - | 3.78% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 3.78% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 4.25% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 4.59% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 4.97% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 5.58% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 6.23% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 7.22% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8.09% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 9.43% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 10.17% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 10.76% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 10.73% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 10.96% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 11.01% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 10.55% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 10.24% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 8.53% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 8.77% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 12.57% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 10.07% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 11.05% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 11.24% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 10.97% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 9.03% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 8.65% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 8.38% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 6.66% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 5.70% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 4.25% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 4.12% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 3.65% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 1.98% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 0.78% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 11.98% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 11.92% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 12.89% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 14.81% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 3.14% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 2.91% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 3.31% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 3.74% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 3.91% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 5.41% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 5.66% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 5.13% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 4.22% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 4.99% |
| Oct 31, 2013 | 5.15% |
| Jul 31, 2013 | 5.61% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 7.30% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 6.62% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 7.76% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 8.68% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 9.46% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 17.96% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 20.01% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 15.07% |