Growth Metrics

Value Line (VALU) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Value Line's Return on Invested Capital history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 0.03% for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 2.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM value through Jan 2026 reached 0.03%, down 2.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.05%, 3.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital reached 0.03% in Q1 2026 per VALU's latest filing, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.11% in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.03% in Q1 2026.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.08%, with a median of 0.09% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Return on Invested Capital: increased 2bps in 2022, then dropped -4bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.11% in 2022, then decreased by -10bps to 0.1% in 2023, then tumbled by -41bps to 0.06% in 2024, then tumbled by -32bps to 0.04% in 2025, then fell by -12bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for VALU's Return on Invested Capital are 0.03% (Q1 2026), 0.04% (Q4 2025), and 0.04% (Q3 2025).