Value Line (VALU) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026)
Value Line (VALU) posted Shares Outstanding of 9.38 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.3% from 9.41 million a year earlier and down 0.2% from the prior quarter.
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Value Line (VALU) Shares Outstanding (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Value Line's Shares Outstanding came in at 9.4 million, down 0.2% from FY2025.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for 15 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Value Line's Shares Outstanding was 9.42 million in FY2025 (-0.1%), 9.43 million in FY2024 (-0.3%), 9.46 million in FY2023 (-0.9%) and 9.54 million in FY2022 (-0.5%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined in each of the last 19 quarters, with an average decline of 0.2% over the last eight quarters.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding for the three prior fiscal quarters was 9.4 million (Q4 2026), 9.39 million (Q3 2026) and 9.41 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 431.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 279.90 Mn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 556.50 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | 1.10 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 162.04 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | 651.30 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 337.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
| 10 | Value Line | 370.12 Mn | 117.43 Mn | - | 9.38 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 9.38 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 9.40 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 9.39 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 9.41 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 9.41 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 9.42 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 9.42 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 9.42 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 9.42 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 9.43 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 9.43 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 9.43 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 9.43 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 9.46 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 9.46 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 9.47 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 9.48 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 9.54 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 9.54 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 9.55 Mn |
API Access
Value Line Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "VALU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();