Value Line (VALU) Short-term Investments (2011 - 2026)
Value Line's Short-term Investments was $36.88 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 45.4% from $25.36 million a year earlier and up 0.5% from the prior quarter.
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Value Line (VALU) Short-term Investments (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Short-term Investments at Value Line came in at $36.68 million, up 63.5% from FY2025.
- Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Short-term Investments was $22.44 million in FY2025 (-52.9%), $47.61 million in FY2024 (+19.2%), $39.93 million in FY2023 (+126.3%) and $17.65 million in FY2022 (-25.2%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Short-term Investments since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short-term Investments was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments over five years was fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 126.3%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2025 (a decline of 52.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, VALU's Short-term Investments in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $36.68 million (Q4 2026), $25.54 million (Q3 2026) and $23.33 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 26.41 Bn | 12.32 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.49 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.13 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.35 Bn | 8.27 Bn | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.28 Bn | 7.42 Bn | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.64 Bn | 8.22 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.29 Bn | 6.23 Bn | - |
| 10 | Value Line | 371.53 Mn | 118.84 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 36.88 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 36.68 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 25.54 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 23.33 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 25.36 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 22.44 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 27.17 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 38.92 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 33.93 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 47.61 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 46.15 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 42.91 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 40.28 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 39.93 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 30.93 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 27.95 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 26.03 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 17.65 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 27.32 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 26.69 Mn |
API Access
Value Line Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=VALU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();