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Value Line (VALU) earnings and revenue breakdown
Latest: Q1 FY27 · 10-Q filed Sep 14, 2026 · Value Line (VALU) Q1 FY27 earnings results →
Q1 FY27 Revenue down 6% year over year to $8.1M · 58¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 12.8%
Value Line made $8.1M in Q1 FY27 (-6% Y/Y): Subscription and Circulation $5.8M, License $2.3M. Operating margin 12.8%, net earnings $4.7M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Sep 14, 2026.
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What changed this quarter
Revenue was $8.1M in Q1 FY27, down 6% year over year and up 1% from the previous quarter. Subscription and Circulation was the largest line at 72% of revenue. Subscription and Circulation lost $366K year over year (down 6%), 66% of the total change.
Operating profit was $1.0M, a 12.8% margin (down 4.6 points year over year). Total costs fell 1% while revenue fell 6%. The fastest-growing cost line was Sales & marketing (+15%). Net earnings were $4.7M, down 28% year over year. The effective tax rate was 27.0%. Non-operating items added $5.3M, 84% of pre-tax earnings, so the bottom line overstates operating performance.
Operating cash flow was $4.7M (down 15% year over year), 101% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $321K of depreciation and amortization. Working capital and other items used $271K.
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Form | Filed | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin | Net earnings | Op. cash flow |
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| Q1 FY27 | 10-Q | Sep 14, 2026 | $8.1M | -6% | 12.8% | $4.7M | $4.7M |
| Q4 FY26 | 10-K | Jul 29, 2026 | $8.0M | -4% | 0.2% | $3.6M | $4.8M |
| Q3 FY26 | 10-Q | Mar 17, 2026 | $8.3M | -8% | 12.1% | $5.9M | $5.3M |
| Q2 FY26 | 10-Q | Dec 15, 2025 | $8.6M | -3% | 17.7% | $5.7M | $3.0M |
| Q1 FY26 | 10-Q | Sep 15, 2025 | $8.6M | -3% | 17.4% | $6.5M | $5.6M |
| Q4 FY25 | 10-K | Jul 29, 2025 | $8.4M | -7% | 9.9% | $4.0M | $5.5M |
| Q3 FY25 | 10-Q | Mar 14, 2025 | $9.0M | -2% | 17.4% | $5.2M | $6.9M |
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About Value Line
Value Line, Inc. is a New York corporation headquartered in New York City and formed in 1982. The Company's core business is producing investment periodicals and their underlying research and making available certain Value Line copyrights, Value Line trademarks and Value Line Proprietary Ranks and other proprietary information, to third parties under written agreements for use in third-party managed and marketed investment products and for other purposes. Value Line markets under well-known brands including Value Line ® , the Value Line logo®, The Value Line Investment Survey ® , Smart Research, Smarter Investing ™ and The Most Trusted Name in Investment Research ® . The name "Value Line" as used to describe the Company, its products, and its subsidiaries, is a registered trademark of the Company.
In its own words, from its annual report, filed Jul 29, 2025.
Value Line against its Investment Advice peers
The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: -6% against the peers' median +6%. Operating margin: 12.8% against the peers' median 24.0%.
| Company | Quarter | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALU Value Line | Q1 FY27 | $8.1M | -6% | 12.8% |
| KKR KKR | Q2 2026 | $5.7B | +12% | 24.0% |
| AMP Ameriprise Financial | Q3 2026 | $5.2B | +6% | 28.9% |
| APO Apollo Global Management | Q3 2026 | $4.7B | -52% | -30.9% |
| BX Blackstone | Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -0.8% | 46.9% |
| BEN Franklin Templeton | Q4 FY26 | $2.4B | +4% | 14.6% |
| TROW Price T Rowe Group | Q3 2026 | $2.0B | +6% | 38.4% |
| IVZ Invesco | Q3 2026 | $1.9B | +14% | 23.3% |
| BAM Brookfield Asset Management | Q2 2026 | $1.8B | +61% | 62.4% |
Source: Value Line 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 717720 · Investment Advice
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