What one share of Value Line holds
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’s numbers from its SEC filings, divided by its shares. Results cover the last 12 months to 2026-07-31; the balance sheet is as of 2026-07-31.
| Sales | $3.50 |
|---|---|
| Profit | $2.11 |
| Dividends | $1.33 |
| Cash and investments | $1.71 |
| Book value | $11.63 |
Per share by fiscal year
| Year | Sales | Profit | Capex | Free cash | Dividends | Book value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $5.82 | −$2.32 | $0.01 | −$0.88 | — | $2.15 |
| 2011 | $4.88 | $3.79 | $0.01 | $1.06 | — | $3.33 |
| 2012 | $3.69 | $0.70 | $0.00 | $0.23 | — | $3.27 |
| 2013 | $3.62 | $0.67 | $0.03 | $0.08 | — | $3.34 |
| 2014 | $3.69 | $0.69 | $0.02 | $0.33 | — | $3.39 |
| 2015 | $3.62 | $0.74 | $0.01 | $0.13 | — | $3.51 |
| 2016 | $3.53 | $0.75 | $0.02 | $0.18 | — | $3.55 |
| 2017 | $4.39 | $1.07 | $0.13 | $0.28 | — | $3.90 |
| 2018 | $3.70 | $1.52 | $0.04 | $0.98 | — | $4.49 |
| 2019 | $3.74 | $1.24 | $0.00 | $1.19 | — | $4.92 |
| 2019 | — | $1.24 | — | — | — | $4.93 |
| 2020 | $4.18 | $1.55 | $0.00 | $1.42 | — | $5.57 |
| 2020 | — | $1.55 | — | — | — | $5.59 |
| 2021 | $4.21 | $2.43 | $0.00 | $1.71 | — | $7.01 |
| 2022 | $4.25 | $2.50 | $0.00 | $2.58 | — | $8.38 |
| 2023 | $4.20 | $1.91 | $0.00 | $1.92 | — | $8.87 |
| 2024 | $3.98 | $2.02 | $0.00 | $1.90 | — | $9.64 |
| 2025 | $3.73 | $2.20 | $0.02 | $2.13 | — | $10.59 |
| 2026 | $3.56 | $2.30 | $0.00 | $1.98 | — | $11.49 |
Common questions about Value Line
How much does one share of Value Line earn?
Over the last 12 months, each share of Value Line earned $2.11 of profit on $3.50 of sales, keeping about 60¢ of every $1 (profit margin).
Does Value Line pay a dividend?
Yes. Value Line paid $1.33 per share in dividends over the last 12 months. That’s about 63¢ of each $1 of profit (payout ratio).
What is Value Line’s book value per share?
Value Line’s book value is $11.63 per share: what would be left for each share if it sold everything at the values on its books and paid every debt, as of July 31, 2026.
How much cash and debt does each share of Value Line have?
Each share of Value Line has $1.71 of cash and investments, as of July 31, 2026.
Has Value Line bought back shares?
Value Line’s share count fell about 6% from 2010 to 2026. Through buybacks, each remaining share owns a bigger slice of the company.
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