VALU · Nasdaq

VALUE LINE INC

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Dividend overview

Latest reported dividend

Not available

No event collected.

Next announced payment

Not available

No future payment is present in our collected records.

Ex-dividend date

Not reported

For the next collected payment. An unreported date is not inferred from the record date.

Announced dates and amounts may change. Verify current details with the issuer and your broker before acting.

Cash flow & dividend coverage

Cash payout ratio

56.5%

Annual cash dividends ÷ net income.

FCF payout ratio

65.8%

Annual cash dividends ÷ (operating cash flow − PP&E expenditures).

Company-level · annual period May 1, 2025 – Apr 30, 2026. Metric date: Oct 21, 2026. Calculated: 2026-10-21T18:35:17.982Z (UTC). Underlying filing

These ratios relate cash dividends paid by the company to its earnings and free cash flow for the stated period. They are not dividend yields or measures of a guaranteed future payout.

Payout ratios describe historical financial results and do not guarantee future dividends. Read the calculation rules.

Cash-dividend numerator: Common-stock cash dividends. Total cash dividends may include more than the common-share distribution.

Dividend history

No matching dividend events have been collected. This does not establish that the company pays no dividend.

Financial context

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Annual net income

Reported annual periods; USD. Negative values extend below the baseline.

Selected annual US-GAAP cash-flow and earnings facts · USD
Reporting period	Measure	USD millions	Filing
Apr 30, 2026From May 1, 2025	Operating cash flow	18.6	SEC filingJul 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2026From May 1, 2025	Net income	21.6	SEC filingJul 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2026From May 1, 2025	Common-stock cash dividends	12.2	SEC filingJul 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2026From May 1, 2025	Capital expenditures (PP&E)	0.0	SEC filingJul 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2025From May 1, 2024	Operating cash flow	20.2	SEC filingJul 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2025From May 1, 2024	Net income	20.7	SEC filingJul 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2025From May 1, 2024	Common-stock cash dividends	11.3	SEC filingJul 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2025From May 1, 2024	Capital expenditures (PP&E)	0.2	SEC filingJul 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2024From May 1, 2023	Operating cash flow	17.9	SEC filingJul 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2024From May 1, 2023	Net income	19.0	SEC filingJul 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2024From May 1, 2023	Common-stock cash dividends	10.6	SEC filingJul 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2024From May 1, 2023	Capital expenditures (PP&E)	0.0	SEC filingJul 29, 2026
Apr 30, 2023From May 1, 2022	Operating cash flow	18.2	SEC filingJul 29, 2025
Apr 30, 2023From May 1, 2022	Net income	18.1	SEC filingJul 29, 2025
Apr 30, 2023From May 1, 2022	Common-stock cash dividends	9.5	SEC filingJul 29, 2025
Apr 30, 2023From May 1, 2022	Capital expenditures (PP&E)	0.0	SEC filingJul 29, 2025
Apr 30, 2022From May 1, 2021	Operating cash flow	24.6	SEC filingJul 26, 2024
Apr 30, 2022From May 1, 2021	Net income	23.8	SEC filingJul 26, 2024
Apr 30, 2022From May 1, 2021	Common-stock cash dividends	8.4	SEC filingJul 26, 2024
Apr 30, 2022From May 1, 2021	Capital expenditures (PP&E)	0.0	SEC filingJul 26, 2024

Latest filed value per tag and exact annual period, within the last seven years. Common-stock and total cash dividends are separate measures; do not add them together. These selected facts are not a complete financial statement.

Read the numbers in context

A higher payout ratio can reflect a larger dividend, lower earnings, or both. Capital spending also affects the FCF denominator. The accounting context matters, especially for financial firms, REITs, and business development companies.

Understand cash payout ratios · Regular vs. special dividends

Sources & corrections

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