Value Line (VALU) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Howard A. Brecher, Chairman, CEO, Chief Legal Officer, was paid $890,042 in 2025, down 5% from $938,200 the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 11:1, on median employee pay of $82,500.

Filed
August 22, 2025
Annual meeting
October 7, 2025
Pay year
2025
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$890,042-5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
11:1median $82,500
Prior say-on-pay support
100%of votes cast
CEO bonus
$175,000Down from $225,000
Anastasio total pay
$867,2572025 total compensation
CEO salary
$700,000Unchanged from 2024
Fiscal 2026 bonus opportunity
$450,00055% of proposed salary
Say-on-pay support
99.9%2023 advisory vote

How Brecher was paid

$890,042 in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary79%Bonus20%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Howard A. BrecherChairman, CEO, Chief Legal Officer$890,042
Stephen R. AnastasioVice President and Treasurer$867,257

What changed and why

  • $890K$890,042 CEO total compensation decreased from $938,200 in 2024.
  • $175K$175,000 CEO bonus decreased from $225,000 in 2024.
  • $867K$867,257 Stephen Anastasio total compensation decreased from $908,485 in 2024.
  • $825K$825,000 proposed CEO base salary was declined for fiscal 2026.
  • $450K$450,000 CEO bonus opportunity was set for fiscal 2026.
  • 99.9%99.9% of votes supported named executive officer compensation in 2023.

Other Value Line proxy statements

  • 2026 proxy statement

    Howard A. Brecher paid $873,425 (-2% on the year), pay ratio 10.0:1.

    Filed Aug 18, 2026

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.