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Scholastic

SCHL Nasdaq Publishing Financials FY2017–FY2026

Scholastic's revenue fell 2.7% to $1.6 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 1.0%, about the same as 1.0% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $2 million, down 96.5%. It paid out $286 million in dividends and buybacks, 11436% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 12.3%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$38.50

1.3%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$1.6B
2.7% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
1.0%
0.0 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$56.7M
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$2.5M
96.5%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
1.1%
0.1 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$728M
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
27.1x
On $1.42 EPS (TTM)

What Scholastic does

No business description yet.

Legal name
SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION
Fiscal year ends
May 31, 2026
Latest annual report
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0000866729-26-000018
0000866729

Revenue and margins

Scholastic had $1.6B of revenue in fiscal 2026, down 2.7% on the year before.

Revenue
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Margins, % of revenue
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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 5.3% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS

Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
Return on capital Return on equity Return on assets

Cash flow

Free cash flow was $2.5M in fiscal 2026, 0.2% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending

Dividends, buybacks and share count

Scholastic returned $286M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 11,436% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 12.3%.

Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends Buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value Scholastic yourself

Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets — the answer depends entirely on what you put in.

Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of $45.0M and divides by 24.2M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 27.1x · peers 22.1x · sector 17.7x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Scholastic can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Cash and short-term investments $317M$225M$114M$124M$135M
Debt incl. finance leases $9.0M$6.8M$6.2M$257M$89.9M
Net debt / EBITDA −2.0x−1.4x−1.6x1.9x−0.7x
Debt / equity 0.0x0.0x0.0x0.3x0.1x
Interest coverage 33.6x75.9x7.6x0.9x1.1x
Current ratio 1.6x1.5x1.3x1.2x1.2x
Quick ratio 1.2x0.9x0.8x0.8x0.8x
Total assets $1.9B$1.9B$1.7B$2.0B$1.7B
Total liabilities $722M$702M$653M$1.0B$977M
Shareholders' equity $1.2B$1.2B$1.0B$947M$751M
Net debt (− = net cash) −$308M−$218M−$108M$133M−$45.0M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$14.3M

5 insiders

Of sales under plans

0%

$0.0M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Aug 26, 2026 Andres A AlonsoDirector Sold 2,112 $40.28 $0.1M Form 4
Aug 26, 2026 Iole LuccheseEVP & Chief Strategy Officer, Director Sold 289,624 $39.76 $11.5M Form 4
Aug 7, 2026 Sasha QuintonEVP, Pres. CBG Sold 22,151 $42.00 $0.9M Form 4
Aug 6, 2026 Kaya HendersonDirector Sold 3,250 $40.25 $0.1M Form 4
Aug 6, 2026 Sasha QuintonEVP, Pres. CBG Sold 7,549 $41.84 $0.3M Form 4
Aug 5, 2026 Sasha QuintonEVP, Pres. CBG Sold 20,488 $43.17 $0.9M Form 4
Mar 25, 2026 Paul HukkanenSVP, Chief Acct Off Sold 10,000 $39.40 $0.4M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY24FY25FY26
Net income is positive ✓ ✕ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✕ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✕
Debt fell relative to assets ✕ ✕ ✓
Current ratio rose ✕ ✕ ✓
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose ✓ ✓ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✓ ✕
F-score 5 / 95 / 97 / 9
Accruals ratio −8.1%−7.0%0.3%
Altman Z'' 4.253.053.34

Similar companies

Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don't line up exactly.

CompanyMarket capGrowthOp. marginFCF marginROICP/EF-score
Scholastic SCHL $728M −2.7% 1.0% 0.2% 1.1% 27.1x 7
John Wiley & Sons WLY $2.7B −0.1% 16.5% 12.5% 19.0% 14.5x 8 Compare →
New York Times NYT $11.3B 9.2% 15.3% 19.5% 23.8% 29.0x 7 Compare →
News NWSA $17.2B 6.8% — 9.0% 8.9% — 5 Compare →
Choice Hotels CHH $4.9B 0.8% 28.1% 10.2% 19.5% 15.3x 6 Compare →

10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Income statement
Revenue $1.7B $1.6B $1.7B $1.5B $1.3B $1.6B $1.7B $1.6B $1.6B $1.6B
Gross profit $927M $884M $874M $778M $672M $877M $918M $885M $907M $892M
Operating income $89.2M $55.6M $25.0M −$88.5M −$22.7M $97.4M $106M $14.5M $15.8M $15.2M
Interest expense $2.4M $2.0M $2.2M $3.0M $6.2M $2.9M $1.4M $1.9M $18.2M $14.1M
Pretax income $87.9M −$1.5M $26.0M −$89.7M −$18.2M $89.7M $112M $16.2M −$1.3M $85.2M
Income tax $35.4M $3.5M $10.4M −$46.0M −$7.3M $8.7M $25.9M $4.1M $0.6M $28.5M
Net income $52.3M −$5.0M $15.6M −$43.8M −$11.0M $80.9M $86.3M $12.1M −$1.9M $56.7M
Diluted EPS $1.47 −$0.14 $0.43 −$1.27 −$0.32 $2.27 $2.49 $0.40 −$0.07 $2.34
Diluted shares 0.04B 0.04B 0.04B 0.03B 0.03B 0.04B 0.03B 0.03B 0.03B 0.02B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $141M $142M $116M $2.1M $71.0M $226M $149M $155M $124M $50.9M
Capital expenditure $65.7M $122M $95.0M $62.7M $47.2M $42.0M $62.0M $58.4M $52.2M $48.4M
Free cash flow $75.7M $20.0M $21.4M −$60.6M $23.8M $184M $86.9M $96.2M $72.0M $2.5M
Depreciation and amortization $36.2M $41.8M $53.3M $58.3M $58.3M $54.8M $52.5M $54.5M $54.5M $47.5M
Stock-based compensation $10.1M $10.7M $8.3M $3.8M $6.6M $7.8M $10.5M $11.0M $9.3M $8.5M
Acquisitions $10.1M $4.4M $14.2M $1.2M $0.0M $0.0M $10.7M $6.4M $176M $0.0M
Share buybacks $6.9M $27.3M $8.5M $35.5M $0.0M $33.4M $132M $158M $70.0M $266M
Dividends paid $20.8M $21.1M $21.1M $20.8M $20.6M $20.7M $25.6M $24.7M $22.6M $20.0M
Dividends and buybacks $27.7M $48.4M $29.6M $56.3M $20.6M $54.1M $158M $183M $92.6M $286M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $444M $392M $334M $394M $367M $317M $225M $114M $124M $135M
Total debt $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $211M $7.3M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $250M $75.0M
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $11.6M $11.0M $9.0M $6.8M $6.2M $6.6M $14.9M
Current assets $971M $958M $961M $1.0B $1.0B $996M $893M $677M $725M $721M
Current liabilities $387M $446M $542M $502M $696M $620M $602M $535M $626M $586M
Inventory $283M $295M $324M $271M $270M $281M $335M $264M $250M $265M
Property and equipment, net $475M $556M $578M $577M $557M $517M $521M $512M $516M $202M
Total assets $1.8B $1.8B $1.9B $2.0B $2.0B $1.9B $1.9B $1.7B $2.0B $1.7B
Total liabilities $453M $505M $606M $853M $826M $722M $702M $653M $1.0B $977M
Shareholders' equity $1.3B $1.3B $1.3B $1.2B $1.2B $1.2B $1.2B $1.0B $947M $751M
Margins
Gross margin 53.2% 54.3% 52.8% 52.3% 51.7% 53.4% 53.9% 55.7% 55.8% 56.4%
Operating margin 5.1% 3.4% 1.5% −6.0% −1.8% 5.9% 6.2% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0%
EBITDA margin 7.2% 6.0% 4.7% −2.0% 2.7% 9.3% 9.3% 4.3% 4.3% 4.0%
Net margin 3.0% −0.3% 0.9% −3.0% −0.9% 4.9% 5.1% 0.8% −0.1% 3.6%
FCF margin 4.4% 1.2% 1.3% −4.1% 1.8% 11.2% 5.1% 6.1% 4.4% 0.2%
Returns
Return on capital 6.2% 4.9% 1.6% −7.2% −2.0% 10.1% 8.8% 1.2% 1.3% 1.1%
Return on capital employed 6.6% 4.0% 1.8% −6.2% −1.6% 7.4% 8.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2%
Return on equity 4.1% −0.4% 1.2% −3.6% −0.9% 6.8% 7.3% 1.1% −0.2% 6.7%
Return on assets 3.0% −0.3% 0.8% −2.2% −0.5% 4.1% 4.5% 0.7% −0.1% 3.1%
Growth
Revenue growth 4.1% −6.5% 1.6% −10.1% −12.6% 26.4% 3.7% −6.7% 2.3% −2.7%
Net income growth 29.1% −109.6% — −380.8% — — 6.7% −86.0% −115.7% —
EPS growth 26.7% −109.5% — −395.4% — — 9.7% −83.9% −117.5% —
FCF growth — −73.6% 7.0% −383.2% — 673.1% −52.8% 10.7% −25.2% −96.5%
Share count change 1.4% −1.1% 2.3% −3.4% −0.9% 3.8% −2.5% −12.4% −9.2% −12.3%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA −3.5x −4.0x −4.3x — −9.8x −2.0x −1.4x −1.6x 1.9x −0.7x
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x 0.3x 0.1x
Interest coverage 37.2x 27.8x 11.4x −29.5x −3.7x 33.6x 75.9x 7.6x 0.9x 1.1x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.2x 1.8x 2.1x 1.5x 1.6x 1.5x 1.3x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.8x 1.5x 1.2x 1.5x 1.1x 1.2x 0.9x 0.8x 0.8x 0.8x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 3.8% 7.5% 5.7% 4.2% 3.6% 2.6% 3.6% 3.7% 3.2% 3.1%
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.7% 0.5% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5%
Payouts / FCF 36.6% 242.0% 138.3% — 86.6% 29.4% 181.5% 190.1% 128.6% 11,436.0%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 8.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 7.0
Altman Z'' 7.6 6.7 5.5 4.4 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.3 3.1 3.3
Accruals ratio −5.1% −8.2% −5.4% −2.4% −4.1% −7.4% −3.3% −8.1% −7.0% 0.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000866729). Data updated October 20, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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