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NASDAQ: SCHL Nasdaq Publishing Next results ~December 17, 2026

C+ Fundamentals grade

Scholastic Corp is a US-listed company in the publishing industry. Its financial year ends in May.

Stock price today

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Fair value per share

Under review: analysts' forecasts describe a different business from the one in the latest filings (spin-off, disposal or merger).

Price vs value

Under review: analysts' forecasts describe a different business from the one in the latest filings (spin-off, disposal or merger). We'll show the comparison once resolved.

Scholastic Corp valuation: adjust assumptions and compare models →

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Insiders0 buying, 5 selling0 purchases and 8 sales by directors and officers, last 12 monthsInsider trades
  • Funds106 adding, 120 cuttingOf 39 active managers that changed their stake, 23 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Scholastic files

Where Scholastic stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to August 2026 was $1.57bn, down 2.5% on a year earlier, about the same pace as a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin fell to -0.9% from 2.6% a year earlier. The diluted share count is down 15.7% on a year earlier, which lifts each remaining share. Against its peers on growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet, it grades D. It passes 3 of our 5 financial-health checks. At that price, our model says the market is pricing in about 11.7% a year of cash-flow growth for five years, faster than the -0.9% a year revenue growth it has delivered.

Our model value for Scholastic is under review, so past values are not shown until it is resolved.

Source: 10-Q filed September 25, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~December 17, 2026 (estimated)

Scholastic Corp's trailing-twelve-month revenue fell 2.5% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of -0.9%. Where it stands out: change in share count of -15.7% ranks 1 of 8 publishing companies we cover. Where it lags: free-cash-flow margin of -0.9% ranks 8 of 9 publishing companies we cover.

Our discounted-cash-flow model values the business at ~$22 per share in the base case (~$15–$31 across growth scenarios) — model values under stated assumptions, not a price target.

Current signal Share count shrinking (buybacks): Diluted shares outstanding fell 15.7% year over year.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Highlights

How we pick these

Strengths

  • Shrinking share count. Diluted shares fell 15.7% in a year, so each share owns more of the business.

Things to watch

  • Revenue shrinking. Revenue fell 2.5% over the last 12 months.
  • Burning cash. Free cash flow was -0.9% of revenue over the last 12 months.
  • Insiders selling. 5 insiders sold $14M of stock over the past 365 days and none bought (0% under pre-set trading plans).
  • Weak cash conversion. Free cash flow was -25% of net income over the last 12 months.
  • Heavily shorted. 19.4% of the shares available to trade are sold short (4.0 days of average volume to cover).
  • Estimates being cut. Analysts' consensus for next year's earnings per share has fallen 26.8% over 90 days.

Latest results: FY2027 Q1

Filed September 25, 2026
Earnings per share
-$3.63 against an average estimate of -$3.42: missed by 6.1%
Revenue
$217m, down 3.9% on a year earlier
Share reaction
-8.5% in the first session after the results on September 24, 2026, against +0.5% for the S&P 500
Next report
December 17, 2026; average EPS estimate $3.52

Scholastic's figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day-1.9%
  • 1 week+0.1%
  • 1 month+7.2%
  • This year+33.2%
  • 1 year+37.7%
  • 5 years+13.5%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$1.6B
Operating margin
1.0%
Net margin
3.6%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$2.50

Growth

Revenue growth
−2.5%
Change in growth rate
+0.2 pts
Share count change
−15.7%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
-$14.4M
FCF margin
-0.9%
Stock pay % of revenue
0.6%

Earnings

Last results
September 24, 2026
Next results (est.)
December 17, 2026

News & updates

Updated October 31, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Results
  2. Shareholder vote
  3. Announcement
  4. Insider trade
  5. Results

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Valuation

Scholastic Corp valuation models and calculator

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: held for review: analysts' forecasts describe a different business from the one in the latest filings (spin-off, disposal or merger).

Our value per share comes from a discounted-cash-flow model of Scholastic Corp's free cash flow after stock-based pay ( $28.2M, FY2027 Q1 TTM, with after-tax interest added back): growth for five years as below (the first two years from forecasts, guidance and the company's record), fading to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5%, then cash added and debt and other claims subtracted. These are model values under stated assumptions, not price targets or recommendations.

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

At fiscal year end 20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Now
Share price$31.44$34.73$37.31$27.84$25.18$29.57$33.50$38.67$33.71$16.62$39.98$38.55
Market value$1.1bn$1.2bn$1.3bn$997m$871m$1.0bn$1.2bn$1.3bn$1.0bn$459m$968m$872m
+ Net debt (− = net cash)−$393m−$438m−$384m−$327m−$175m−$176m−$310m−$219m−$108m$132m−$54m$78m
Enterprise value$704m$792m$922m$670m$696m$838m$882m$1.1bn$917m$591m$913m$950m
Multiples
Price / sales 0.7x0.7x0.8x0.6x0.6x0.8x0.7x0.8x0.6x0.3x0.6x0.6x
Price / earnings 27.1x23.5x—63.9x——14.7x15.5x84.7x—17.1x15.4x
Price / free cash flow —16.2x65.3x46.6x—42.6x6.5x15.4x10.7x6.4xn/m—
EV / EBITDA 6.5x6.3x9.5x8.6x—23.5x5.8x7.1x13.3x8.4x14.6x16.1x

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

39 /100

Weak moat

How hard Scholastic's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 6 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 5.7% of total assets over 9 years.

  • Pricing power 18 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 53.8%, moving by 1.6 percentage points (standard deviation) across 9 years.

  • Durability 0 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 1.4%; its worst year was -4.0%.

  • Cash conversion 11 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 9 of 10 years, at a median 3.1% of revenue.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 34.1% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.6% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (54 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Next results: December 17, 2026, after the close. Analysts expect revenue of $560m and EPS of $3.52 (range $3.43 to $3.61) for the quarter.

Analysts' consensus

Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current $1.41 −25% $1.6bn +2%
Next $2.16 +53% $1.7bn +3%

Next year's EPS estimate has moved −26.8% in 90 days, across 1 analysts.

Earnings against estimates

Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Aug 2026 −$3.42 −$3.63 −6.1%
May 2026 $2.16 $2.19 +1.4%
Feb 2026 −$0.36 −$0.15 +58.9%
Nov 2025 $2.07 $2.57 +24.1%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

Our model doesn't use the consensus here: consensus revenue is 1.88x the latest quarter's run rate while reported revenue fell 4% a year: a different business (spin-off, disposal or merger) - not used.

Analyst recommendations

1 analysts, Oct 2026
Buy00%
Hold1100%
Sell00%

Monthly trend

  1. Oct 202611
  2. Sep 202611

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Scholastic Corp, by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
19.4%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
4.05
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
−5%
to September 30, 2026
Held by institutions
—
of shares
Held by insiders
29.8%
of shares
Employees
5,090
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

Market data may be delayed

What moved the share price

Last 12 months +37.7%

$28.01 on October 31, 2025 to $38.55

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $1.6bn $1.6bn −2.5%
P/S multiple 0.5x 0.6x +19.1%
Share count 27m 23m +18.6%

Biggest factor: p/s multiple. Loss-making at one end, so the split uses price/sales.

Last 3 years +6.3%

$36.26 on November 3, 2023 to $38.55

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $1.7bn $1.6bn −5.8%
Net margin 3.4% 3.6% +4.3%
P/E multiple 21.4x 15.4x −28.1%
Share count 34m 23m +50.4%

Biggest factor: share count.

The effects multiply back to the price change exactly. Results are the last 12 months as known on each date (filings assumed public 45 days after quarter end).

Return and risk by year

Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
SCHL+63%+1%−3%−42%+44%+33%
Industry peers (median)+15%−39%+16%+42%−9%+15%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
SCHL83%50%58%50%67%55%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
SCHL−18%−39%−31%−50%−28%−31%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since November 3, 2015: 65% from September 2, 2022 to April 16, 2025. Getting back needed a 182% gain, reached on June 4, 2026, 414 days after the low.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$26.37 – $46.74
From 52-week high
−17.5%
vs 50-day average
+4.0%
vs 200-day average
+0.1%
Volatility (1 year)
35%
Beta vs S&P 500
0.30

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
5 up, 7 down
typical move ±11.2%
After a week
5 up, 7 down
typical move ±8.0%
After a month
5 up, 7 down
typical move ±13.3%
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
September 24, 2026 −8.5% +0.5% +1.4% +8.9%
July 23, 2026 −6.9% −1.1% −9.7% −13.4%
March 19, 2026 +11.6% −1.7% +16.9% +19.1%
December 18, 2025 −5.8% +1.7% +2.7% +20.2%
September 18, 2025 −11.0% +1.0% −2.9% +4.4%
July 24, 2025 +18.2% +0.5% +9.3% +12.5%
March 20, 2025 +10.8% −0.3% −2.6% −14.3%
December 19, 2024 −19.6% +1.2% −13.6% −19.3%
September 26, 2024 +8.0% +0.3% −13.9% −17.2%
July 18, 2024 −22.8% −1.4% −18.5% −18.6%
March 21, 2024 +2.7% +0.1% +0.5% −5.1%
December 14, 2023 −8.4% +0.2% −3.9% −6.5%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Scholastic Corp in five measures

Fundamentals grade C+
Growth Profitability Cash Balance sheet

Growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet are percentiles against the companies we cover in the same industry, from SEC filings (100 = best). Value compares the share price with our modelled value range (50 = at our base value; higher = cheaper). A description of reported data and our model — not a quality score or advice.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Scholastic Corp
$1.6B $1.6B $1.6B $1.6B $1.6B $1.7B FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q4 FY27 Q1 Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q2: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q3: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q1: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q3: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q4: $1.6B Revenue (TTM), FY27 Q1: $1.6B $1.6B

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY24 Q2 $1.6B
FY24 Q3 $1.6B
FY24 Q4 $1.6B
FY25 Q1 $1.6B
FY25 Q2 $1.6B
FY25 Q3 $1.6B
FY25 Q4 $1.6B
FY26 Q1 $1.6B
FY26 Q2 $1.6B
FY26 Q3 $1.6B
FY26 Q4 $1.6B
FY27 Q1 $1.6B
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Scholastic Corp
-10% -5% 0% 5% FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q4 FY27 Q1 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q2: -3.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q3: -2.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: -6.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q1: -4.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q2: -3.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q3: -3.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: 2.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q1: 1.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q2: 2.5% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q3: 1.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q4: -2.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY27 Q1: -2.5% -2.5%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY24 Q2 -3.8%
FY24 Q3 -2.8%
FY24 Q4 -6.7%
FY25 Q1 -4.3%
FY25 Q2 -3.9%
FY25 Q3 -3.1%
FY25 Q4 2.3%
FY26 Q1 1.0%
FY26 Q2 2.5%
FY26 Q3 1.4%
FY26 Q4 -2.7%
FY27 Q1 -2.5%
Operating margin (TTM) Scholastic Corp
-2% 0% 2% 4% 6% FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q4 FY27 Q1 Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 4.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 3.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 0.9% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 1.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: -0.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 0.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 1.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 0.7% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 1.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 1.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q4: 1.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY27 Q1: 1.0% 1.0%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY24 Q2 4.0%
FY24 Q3 3.6%
FY24 Q4 0.9%
FY25 Q1 1.6%
FY25 Q2 -0.1%
FY25 Q3 0.6%
FY25 Q4 1.0%
FY26 Q1 0.7%
FY26 Q2 1.3%
FY26 Q3 1.1%
FY26 Q4 1.0%
FY27 Q1 1.0%
FCF margin (TTM) Scholastic Corp
-5% 0% 5% 10% FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q4 FY27 Q1 FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 8.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 8.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 6.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 5.4% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 3.3% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 2.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 4.4% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 2.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 2.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 1.4% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q4: 0.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY27 Q1: -0.9% -0.9%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY24 Q2 8.0%
FY24 Q3 8.3%
FY24 Q4 6.1%
FY25 Q1 5.4%
FY25 Q2 3.3%
FY25 Q3 2.1%
FY25 Q4 4.4%
FY26 Q1 2.6%
FY26 Q2 2.8%
FY26 Q3 1.4%
FY26 Q4 0.2%
FY27 Q1 -0.9%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-Q. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Financial statements

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year 2010 May 2010 2011 May 2011 2012 May 2012 2013 May 2013 2014 May 2014 2015 May 2015 2016 May 2016 2017 May 2017 2018 May 2018 2019 May 2019 2020 May 2020 2021 May 2021 2022 May 2022 2023 May 2023 2024 May 2024 2025 May 2025 2026 May 2026 LTM Aug 2026
Income
Revenue 1,894 1,878 2,139 1,550 1,562 1,636 1,673 1,742 1,628 1,654 1,487 1,300 1,643 1,704 1,590 1,626 1,582 1,573
Gross profit — — — — — — 911 927 884 874 778 672 877 918 885 907 892 889
EBITDA 192 164 254 84 69 79 108 125 97 78 −30 36 152 159 69 70 63 59
Operating income 132 104 185 21 10 33 72 89 56 25 −89 −23 97 106 15 16 15 15
Net income 56 39 102 31 44 295 41 52 −5 16 −44 −11 81 86 12 −2 57 57
Diluted EPS $1.52 $1.16 $3.21 $0.95 $1.36 $8.80 $1.16 $1.47 −$0.14 $0.43 −$1.27 −$0.32 $2.27 $2.49 $0.40 −$0.07 $2.34 $2.50
Growth (year on year)
Revenue +2.4% −0.9% +13.9% −27.5% +0.8% +4.8% +2.3% +4.1% −6.5% +1.6% −10.1% −12.6% +26.3% +3.7% −6.7% +2.3% −2.7% −2.5%
EBITDA +57.4% −14.6% +55.1% −66.8% −18.6% +14.8% +37.4% +15.7% −22.3% −19.6% −138.6% — +327.5% +4.3% −56.5% +1.9% −10.8% −12.7%
Operating income +118.2% −21.6% +78.7% −88.6% — — +117.9% +24.4% −37.7% −55.0% — — — +9.1% −86.4% — — —
Net income — −29.8% +159.9% −69.6% +42.8% +563.5% −86.3% +29.1% −109.6% — — — — +6.7% −86.0% — — —
Diluted EPS — −23.7% +176.7% −70.4% +43.2% +547.1% −86.8% +26.7% −109.5% — — — — +9.7% −83.9% — — —
Margins
Gross margin — — — — — — 54.4% 53.2% 54.3% 52.8% 52.3% 51.6% 53.4% 53.8% 55.6% 55.8% 56.4% 56.5%
EBITDA margin 10.1% 8.7% 11.9% 5.4% 4.4% 4.8% 6.5% 7.2% 6.0% 4.7% −2.0% 2.7% 9.3% 9.3% 4.3% 4.3% 4.0% 3.8%
Operating margin 7.0% 5.5% 8.7% 1.4% 0.7% 2.0% 4.3% 5.1% 3.4% 1.5% −6.0% −1.7% 5.9% 6.2% 0.9% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0%
Net margin 3.0% 2.1% 4.8% 2.0% 2.8% 18.0% 2.4% 3.0% −0.3% 0.9% −2.9% −0.8% 4.9% 5.1% 0.8% −0.1% 3.6% 3.6%
Free-cash-flow margin 11.6% 9.5% 9.7% 8.7% 8.3% 8.4% −6.8% 4.3% 1.2% 1.3% −4.1% 1.8% 11.2% 5.1% 6.1% 4.4% 0.2% −0.9%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 276 228 260 189 157 167 −79 141 142 116 2 71 226 149 155 124 51 38
Capital spending 55 50 54 54 27 30 36 66 122 95 63 47 42 62 58 52 48 53
Free cash flow 221 178 207 135 130 137 −115 76 20 21 −61 24 184 87 96 72 3 −14
Stock-based pay 14 14 12 6 8 9 10 10 11 8 4 7 8 11 11 9 9 9
Free cash flow after stock pay 207 165 194 130 122 128 −124 66 9 13 −64 17 176 76 85 63 −6 −23
Balance sheet
Cash 244 105 195 87 21 507 400 444 392 334 394 367 317 225 114 124 135 107
Total debt 253 247 159 2 136 6 6 6 8 7 219 190 7 6 6 256 81 185
Net debt (negative = net cash) 9 142 −36 −85 115 −501 −393 −438 −384 −327 −175 −176 −310 −219 −108 132 −54 78
Diluted shares 37m 34m 32m 32m 33m 33m 35m 35m 35m 36m 35m 34m 36m 35m 30m 28m 24m 23m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends 11 11 13 16 18 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 26 25 23 20 19
Buybacks 11 167 13 12 6 4 14 7 27 9 36 0 33 132 158 70 266 291
Total returned 22 178 26 28 24 23 35 28 48 30 56 21 54 158 183 93 286 310

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

3 of 5 checks passed · August 31, 2026
What it owns · $1.7bn
Short-term assets $730mLonger-term assets $995m
What it owes, and who funded it · $1.2bn
Short-term liabilities $583mShareholders' equity $657m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $730m of assets due within a year against $583m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
  • More cash than debt $107m of cash against $175m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 27% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 0% to 27% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $38m of operating cash flow against $175m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Scholastic Corp's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2027 Q1 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$291M
Dividends (TTM)
$18.6M
Returned to shareholders
-2151%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$494M
Diluted share count
−15.7%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
45.7%
dividends 2.7% + buybacks 42.9% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
33%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
51.4%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
43 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in publishing
Last 12 months unless stated SCHL WLY TDAY NYT LEE NWSA Median
Revenue, last 12 months $1.6bn $1.7bn $2.2bn $3.0bn $517m $9.0bn $1.6bn
Revenue growth, last 12 months −2.5% −0.3% −6.7% 10.8% −11.1% 6.8% −2.5%
Revenue growth, 3-year average −2.0% −5.6% −7.2% 8.0% −10.5% 4.1% −3.8%
Revenue growth, latest quarter −3.9% −2.6% −8.3% 11.2% −10.8% 10.8% −3.3%
Gross margin 56.5% 74.6% 39.5% 73.4% — — 58.3%
Operating margin 1.0% 14.9% 0.7% 16.0% 4.0% — 4.0%
Operating margin, 3-year average 1.1% 11.2% 0.3% 14.4% 2.0% — 6.0%
Net margin 3.6% 11.9% −1.8% 13.2% −1.8% 6.3% 3.6%
Cash from operations / revenue 2.4% 17.4% 5.1% 22.1% −0.0% 13.7% 5.1%
Free-cash-flow margin −0.9% 14.4% 2.8% 20.9% −0.1% 9.0% 2.8%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average 2.4% 10.1% 2.2% 17.3% −0.8% 8.2% 7.9%
Stock pay / revenue 0.6% 1.2% 0.4% 2.6% 0.2% 0.5% 0.5%
Change in share count −15.7% −4.2% 19.8% −0.6% 99.6% −2.0% 0.1%

Median of all 9 companies we cover in publishing. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Peer comparison

9 publishing companies
Measure Company Peer median Rank
Revenue growth Growth -2.5% -2.5% 5 of 9
Change in growth rate Growth +0.2pp +0.1pp 4 of 9
Gross margin Profitability 56.5% 56.5% 3 of 5
Operating margin Profitability 1.0% 4.0% 5 of 7
Net margin Profitability 3.6% 3.6% 5 of 9
Free-cash-flow margin Cash generation -0.9% 2.8% 8 of 9
Stock pay as % of revenue Cash generation 0.6% 0.6% 5 of 8
Long-term debt as % of assets Balance sheet 10.1% 12.8% 3 of 7
Change in share count Balance sheet -15.7% 0.0% 1 of 8
Days sales outstanding Balance sheet 43 days 43 days 5 of 9

Rank 1 = best in the group (for spending, debt and dilution, lower ranks first).

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to May 31, 2026
Geography
Region Revenue Share YoY
United States $1.2B 76.3% ▼ 3.0%
Outside the US $375M 23.7% ▼ 1.8%

From Scholastic Corp's 10-K filed July 24, 2026, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Who owns it

Funds buying and selling
Reported value
$796M
Institutions reporting
225
Shares held vs prior quarter
▼ 8.3%
Positions opened / closed
50 / 31

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 106 institutions bought and 120 sold ; the biggest buyer was Qube Research & Technologies Ltd (+387K shares) and the biggest seller Blackrock, Inc (−780K). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Blackrock, Inc. $121M 2.6M 15.2% ▼ 22.9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP $79.7M 1.7M 10.0% ▼ 0.1%
American Century Companies Inc $38.6M 839K 4.8% ▲ 5.4%
State Street Corp $31.2M 678K 3.9% ▼ 21.8%
Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc $30.9M 672K 3.9% 0.0%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $29.3M 637K 3.7% ▼ 25.0%
Invesco Ltd. $27.1M 589K 3.4% ▲ 1.4%
Geode Capital Management, LLC $26.4M 575K 3.3% ▼ 7.3%
Allianz Asset Management Gmbh $25.3M 550K 3.2% ▼ 4.2%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC $22.2M 483K 2.8% ▼ 8.3%
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc $21.2M 461K 2.7% ▼ 19.8%
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd $18.8M 409K 2.4% ▲ 1703.3%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Scholastic Corp's complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers .

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Insider purchases History → $0 0 trades by 0 insiders, last 12 months Insider sales History → $14.3M 8 trades by 5 insiders · 0% under pre-set plans
Net ▼ $14.3M net selling
Insider Date Trade Shares Price Value
Lucchese Iole EVP & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER August 26, 2026 Sell 289,624 $39.76 $11.5M
Alonso Andres A Director August 26, 2026 Sell 2,112 $40.28 $85,071
Quinton Sasha EVP, Pres. CBG August 7, 2026 Sell 22,151 $42.00 $930,342
Quinton Sasha EVP, Pres. CBG August 6, 2026 Sell 2,410 $42.05 $101,340
Quinton Sasha EVP, Pres. CBG August 6, 2026 Sell 5,139 $41.74 $214,502
Henderson Kaya Director August 6, 2026 Sell 3,250 $40.25 $130,812
Quinton Sasha EVP, Pres. CBG August 5, 2026 Sell 20,488 $43.17 $884,467
Hukkanen Paul SVP, CHIEF ACCT OFF March 25, 2026 Sell 10,000 $39.40 $394,000

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around December 17, 2026 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • September 24, 2026
  • July 23, 2026
  • March 19, 2026
  • December 18, 2025
  • September 18, 2025
  • July 24, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on Scholastic Corp was last updated.

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Financial statementsSEC 10-K and 10-Q filings
News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Scholastic Corp in brief

What does Scholastic Corp do?
Scholastic Corp is a US-listed company in the publishing industry. Its financial year ends in May.
What is Scholastic Corp's stock ticker?
Scholastic Corp trades under the ticker SCHL on Nasdaq. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Scholastic Corp's revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Scholastic Corp reported revenue of $1.6B, 2.5% lower than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is Scholastic Corp's free cash flow?
Scholastic Corp's free-cash-flow margin is -0.9% of revenue over the trailing twelve months, ranking 8 of the 9 publishing companies we cover.
Who are Scholastic Corp's largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Blackrock, Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and American Century Companies Inc. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
Is Scholastic Corp buying back stock, and does it pay a dividend?
Scholastic Corp spent $291M on share repurchases over the trailing twelve months, and its diluted share count fell 15.7% over the year.
What is Scholastic Corp's market cap?
On November 2, 2026, Scholastic Corp's market capitalisation was about $872M, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.4 and net debt of $78M. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
Does Scholastic Corp pay a dividend?
Yes: Scholastic Corp paid $18.6M in dividends over the trailing twelve months, a dividend yield of 2.74% and a payout ratio of 32.9%.
How much debt does Scholastic Corp have?
Scholastic Corp's debt-to-equity ratio is 26.7%, from its latest balance sheet (0.0% five years earlier). The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are Scholastic Corp's competitors?
In our Publishing peer group, the companies closest to Scholastic Corp are John Wiley & Sons, Inc., USA Today Co., Inc., NEW York Times Co, LEE Enterprises, Inc and News Corp (Class A). The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Scholastic Corp's.
Are insiders buying or selling Scholastic Corp stock?
Over the last 12 months, Scholastic Corp's directors and officers reported 0 open-market purchases and 8 sales on Form 4. The insider trading page charts every trade.
When is Scholastic Corp's next earnings date?
Around December 17, 2026, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Scholastic Corp announces its own schedule.