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Scholastic Corp balance sheet

At the end of fiscal 2026, Scholastic Corp had total assets of $1.73bn and shareholders' equity of $751m. It held $135m in cash against $80.5m of debt: net cash of $54.4m.

Balance sheet

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

Scholastic Corp: balance sheet, annual
Fiscal year2010May 20102011May 20112012May 20122013May 20132014May 20142015May 20152016May 20162017May 20172018May 20182019May 20192020May 20202021May 20212022May 20222023May 20232024May 20242025May 20252026May 2026LTMAug 2026
Cash and equivalents2441051958721507400444392334394367317225114124135107
Receivables213220314215212194196199205236240256299278235273236187
Inventory316309295278256258271283295293271270281335264250265315
Total current assets8877589307216631,1119509719589611,0351,028996893677725721730
Goodwill157154158135122116119119119125125126125133133199199199
Total assets1,6001,4871,6701,4411,5291,8221,7131,7601,8251,8792,0342,0081,9411,8671,6711,9501,7281,725
Accounts payable101120120156138147138141199195154138162171139157144150
Deferred revenue (current)40494748202224242513111799—169161179179172
Total current liabilities393423503422430548378387446542502696620602535626586583
Short-term debt—447———————————————
Long-term debt203160153012000000211700025075175
Total debt25324715921366668721919076625681185
Shareholders' equity8307408308649151,2051,2581,3081,3211,2721,1791,1811,2171,1631,018947751657
Net debt (negative = net cash)9142−36−85115−501−393−438−384−327−175−176−310−219−108132−5478
Shares outstanding35m29m30m30m31m31m——33m33m33m33m33m30m27m24m——

Balances at each fiscal year end (quarter end in the quarterly view). Total debt is short- plus long-term borrowings, including lease debt where the company reports it within debt. Where assets do not equal liabilities plus shareholders' equity, the difference (non-controlling interests, redeemable preferred shares) is shown on its own line.

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Figures from Scholastic Corp's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Scholastic Corp.