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
| Fiscal year | 2010May 2010 | 2011May 2011 | 2012May 2012 | 2013May 2013 | 2014May 2014 | 2015May 2015 | 2016May 2016 | 2017May 2017 | 2018May 2018 | 2019May 2019 | 2020May 2020 | 2021May 2021 | 2022May 2022 | 2023May 2023 | 2024May 2024 | 2025May 2025 | 2026May 2026 | LTMAug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 244 | 105 | 195 | 87 | 21 | 507 | 400 | 444 | 392 | 334 | 394 | 367 | 317 | 225 | 114 | 124 | 135 | 107 |
| Receivables | 213 | 220 | 314 | 215 | 212 | 194 | 196 | 199 | 205 | 236 | 240 | 256 | 299 | 278 | 235 | 273 | 236 | 187 |
| Inventory | 316 | 309 | 295 | 278 | 256 | 258 | 271 | 283 | 295 | 293 | 271 | 270 | 281 | 335 | 264 | 250 | 265 | 315 |
| Total current assets | 887 | 758 | 930 | 721 | 663 | 1,111 | 950 | 971 | 958 | 961 | 1,035 | 1,028 | 996 | 893 | 677 | 725 | 721 | 730 |
| Goodwill | 157 | 154 | 158 | 135 | 122 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 125 | 125 | 126 | 125 | 133 | 133 | 199 | 199 | 199 |
| Total assets | 1,600 | 1,487 | 1,670 | 1,441 | 1,529 | 1,822 | 1,713 | 1,760 | 1,825 | 1,879 | 2,034 | 2,008 | 1,941 | 1,867 | 1,671 | 1,950 | 1,728 | 1,725 |
| Accounts payable | 101 | 120 | 120 | 156 | 138 | 147 | 138 | 141 | 199 | 195 | 154 | 138 | 162 | 171 | 139 | 157 | 144 | 150 |
| Deferred revenue (current) | 40 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 131 | 117 | 99 | — | 169 | 161 | 179 | 179 | 172 |
| Total current liabilities | 393 | 423 | 503 | 422 | 430 | 548 | 378 | 387 | 446 | 542 | 502 | 696 | 620 | 602 | 535 | 626 | 586 | 583 |
| Short-term debt | — | 44 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Long-term debt | 203 | 160 | 153 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 75 | 175 |
| Total debt | 253 | 247 | 159 | 2 | 136 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 219 | 190 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 256 | 81 | 185 |
| Shareholders' equity | 830 | 740 | 830 | 864 | 915 | 1,205 | 1,258 | 1,308 | 1,321 | 1,272 | 1,179 | 1,181 | 1,217 | 1,163 | 1,018 | 947 | 751 | 657 |
| Net debt (negative = net cash) | 9 | 142 | −36 | −85 | 115 | −501 | −393 | −438 | −384 | −327 | −175 | −176 | −310 | −219 | −108 | 132 | −54 | 78 |
| Shares outstanding | 35m | 29m | 30m | 30m | 31m | 31m | — | — | 33m | 33m | 33m | 33m | 33m | 30m | 27m | 24m | — | — |
| Quarter | 2025 Q2Nov 2024 | 2025 Q3Feb 2025 | 2025 Q4May 2025 | 2026 Q1Aug 2025 | 2026 Q2Nov 2025 | 2026 Q3Feb 2026 | 2026 Q4May 2026 | 2027 Q1Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receivables | 293 | 256 | 273 | 187 | 297 | 248 | 236 | 187 |
| Inventory | 282 | 271 | 250 | 322 | 291 | 283 | 265 | 315 |
| Total current assets | 812 | 757 | 725 | 730 | 1,135 | 735 | 721 | 730 |
| Goodwill | 202 | 200 | 199 | 200 | 199 | 200 | 199 | 199 |
| Total assets | 2,037 | 1,961 | 1,950 | 1,955 | 1,994 | 1,781 | 1,728 | 1,725 |
| Accounts payable | 157 | 134 | 157 | 176 | 154 | 129 | 144 | 150 |
| Deferred revenue (current) | 225 | 205 | 179 | 181 | 227 | 214 | 179 | 172 |
| Total current liabilities | 656 | 617 | 626 | 631 | 680 | 621 | 586 | 583 |
| Long-term debt | 250 | 275 | 250 | 325 | 275 | 0 | 75 | 175 |
| Total debt | 250 | 275 | 250 | 325 | 275 | 0 | 75 | 175 |
| Shareholders' equity | 986 | 941 | 947 | 878 | 931 | 872 | 751 | 657 |
| Shares outstanding | 27m | 26m | 24m | 24m | 25m | 21m | 18m | 18m |
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