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Scholastic Corp dividend history

Scholastic Corp's dividend was $0.800 a share in fiscal 2026, up 0.0% on the year before. That was 35.3% of net income.

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

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Fiscal year2010May 20102011May 20112012May 20122013May 20132014May 20142015May 20152016May 20162017May 20172018May 20182019May 20192020May 20202021May 20212022May 20222023May 20232024May 20242025May 20252026May 2026LTMAug 2026
Dividend per share$0.300$0.350$0.450$0.500$0.575$0.600$0.600$0.600$0.600$0.600$0.600$0.600$0.600$0.800$0.800$0.800$0.800—
Dividend per share growth—+16.7%+28.6%+11.1%+15.0%+4.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%+33.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%—
Dividends paid111113161820212121212121212625232019
Share buybacks111671312641472793603313215870266291
Dividends ÷ net income19.4%27.4%12.9%51.1%40.1%6.7%50.6%39.8%—135.3%——25.6%29.7%204.1%—35.3%32.9%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow4.9%6.1%6.4%11.8%13.7%14.4%—27.5%105.5%98.6%—86.6%11.3%29.5%25.7%31.4%800.0%—

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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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.