Scholastic Corp
SCHL
37.96
+0.95
+2.57%
Scholastic Corp
US · SCHL
#3514 by market cap
37.96
+0.95
+2.57%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 526s ago
· 2026-10-08 08:59
Pre-market
37.21
-1.98%
After-hours
37.96
0.00%
- Market cap
- 698.82M
- P/E (TTM)i
- 27.11
- P/Bi
- 1.08
- EPSi
- 2.34
- Div yieldi
- 2.24%
- 52W posi
- 55%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Fair
- Altman Z-Score is 2.33, in the 1.8-3.0 "grey zone".
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year -2.68% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 56.39%
- Operating margin
- 1.65%
- Net margin
- 3.58%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 670.82M
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 2.33
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.65B | 1.49B | 1.30B | 1.64B | 1.70B | 1.59B | 1.63B | 1.58B |
| Gross profit | 874.00M | 777.80M | 671.60M | 877.40M | 917.60M | 884.60M | 906.70M | 892.10M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 792.00M | 764.20M | 622.70M | 722.80M | 756.60M | 803.00M | 822.30M | 807.20M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 25.90M | -47.90M | -11.60M | 97.80M | 106.30M | 24.50M | 18.70M | 26.10M |
| Pretax profit | 26.00M | -89.70M | -18.20M | 89.70M | 112.40M | 16.20M | -1.30M | 85.20M |
| Tax | 10.40M | -46.00M | -7.30M | 8.70M | 25.90M | 4.10M | 600.00K | 28.50M |
| Net profit | 15.60M | -43.70M | -10.90M | 81.00M | 86.50M | 12.10M | -1.90M | 56.70M |
| Basic EPS | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.43 | -1.27 | -0.32 | 2.27 | 2.49 | 0.40 | -0.07 | 2.34 |
| Line item | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 | 2026-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 508.30M | 225.60M | 551.10M | 329.10M | 476.10M | 216.80M |
| Gross profit | 301.00M | 102.10M | 325.50M | 178.80M | 285.70M | 98.70M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 227.80M | 177.20M | 217.50M | 192.80M | 219.70M | 178.30M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 56.00M | -91.40M | 91.50M | -26.90M | 52.90M | -92.20M |
| Pretax profit | 48.90M | -97.00M | 75.90M | 91.80M | 14.50M | -93.70M |
| Tax | 33.50M | -25.90M | 20.00M | 29.30M | 5.10M | -22.50M |
| Net profit | 15.40M | -71.10M | 55.90M | 62.50M | 9.40M | -71.20M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -4 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.59 | -2.83 | 2.17 | 2.55 | 0.45 | -3.77 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 960.60M | 1.04B | 1.03B | 996.00M | 892.90M | 676.90M | 725.30M | 721.30M |
| Cash & ST investments | 334.10M | 393.80M | 366.50M | 316.60M | 224.50M | 113.70M | 124.00M | 134.90M |
| Inventory | 323.70M | 270.60M | 269.70M | 281.40M | 334.50M | 264.20M | 250.20M | 265.00M |
| Total assets | 1.88B | 2.03B | 2.01B | 1.94B | 1.87B | 1.67B | 1.95B | 1.73B |
| Total current liabilities | 541.50M | 501.50M | 695.50M | 619.70M | 602.30M | 534.70M | 626.40M | 585.50M |
| Short-term debt | 7.30M | 30.70M | 207.90M | 27.30M | 27.20M | 28.40M | 33.00M | 31.90M |
| Long-term debt | -- | 210.60M | 7.30M | -- | -- | -- | 250.00M | 75.00M |
| Total liabilities | 605,700,000.00 | 853,000,000.00 | 826,000,000.00 | 722,400,000.00 | 702,200,000.00 | 653,100,000.00 | 1,003,600,000.00 | 977,300,000.00 |
| Total equity | 1.27B | 1.18B | 1.18B | 1.22B | 1.16B | 1.02B | 946.50M | 750.80M |
| Retained earnings | 1.01B | 948.00M | 916.40M | 976.50M | 1.04B | 1.02B | 999.70M | 1.04B |
| Line item | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 | 2026-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 725.30M | 730.20M | 1.13B | 735.30M | 721.30M | 730.20M |
| Cash & ST investments | 124.00M | 94.30M | 99.30M | 104.60M | 134.90M | 106.80M |
| Inventory | 250.20M | 322.20M | 290.70M | 282.50M | 265.00M | 315.30M |
| Total assets | 1.95B | 1.95B | 1.99B | 1.78B | 1.73B | 1.73B |
| Total current liabilities | 626.40M | 631.40M | 679.50M | 621.10M | 585.50M | 582.90M |
| Short-term debt | 33.00M | 32.90M | 32.20M | 33.30M | 31.90M | 39.30M |
| Long-term debt | 250.00M | 325.00M | 275.00M | -- | 75.00M | 175.00M |
| Total liabilities | 1,003,600,000.00 | 1,076,600,000.00 | 1,063,200,000.00 | 908,900,000.00 | 977,300,000.00 | 1,068,800,000.00 |
| Total equity | 946.50M | 878.00M | 931.20M | 871.90M | 750.80M | 656.50M |
| Retained earnings | 999.70M | 923.50M | 974.20M | 1.03B | 1.04B | 961.50M |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 116.40M | 2.10M | 71.00M | 226.00M | 148.90M | 154.60M | 124.20M | 50.90M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 59.30M | 64.00M | 64.90M | 64.90M | 64.60M | 67.00M | 88.40M | 83.70M |
| Free cash flow | 21.40M | -63.90M | 23.80M | 184.00M | 86.90M | 96.20M | 72.00M | 2.50M |
| Dividends paid | -21.10M | -20.80M | -20.60M | -20.70M | -25.60M | -24.70M | -22.60M | -20.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -8.50M | -35.50M | 0 | -33.40M | -132.10M | -158.20M | -70.00M | -265.90M |
| Ending cash balance | 334.10M | 393.80M | 366.50M | 316.60M | 224.50M | 113.70M | 124.00M | 134.90M |
| Line item | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 | 2026-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 106.90M | -81.80M | 73.20M | -30.50M | 90.00M | -94.60M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 22.40M | 19.40M | 19.70M | 23.20M | 21.40M | 15.90M |
| Free cash flow | 94.60M | -91.80M | 63.20M | -43.90M | 75.00M | -108.70M |
| Dividends paid | -5.60M | -5.20M | -5.10M | -5.10M | -4.60M | -3.80M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -30.00M | 0 | 0 | -127.20M | -138.70M | -25.30M |
| Ending cash balance | 124.00M | 94.30M | 99.30M | 104.60M | 134.90M | 106.80M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 1.20 | -3.57 | -0.93 | 6.75 | 7.25 | 1.11 | -0.19 | 6.68 |
| ROA %i | 0.84 | -2.24 | -0.54 | 4.10 | 4.53 | 0.68 | -0.10 | 3.08 |
| ROIC %i | 1.03 | -2.87 | -0.51 | 5.98 | 6.35 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 5.22 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 7.20 | 0.92 | 0.08 | 0.61 | 2.14 | 2.12 | 2.80 | 4.32 |
| EBIT margin %i | 1.71 | -5.83 | -0.92 | 5.64 | 6.68 | 1.14 | 1.04 | 6.28 |
| FCF / sales %i | 1.29 | -- | 1.83 | 11.20 | 5.10 | 6.05 | 4.43 | 0.16 |
| Current ratioi | 1.77 | 2.06 | 1.48 | 1.61 | 1.48 | 1.27 | 1.16 | 1.23 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.10 | 1.44 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 0.85 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.72 |
| Debt / assetsi | 0.39 | 15.59 | 14.07 | 5.00 | 5.41 | 7.04 | 19.20 | 22.42 |
| LT debt / equityi | -- | 24.28 | 6.33 | 5.74 | 6.35 | 8.76 | 36.08 | 47.36 |
| Interest coveragei | 12.82 | -28.90 | -1.94 | 31.93 | 81.29 | 9.53 | 0.93 | 7.04 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -0.38 | -5.13 | -7.23 | -0.22 | 4.64 | 6.93 | -0.35 | -2.45 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -27.24 | -- | -- | 73.16 | -- | -- | -- | -13.07 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | 5.97 | 104.87 | -- | 59.29 | -26.86 | -69.36 |
| Line item | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 | 2026-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -0.19 | -1.14 | -0.35 | 6.92 | 6.68 | 7.38 |
| ROA %i | -0.10 | -0.54 | -0.17 | 3.35 | 3.08 | 3.08 |
| ROIC %i | 0.81 | -0.80 | -0.25 | 5.04 | 5.22 | 4.59 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 1.04 | 0.87 | 1.89 | 1.70 | 6.28 | 6.26 |
| FCF / sales %i | 4.43 | 2.61 | 2.78 | 1.37 | 0.16 | -- |
| Current ratioi | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.67 | 1.18 | 1.23 | 1.25 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.68 | 0.53 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.72 | 0.62 |
| Debt / assetsi | 19.20 | 22.67 | 19.36 | 15.98 | 22.42 | 28.42 |
| LT debt / equityi | 36.08 | 46.73 | 38.00 | 28.82 | 47.36 | 68.71 |
| Interest coveragei | 0.93 | -- | -- | -- | 7.04 | -- |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Lead segment, long tail
- Children's Book Publishing & Distribution is the largest reported line at 48.80% of revenue, across 4 reported segments.
- International follows at 27.91%, so the top line still matters most but isn’t the whole story.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Children's Book Publishing & Distribution48.80%
International27.91%
Education14.02%
Entertainment9.27%
Quote time 2026-10-08 08:59:45 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.