Scholastic Corporation SCHL

Communication ServicesMedia & PublishingUnited States of America

Last close 38.55 USD on Nov 2, 2026, +33.2% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating B Rank 48 of 135 in Communication Services

Growth B 48 of 135
Valuation D 116 of 135
Quality B 36 of 135
Revisions C 58 of 135
Momentum B 45 of 135

Wall Street consensus Hold (3.00)Average target 38.50 USD −0.1%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Key data

Market cap: 710M
Enterprise value: 807M
52-week range: 26.49 – 47.97
3-year range: 15.84 – 47.97
Dividend yield: 2.54%
Beta (5 years): 1.09
Shares outstanding: 18.4M
Next earnings: Dec 16, 2026

About the company

Scholastic Corporation is a publisher and distributor of children's books, provider of print and digital instructional materials for grades pre-kindergarten to grade 12 and a producer of entertaining literary and educational children's media. The Children's Book Publishing and Distribution segment includes the publication and distribution of children’s books, ebooks, media and interactive products primarily in the United States. The Education Solutions segment includes the publication and distribution to schools and libraries of children's books, classroom magazines, print and digital supplementals and other products for grades pre-kindergarten to 12 in the United States. The Entertainment segment includes the development, production, distribution and licensing of children and family film and television content. The International segment includes the publication and distribution of products and services outside the United States.

Growth and profitability fiscal year ends May 31

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	5Y avg
Revenue (mil)	1,582	1,626	1,590	1,704	1,643	–
Revenue growth	−2.7%	2.3%	−6.7%	3.7%	26.3%	4.0%
EPS (basic, normalized)	1.87	0.48	0.94	2.49	–	–
EPS growth	289.6%	−48.9%	−62.2%	–	–	–
Gross margin	56.2%	55.8%	55.6%	53.8%	53.4%	55.0%
Net margin	3.6%	−0.1%	0.8%	5.1%	4.9%	2.8%
ROE	6.7%	−0.2%	1.1%	7.3%	6.7%	4.3%

Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)	107
Current ratio	1.25x
Long-term debt (mil)	175
Net debt (mil)	97.3
Total equity (mil)	656
Net debt / equity	0.15x
Net debt / EBITDA	0.64x

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
	Sales (mil)			EBITDA (mil)			EPS
Fiscal year	Mean est.	Growth	EV/Sales	Mean est.	Growth	EV/EBITDA	Mean est.	Growth	P/E
2026 actual	1,582	−2.7%	0.5x	152	+8.2%	5.3x	1.87	+289.6%	20.6x
2027	1,616	+2.1%	0.5x	142	−6.2%	5.7x	1.41	−24.6%	27.3x
2028	1,671	+3.4%	0.5x	154	+8.6%	5.2x	2.42	+71.3%	16.0x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
	Sales				EPS
Fiscal year	Estimate (mil)	1M	3M	6M	Estimate	1M	3M	6M
2027	1,616	0.0%	−0.6%	−4.2%	1.41	0.0%	−11.9%	−42.4%
2028	1,671	0.0%	−0.9%	−3.1%	2.42	0.0%	0.0%	−4.5%
2029	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Earnings surprises EPS beat in 3 of the last 4 quarters

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter ended	May 2024	Aug 2024	Nov 2024	Feb 2025	May 2025	Aug 2025	Nov 2025	Feb 2026	May 2026	Aug 2026
Sales reported (mil)	475	237	545	335	508	226	551	329	476	217
Sales mean (mil)	552	233	554	348	495	239	557	331	517	225
Surprise	−14.0%	+1.6%	−1.7%	−3.5%	+2.8%	−5.6%	−1.0%	−0.6%	−7.9%	−3.5%
EPS reported	1.56	−2.13	1.82	−0.05	0.87	−2.52	2.57	−0.15	2.19	−3.63
EPS mean	2.66	−2.48	2.30	−0.78	0.85	−2.44	2.06	−0.36	2.16	−3.40
Surprise	−41.4%	+14.1%	−20.9%	+93.6%	+2.4%	−3.3%	+24.5%	+58.9%	+1.4%	−6.8%

Peer comparison Media & Publishing

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
Company	Market cap	Net debt/EBITDA	Net margin	P/B	FY1 P/E	FY2 P/E	FY1 EV/EBITDA	FY2 EV/EBITDA
SCHL Scholastic Corporation	710M	0.64x	3.6%	1.08x	27.3x	16.0x	5.7x	5.2x
NWSA News Corporation	16.5B	0.39x	6.3%	1.89x	22.6x	20.4x	9.6x	8.9x
NYT The New York Times Company	11.3B	−1.20x	12.2%	5.52x	24.3x	22.4x	16.4x	14.8x
PSON Pearson PLC	10.4B	–	9.4%	2.33x	18.6x	16.6x	11.0x	10.3x
MGNI Magnite, Inc.	3.1B	0.08x	20.3%	3.31x	18.7x	15.3x	11.1x	9.8x
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc.	2.6B	2.69x	13.2%	3.25x	10.7x	9.6x	8.0x	7.6x
Mean		0.52x	10.8%	2.90x	20.4x	16.7x	10.3x	9.4x
Median		0.39x	10.8%	2.79x	20.7x	16.3x	10.3x	9.3x

Technical analysis

1M+7.2%
3M−3.9%
1Y+37.7%
3Y+6.4%

Financial statements in millions of USD

Income statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Income statement, Scholastic Corporation, fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Total revenue	1,582	1,626	1,590	1,704	1,643	1,300
Cost of revenue	693	719	705	786	766	666
Gross profit	889	907	885	918	877	634
Selling, general & administrative expenses	795	822	792	749	715	578
Research & development	–	–	–	–	–	–
Depreciation/amortization	58.8	65.7	57.1	54.7	56.8	60.5
Interest expense (income), operating	8.0	0.5	0.5	0.9	2.0	7.4
Unusual expense (income)	12.1	2.9	20.9	6.6	6.6	11.1
Other operating expenses	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating income	15.2	15.8	14.5	106	97.4	−22.7
Net interest income (expense)	−28.4	−16.0	2.7	5.8	−2.4	−5.8
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	99.7	–	0	0	−5.4	10.4
Other non-operating income (expense)	−1.3	−1.1	−1.0	0.3	0.1	−0.1
Net income before taxes	85.2	−1.3	16.2	112	89.7	−18.2
Provision for taxes	28.5	0.6	4.1	25.9	8.7	−7.3
Minority interest	–	0	0	−0.2	−0.1	−0.1
Equity in affiliates	–	–	–	–	–	–
U.S. GAAP adjustment	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income before extraordinary items	56.7	−1.9	12.1	86.3	80.9	−11.0
Extraordinary items	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income	56.7	−1.9	12.1	86.3	80.9	−11.0
EBIT, normalized	47.1	31.0	35.9	114	106	−27.3
EBITDA, normalized	140	131	130	194	188	63.0
Basic EPS, normalized	1.87	0.48	0.94	2.49	–	–

Balance sheet in millions of USD, fiscal years

Balance sheet, Scholastic Corporation, fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Assets
Cash & short-term investments	135	124	114	224	317	366
Receivables	284	303	250	287	326	345
Total inventory	265	250	264	334	281	270
Prepaid expenses	37.3	47.9	48.8	47.0	68.1	47.2
Other current assets	0	0	0	0	3.7	0
Total current assets	721	725	677	893	996	1,028
Property, plant & equipment	493	620	611	607	599	636
Goodwill	199	199	133	133	125	126
Intangibles	184	216	118	123	113	120
Long-term investments	46.2	82.1	37.5	37.6	37.0	40.3
Note receivable	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other long-term assets	84.8	108	95.4	73.1	70.5	57.9
Total assets	1,728	1,950	1,671	1,867	1,941	2,008
Liabilities
Accounts payable	144	157	138	171	162	138
Payable/accrued	–	–	–	–	–	–
Accrued expenses	232	260	226	241	273	270
Short-term debt	0	0	0	0	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	25.8	26.2	7.7	8.2	8.8	185
Other current liabilities	184	182	163	182	176	102
Total current liabilities	586	626	535	602	620	696
Long-term debt	86.7	255	4.5	4.6	6.7	16.1
Minority interest	–	–	0	1.6	1.4	1.5
Other liabilities	305	122	114	95.3	96.0	114
Total liabilities	977	1,004	653	704	724	828
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock	0	0	0	0	0	0
Common stock	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Additional paid-in capital	602	607	605	632	627	626
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	1,038	1,000	1,024	1,036	976	916
Treasury stock	−854	−619	−558	−450	−342	−328
Other equity	−35.9	−41.5	−52.5	−55.8	−45.4	−34.7
Total equity	751	946	1,018	1,163	1,217	1,181
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity	1,728	1,950	1,671	1,867	1,941	2,008

Cash flow statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Cash flow statement, Scholastic Corporation, fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Operating activities
Net income	56.7	−1.9	12.1	86.3	80.9	−11.0
Depreciation, depletion & amortization	93.4	100	93.2	89.7	91.3	90.3
Deferred taxes	3.6	−19.7	−1.9	−0.7	3.2	−8.0
Non-cash items	−29.1	48.9	49.2	43.2	55.1	47.1
Changes in working capital	−73.7	−3.5	2.0	−69.6	−4.5	−47.4
Cash from operations	50.9	124	155	149	226	71.0
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	−66.3	−76.7	−81.2	−88.9	−59.2	−67.9
Other investing cash flows	472	−176	−8.5	−10.7	16.0	17.4
Cash from investing	406	−253	−89.7	−99.6	−43.2	−50.5
Financing activities
Financing cash flow items	−0.1	0.2	–	0	0	0.1
Cash dividends paid	−20.0	−22.6	−24.7	−25.6	−20.7	−20.6
Issuance (retirement) of debt, net	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other financing cash flows	−426	160	−151	−114	−208	−31.8
Cash from financing	−446	137	−176	−140	−229	−52.3
Foreign exchange effects	0.2	1.7	0.4	−1.9	−3.5	4.5
Net change in cash	10.9	10.3	−111	−92.1	−49.9	−27.3
Free cash flow	−15.4	47.5	73.4	60.0	167	3.1

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