scholastic corp. - SCHL

SCHL

Close Chg Chg %
36.86 0.34 0.92%

Closed Market

37.20

+0.34 (0.92%)

Volume: 188.70K

Last Updated:

Nov 6, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: scholastic corp. - SCHL

SCHL Key Data

Open

$36.80

Day Range

36.42 - 37.49

52 Week Range

26.38 - 48.07

Market Cap

$706.74M

Shares Outstanding

18.41M

Public Float

14.33M

Beta

1.08

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

27.45

EPS

$1.51

Yield

244.17%

Dividend

$0.25

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Oct 30, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

336.02K

 

SCHL Performance

1 Week
 
-5.34%
 
1 Month
 
-3.63%
 
3 Months
 
-11.39%
 
1 Year
 
34.25%
 
5 Years
 
-5.34%
 

SCHL Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 1
Full Ratings ➔

About scholastic corp. - SCHL

Scholastic Corp. engages in the publication and distribution of children's books, magazines, and teaching materials. It operates through the following business segments: Children's Book Publishing and Distribution, Education Solutions, Entertainment, and International. The Children's Book Publishing and Distribution segment includes the publication and distribution of children's books, e-books, media, and interactive products. The Education segment publishes and distributes children's books, classroom magazines, and print and digital instructional materials to schools and libraries 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 focuses on publication and distribution of products and services outside the United States. The company was founded by Maurice R. Robinson in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SCHL At a Glance

Scholastic Corp.
557 Broadway
New York, New York 10012-3999
Phone 1-212-343-6100 Revenue 1.58B
Industry Publishing: Books/Magazines Net Income 56.70M
Sector Consumer Services Employees 6,905
Fiscal Year-end 05 / 2027
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SCHL Valuation

P/E Current 27.455
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 17.286
Price to Sales Ratio 0.62
Price to Book Ratio 1.011
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 19.26
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 9.88
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.799
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.332

SCHL Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 229,094.859
Income Per Employee 8,211.441
Receivables Turnover 5.568
Total Asset Turnover 0.84

SCHL Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.232
Quick Ratio 0.779
Cash Ratio 0.23

SCHL Profitability

Gross Margin 52.677
Operating Margin 1.599
Pretax Margin 5.386
Net Margin 3.584
Return on Assets 3.009
Return on Equity 6.681
Return on Total Capital 4.845
Return on Invested Capital 4.703

SCHL Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 55.874
Total Debt to Total Capital 35.846
Total Debt to Total Assets 24.275
Long-Term Debt to Equity 48.921
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 31.385
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Annual Financials for Scholastic Corp. - SCHL

Collapse All in section
All values USD millions. 2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.70B 1.59B 1.63B 1.58B
Sales Growth
+3.72% -6.71% +2.25% -2.68%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
841.10M 762.20M 784.50M 748.60M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
89.70M 93.20M 110.30M 102.70M
Depreciation
62.40M 64.40M 67.30M 47.50M
Amortization of Intangibles
2.20M 2.60M 11.20M 11.30M
COGS Growth
+2.29% -9.38% +2.93% -4.58%
Gross Income
862.90M 827.50M 841.00M 833.30M
Gross Income Growth
+5.15% -4.10% +1.63% -0.92%
Gross Profit Margin
+50.64% +52.05% +51.74% +52.68%
2023 2024 2025 2026 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
757.00M 794.00M 819.70M 808.00M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
757.00M 794.00M 819.70M 808.00M
SGA Growth
+6.31% +4.89% +3.24% -1.43%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
500.00K 19.50M 6.00M 10.40M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
105.40M 14.00M 15.30M 14.90M
Non Operating Income/Expense
8.40M 4.10M 1.60M 84.40M
Non-Operating Interest Income
7.20M 4.60M 2.20M 2.90M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
900.00K 500.00K 500.00K 300.00K
Interest Expense
1.40M 1.90M 18.20M 14.10M
Interest Expense Growth
-51.72% +35.71% +857.89% -22.53%
Gross Interest Expense
1.40M 1.90M 18.20M 14.10M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
112.40M 16.20M (1.30M) 85.20M
Pretax Income Growth
+25.31% -85.59% -108.02% +6,653.85%
Pretax Margin
+6.60% +1.02% -0.08% +5.39%
Income Tax
25.90M 4.10M 600.00K 28.50M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
28.00M 4.60M 7.60M 22.10M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
1.60M 1.50M 2.70M 4.40M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(2.70M) (800.00K) (9.50M) (500.00K)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
(1.00M) (1.20M) (200.00K) 2.50M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
900.00K 500.00K 500.00K 300.00K
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
86.50M 12.10M (1.90M) 56.70M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - 200.00K
-
Net Income
86.30M 12.10M (1.90M) 56.70M
Net Income Growth
+6.67% -85.98% -115.70% +3,084.21%
Net Margin Growth
+5.06% +0.76% -0.12% +3.58%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
86.30M 12.10M (1.90M) 56.70M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
86.30M 12.10M (1.90M) 56.70M
EPS (Basic)
2.5532 0.4088 -0.0688 2.3924
EPS (Basic) Growth
+8.88% -83.99% -116.83% +3,577.33%
Basic Shares Outstanding
33.80M 29.60M 27.60M 23.70M
EPS (Diluted)
2.487 0.398 -0.0688 2.343
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+9.44% -84.00% -117.29% +3,505.52%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
34.70M 30.40M 27.60M 24.20M
EBITDA
195.60M 126.70M 131.60M 128.00M
EBITDA Growth
+2.03% -35.22% +3.87% -2.74%
EBITDA Margin
+11.48% +7.97% +8.10% +8.09%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 42.00
Number of Ratings 1 Current Quarters Estimate 3.52
FY Report Date 11 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 1.41
Last Quarter’s Earnings -3.63 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 1.87 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 2.415
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 2 2 2 2
Mean Estimate 3.52 -0.84 1.41 2.42
High Estimates 3.61 -0.80 1.53 2.67
Low Estimate 3.43 -0.88 1.29 2.16
Coefficient of Variance 3.62 -6.73 12.04 14.93

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 0 0 0
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 1 1 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Hold Hold Hold

Insider Actions for Scholastic Corp. - SCHL

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Oct 6, 2026 Jeffrey Mathews EVP, CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER 69,977 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $35.3 per share 2,470,188.10
Oct 6, 2026 Iole Lucchese EVP & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER; Director 71,442 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $35.3 per share 2,521,902.60
Oct 6, 2026 Paul Hukkanen SVP, CHIEF ACCT OFF 15,349 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $35.3 per share 541,819.70
Oct 6, 2026 Sasha Quinton EVP, Pres. CBG 68,656 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $35.3 per share 2,423,556.80
Oct 6, 2026 Haji L. Glover EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 31,774 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $35.3 per share 1,121,622.20
Oct 6, 2026 Christopher Lick EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL 20,320 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $35.3 per share 717,296.00
Aug 28, 2026 Robinson Richard /Estate Of/ EVP & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER; Director 289,623 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $39.76 per share 11,515,410.48

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