Scholastic Corp (SCHL) stock

SCHLNasdaqBooks: Publishing or Publishing & PrintingFiscal year ends May 31

Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Aug 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 25, 2026Score 10/302% below fair value

$36.83+0.09 (+0.24%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $678.02MP/E 26.3Yield 2.17%

Scholastic statistics

98 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Dec 17, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: Oct 30, 2026
Fundamentals through: Aug 31, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $678.02M; $1.04B
Enterprise Value: $746.22M; $1.19B
PE Ratio: 26.31; 18.20
PS Ratio: 0.43; 0.76
PB Ratio: 1.03; 2.16
P/TBV Ratio: 1.77; 2.90
P/OCF Ratio: 17.80; 8.30

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 0.47; 1.10
EV / EBITDA: 12.65; 9.63
EV / EBIT: 49.09; 14.96

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 18M; 48M
Shares Change (YoY): -16.3%; 0.05%
Shares Change (QoQ): -1.68%; 0.13%
Float: 17M; 28M
Shares Held by Insiders: 8.05%; 13.4%
Shares Held by Institutions: 94.3%; 85.4%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 2M; –
Short Interest Change: 10.7%; -0.96%
Short % of Float: 14.4%; 10.6%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 13.2%; 7.09%
Days to Cover: 8.32; 7.39

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $48.07; –
52-Week Low: $26.38; –
20-Day Moving Average: $38.20; –
50-Day Moving Average: $36.97; –
200-Day Moving Average: $39.13; –
Average True Range (14): $1.24; –
Price Change (1 Week): -0.99%; 2.22%
Price Change (1 Month): -4.71%; -1.43%
Price Change (3 Months): -11.2%; -4.84%
Price Change (6 Months): -7.23%; 4.05%
Price Change (YTD): 24.3%; 19.9%
Price Change (1 Year): 28.9%; 28.9%
Price Change (3 Years): -5.32%; 28.7%
Price Change (5 Years): -4.68%; -0.58%
Price Change (10 Years): -16.6%; -12.8%
Average Volume (10 Days): 272,132; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 280,817; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 378,107; –
Relative Volume: 0.49; 0.75
Relative Strength Index (14): 44.1; 48.2
Volatility (1 Year): 35.6%; 44.9%
Beta (5 Years): 0.77; 0.85

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 56.5%; 36.1%
Operating Margin: 0.97%; 7.67%
Pretax Margin: 5.63%; 4.01%
Profit Margin: 3.60%; 3.55%
EBITDA Margin: 3.75%; 13.6%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 7.38%; 7.29%
Return on Assets (ROA): 3.08%; 2.94%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 1.06%; 10.5%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 1.33%; 7.95%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.25; 1.21
Quick Ratio: 0.50; 0.82
Debt / Equity: 0.27; 1.45
Debt / EBITDA: 2.97; 3.61
Net Debt / EBITDA: 1.16; 3.29

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): -2.53%; 0.96%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -2.45%; -1.59%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 4.00%; 1.85%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -2.05%; 6.59%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.85; 0.73
Inventory Turnover: 2.15; 7.89
Revenue Per Employee: $227.82K; $357.47K
Profits Per Employee: $8.20K; $11.90K
Employee Count: 6,905; 4,400
WACC: 8.06%; 7.97%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $1.57B; $1.62B
Gross Profit: $888.70M; $687.39M
Operating Income: $15.20M; $70.30M
Pretax Income: $88.50M; $79.40M
Net Income: $56.60M; $56.60M
EBITDA: $59.00M; $87.00M
EPS (Diluted): $1.40; $1.37

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $106.80M; $106.61M
Total Debt: $175.00M; $934.04M
Net Cash (Debt): -$68.20M; -$315.62M
Net Cash Per Share: -$3.70; -$5.57
Equity (Book Value): $656.50M; $325.93M
Book Value Per Share: $35.66; $6.03
Tangible Book Value: $382.50M; $914.15K
Working Capital: $147.30M; $23.76M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $38.10M; $105.75M

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 8.35%; 3.79%
Dividend Yield: 2.17%; 4.21%
Buyback Yield: 42.9%; 2.12%
Shareholder Yield: 45.1%; 4.48%
Dividend Per Share: $0.80; $0.76
Dividend Growth (YoY): 0.00%; 0.00%
Years of Dividend Growth: 0; 0
Payout Ratio: 32.9%; 37.1%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $31.90M; $11.48M
Effective Tax Rate: 36.0%; 28.0%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $33.52; $20.67
Graham Upside: -9.00%; -27.5%
Altman Z-Score: 2.20; 2.16
Piotroski F-Score: 7; 6
Beneish M-Score: -2.49; -2.67

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	SCHL	S&P 500	Difference	SCHL per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-5.6%	-3.0%	−2.5 pts
3 months	-10.3%	-2.8%	−7.5 pts
Year to date	+27.2%	+11.5%	+15.8 pts
1 year	+33.4%	+13.5%	+19.9 pts
3 years	+5.0%	+77.7%	−72.7 pts	+1.6%	+21.1%
5 years	+7.6%	+72.6%	−65.0 pts	+1.5%	+11.5%
10 years	+4.5%	+308.2%	−303.7 pts	+0.4%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

2M SCHL shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 10.7% from the previous report, or 14.35% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 8.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 49.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	2,429,707	+10.7%	292,100	8.3
Oct 15, 2026	2,194,520	+11.6%	465,652	4.7
Sep 30, 2026	1,967,193	+4.7%	630,473	3.1
Sep 15, 2026	1,879,035	-9.0%	322,796	5.8
Aug 31, 2026	2,065,824	+37.0%	273,712	7.5
Aug 14, 2026	1,507,725	-1.9%	344,240	4.4
Jul 31, 2026	1,536,152	-7.8%	421,879	3.6
Jul 15, 2026	1,666,302	-2.4%	261,834	6.4
Jun 30, 2026	1,708,002	-18.7%	467,497	3.6
Jun 15, 2026	2,102,120	-2.9%	253,351	8.3
May 29, 2026	2,164,758	-5.2%	268,728	8.1
May 15, 2026	2,283,524	-14.9%	352,499	6.5