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SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for SCHOLASTIC CORP. The latest annual period is FY2026. The latest reported quarter is Q4 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About SCHOLASTIC CORP

Scholastic Corporation is a publisher and distributor of children's books and educational materials for pre-kindergarten to grade 12. It operates school-based book clubs and book fairs, sells books through retail and online channels, and provides print and digital instructional products and professional development services to schools and educators. The company serves children, families, teachers, schools, and libraries primarily in the United States and internationally.

Snapshot

Revenue
$1.58B
Revenue growth (YoY)
-2.7%
Net income
$56.7M
Diluted EPS
$2.34
Gross margin
56.4%
Operating margin
1.0%
Net margin
3.6%
FCF margin
ROE
7.6%
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
17.2×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$773.2M
Long-term debt / equity
0.10×
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2026, the latest annual period (ended May 31, 2026). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Scholastic

  • Revenue fell 2.7% to $1.6B in FY2026, slower than the 2.3% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 1.0% in FY2026, -5.0 pp against 5.9% in FY2022.
  • Most recent quarter Q4 FY2026: revenue $476M, down 6.3% from Q4 FY2025.
  • Net income turned positive at $57M in FY2026, from a $2M loss in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Scholastic’s fundamentals sit among the 216 Communication Services companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin56.4%
69th percentile of 105
Operating margin1.0%
46th percentile of 185
Net margin3.6%
64th percentile of 191
Revenue growth (YoY)-2.7%
29th percentile of 209
ROE7.6%
66th percentile of 165
P/E17.2×
36th percentile of 95
Long-term debt / equity0.10×
16th percentile of 101
Short interest4.38d
62nd percentile of 216

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 7 insider sales totaling $13.9M. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 1 of the superinvestors we track (plus 6 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
1
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
2
1 new, 1 added
Reduced / exited
5
5 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$25.1M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$13.2M287.5KReduced
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$4.4M95.4KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$1.9M41.0KReduced
D. E. ShawquantQ2 2026$1.6M33.8KAdded
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$1.5M33.6KReduced
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$1.3M28.3KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$1.2M25.3KNew

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
7
$13.9M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-26
filed 2026-08-27
Lucchese IoleEVP & CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICERSell289.6K$39.76$11.5M
2026-08-26
filed 2026-08-27
Alonso Andres ADirectorSell2.1K$40.28$85K
2026-08-07
filed 2026-08-10
Quinton SashaEVP, Pres. CBGSell22.2K$42.00$930K
2026-08-06
filed 2026-08-07
Quinton SashaEVP, Pres. CBGSell5.1K$41.74$214K
2026-08-06
filed 2026-08-07
Henderson KayaDirectorSell3.3K$40.25$131K
2026-08-06
filed 2026-08-07
Quinton SashaEVP, Pres. CBGSell2.4K$42.05$101K
2026-08-05
filed 2026-08-07
Quinton SashaEVP, Pres. CBGSell20.5K$43.17$884K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
1.5M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-1.9%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
4.38
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
344.2K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-141.5M-1.9%4.38
2026-07-311.5M-7.8%3.64
2026-07-151.7M-2.4%6.36
2026-06-301.7M-18.8%3.65
2026-06-152.1M-2.9%8.30
2026-05-292.2M-5.2%8.06
2026-05-152.3M-14.9%6.48
2026-04-302.7M-12.5%3.02

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$1.58B$1.63B$1.59B$1.70B$1.64B
Gross profit$892.1M$906.7M$884.6M$917.6M$877.4M
Operating income$15.2M$15.8M$14.5M$106.3M$97.4M
Net income$56.7M$-1.9M$12.1M$86.3M$80.9M
Diluted EPS$2.34$-0.07$0.40$2.49$2.27

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Cash and equivalents$134.9M$124.0M$113.7M$224.5M$316.6M
Current assets$721.3M$725.3M$676.9M$892.9M$996.0M
Total assets$1.73B$1.95B$1.67B$1.87B$1.94B
Current liabilities$585.5M$626.4M$534.7M$602.3M$619.7M
Long-term debt$75.0M$250.0M$0$0$0
Total liabilities$977.3M$1.00B$653.1M$702.2M$722.4M
Total equity$750.8M$946.5M$1.02B$1.16B$1.22B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Operating cash flow$50.9M$124.2M$154.6M$148.9M$226.0M
Capital expenditure
Free cash flow

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q4 FY2026$476.1M-6.3%$9.4M$0.45
Q3 FY2026$329.1M-1.9%$62.5M$2.55
Q2 FY2026$551.1M1.2%$55.9M$2.17
Q1 FY2026$225.6M-4.9%$-71.1M$-2.83
Q4 FY2025$508.3M7.0%$15.4M$0.59
Q3 FY2025$335.4M3.6%$-3.6M$-0.13
Q2 FY2025$544.6M-3.2%$48.8M$1.71
Q1 FY2025$237.2M3.8%$-62.5M$-2.21

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorCommunication Services
SIC industryBooks: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
Latest annual periodFY2026 (ended May 31, 2026)
Latest reported quarterQ4 FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2014
SEC CIK866729

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-07-24
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10-Q2026-03-20
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10-Q2025-12-19
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8-K2026-08-27
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8-K2026-07-23
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8-K2026-03-19
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8-K2026-03-19
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.