SCHL Financials Scholastic Corp

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated 30 h ago Overview →

Growth & profitability

Revenue has grown 1.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has expanded, at 1.0% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has declined 30.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

Total debt ($256M) exceeds cash ($124M); net debt is $132M.
Total debt has grown in line with revenue (3.2% vs 1.8% per year).
Operating income covered interest expense 0.9× in the latest year, up from -29.5× 5 years ago.
Total debt is 3.6× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years.
The dividend has grown 1.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Free cash flow (CFO − capex)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FY	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	FCF	Total debt	Cash
2025	$1.6B	-$2M	55.8%	1.0%	—	$256M	$124M
2024	$1.6B	$12M	55.6%	0.9%	—	$6M	$114M
2023	$1.7B	$86M	53.8%	6.2%	—	$6M	$225M
2022	$1.6B	$81M	53.4%	5.9%	—	$7M	$317M
2021	$1.3B	-$11M	51.6%	-1.7%	—	$190M	$367M
2020	$1.5B	-$44M	52.3%	-6.0%	—	$219M	$394M
2019	$1.7B	$16M	52.8%	1.5%	$21M	$7M	$334M
2018	—	-$5M	—	—	$20M	$8M	$392M
2017	—	$52M	—	—	$76M	$6M	$444M
2016	—	$41M	—	—	-$115M	$6M	$400M
2015	—	$295M	—	—	$137M	$6M	$507M
2014	—	$44M	—	—	$130M	$136M	$21M
2013	—	$31M	—	—	$135M	$2M	$87M
2012	—	$102M	—	—	$207M	$159M	$195M
2011	—	$39M	—	—	$178M	$203M	$105M

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key quarterly figures

Quarter	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	FCF	Total debt	Cash
Feb '26	$329M	$63M	54.3%	-8.2%	—	$6M	$105M
Nov '25	$551M	$56M	59.1%	15.0%	—	$281M	$99M
Aug '25	$226M	-$71M	45.3%	-40.9%	—	$331M	$94M
May '25	$508M	$15M	59.2%	10.5%	—	$256M	$124M
Feb '25	$335M	-$4M	53.9%	-7.1%	—	$281M	$95M
Nov '24	$545M	$49M	58.0%	13.7%	—	$256M	$140M
Aug '24	$237M	-$63M	45.9%	-37.3%	—	$231M	$84M
May '24	$475M	$36M	59.5%	9.9%	—	$6M	$114M
Feb '24	$324M	-$27M	54.1%	-10.8%	—	$32M	$110M
Nov '23	$563M	$77M	58.4%	18.0%	—	$6M	$150M
Aug '23	$229M	-$74M	43.1%	-43.4%	—	$6M	$126M
May '23	$528M	$76M	58.3%	17.4%	—	$6M	$225M
Feb '23	$325M	-$19M	50.4%	-8.5%	—	$5M	$199M
Nov '22	$588M	$75M	55.7%	17.0%	—	$5M	$261M
Aug '22	$263M	-$46M	45.0%	-22.1%	—	$6M	$240M
May '22	$514M	$52M	56.3%	12.7%	—	$7M	$317M
Feb '22	$345M	-$15M	50.8%	-5.7%	—	$14M	$309M
Nov '21	$524M	$68M	54.6%	15.9%	—	$14M	$301M
Aug '21	$260M	-$24M	48.7%	-12.3%	—	$90M	$309M
May '21	$401M	$8M	53.1%	2.4%	—	$190M	$367M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced SCHL against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

The price-to-earnings ratio has risen from 8.8× (Mar '23) to 29.8× (May '25).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.4× (Mar '23) to 0.6× (Jun '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 2.9% (Mar '23) to 2.5% (Jun '26).

Price / earnings (P/E)

P/E

Price / sales (P/S)

P/S

Dividend yield (%)

Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is SCHL growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Scholastic Corp's revenue has grown 1.8% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does SCHL have?

As of FY2025, Scholastic Corp reported $256M of total debt against $124M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 0.9×.

What is SCHL's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 55.8%, operating margin 1.0%, and net margin -0.1%.

What is SCHL's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Scholastic Corp traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 29.8× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.