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Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) Financial History

20 years of revenue, earnings, cash-flow and balance-sheet history from public filings.

COMMUNICATION SERVICES · PUBLISHING · DATA UPDATED 2026-11-04

Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) operates in the PUBLISHING industry and is headquartered in New York, United States with about 5,090 employees. Its market capitalization is roughly $701 million. In the fiscal year ended 2026-05-31, SCHL reported $1.6B in revenue and $57M in net income.

Scholastic Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, publishes and distributes children's books in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and internationally.

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SCHL Revenue & Earnings History — Annual Income Statement

Income statement	TTM → 2026-08-31	2026-05-31	2025-05-31	2024-05-31	2023-05-31	2022-05-31	2021-05-31	2020-05-31	2019-05-31	2018-05-31	2017-05-31	2016-05-31	2015-05-31	2014-05-31	2013-05-31	2012-05-31	2011-05-31	2010-05-31	2009-05-31	2008-05-31	2007-05-31
Total Revenue	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.7B	$1.6B	$1.3B	$1.5B	$1.7B	$1.6B	$1.7B	$1.7B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$2.1B	$1.9B	$1.9B	$1.8B	$2.2B	$1.9B
Gross Profit	$877M	$833M	$907M	$885M	$918M	$877M	$672M	$778M	$874M	$884M	$927M	$910M	$877M	$836M	$834M	$1.2B	$1.0B	$1.0B	$968M	$1.2B	$1.0B
Gross Margin %	55.8%	52.7%	55.8%	55.6%	53.8%	53.4%	51.6%	52.3%	52.8%	54.3%	53.2%	54.4%	53.6%	53.6%	53.8%	54.0%	53.7%	55.2%	52.3%	52.2%	53.5%
Operating Income (EBIT)	$26M	$26M	$19M	$24M	$106M	$98M	($23M)	($88M)	$25M	$56M	$89M	$72M	$33M	$10M	$21M	$185M	$104M	$132M	$70M	$207M	$146M
Operating Margin %	1.7%	1.7%	1.1%	1.5%	6.2%	5.9%	-1.8%	-5.9%	1.5%	3.4%	5.1%	4.3%	2.0%	0.7%	1.4%	8.7%	5.5%	7.0%	3.8%	9.4%	7.6%
Net Income	$56M	$57M	($2M)	$12M	$86M	$81M	($11M)	($44M)	$16M	($5M)	$52M	$40M	$295M	$44M	$31M	$102M	$39M	$56M	($14M)	($17M)	$61M
Net Margin %	3.6%	3.6%	-0.1%	0.8%	5.1%	4.9%	-0.9%	-2.9%	0.9%	-0.3%	3.0%	2.4%	18.0%	2.8%	2.0%	4.8%	2.1%	3.0%	-0.8%	-0.8%	3.2%
EBITDA	—	$183M	$105M	$85M	$178M	$158M	$53M	($23M)	$88M	$45M	$129M	$110M	$82M	$67M	$90M	$255M	$161M	$193M	$120M	$318M	$266M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$1.27	$2.34	$-0.07	$0.40	$2.49	$2.28	$-0.32	$-1.27	$0.44	$-0.14	$1.48	$1.16	$8.82	$1.36	$0.96	$3.23	$1.17	$1.52	$-0.36	$-0.44	$1.42
Shares Outstanding (M)	—	24M	28M	30M	35M	36M	34M	35M	36M	35M	35M	35M	33M	33M	32M	32M	34M	37M	39M	39M	43M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

SCHL Quarterly Revenue & Earnings — Last 8 Quarters

Quarterly income statement	2026-08-31	2026-05-31	2026-02-28	2025-11-30	2025-08-31	2025-05-31	2025-02-28	2024-11-30	2024-08-31
Total Revenue	$217M	$476M	$329M	$551M	$226M	$508M	$335M	$545M	$237M
Gross Profit	$99M	$273M	$179M	$326M	$102M	$301M	$181M	$316M	$109M
Gross Margin %	45.6%	57.3%	54.3%	59.1%	45.3%	59.2%	53.9%	58.0%	45.9%
Operating Income (EBIT)	($92M)	$53M	($27M)	$92M	($91M)	$56M	($24M)	$75M	($88M)
Operating Margin %	-42.4%	11.1%	-8.2%	16.6%	-40.5%	11.0%	-7.0%	13.7%	-37.3%
Net Income	($71M)	$9M	$62M	$56M	($71M)	$15M	($4M)	$49M	($62M)
Net Margin %	-32.7%	2.0%	19.0%	10.1%	-31.5%	3.0%	-1.1%	9.0%	-26.4%
EBITDA	—	$148M	$116M	$101M	($73M)	$77M	$4M	$94M	($70M)
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$-3.77	$0.45	$2.42	$2.17	$-2.83	$0.59	$-0.13	$1.71	$-2.21
Shares Outstanding (M)	—	21M	26M	26M	25M	26M	28M	29M	28M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

SCHL Free Cash Flow History

Cash flow	TTM → 2026-08-31	2026-05-31	2025-05-31	2024-05-31	2023-05-31	2022-05-31	2021-05-31	2020-05-31	2019-05-31	2018-05-31	2017-05-31	2016-05-31	2015-05-31	2014-05-31	2013-05-31	2012-05-31	2011-05-31	2010-05-31	2009-05-31	2008-05-31	2007-05-31
Cash from Operations (CFO)	$38M	$51M	$124M	$155M	$149M	$226M	$71M	$2M	$116M	$142M	$141M	($79M)	$167M	$157M	$189M	$260M	$228M	$276M	$189M	$309M	$213M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)	$52M	$48M	$52M	$58M	$62M	$42M	$47M	$66M	$95M	$122M	$66M	$36M	$30M	$281M	$55M	$54M	$74M	$104M	$98M	$57M	$103M
Free Cash Flow (FCF)	($15M)	$2M	$72M	$96M	$87M	$184M	$24M	($64M)	$21M	$20M	$76M	($114M)	$137M	($124M)	$134M	$206M	$154M	$172M	$91M	$252M	$110M
FCF Margin %	-0.9%	0.2%	4.4%	6.0%	5.1%	11.2%	1.8%	-4.3%	1.3%	1.2%	4.3%	-6.8%	8.3%	-8.0%	8.7%	9.7%	8.2%	9.1%	4.9%	11.4%	5.7%
Dividends Paid	—	$20M	$23M	$25M	$26M	$21M	$21M	$21M	$21M	$21M	$21M	$20M	$20M	$18M	$16M	$13M	$11M	$11M	$8M	—	—

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

SCHL Quarterly Free Cash Flow — Last 8 Quarters

Quarterly cash flow	2026-08-31	2026-05-31	2026-02-28	2025-11-30	2025-08-31	2025-05-31	2025-02-28	2024-11-30	2024-08-31
Cash from Operations (CFO)	($95M)	$90M	($30M)	$73M	($82M)	$107M	($12M)	$71M	($42M)
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)	$14M	$15M	$13M	$10M	$10M	$12M	$9M	$11M	$20M
Free Cash Flow (FCF)	($109M)	$75M	($44M)	$63M	($92M)	$95M	($21M)	$60M	($62M)
FCF Margin %	-50.2%	15.8%	-13.3%	11.5%	-40.7%	18.6%	-6.3%	11.1%	-26.1%
Dividends Paid	—	$5M	$5M	$5M	$5M	$6M	$6M	$6M	$6M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

SCHL Balance Sheet History

Balance sheet	2026-05-31	2026-05-31	2025-05-31	2024-05-31	2023-05-31	2022-05-31	2021-05-31	2020-05-31	2019-05-31	2018-05-31	2017-05-31	2016-05-31	2015-05-31	2014-05-31	2013-05-31	2012-05-31	2011-05-31	2010-05-31	2009-05-31	2008-05-31	2007-05-31
Total Assets	$1.7B	$1.7B	$1.9B	$1.7B	$1.9B	$1.9B	$2.0B	$2.0B	$1.9B	$1.8B	$1.8B	$1.7B	$1.8B	$1.5B	$1.4B	$1.7B	$1.3B	$1.6B	$1.6B	$1.8B	$1.9B
Cash & Cash Equivalents	$135M	$135M	$124M	$114M	$224M	$317M	$366M	$394M	$334M	$392M	$444M	$400M	$507M	$21M	$87M	$195M	$105M	$244M	$144M	$120M	$23M
Total Liabilities	$977M	$977M	$1.0B	$653M	$787M	$722M	$826M	$853M	$606M	$505M	$452M	$456M	$617M	$613M	$577M	$840M	$513M	$770M	$824M	$888M	$749M
Total Debt (Short + Long-Term)	$107M	$107M	$283M	$28M	$29M	$27M	$215M	$241M	$7M	$14M	$13M	$14M	$6M	$136M	$60M	$160M	$204M	$309M	$362M	$411M	$305M
Total Shareholders' Equity	$751M	$751M	$946M	$1.0B	$1.2B	$1.2B	$1.2B	$1.2B	$1.3B	$1.3B	$1.3B	$1.3B	$1.2B	$916M	$864M	$830M	$740M	$830M	$785M	$873M	$1.1B

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

Quarterly statements, profitability ratios, price history, insider activity and institutional holders are in the interactive SCHL viewer.

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