Scholastic Corp (SCHL) financials
Scholastic revenue and earnings by year
Scholastic's revenue was $1.58 billion in the fiscal year to May 31, 2026, down 2.7% from the year before. Net income was $56.7 million, 3.6% of revenue. Since the fiscal year to May 31, 2017, revenue has shrunk 1.1% a year on average.
Fiscal years, each labelled by the calendar year it ended in.
Income statement, the last 10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year to | May 2026 | May 2025 | May 2024 | May 2023 | May 2022 | May 2021 | May 2020 | May 2019 | May 2018 | May 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.58 | 1.63 | 1.59 | 1.70 | 1.64 | 1.30 | 1.49 | 1.65 | 1.63 | 1.74 |
| Revenue growth | -2.7% | 2.3% | -6.7% | 3.7% | 26.3% | -12.6% | -10.1% | 1.6% | -6.5% | — |
| Gross profit | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.93 |
| Gross margin | 56.4% | 55.8% | 55.6% | 53.8% | 53.4% | 51.6% | 52.3% | 52.8% | 54.3% | 53.2% |
| Operating income | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.09 | -0.01 | -0.09 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 6.2% | 5.6% | -0.9% | -6.0% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 5.1% |
| Net income | 0.06 | -0.00 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.08 | -0.01 | -0.04 | 0.02 | -0.01 | 0.05 |
| Net margin | 3.6% | -0.1% | 0.8% | 5.1% | 4.9% | -0.8% | -2.9% | 0.9% | -0.3% | 3.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.34 | -$0.07 | $0.40 | $2.49 | $2.27 | -$0.32 | -$1.27 | $0.43 | -$0.14 | $1.47 |
| Free cash flow | -0.34 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.02 | -0.09 | -0.02 | -0.02 | 0.05 |
Diluted EPS is stated in today's shares (adjusted for every split since). Quarterly statements and the income statement as a flow chart are in the app: open SCHL in Markets.
How Scholastic makes money
Revenue by segment in the quarter to August 31, 2026, as the company reports it.
| Segment | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Childrens Book Publishing & Distribution | $106M | 48.8% |
| International | $60.5M | 27.9% |
| Education | $30.4M | 14.0% |
| Entertainment | $20.1M | 9.3% |
See also: SCHL valuation and P/E history · SCHL returns
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