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SCHOLASTIC CORP SCHL

Nasdaq · stock · Books: Publishing or Publishing & Printing · website · IPO 1992-02-25

SCHOLASTIC CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.0B
P / E17.6×
P / S0.6×
P / B1.3×
Dividend yield2.00%
Net margin3.6%
Return on equity7.6%
Net cash$59.9M
Net debt / EBITDA-0.8×
Enterprise value USD$940.5M
EV / EBITDA12.7×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV1.6%
Return on capital1.3%
Graham number -3.8%$40.42

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($40.42); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.00% -0.30% 0.90% -2.90% -0.80% 4.90% 5.10% 0.80% -0.10% 3.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
5.10% 3.40% 1.50% -6.00% -1.70% 5.90% 6.20% 0.90% 1.00% 1.00% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
4.00% -0.40% 1.20% -3.70% -0.90% 6.60% 7.40% 1.20% -0.20% 7.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
35.4M 35.0M 35.8M 34.6M 34.3M 35.6M 34.7M 30.4M 27.6M 24.2M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
-$444.1M -$391.9M -$334.1M -$183.2M -$359.2M -$316.6M -$224.5M -$113.7M $126.0M -$59.9M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
3.00% -0.30% 0.80% -2.20% -0.50% 4.20% 4.60% 0.70% -0.10% 3.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
4.40% 1.20% 1.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.18× 0.01× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.26× 0.10× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$1.47 -$0.14 $0.43 -$1.27 -$0.32 $2.27 $2.49 $0.40 -$0.07 $2.34 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

SCHOLASTIC CORP trades at about 17.9× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 5×–88.7×, median 29.7×).

5× 88.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (5×–88.7×); dot = today's 17.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Operating margin1.0%1.0%0.9%6.2%5.9%-1.7%-6.0%1.5%3.4%5.1%
Net margin3.6%-0.1%0.8%5.1%4.9%-0.8%-2.9%0.9%-0.3%3.0%
FCF margin———————1.3%1.2%4.4%
Return on assets3.3%-0.1%0.7%4.6%4.2%-0.5%-2.2%0.8%-0.3%3.0%
Return on equity7.6%-0.2%1.2%7.4%6.6%-0.9%-3.7%1.2%-0.4%4.0%
Debt / equity0.10×0.26×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.01×0.18×0.00×0.00×0.00×
Current ratio1.231.161.271.481.611.482.061.772.152.51

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-05-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.