profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Scholastic
$36.83+0.24% today
+30.3% in 1 year
1-year low $27.001-year high $47.34
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Scholastic sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $1.64 billion in 2022 to $1.63 billion in 2025, with -$1.90 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Scholastic handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $70M$23M
Free cash flow 2025$72M
Bought back its own shares$70M
Paid as dividends$23M
Cash vs. debt$124M vs. $375M
Scholastic vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scholastic | No profit yet | ||
 Informa | 1,096.5× · Very expensive | ||
 The New York Times | 33.8× · Expensive | ||
 Pearson | 23.7× · Fair price | ||
 Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media | 13.1× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Scholastic's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,643 | 1,704 | 1,590 | 1,626 | |
| 877 | 918 | 885 | 907 | |
| 98 | 106 | 25 | 19 | |
| 158 | 178 | 85 | 105 | |
| 81 | 86 | 12 | -2 | |
| 2.27 | 2.49 | 0.40 | -0.07 | |
| 53.4% | 53.8% | 55.6% | 55.8% | |
| 6.0% | 6.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% | |
| 4.9% | 5.1% | 0.8% | -0.1% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 1,941 | 1,867 | 1,671 | 1,950 |
| Cash | 317 | 225 | 114 | 124 |
| Total debt | 97 | 101 | 118 | 375 |
| Total liabilities | 722 | 702 | 653 | 1,004 |
| 1,217 | 1,163 | 1,018 | 947 | |
| 36 | 35 | 30 | 28 | |
| 5.6% | 7.1% | 1.3% | 1.0% | |
| 6.7% | 7.4% | 1.2% | -0.2% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | 149 | 155 | 124 | |
| 42 | 62 | 58 | 52 | |
| 184 | 87 | 96 | 72 | |
| Dividends paid | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| 33 | 132 | 158 | 70 | |
| 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Valuation
- –
- –
- –
- 1.1×
- 0.4×
- 9.4×
- 8.8×
- 10.6%
- -0.3%
- 2.0%
Profitability
- 55.8%
- 1.2%
- -0.1%
- 6.6%
- 1.3%
- 2.6%
- 6.9%
- 3.5%
- 2.6%
- –
Growth
- −0.4%
- –
- −25.2%
- +5.9%
- −5.3%
Financial health
- 1.7×
- 0.33
- 16.0%
- 2.1×
- 1.18
- 0.73
- 0.91
How it ranks in Communication Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 16%of 436
Bottom 12%of 438
Bottom 23%of 440
Top 24%of 440
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | -0.15 | -0.37 | +59.5% |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 2.57 | 2.07 | +24.2% |
| Sep 18, 2025 | -2.52 | -2.44 | −3.3% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | 0.87 | 0.85 | +2.4% |
| Mar 20, 2025 | -0.05 | -0.78 | +93.6% |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 1.82 | 2.30 | −20.9% |
| Sep 26, 2024 | -2.13 | -2.48 | +14.1% |
| Jul 18, 2024 | 1.56 | 2.66 | −41.4% |
2.0%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$20a year at today's yield, before tax
+5.9%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$0.60 in 2015 → $0.80 in 2025
How safe it looks
33.5% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 31.4%
News
Scholastic forecasts 2%-4% revenue growth and $135M-$145M adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2027 as Book Fairs enter fall seasonSeeking Alpha · Sep 24, 2026The newest story we have is from Sep 24, 2026.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
35No pass
Benjamin Graham
48No pass
Philip Fisher
40No pass
Peter Lynch
31No pass
Joel Greenblatt
0No pass
Charlie Munger
36No pass
Terry Smith
27No pass
Questions about Scholastic
Is Scholastic a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Scholastic AI analysis
What does Scholastic do?
Scholastic Corporation publishes and distributes children's books worldwide. It operates in three segments: Children's Book Publishing and Distribution, Education Solutions, and International. It is in Publishing.
Does Scholastic pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.0% a year, about 33% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $22.6 million in dividends.
Is Scholastic stock halal?
No. Scholastic does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 55% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Scholastic stock done over the past year?
Up 30.3% over the past twelve months, to $36.83. It traded between $27.00 and $47.34 and is 22.2% below its high.
Who are Scholastic's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Informa, The New York Times, Pearson and Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Scholastic's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.