SCHL
Scholastic Corporation
SCHL's fundamentals are mixed: it returned to profit, but revenue fell 2.5%. At 26x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 25x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
SCHL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
SCHL's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
SCHL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $26.91 | -27% |
| Forward | 21x | $36.74 | — |
| Fair | 25x | $35.42 | -3.6% |
| Current | 26x | $36.74 | — |
| Expensive | 50x | $69.78 | +90% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SCHL's PE is in its fair range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 21x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
SCHL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SCHL's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
SCHL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.79 | +28% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.40 | +$2.09 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.34 | +$2.41 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.45 | +322% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.23 | -$0.03 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.69 | -228% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.07 | -118% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.58 | -60% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.20 | -111% |
SCHL has returned to profit: it earned $1.40 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
SCHL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $216.8M | -3.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $476.1M | -6.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $329.1M | -1.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $551.1M | +1.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $225.6M | -4.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $508.3M | +7% |
| Q1 2025 | $335.4M | +3.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $544.6M | -3.2% |
SCHL's revenue fell from its 2019 peak and has held roughly level since: $217M last quarter, down 3.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -43% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.2% | -1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | +1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -41% | -3.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.1% | +3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | -4.3 points |
SCHL's operating margin was −43% last quarter, down 1.7 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
SCHL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$108.7M | -$16.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $75M | -21% |
| Q1 2026 | -$43.9M | -$22.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $63.2M | +4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | -$91.8M | -$29.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $94.6M | +71% |
| Q1 2025 | -$21M | -$19.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $60.3M | -36% |
SCHL's free cash flow was −$14M over the past year, against $42M the year before.
SCHL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -22% | -5.3M shares |
| 1 year | -25% | -6.3M shares |
| 3 years | -40% | -12.7M shares |
| 5 years | -45% | -15.5M shares |
| Available history | -46% | -16.2M shares |
SCHL has 19M diluted shares, down 25% from a year ago, with $291M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $138.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $127.2M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $30M |
| Q1 2025 | $30M |
| Q4 2024 | $5M |
SCHL spent $291M buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent the year before.
SCHL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9x | Healthy |
SCHL's net debt is about a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.9 years a year ago.
SCHL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 57.5 | Neutral |
SCHL's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (neutral).
SCHL PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SCHL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 16x | 59% above |
| PE % | 53 | 26 | 27 pts above |
SCHL is trading at 26x earnings, a 59% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
SCHL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $37.1 | 0.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $39.4 | 6.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $37.7 | 2.6% below |
| 100 week MA | $30.1 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $33.4 | 10% above |
SCHL has slipped below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, though it's still 10% above its 200-week average.
SCHL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $38.5 | $24.5 | -36% |
| 2021 | $24.5 | $40.4 | +65% |
| 2022 | $40.4 | $39.6 | -2% |
| 2023 | $39.6 | $37.7 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $21.3 | -44% |
| 2025 | $21.3 | $29.4 | +38% |
| 2026 YTD | $29.4 | $36.7 | +25% |
SCHL has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 25% so far in 2026.