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Educational Development Corporation
EDUC Communication Services Publishing
Educational Development Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended February 2026) was $22.9 million, down 33.0% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue fell 11.9%, EPS fell 23.5% and free cash flow fell 62.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for three consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to February
| Group | Line | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Trend | 2027e | 2028e | 2029e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 3.13 | 7.53 | 5.61 | 3.02 | 7.50 | 2.00 | 0.80 | 1.11 | 0.92 | 1.03 |
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| High | 9.50 | 14.35 | 11.07 | 20.00 | 19.50 | 9.87 | 4.00 | 2.95 | 1.93 | 1.65 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 202 | 193 | 178 | 201 | 214 | 166 | 138 | 101 | 83 | 64 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.56 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.36 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 107 | 112 | 119 | 113 | 205 | 142 | 88 | 51 | 34 | 23 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 73.17 | 68.01 | 67.12 | 67.38 | 70.66 | 68.85 | 63.84 | 64.64 | 61.50 | 59.37 | |||||
| EBT | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 11 | (3) | 1 | (7) | 5 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 4.33 | 6.99 | 7.73 | 6.86 | 8.42 | 7.90 | (3.90) | 1.44 | (20.05) | 23.33 | |||||
| Net income | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 | (3) | 1 | (5) | 2 | |||||
| Depreciation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 13.07 | 6.85 | 14.51 | 13.59 | 24.50 | 17.69 | 10.77 | 6.17 | 4.10 | 2.68 | ||||
| Earnings | 0.35 | 0.64 | 0.82 | 0.68 | 1.51 | 1.03 | (0.31) | 0.07 | (0.63) | 0.27 | |||||
| Cash flow | (0.19) | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.94 | (2.63) | 0.01 | 1.06 | 0.38 | 0.23 | |||||
| Capex | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.08) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.49 | (0.05) | 3.43 | |||||
| Free cash flow | (0.19) | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.94 | (2.63) | 0.01 | 1.55 | 0.33 | 3.67 | |||||
| Book value | 1.87 | 1.25 | 3.17 | 3.53 | 4.82 | 5.82 | 5.54 | 5.50 | 4.86 | 5.00 | |||||
| Shares, m | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 13.80 | 14.93 | 9.85 | 7.54 | 10.67 | 7.57 | 0.00 | 26.29 | 0.00 | 5.23 | ||||
| P/S | 0.37 | 0.69 | 0.56 | 0.38 | 0.66 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.51 | |||||
| P/B | 2.59 | 3.80 | 2.55 | 1.45 | 3.34 | 1.35 | 0.66 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.27 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 0.57 | 0.85 | 0.70 | 0.52 | 0.70 | 0.62 | 0.74 | 0.83 | 1.85 | 2.68 | |||||
| EV/FCF | (14.85) | 12.25 | 32.48 | 16.22 | 39.14 | (3.53) | (42.50) | 3.31 | 22.69 | 1.96 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | (2) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | (21) | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Capex | (2) | (1) | (1) | (1) | (4) | (4) | (2) | 4 | 0 | 29 | |||||
| Free cash flow | (2) | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | (21) | 0 | 13 | 3 | 31 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 8 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 49 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Total debt | 26 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 28 | 27 | — | |||||
| Net debt | 26 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 27 | 26 | (1) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 15 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 43 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.58 | (6.25) | 3.51 | ||||
| ROIC | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (5.08) | (6.39) | (10.83) | |||||
| ROE | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.21 | (12.24) | 5.58 | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Feb 2026 · latest quarter Aug 2026 · fundamentals updated 16 Oct 2026
Charts ten years each
Educational Development Corporation vs peers in Publishing (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYT The New York Times Company | $11.1B | 28.0× | 28.6× | +11.17% (above 0%: growing) | +13.73% (above 0%: growing) | +78.27% (above 0%: growing) | 51.76% | 15.48% | Compare |
| PSO Pearson, PLC | $10.7B | 18.8× | — | +7.23% (above 0%: growing) | +1,083.81% (above 0%: growing) | +1,102.06% (above 0%: growing) | 48.91% | 0.00% | Compare |
| WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | $2.7B | 13.7× | 11.2× | −2.63% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +30.28% (above 0%: growing) | 73.89% | 0.76% | Compare |
| WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | $2.1B | 13.7× | — | −2.63% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +30.28% (above 0%: growing) | 73.89% | 0.76% | Compare |
| TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. | $1.1B | — (loss-making) | 26.6× | −8.30% (below 0%: shrinking) | −88.89% (below 0%: shrinking) | +1.14% (above 0%: growing) | 38.83% | 3.73% | Compare |
| SCHL Scholastic Corporation | $711.5M | 24.9× | 16.2× | −3.90% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −18.41% (below 0%: shrinking) | 45.53% | (42.53%) | Compare |
| LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated | $150.0M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −10.85% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −36.16% (below 0%: shrinking) | 62.43% | 6.85% | Compare |
| EDUC Educational Development Corporation | $9.3M | 5.3× | 10.4× | −11.92% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −61.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | 59.73% | (38.41%) | |
| TNMG TNL Mediagene | $2.5M | 13.1× | — | — | +25.00% (above 0%: growing) | −233.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | — | — | Compare |
| Median of peers | $1.6B | 16.2× | 21.4× | −2.63% | +19.37% | +15.71% | 51.76% | 0.76% |
Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) key facts
- Concern: Educational Development Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended February 2026) was $22.9 million, down 33.0% from fiscal 2025.
- Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) is a Publishing company in the Communication Services sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, EDUC traded at $1.04, a market capitalization of $9.3 million.
- Return on equity was 5.58% and debt-to-equity 0.00.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 1.93 (grey zone) for fiscal 2026.