Scholastic Corporation

SCHL Communication Services Publishing

Scholastic Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended May 2026) was $1.6 billion, down 2.68% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
−3.90%
EPS
−33.2%
Free cash flow
−18.4%
Total debt
−30.0%

Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier

37.20 0.34 +0.92%
Market cap
$678.6M
P/E
24.6×
Fwd P/E
30.9×
Dividend yield
2.42%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
2.47
Beneish M
−2.42
Dividend safety
61/100

Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) P/E ratio

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As of 6 November 2026, Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) trades at a P/E ratio of 24.6×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (February 2026) to 303× (November 2021); the current reading is higher than 58% of that period. That is above the Publishing industry median of 13.2× and above the Communication Services sector median of 14.7×.

P/E ratio, daily

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Annual newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2026 17.5× —
FY2025 0.0× —
FY2024 71.1× 335.40%
FY2023 16.3× 1.87%
FY2022 16.0× —
FY2021 0.0× —
FY2020 0.0× —
FY2019 77.0× —
FY2018 0.0× —
FY2017 28.5× (16.67%)

Quarterly newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
Aug 2026 25.4× 45.67%
May 2026 17.5× 31.77%
Feb 2026 13.2× —
Nov 2025 0.0× —
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 303×
Ten-year median 22.4×
Current reading's percentile 37

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare n/m
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare n/m
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare 4.7×
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare 12.5×
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 13.1×
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 13.2×
PSO Pearson, PLC compare 17.8×
SCHL Scholastic Corporation 24.6×
NYT The New York Times Company compare 27.1×
Publishing industry median 13.2×
Communication Services sector median 14.7×
Market median 17.8×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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