Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) Key Metrics
SCHL valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $693.5M
- Enterprise value
- $911.1M
- P/E (TTM)
- 26.5 10-yr median 23.1
- Forward P/E
- 22.2
- PEG ratio
- 1.71
- Price / sales
- 0.4 10-yr median 0.8
- Price / book
- 0.9 10-yr median 1.1
- EV / EBITDA
- 5.0 10-yr median 8.3
- Dividend yield
- 2.54% $1.00 a year
- Beta
- 1.08
SCHL key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended May 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsSCHL valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
SCHL returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
SCHL per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
SCHL financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
SCHL efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
SCHL valuation history
SCHL returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
SCHL debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
SCHL cash returned to shareholders
SCHL price vs earnings per share
SCHL key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $981.0M | $477.2M | $1.10B | $1.47B | $1.34B | $1.16B | $1.02B | $1.18B | $1.57B | $1.51B |
| Enterprise value | $1.23B | $727.7M | $1.11B | $1.35B | $1.12B | $1.07B | $864.7M | $867.9M | $1.19B | $1.07B |
| P/E ratio | 17.3 | — | 91.1 | 17.1 | 16.5 | — | — | 75.9 | — | 28.8 |
| Price / sales | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Price / book | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Price / free cash flow | 392.4 | 6.6 | 11.5 | 17.0 | 7.3 | 48.5 | — | 55.4 | 78.7 | 19.9 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 19.3 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 9.9 | 5.9 | 16.3 | 484.4 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 10.7 |
| EV / sales | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| EV / EBITDA | 6.7 | 6.9 | 13.1 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 20.3 | — | 9.9 | 26.6 | 8.3 |
| EV / free cash flow | 493.4 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 15.6 | 6.1 | 45.0 | — | 40.6 | 59.5 | 14.1 |
| Earnings yield | 5.8% | −0.4% | 1.1% | 5.9% | 6.1% | −1.0% | −4.3% | 1.3% | −0.3% | 3.5% |
| Free cash flow yield | 0.3% | 15.1% | 8.7% | 5.9% | 13.8% | 2.1% | −6.3% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 5.0% |
| Dividend yield | 2.0% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 29.1% | 19.4% | 16.6% | 10.7% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 5.5% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $40.50 | $17.27 | $36.28 | $42.48 | $37.53 | $33.68 | $29.40 | $33.09 | $44.99 | $42.53 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $65.31 | $58.83 | $52.29 | $49.11 | $46.15 | $37.91 | $42.98 | $46.20 | $46.53 | $49.16 |
| Earnings per share | $2.34 | −$0.07 | $0.40 | $2.49 | $2.28 | −$0.32 | −$1.27 | $0.44 | −$0.14 | $1.48 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $2.10 | $4.49 | $5.09 | $4.29 | $6.35 | $2.07 | $0.06 | $3.25 | $4.04 | $3.99 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.10 | $2.61 | $3.16 | $2.50 | $5.17 | $0.69 | −$1.85 | $0.60 | $0.57 | $2.14 |
| Cash per share | $5.57 | $4.49 | $3.74 | $6.47 | $8.89 | $10.69 | $11.38 | $9.33 | $11.20 | $12.53 |
| Book value per share | $31.00 | $34.26 | $33.49 | $33.56 | $34.22 | $34.47 | $34.12 | $35.55 | $37.74 | $36.92 |
| Tangible book value per share | $19.55 | $23.88 | $28.78 | $29.45 | $30.48 | $30.48 | $30.15 | $31.66 | $33.98 | $33.25 |
| Dividends per share | $0.83 | $0.82 | $0.81 | $0.74 | $0.58 | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.59 | $0.60 | $0.59 |
| Capex per share | $2.00 | $1.89 | $1.92 | $1.79 | $1.18 | $1.38 | $1.91 | $2.65 | $3.47 | $1.85 |
| Debt per share | $16.00 | $13.55 | $4.02 | $2.97 | $2.73 | $8.24 | $6.97 | $0.49 | $0.23 | $0.17 |
| Shares outstanding | 24.2M | 27.6M | 30.4M | 34.7M | 35.6M | 34.3M | 34.6M | 35.8M | 35.0M | 35.4M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −12.3% | −9.1% | −12.4% | −2.5% | +3.8% | −0.9% | −3.4% | +2.3% | −1.2% | +1.5% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 6.7% | −0.2% | 1.1% | 7.2% | 6.7% | −0.9% | −3.6% | 1.2% | −0.4% | 4.1% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 8.0% | 8.4% | −1.7% | −7.0% | 1.6% | 4.9% | 6.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 3.1% | −0.1% | 0.7% | 4.4% | 4.1% | −0.5% | −2.2% | 0.8% | −0.3% | 3.0% |
| Return on tangible assets | 3.9% | −0.1% | 0.8% | 4.8% | 4.5% | −0.6% | −2.3% | 0.9% | −0.3% | 3.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.2% | 4.4% | 6.1% | 5.1% | 11.2% | 1.8% | −4.3% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 0.90 | — | 12.78 | 1.73 | 2.79 | — | — | 7.46 | — | 2.70 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $387.5M | $374.5M | $122.1M | $103.2M | $97.1M | $282.6M | $241.3M | $17.4M | $7.9M | $6.2M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $134.9M | $124.0M | $113.7M | $224.5M | $316.6M | $366.5M | $393.8M | $334.1M | $391.9M | $444.1M |
| Net debt | $252.6M | $250.5M | $8.4M | −$121.3M | −$219.5M | −$83.9M | −$152.5M | −$316.7M | −$384.0M | −$437.9M |
| Debt / equity | 0.52 | 0.40 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Debt / assets | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.38 | 2.38 | 0.10 | −0.68 | −1.39 | −1.59 | — | −3.62 | −8.59 | −3.38 |
| Current ratio | 1.23 | 1.16 | 1.27 | 1.48 | 1.61 | 1.48 | 2.06 | 1.77 | 2.15 | 2.51 |
| Quick ratio | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.93 | 1.15 | 1.09 | 1.52 | 1.18 | 1.49 | 1.78 |
| Interest coverage | 2.3 | 1.0 | 12.9 | 75.9 | 33.7 | -3.7 | -29.5 | 11.4 | 27.8 | 37.2 |
| Working capital | $135.5M | $98.9M | $142.2M | $290.6M | $376.3M | $332.8M | $533.8M | $419.1M | $512.5M | $583.4M |
| Invested capital | $1.00B | $1.20B | $1.03B | $1.04B | $998.9M | $1.10B | $1.03B | $956.1M | $936.8M | $870.0M |
| Tangible asset value | $473.2M | $659.7M | $875.0M | $1.02B | $1.08B | $1.05B | $1.04B | $1.13B | $1.19B | $1.18B |
| Net current asset value | −$256.3M | −$278.3M | $23.8M | $106.1M | $273.6M | $202.3M | $182.3M | $354.9M | $453.7M | $518.0M |
| Graham number | $40.40 | — | $17.32 | $43.33 | $41.86 | — | — | $18.67 | — | $35.02 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$20.52 | −$19.08 | −$7.23 | −$5.18 | −$0.57 | −$1.92 | −$2.21 | $2.17 | $5.38 | $7.97 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $20.0M | $22.6M | $24.7M | $25.6M | $20.7M | $20.6M | $20.8M | $21.1M | $21.1M | $20.8M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $265.9M | $70.0M | $158.2M | $132.1M | $33.4M | $0 | $35.5M | $8.5M | $27.3M | $6.9M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 35.3% | — | 204.1% | 29.7% | 25.6% | — | — | 135.3% | — | 39.8% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | 128.6% | 190.1% | 181.5% | 29.4% | 86.6% | — | 138.3% | 242.0% | 36.6% |
| Capex / revenue | 3.1% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 7.5% | 3.8% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 95.1% | 42.0% | 37.8% | 41.6% | 18.6% | 66.5% | 3,142.9% | 81.6% | 85.9% | 46.5% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 0.65 | 0.73 | 1.03 | 1.60 | 2.75 | 1.68 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| SG&A / revenue | 51.0% | 50.6% | 50.5% | 44.4% | 44.0% | 45.0% | 47.4% | 47.2% | 46.9% | 44.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 67.7 | 62.1 | 61.7 | 65.7 | 74.5 | 94.7 | 71.2 | 50.2 | 45.3 | 41.4 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 125.6 | 130.6 | 155.0 | 142.9 | 131.4 | 156.8 | 152.9 | 144.8 | 141.5 | 124.1 |
| Days payables outstanding | 73.5 | 75.1 | 80.1 | 77.3 | 71.6 | 84.6 | 89.8 | 92.2 | 83.4 | 62.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 119.8 | 117.6 | 136.5 | 131.3 | 134.3 | 166.9 | 134.3 | 102.7 | 103.5 | 102.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 5.39 | 5.87 | 5.92 | 5.56 | 4.90 | 3.85 | 5.13 | 7.27 | 8.06 | 8.81 |
| Payables turnover | 4.97 | 4.86 | 4.56 | 4.72 | 5.10 | 4.31 | 4.07 | 3.96 | 4.38 | 5.83 |
| Inventory turnover | 2.91 | 2.79 | 2.36 | 2.55 | 2.78 | 2.33 | 2.39 | 2.52 | 2.58 | 2.94 |
| Asset turnover | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.64 | 0.76 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 1.00 |
| Average receivables | $293.5M | $276.7M | $268.6M | $306.6M | $335.6M | $337.4M | $289.9M | $227.5M | $202.1M | $197.8M |
| Average payables | $150.8M | $147.9M | $154.7M | $166.6M | $150.2M | $145.8M | $174.4M | $197.1M | $170.1M | $139.7M |
| Average inventory | $257.6M | $257.2M | $299.4M | $307.9M | $275.6M | $270.1M | $297.1M | $309.3M | $288.7M | $276.9M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 16.0% | 14.7% | 8.6% | 7.3% | 6.9% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.4% |
Computed from SCHL's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed July 24, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
SCHL valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (May 31, 2026), Scholastic traded at 17.3 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 23.1. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 26.5 and the forward P/E is 22.2. Scholastic earned a return on equity of 6.7% and a return on invested capital of 1.6% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $387.5 million of debt and $134.9 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $252.6 million. It returned $285.9 million to shareholders: $20.0 million in dividends and $265.9 million in share buybacks. The share count fell 31.6% from 35.4M to 24.2M over 9 years.
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SCHL key metrics FAQ
What is Scholastic's P/E ratio?
Scholastic's trailing P/E ratio is 26.5 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 22.2. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 17.3, compared with a 10-year median of 23.1.
What is Scholastic's EV/EBITDA?
Scholastic's enterprise value was 6.7 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $1.2 billion, EBITDA $183.0 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 5.0.
What is Scholastic's return on equity?
Scholastic's return on equity (ROE) was 6.7% in fiscal 2026: net income of $56.7 million on average shareholders' equity of $848.6 million.
What is Scholastic's ROIC?
Scholastic's return on invested capital was 1.6% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Scholastic have?
Scholastic had total debt of $387.5 million at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52 and $252.6 million of net debt (1.38 times EBITDA).
What is Scholastic's dividend yield?
Scholastic's forward dividend yield is 2.54%. Scholastic paid $20.0 million in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($0.83 per share), a payout ratio of 35.3%.
Does Scholastic buy back its shares?
Yes. Scholastic spent $265.9 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −12.3% over the year, to 24.2M..
What is Scholastic's free cash flow yield?
Scholastic generated $2.5 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 0.3% on its market value at year-end ($981.0 million).
What is Scholastic's current ratio?
Scholastic's current ratio was 1.23 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 1.23 times current liabilities.