Operating margin is thin at 0.97%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise.
Revenue declined 2.7% in the fiscal year ended May 2026.
At 27.86x earnings, the multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration. Free cash flow declined 97% in the fiscal year ended May 2026 versus the year before, cash generation momentum has weakened.
27.86x earnings. Not cheap, the quality is already reflected in the price. Upside from here requires either margin expansion or growth re-acceleration, not just continuation.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$1.57B
▼ -2.7% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$57M
▲ +3084.2% YoY
Op. Margin
0.97%
ROIC
1.01%
▼ -0.3pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$14M
▼ -96.5% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$38M
▼ -59.0% YoY
Net Debt
$374M
Cash & Equiv.
$107M
5Y CAGR: +4.0%
5Y CAGR: -36.3%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 25 Sept 2026, covering the period ending 31 Aug 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 3 Oct 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 22 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends May. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Scholastic (SCHL) overvalued?
At a P/E of 27.9, Scholastic (SCHL)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Scholastic scores 16/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 2.5%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Scholastic a high-quality business?+
Scholastic scores 16 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 1.0% operating margin and a 1.0% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does Scholastic (SCHL) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Scholastic pays a regular dividend of about $0.98 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 2.5% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 32.9% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For SCHL's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Scholastic a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh SCHL's valuation and scores 16/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 2.5%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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