SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL)
Communication Services · Educational Publishing · NASDAQ
A leading global children’s publishing, education, and media company known for school book fairs and children’s literature.
What SCHOLASTIC CORP does
Scholastic Corporation is a global children’s publishing, education, and media company. The company produces and distributes children's books, school reading events such as book fairs and book clubs, educational materials, and entertainment content. Scholastic also provides digital learning resources and develops intellectual property for various media platforms.
Recent developments
The company affirmed its fiscal 2027 revenue growth guidance of 2% to 4% and reported that it is advancing growth priorities following the completion of sale-leaseback transactions in fiscal 2026. Management noted progress in aligning the cost structure in the Education business to offset budget pressures in schools and districts.
From SCHOLASTIC CORP's filing of 2026-09-24.
Themes: education infrastructure, children's media, digital education subscriptions, publishing and literacy
Fundamentals
- Price$38.60 as of 2026-10-09 close
- Market cap$728M as of 2026-06-30 (share count; price 2026-10-09)
- 1-year return+33.4% 2025-10-09 close $28.93 → 2026-10-09 close $38.60
- P/E16.45 as of 2026-10-09
- Net margin+3.6% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROE+7.6% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.15 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)-2.7% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-2.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.54 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2026-09-24 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.9%; at least 18 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How SCHL compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 69 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-10-09
- net profit marginmiddle range 127 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginmiddle range 123 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitymiddle range 113 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 123 covered Communication Services peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 48 covered Communication Services peers, as of 2026-09-02
Position among covered Communication Services companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Covered by reported results. In FY2026, SCHL's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 35%, operating-cash-flow payout 39%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout35% dividends / net income
- Operating-cash-flow payout39% dividends / operating cash flow — capital spending was not reported, so this does not subtract it
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How SCHOLASTIC CORP looks technically
SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL) is trading 1.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 1 trading day ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 61, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 9 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-08-28, pushing above its recent trading range. It is 19.7% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 1.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +1.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $38.13 | $38.13 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $38.19 | $38.19 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 14 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 14 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 1 trading day ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 1 session |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 1.1% above | +1.1% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 21 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 21.1 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 61, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 61.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($29.88 to $39.27) — its "stochastic" reading is 93 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 92.9 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 9 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 9 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $48.07 | $48.07 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 19.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -19.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 46.3% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +46.3% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 19.7% below its highest point of the past year | 19.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-08-28, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 11 trading days ago | 11 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $49.38 (set on 2016-12-21) | $49.38 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($27.00 to $47.34), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 43% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $34.12 to $34.77. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 43.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 21.8% below its all-time high | -21.8% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.7% above a support level at $38.32 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-05-05, most recently on 2026-05-21. Since 2024-10-09 it has 13 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.7% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $9.29 (set on 2009-03-09) | $9.29 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 315.7% above its all-time low | +315.7% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 71% of it) | 71st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.48 between its high and its low — about 3.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.48 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $32.58 and $38.69 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $32.58 – $35.64 – $38.69 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.8% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (1.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.3 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.93× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a hammer | 7 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 7 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 2 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 2 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-09 0.3% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +0.3% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 9.3% below the previous close 54 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 46.44 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -9.3% |
| Gap filled | a 14.2% gap down opened on 2026-09-25 has been "filled" 8 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 8 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 3 sessions in a row, a +4.3% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 3 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 6.4 percentage points (the stock gained 8.5% while the market gained 2.1%) | +6.4% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 18.1 percentage points (the stock lost 14.5% while the market gained 3.6%) | -18.1% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 16.6 percentage points (the stock lost 2.1% while the market gained 14.5%) | -16.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 17.4 percentage points (the stock gained 33.4% while the market gained 16.0%) | +17.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought), trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 4.3% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-02 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 7.2% of the share price. | -4.3% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $38.25 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 191 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +0.9% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 9% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-09-24 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $35.49 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 12 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +8.8% |
Falling wedge, bullish — broke out · entry $34.43 · 52 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
SCHL last closed at $38.60 on 2026-10-09. Since 2024-10-09 it has turned at 13 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $38.32 | Support | 0.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-05 to 2026-05-21 |
| $39.73 | Resistance | 2.9% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-03-23 to 2026-09-08 |
| $37.40 | Support | 3.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-22 to 2026-05-13 |
| $40.91 | Resistance | 6.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-11 to 2026-06-16 |
| $35.89 | Support | 7.0% below the last close | turned there four times · 2026-02-02 to 2026-09-23 |
| $43.49 | Resistance | 12.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-04-21 to 2026-08-05 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-09.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Near 200-day moving-average support · Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · Broke out to a new 20-day high · lagging the market · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-09. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 2 analysts
- Mean price target$38.50 range $35.00 – $42.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-05. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for SCHL
- Consensus EPS estimate$3.52 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-05
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates affecting cash flows and earnings.","Exposure to variable interest rate risks on debt obligations.","Sensitivity to school and district budget constraints impacting demand for educational materials."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of SCHL's 10-Q filed 2026-03-20 against the prior one filed 2025-12-19.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Gain on sale and leaseback transactions of $119.8 million (three months ended Feb 28, 2026) and $118.2 million (nine months ended Feb 28, 2026) added to newer filing
- Asset impairments and write downs of $9.4 million for nine months ended Feb 28, 2026 (compared to $0.4 million in older filing for six months ended Nov 30, 2024)
- Operating lease right-of-use assets increased to $264.1 million at Feb 28, 2026 (from $103.9 million at May 31, 2025)
- Operating lease liabilities increased to $251.3 million (noncurrent) at Feb 28, 2026 (from $91.5 million at May 31, 2025)
- Noncurrent deferred income taxes of $53.5 million at Feb 28, 2026 (compared to $34.7 million at May 31, 2025)
- Total stockholders' equity of $871.9 million at Feb 28, 2026
- Removed:
- Long-term debt of $250.0 million and $275.0 million shown in older filing now reduced to $0 in newer filing at Feb 28, 2026
- Assets held for sale of $350.7 million shown in older filing (Nov 30, 2025) not present in newer filing
- Liabilities held for sale of $18.5 million shown in older filing (Nov 30, 2025) not present in newer filing
- Other non-operating income (expense) line item present in older filing (showing $-1.6 million for six months ended Nov 30, 2025) removed in newer filing
- Reworded:
- Comparative period changed from six months ended November 30 in older filing to nine months ended February 28 in newer filing
- Balance sheet dates changed from November 30, 2025 / May 31, 2025 / November 30, 2024 in older filing to February 28, 2026 / May 31, 2025 / February 28, 2025 in newer filing
- Statement of changes in stockholders' equity in newer filing ends at August 31, 2025 balance, while older filing includes full November 30, 2025 balance
- Notes:
- Newer filing appears to cover a nine-month period ending Feb 28, 2026, while older filing covered a six-month period ending Nov 30, 2025, making period-to-period comparisons more limited
- The significant gain on sale and leaseback transactions and corresponding increase in operating lease obligations in the newer filing suggest a major transaction occurred between filing dates
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 7 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-05. The 5 days since 2026-10-05 have not been checked yet.
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-050 buys · 7 sells ($14M) — 4 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-050 buys · 7 sells ($14M) — 4 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-26. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-05; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about SCHL's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding SCHL as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 3,419,764
- Reported value $157,309,137
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 0 increased, 4 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
SCHL had 1,879,035 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for SCHL because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,879,035
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,065,824
- Reported change -9.04%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.82
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- HarperCollins (NWS)
- Penguin Random House (BERT)
- Simon & Schuster (KKR)
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (VERI)
- Pearson
- McGraw Hill
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Frequently asked questions
What does SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL) do?
Scholastic Corporation is a global children’s publishing, education, and media company. The company produces and distributes children's books, school reading events such as book fairs and book clubs, educational materials, and entertainment content. Scholastic also provides digital learning resources and develops intellectual property for various media platforms.
What sector is SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL) in?
SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL) is classified in the Communication Services sector. Its industry is Educational Publishing. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does SCHL pay a dividend?
Yes — SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.88% and at least 18 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are SCHOLASTIC CORP's (SCHL) competitors?
Notable peers of SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL) include HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Pearson. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL) overbought or oversold right now?
SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 61, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-09). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on SCHL come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.