SCHOLASTIC CORP (SCHL)
Communication · Children's and educational publishing and media · NASDAQ
A diversified media and education company publishing and distributing children's books, classroom content, and entertainment properties primarily to schools and families.
What SCHOLASTIC CORP does
Scholastic Corporation is a media and education company that creates, publishes, and distributes children's books, educational content, and related media across print, digital, and interactive platforms. The company operates through book publishing and distribution to schools and trade customers, classroom magazine subscriptions, and media/entertainment properties including film and television programs. Its core business serves schools, teachers, parents, and children through book fairs, book clubs, digital learning platforms, and licensed intellectual properties.
Themes: ["Children's publishing and education","School-based book distribution","Educational content and classroom media","Film and television production","Digital learning platforms"]
Fundamentals
- Price$45.17 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$983M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+107.4% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E15.67 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+3.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+56.2% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+6.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.04 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+1.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-0.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.04 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +1.8%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on school budgets and education spending, which can be volatile and subject to government policy changes and fiscal constraints","Digital disruption and changing consumer preferences away from print materials toward digital content and alternative learning platforms","Foreign currency exposure impacting international operations, as evidenced by translation adjustments in the financials"]
Competitors & peers
- Penguin Random House (privately held; major children's and educational publisher)
- Hachette Book Group (privately held; children's and educational publishing)
- Simon & Schuster (educational and children's publishing division)
- Pearson (PSON; education and learning solutions)
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (education technology and publishing)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.