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Scholastic Corporation SCHL
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Quarterly report 2026-Q3
added 07-24-2026

Scholastic Corporation Financial Ratios 2026-2008 | SCHL

Brief overview of Scholastic Corporation's valuation multiples

The review covers five available annual periods spanning 2017 to 2024.

The latest available valuation ratios are P/E 71.68x (median 28.92x), EV/EBITDA 29.21x (median 9.68x), P/S 0.45x (median 0.88x). Multiples are on average 17.3% below their own medians. Shares look cheaper than their recent historical valuation.

The 1/P/E calculation produces a 1.4% earnings yield. It does not capture future growth or capital structure.

Capital efficiency is characterized by ROE -0.2%, ROA -0.1%, ROCE 1.2%. Current return ratios are negative, materially weakening the fundamental profile.

Current PEG of 1.66x points to a premium over forecast earnings momentum.

The cash conversion cycle decreased 29.2 days to 112.6 days, supporting working-capital efficiency.

Overall picture

Scholastic Corporation trades below its own history, but weak profitability may explain the discount. Low multiples alone do not prove undervaluation.

Annual Financial Ratios Scholastic Corporation

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

P/E

18.0 -387.9 71.7 17.4 20.0 -127.9 -19.7 75.0 -310.3 28.9 33.3 4.9 24.6 29.9 8.6 22.3 16.4 - -

P/S

0.6 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 - -

EPS

2.4 -0.1 0.4 2.6 2.3 -0.3 -1.3 0.4 -0.1 1.5 1.2 9 1.4 1.0 3.3 1.2 1.5 -0.4 -

EV (Enterprise Value)

888 M 613 M 754 M 1.27 B 1.3 B 1.04 B 471 M 1.44 B 1.66 B 1.52 B 1.41 B 1.55 B 1.68 B 1.42 B 1.52 B 1.52 B 676 M -144 M -

EBITDA per Share

2.65 2.55 2.33 4.7 4.41 1.04 -0.87 2.63 3.44 4.3 3.9 3.25 5.12 4.65 9.27 5.16 5.25 - -

EV/EBITDA

14.2 8.7 10.9 8.0 8.6 29.2 27.9 9.1 9.7 7.2 7.2 8.9 7.4 5.7 2.9 5.7 3.5 -1.2 -

PEG

0.31 -27.67 -4.95 -1.9 -1.39 1.66 0.67 0.18 2.84 1.03 -0.38 0.01 0.57 -0.43 0.05 -0.96 - - -

P/B

0.6 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.6 - -

P/CF

20.1 5.9 5.6 10.1 7.2 19.8 411.9 54.7 77.6 20.0 -11.8 10.6 -8.8 6.9 4.3 5.7 3.3 - -

ROE %

7.55 -0.20 1.19 7.42 6.65 -0.93 -3.71 1.23 -0.38 4.00 3.22 24.45 4.85 3.60 12.33 5.32 6.76 -1.82 -

ROA %

3.28 -0.10 0.72 4.62 4.17 -0.55 -2.15 0.83 -0.27 2.97 2.36 16.17 2.90 2.16 6.13 2.65 3.51 - -

ROCE %

1.33 1.19 1.28 8.42 7.38 -1.73 -5.78 2.73 5.56 8.05 7.03 4.57 9.32 7.98 18.88 10.41 10.95 7.72 -

Current Ratio

- - - - - - - 1.8 2.1 2.5 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.7 1.9 1.8 - - -

DSO

58.8 57.1 58.9 61.8 61.7 69.6 60.1 55.2 45.9 41.7 42.8 43.2 50.7 43.8 53.4 42.2 20.5 - -

DIO

136.3 130.6 155.0 142.9 131.4 156.8 152.9 151.5 144.6 126.6 129.9 124.0 117.7 122.4 109.0 127.7 - - -

DPO

79.8 75.1 80.1 77.3 71.6 84.6 89.8 91.4 97.5 63.3 66.2 70.6 62.7 68.7 44.1 49.5 - - -

Operating Cycle

195.1 187.7 213.8 204.8 193.1 226.4 213.0 206.7 190.5 168.3 172.7 167.2 168.4 166.1 162.3 169.9 20.5 - -

Cash Conversion Cycle

115.3 112.6 133.8 127.5 121.5 141.8 123.3 115.3 93.0 105.1 106.5 96.6 105.7 97.4 118.2 120.3 20.5 - -

All numbers in USD currency

Quarterly Financial Ratios Scholastic Corporation

2026-Q3 2026-Q2 2026-Q1 2025-Q3 2025-Q2 2025-Q1 2024-Q4 2024-Q3 2024-Q2 2024-Q1 2023-Q4 2023-Q3 2023-Q2 2023-Q1 2022-Q4 2022-Q3 2022-Q2 2022-Q1 2021-Q4 2021-Q3 2021-Q2 2021-Q1 2020-Q4 2020-Q3 2020-Q2 2020-Q1 2019-Q4 2019-Q3 2019-Q2 2019-Q1 2018-Q4 2018-Q3 2018-Q2 2018-Q1 2017-Q4 2017-Q3 2017-Q2 2017-Q1 2016-Q4 2016-Q3 2016-Q2 2016-Q1 2015-Q4 2015-Q3 2015-Q2 2015-Q1 2014-Q4 2014-Q3 2014-Q2 2014-Q1 2013-Q4 2013-Q3 2013-Q2 2013-Q1 2012-Q4 2012-Q3 2012-Q2 2012-Q1 2011-Q4 2011-Q3 2011-Q2 2011-Q1

EPS

2.61 2.21 2.61 -2.83 - -0.13 1.73 -2.21 - -0.91 2.51 -2.35 - -0.57 2.17 -1.33 0.86 -0.44 1.97 -0.7 1.27 -0.41 1.02 -1.16 1.02 -1.16 2.04 -1.68 2.04 -1.68 2.03 -1.75 2.03 -1.75 1.63 -1.81 1.63 -1.81 1.96 -1.15 1.96 -1.15 1.89 -1.48 1.89 -1.48 2.09 -1.05 2.09 -1.05 1.82 -0.94 1.82 -0.94 1.93 -1.02 1.93 -1.02 2.64 -0.87 2.64 -0.87

EBITDA per Share

-0.59 3.91 -0.59 -3.01 - -0.25 3.23 -2.59 - -0.7 3.76 -2.71 - -0.42 3.3 -1.29 2.02 -0.17 2.83 -0.5 2.34 -0.28 1.88 -1.21 1.88 -1.21 3.46 -2.06 3.46 -2.06 3.2 -2.02 3.2 -2.02 3.34 -2.63 3.36 -2.61 3.53 -1.54 3.51 -1.56 3.38 -2.07 3.38 -2.07 3.78 -2.27 3.85 -1.23 3.47 -0.94 3.47 -0.94 3.72 -0.98 3.69 -1 4.98 -0.58 4.98 -0.58

ROE %

4.61 -2.94 3.64 -10.06 -1.96 -4.62 2.89 -9.09 -2.57 -4.24 4.61 -6.42 0.61 3.06 3.44 2.90 4.68 5.97 6.08 3.39 2.04 1.27 -1.03 1.65 11.06 13.74 12.32 12.25 11.89 11.83 11.65 10.46 -0.24 -1.43 -1.48 -0.54 1.33 2.27 4.15 4.03 3.09 2.96 2.02 4.05 4.42 6.44 6.81 6.18 6.39 5.77 5.98 6.43 6.05 6.50 6.13 9.54 9.74 13.15 13.34 -3.79 10.46 -3.79

ROA %

2.62 -1.07 2.08 -4.61 -0.98 -2.52 1.86 -4.73 -1.54 -2.56 2.69 -3.86 0.32 1.86 2.09 1.84 2.93 3.59 3.68 1.90 1.23 0.70 -0.54 1.29 6.88 8.70 7.63 7.58 7.69 7.64 7.42 6.97 -0.42 -0.86 -1.26 -0.69 0.70 1.27 2.66 2.66 1.99 1.99 1.33 1.92 2.79 3.37 4.24 3.78 3.83 3.37 3.41 3.21 3.34 3.14 3.26 4.91 5.03 6.68 6.80 -1.74 5.14 -1.74

ROCE %

-5.30 -4.76 -5.66 -9.98 -3.01 -6.17 4.07 -9.78 -3.13 -5.37 5.44 -7.63 0.81 4.00 4.71 3.43 5.50 6.24 5.91 2.79 1.50 0.84 -1.13 3.23 0.42 4.78 1.97 1.67 2.06 1.76 1.78 2.29 0.75 1.27 0.09 0.58 3.53 3.97 6.87 6.50 4.96 4.63 3.14 5.24 4.00 6.27 7.95 7.06 9.99 8.92 8.93 8.25 8.81 8.04 8.54 12.69 13.60 17.84 18.79 -3.22 12.61 -3.22

DSO

75.5 45.1 60.4 93.1 - 74.7 41.4 83.9 - 79.6 41.7 95.8 - 85.3 45.7 94.1 824.2 87.2 410.1 -935.7 29.8 92.2 58.9 111.2 38.5 66.6 42.1 108.1 42.1 118.4 45.4 125.5 45.4 101.5 31.1 98.3 31.1 103.0 36.9 81.4 36.9 76.6 30.3 95.5 30.3 93.6 29.9 106.3 36.1 84.5 36.5 82.2 36.5 80.0 36.0 75.3 35.9 77.7 33.6 72.5 33.6 -

DIO

174.0 115.9 183.6 211.5 - 163.1 118.2 204.3 - 179.4 127.8 241.4 - 211.8 133.1 208.6 65.5 155.7 110.7 194.3 66.3 193.4 151.4 249.8 144.2 252.2 131.4 253.4 131.4 256.0 133.5 279.6 133.5 276.0 133.5 292.9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

DPO

85.6 57.0 92.4 123.1 - 85.8 68.1 114.7 - 87.6 63.8 118.8 - 105.0 73.8 117.2 37.8 95.2 70.2 110.8 33.9 101.9 80.3 132.4 76.4 132.3 71.7 138.2 71.7 158.6 85.7 179.4 85.7 169.1 73.6 161.5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Operating Cycle

- - 243.9 304.6 - 237.8 159.6 288.2 - 259.0 169.4 337.2 - 297.1 178.8 302.7 889.6 242.8 520.8 -741.4 96.1 285.6 210.3 361.0 182.7 318.8 173.6 361.5 173.6 374.3 178.9 405.2 178.9 377.6 164.6 391.3 31.1 103.0 36.9 81.4 36.9 76.6 30.3 95.5 30.3 93.6 29.9 106.3 36.1 84.5 36.5 82.2 36.5 80.0 36.0 75.3 35.9 77.7 33.6 72.5 33.6 -

Cash Conversion Cycle

- - 151.5 181.5 - 152.0 91.5 173.5 - 171.4 105.6 218.3 - 192.1 104.9 185.5 851.8 147.7 450.6 -852.1 62.2 183.8 130.1 228.6 106.2 186.5 101.9 223.3 101.9 215.7 93.2 225.8 93.2 208.5 91.0 229.7 31.1 103.0 36.9 81.4 36.9 76.6 30.3 95.5 30.3 93.6 29.9 106.3 36.1 84.5 36.5 82.2 36.5 80.0 36.0 75.3 35.9 77.7 33.6 72.5 33.6 -

All numbers in USD currency

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