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$40.68 -0.62 (-1.50%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$784.97M
Shares
18.86M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$40.68 Open$41.66 Day$40.00–42.25 52W close$24.23–47.34 Avg vol 30d354K Short int1.5M · 8.1% float · 3.6d Short vol49% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-K · Jul 24

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 22, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ1-27 quarter ends
~Aug 31, 2026 Est
filed Jul 24, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +10%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −7%
      below
      RSI (14) 41
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 71%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return −12%
      trailing
      6-month return +19%
      trailing
      YTD return +37%
      this year
      Relative strength +7%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $44 › 200d $37 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +7% holders QoQ · +54 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$2.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      8.14% of float · ▼ -7.8% MoM · 3.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      224 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 55
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth −10%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +3443%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-44.1M
      Valuation P/E 17.8
      in line
      Buyback $183.0M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $53.4M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 37%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −16%
      past year
      ATR 3.9%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 23, 2026
      Revenue growth · fiscal 2027 2% – 4%
      Adjusted EBITDA · fiscal 2027 Non-GAAP $135M – $145M
      Free Cash Flow · fiscal 2027 Non-GAAP $35M – $40M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Mar 19, 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA · full-year $146M – $156M
      Free cash flow · Fiscal 2026 at least $430M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 4 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +10% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −7% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      41 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      71% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $44 › 200d $37 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +7% holders QoQ · +54 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$2.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      8.14% of float · ▼ -7.8% MoM · 3.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      224 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $24 Now $41 · 71% Range high $47
      vs 200-day avg +10% vs 50-day avg -7%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $151.5M Fiscal 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA - CBPD non-GAAP $174.9M Twelve months ended 05/31/26
      Adjusted EBITDA - EDUC non-GAAP $25.1M Twelve months ended 05/31/26
      Adjusted EBITDA - ENT non-GAAP $15.5M Twelve months ended 05/31/26
      Adjusted EBITDA - INTL non-GAAP $13.2M Twelve months ended 05/31/26
      Adjusted EBITDA - OVH non-GAAP -$77.2M Twelve months ended 05/31/26
      Adjusted operating margin non-GAAP 14.9% Twelve months ended 05/31/26
      Book Clubs revenues $12.2M Fiscal Q4 2026
      Book Fairs revenues $186.6M Fiscal Q4 2026
      Capital returned to shareholders $288.6M Fiscal 2026
      Consolidated Trade revenues $77.5M Fiscal Q4 2026
      Dividends $20M Fiscal 2026
      Entertainment segment revenues $21M Fiscal Q4 2026
      Free cash flow non-GAAP $436M Fiscal 2026
      Net cash non-GAAP $48.9M as of 05/31/26
      Operating income (loss), ex. one-time items non-GAAP $47.1M Fiscal 2026
      Pro forma Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $132.4M Fiscal 2026
      Pro forma Adjusted operating income non-GAAP $35.3M Fiscal 2026
      Remaining authorization for future repurchases $183M Fiscal 2026
      Shares repurchased 7,336,966 fiscal 2026

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Publishing — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      SCHL
      Scholastic Corp
      this stock
      $784.97M +37.3% -10.1% 17.8 8.1%
      NYT
      New York Times Co
      $10.53B -5.0% -1.6% 27.2 8.4%
      PSO
      Pearson PLC
      $9.67B +14.4% 0.4%
      WLY
      John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
      $2.59B +69.7% +4.5% 12.3 8.2%
      SPGNY
      Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA/ADR
      $2.32B 0.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      224
      % held
      92.5%
      Net QoQ
      -1.8M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      263
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      1.5M
      Days to cover
      3.6d
      Change
      -130.2K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      49%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      166
      Value
      $7.8K
      As of
      Jul 22, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      33.7%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$2.3M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.6B
      Net income (FY)
      $56.7M
      EPS diluted
      $2.34
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $485.0M
      Remaining
      $183.0M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      DEF 14A
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      This year
      6
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $930.3K
      Shares
      22.2K
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls Upcoming
      Next call
      Sep 16, 2026
      Last call
      Jul 23, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Scholastic Reports Fourth Quarter…
      Published
      Jul 23, 2026
      Upcoming events
      1
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      SCHL -3.1% -12.3% +18.8% +0.1% +37.3%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -2.7% -15.2% +7.2% -2.9% +24.5%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.20 / share · ex Apr 30, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.25 / share · ex Aug 31, 2026
      Raised 33.3%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.80 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.97%
      Buyback program · as of May 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $485.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $302.00M
      Remaining
      $183.00M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 866729 CUSIP 807066105 13F (30d) 213 filings 209 filers Visit website Investor relations