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$38.96 -0.15 (-0.38%) At close · Aug 28
Market Cap
$740.17M
Shares
18.86M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$38.96 Open$39.34 Day$38.62–39.65 52W close$24.23–47.34 Avg vol 30d353K Short int1.5M · 8.0% float · 4.4d Short vol85% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-K · Jul 24

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 22, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 8 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
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.4 · calm Equity put/call 0.62
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +4%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −10%
      below
      RSI (14) 37
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 64%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return −4%
      trailing
      6-month return +12%
      trailing
      YTD return +31%
      this year
      Relative strength −2%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $43 › 200d $37 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +8% holders QoQ · +54 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$13.9M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      7.99% of float · ▼ -1.9% MoM · 4.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      226 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 60
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth −10%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth +3443%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-44.1M
      Valuation P/E 16.8
      in line
      Buyback $158.9M
      remaining
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 37%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −18%
      past year
      ATR 3.8%
      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
      Adjusted EBITDA · fiscal 2027 Non-GAAP Maintained $135M – $145M
      May 31, 2026 $135M – $145M changed to Jul 23, 2026 $135M – $145M
      Free Cash Flow · fiscal 2027 Non-GAAP Initiated $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
      Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
      Revenue fiscal 2023
      guided $1.8B
      $1.7B Miss −5.3%

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 3 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +4% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −10% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      37 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      64% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $43 › 200d $37 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +8% holders QoQ · +54 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$13.9M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      7.99% of float · ▼ -1.9% MoM · 4.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      226 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $24 Now $39 · 64% Range high $47
      vs 200-day avg +4% vs 50-day avg -10%

      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 - 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
      Capital returned to shareholders $288.6M Fiscal 2026
      Dividends $20M Fiscal 2026
      Net cash non-GAAP $48.9M as of 05/31/26
      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
      Children's Book Publishing and Distribution segment operating income $8.9M Fiscal 2026 Q3
      Education segment operating loss $5.2M Fiscal 2026 Q3
      Entertainment segment operating loss $3.5M Fiscal 2026 Q3
      Free cash flow (use) non-GAAP -$57M Nine months ended 02/28/26
      International segment operating loss $4.7M Fiscal 2026 Q3
      Net cash (debt) non-GAAP $90.6M 02/28/26
      Overhead costs $22.4M Fiscal 2026 Q3

      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
      $740.17M +31.5% -10.1% 16.8 8.0%
      NYT
      New York Times Co
      $10.99B -1.8% -1.6% 28.4 7.1%
      PSO
      Pearson PLC
      $10.05B +19.2% 0.7%
      WLY
      John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
      $2.73B +75.4% +4.5% 12.9 8.9%
      SPGNY
      Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA/ADR
      $2.34B 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
      226
      % held
      92.7%
      Net QoQ
      -1.8M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      273
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      1.5M
      Days to cover
      4.4d
      Change
      -28.4K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      85%
      As of
      Aug 28, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      166
      Value
      $7.8K
      As of
      Jul 22, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      34.3%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$13.9M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 4
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.6B
      Net income (FY)
      $56.7M
      EPS diluted
      $2.34
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $300.0M
      Remaining
      $158.9M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 27, 2026
      This year
      7
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $85.1K
      Shares
      2.1K
      Filed
      Aug 26, 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 -2.9% -4.2% +11.5% -4.2% +31.5%
      SPY +0.5% +3.0% +13.4% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -3.4% -7.2% -1.9% -7.2% +18.7%

      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)
      $0.60 / share · 3 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.54%
      Buyback program · as of Aug 26, 2026
      Authorized
      $300.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $141.10M
      Remaining
      $158.90M
      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) 200 filings 193 filers Visit website Investor relations