# Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Diversified Telecommunication Services. Price $35.66, market value $673 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 15.2×** (5-yr avg 33.3×, 3-yr avg 51.3×). Scholastic Corporation trades at 15.2× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 33.3×: cheap by its own standards. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×. Forward P/E is 14.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.00**. A PEG of 0.00 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.4×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.9×**. Enterprise value is 9.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 6.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 1.0%**. 1.0% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 3.6%**. 3.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 7.6%**. 7.6% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 1.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 1.7%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 3.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -2.7%** (3-yr -2.4%/yr, 5-yr 4.0%/yr). Revenue fell 2.7% over the last year, against 4.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 3442.9%** (3-yr -2.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 3442.9%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.11**. Debt is 0.11 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Scholastic Corporation holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 1.23** (quick 1.23). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.23 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.80%** ($0.80 per share, trailing). Scholastic Corporation yields 2.80%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 35%**. 35% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 18**. 18 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.9%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 5.9% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (2 analysts). 2 analysts cover Scholastic Corporation; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $42.00 (+18% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 46.5%** (YTD 21.6%, 3-mo -17.4%). The shares are up 46.5% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -25.8%** (57.2% above the low). Trading 26% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 25**. An RSI of 25 is oversold; bounces are common, but oversold can stay oversold in a real decline.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.45** (volatility 37%). Beta of 0.45 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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