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EDUC logoEducational Development Corporation(EDUC)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

EDUC•NASDAQ
3.9× P/E·Price updated Jun 19, 2026
SectorCommunication ServicesIndustryPublishingSub-IndustryTrade book publishers
AboutEducational Development Corporation, a publishing company, operates as a trade co-publisher of educational children's books in the United States. It operates through two segments, Publishing and Usborne Books & More (UBAM). The company offers various books, including touchy-feely board books, activity books and flashcards, adventure and search books, art books, sticker books, and foreign language books, as well as internet-linked books comprising science and math titles, and chapter books and novels. Educational Development Corporation markets its products to retail accounts, which include book, school supply, toy and gift stores and museums, through commissioned sales representatives, trade and specialty wholesalers, and its internal tele-sales group; and through a network of independent sales consultants through internet sales, direct sales, home shows, and book fairs. Educational Development Corporation was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Show more
  • Revenue$22M-36.2%
  • EBITDA$300K+105.9%
  • Net Income$3M+163.4%
  • EPS (Diluted)0.38+159.4%
  • Gross Margin62.36%+1.4%
  • EBITDA Margin1.37%+109.3%
  • Operating Margin-3.6%+81.8%
  • Net Margin15.29%+199.3%
  • ROE8%+165.4%

EDUC Key Insights

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Trading at only 0.3x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Profits declining 23.4% over 5 years
  • ✗Sales declining 36.1% over 5 years
  • ✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 0.8%

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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EDUC Price & Volume

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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EDUC Growth Metrics

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-10.15%
5 Years-36.09%
3 Years-37.14%
TTM-36.2%

Profit CAGR

10 Years4.64%
5 Years-23.37%
3 Years-
TTM163.37%

EPS CAGR

10 Years3.87%
5 Years-24.01%
3 Years-
TTM160.32%

Return on Capital

10 Years9.66%
5 Years-0.92%
3 Years-5.7%
Last Year-1.71%

EDUC Recent Earnings

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 1/12 qtrs (20%)●Beat Revenue 0/12 qtrs (0%)
Q1 2026Latest
Jan 13, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.22
—
Rev
$7M
—
Q4 2025
Oct 9, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.15
—
Rev
$5M
—
Q3 2025
Jul 7, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.13
—
Rev
$7M
—
Q2 2025
May 19, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.16
—
Rev
$7M
—
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q1 2026LatestJan 13, 2026
$0.22
$7M
Q4 2025Oct 9, 2025
$0.15
$5M
Q3 2025Jul 7, 2025
$0.13
$7M
Q2 2025May 19, 2025
$0.16
$7M
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

EDUC Peer Comparison

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) competitors in Trade book publishers — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
SCHL logoSCHLScholastic CorporationDirect Competitor1.04B42.83-622.532.25%3.88%6.91%0.40
SSP logoSSPThe E.W. Scripps CompanyDirect Competitor324.57M2.75-1.47-14.31%-4.63%-7.87%2.19
WH logoWHWyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.Product Competitor6.33B84.2034.091.49%13.4%37.33%6.53
PRTS logoPRTSCarParts.com, Inc.Product Competitor51.05M6.34-0.77-7.02%-6.97%-61.91%1.02
TLYS logoTLYSTilly's, Inc.Product Competitor133.38M4.43-7.64-2.79%-0.57%-3.98%2.00
FOSL logoFOSLFossil Group, Inc.Product Competitor253.55M4.29-2.96-12.28%-6.18%-61.58%3.25
IPAR logoIPARInter Parfums, Inc.Product Competitor3.17B99.0918.912.49%13.46%18.37%0.20
AMZN logoAMZNAmazon.com, Inc.Supply Chain2.63T244.3934.0912.38%12.22%23.34%0.37

Compare EDUC vs Peers

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

Closest Rival

vs SCHL

Most directly comparable listed peer for EDUC.

Scale Benchmark

vs AMZN

Larger-name benchmark to compare EDUC against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs SCHL, SSP, WH, PRTS

EDUC Income Statement

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricFeb'18Feb'19Feb'20Feb'21Feb'22Feb'23Feb'24Feb'25Feb'26
Sales/Revenue
111.97M118.81M113.01M204.64M142.23M87.83M51.03M34.19M21.81M
Revenue Growth %
5.01%6.11%-4.88%81.07%-30.5%-38.25%-41.9%-33%-36.2%
Cost of Goods Sold
30.93M39.06M36.86M60.04M44.3M31.76M18.05M13.16M8.21M
COGS % of Revenue
27.63%32.88%32.62%29.34%31.15%36.16%35.36%38.5%37.64%
Gross Profit
81.03M▲ 0%
79.75M▼ 1.6%
76.15M▼ 4.5%
144.6M▲ 89.9%
97.93M▼ 32.3%
56.07M▼ 42.7%
32.98M▼ 41.2%
21.03M▼ 36.2%
13.6M▼ 35.3%
Gross Margin %
72.37%67.12%67.38%70.66%68.85%63.84%64.64%61.5%62.36%
Gross Profit Growth %
3.87%-1.59%-4.51%89.89%-32.27%-42.75%-41.17%-36.25%-35.3%
Operating Expenses
73.67M71.2M69.11M128.64M87.69M58.65M35.08M27.8M14.39M
OpEx % of Revenue
65.79%59.92%61.15%62.86%61.65%66.78%68.74%81.32%65.97%
Selling, General & Admin
51.1M52.64M50.5M92.52M64.68M32.98M30.1M22.05M14.39M
SG&A % of Revenue
45.63%44.31%44.69%45.21%45.48%37.55%58.98%64.5%65.97%
Research & Development
000000000
R&D % of Revenue
---------
Other Operating Expenses
0018.61M36.12M23.01M25.68M4.98M5.75M0
Operating Income
7.37M▲ 0%
8.55M▲ 16.1%
7.04M▼ 17.7%
15.96M▲ 126.6%
10.24M▼ 35.8%
-2.58M▼ 125.2%
-2.09M▲ 19.0%
-6.78M▼ 223.9%
-786.2K▲ 88.4%
Operating Margin %
6.58%7.2%6.23%7.8%7.2%-2.94%-4.1%-19.82%-3.6%
Operating Income Growth %
46.53%16.07%-17.65%126.56%-35.81%-125.21%18.97%-223.85%88.4%
EBITDA
8.62M10.01M8.47M17.59M12.37M-103.3K395K-5.05M299.5K
EBITDA Margin %
7.7%8.42%7.49%8.6%8.7%-0.12%0.77%-14.77%1.37%
EBITDA Growth %
41.13%16.11%-15.39%107.7%-29.68%-100.84%482.38%-1378.63%105.93%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)
1.25M1.46M1.43M1.63M2.13M2.48M2.49M1.73M1.09M
EBIT
8.95M8.55M8.64M17.79M12.15M-1.25M3.49M-4.67M13.03M
Net Interest Income
-1.12M-931.3K-888.1K-561K-916.4K-2.17M-2.76M-2.19M-1.48M
Interest Income
000000000
Interest Expense
1.12M931.3K888.1K561K916.4K2.17M2.76M2.19M1.48M
Other Income/Expense
462.4K628.4K709.2K1.28M994.7K-844.9K2.83M-79.4K6.13M
Pretax Income
7.83M▲ 0%
9.18M▲ 17.2%
7.75M▼ 15.6%
17.23M▲ 122.3%
11.24M▼ 34.8%
-3.43M▼ 130.5%
734.5K▲ 121.4%
-6.86M▼ 1033.3%
5.35M▲ 178.0%
Pretax Margin %
7%7.73%6.86%8.42%7.9%-3.9%1.44%-20.05%24.51%
Income Tax
2.62M2.5M2.11M4.61M2.93M-922K188.1K-1.59M2.01M
Effective Tax Rate %
33.42%27.26%27.18%26.74%26.07%26.9%25.61%23.21%37.61%
Net Income
5.21M▲ 0%
6.68M▲ 28.1%
5.65M▼ 15.5%
12.62M▲ 123.6%
8.31M▼ 34.2%
-2.5M▼ 130.2%
546.4K▲ 121.8%
-5.26M▼ 1063.4%
3.34M▲ 163.4%
Net Margin %
4.66%5.62%5%6.17%5.84%-2.85%1.07%-15.4%15.29%
Net Income Growth %
82.27%28.07%-15.47%123.63%-34.2%-130.15%121.81%-1063.4%163.37%
Net Income (Continuing)
5.21M6.68M5.65M12.62M8.31M-2.5M546.4K-5.26M3.34M
Discontinued Operations
000000000
Minority Interest
000000000
EPS (Diluted)
0.64▲ 0%
0.81▲ 26.6%
0.68▼ 16.0%
1.50▲ 120.6%
0.98▼ 34.7%
-0.31▼ 131.6%
0.07▲ 121.3%
-0.64▼ 1071.2%
0.38▲ 159.4%
EPS Growth %
82.86%26.56%-16.05%120.59%-34.67%-131.63%121.26%-1071.17%159.38%
EPS (Basic)
0.640.820.681.511.03-0.310.07-0.640.38
Diluted Shares Outstanding
8.18M8.24M8.32M8.43M8.45M8.16M8.29M8.27M8.51M
Basic Shares Outstanding
8.18M8.14M8.32M8.35M8.04M8.16M8.27M8.27M8.51M
Dividend Payout Ratio
-18.39%29.41%17.87%41.28%----

EDUC Balance Sheet

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricFeb'18Feb'19Feb'20Feb'21Feb'22Feb'23Feb'24Feb'25Feb'26
Total Current Assets
33.3M41.51M37.23M58.14M76.51M63.55M66.04M52.25M20.55M
Cash & Short-Term Investments
2.72M3.2M3M1.81M361.2K689.1K844.5K428.4K1.34M
Cash Only
2.72M3.2M3M1.81M361.2K689.1K844.5K428.4K1.34M
Short-Term Investments
000000000
Accounts Receivable
2.91M3.26M3.19M3.35M3.64M2.91M1.94M2.13M861.3K
Days Sales Outstanding
9.510.0110.35.979.3412.0813.8522.714.41
Inventory
26.62M33.45M30.09M51.76M71.55M59.09M43.91M29.1M201.5K
Days Inventory Outstanding
314.11312.51297.91314.69589.58679.07888.22806.918.96
Other Current Assets
00000869.3K18.91M19.93M18.15M
Total Non-Current Assets
28.32M27.76M27.48M30.71M33.42M36.39M24.07M26.07M36.44M
Property, Plant & Equipment
27.86M27.16M26.38M29.95M30.48M29.66M10.55M7.51M0
Fixed Asset Turnover
4.02x4.37x4.28x6.83x4.67x2.96x4.83x4.55x-
Goodwill
000000000
Intangible Assets
000000000
Long-Term Investments
000000000
Other Non-Current Assets
462.8K594.5K1.1M-434.9K2.82M5.93M13.51M16.02M36.44M
Total Assets
61.62M▲ 0%
69.27M▲ 12.4%
64.7M▼ 6.6%
88.85M▲ 37.3%
109.93M▲ 23.7%
99.94M▼ 9.1%
90.11M▼ 9.8%
78.31M▼ 13.1%
56.99M▼ 27.2%
Asset Turnover
1.82x1.72x1.75x2.30x1.29x0.88x0.57x0.44x0.38x
Asset Growth %
-7.08%12.41%-6.59%37.32%23.73%-9.09%-9.84%-13.09%-27.23%
Total Current Liabilities
21.15M23.52M16.39M37.92M40.26M54.12M17.01M37.22M6.17M
Accounts Payable
12.47M14.23M9.66M19.67M12.41M3.86M3.91M1.85M1.69M
Days Payables Outstanding
147.14132.9595.66119.61102.2744.4179.0951.2374.97
Short-Term Debt
881.2K945.9K1.03M5.78M20.27M45.53M7.3M31.29M0
Deferred Revenue (Current)
693K965.6K385.3K1.91M681.6K602.7K583.5K491.8K0
Other Current Liabilities
959.9K4.59M3.66M6.92M4.66M2.95M3.34M502.9K1.97M
Current Ratio
1.57x1.76x2.27x1.53x1.90x1.17x3.88x1.40x3.33x
Quick Ratio
0.32x0.34x0.44x0.17x0.12x0.08x1.30x0.62x3.30x
Cash Conversion Cycle
176.47189.57212.55201.05496.65646.74822.99778.38-51.6
Total Non-Current Liabilities
20.07M19.81M18.92M10.68M22.91M586.8K27.64M524K8.03M
Long-Term Debt
19.83M18.83M17.78M10.45M22.41M026.64M00
Capital Lease Obligations
0031.7K20.4K384.8K475.8K888K411.1K5.34M
Deferred Tax Liabilities
136.9K872.6K993.3K89.9K1.4M0002.68M
Other Non-Current Liabilities
106K109K114.1K113.9K114.1K111K111K112.9K5.2K
Total Liabilities
41.22M43.34M35.31M48.59M63.17M54.7M44.65M37.75M14.2M
Total Debt
20.71M19.78M18.81M16.23M43.17M46.35M35.55M32.4M6.72M
Net Debt
17.98M16.58M15.81M14.42M42.81M45.66M34.71M31.97M5.38M
Debt / Equity
1.01x0.76x0.64x0.40x0.92x1.02x0.78x0.80x0.16x
Debt / EBITDA
2.40x1.98x2.22x0.92x3.49x-90.01x-22.42x
Net Debt / EBITDA
2.09x1.66x1.87x0.82x3.46x-87.87x-17.95x
Interest Coverage
8.00x9.18x9.73x31.71x13.26x-0.58x1.27x-2.13x8.82x
Total Equity
20.4M▲ 0%
25.93M▲ 27.1%
29.39M▲ 13.4%
40.26M▲ 37.0%
46.77M▲ 16.2%
45.23M▼ 3.3%
45.45M▲ 0.5%
40.57M▼ 10.7%
42.79M▲ 5.5%
Equity Growth %
34.07%27.1%13.35%36.97%16.16%-3.28%0.48%-10.74%5.48%
Book Value per Share
2.493.153.534.785.535.545.494.905.03
Total Shareholders' Equity
20.4M25.93M29.39M40.26M46.77M45.23M45.45M40.57M42.79M
Common Stock
1.21M2.42M2.48M2.48M2.54M2.54M2.54M2.54M2.54M
Retained Earnings
21.53M25.75M29.73M39.68M44.53M42.02M42.57M37.3M39.63M
Treasury Stock
-11.3M-11.22M-12.67M-12.77M-12.55M-12.52M-13.09M-13.06M-13.15M
Accumulated OCI
00000024.4K-15.4K0
Minority Interest
000000000

EDUC Cash Flow Statement

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricFeb'18Feb'19Feb'20Feb'21Feb'22Feb'23Feb'24Feb'25Feb'26
Cash from Operations
9.23M3.95M4.24M7.82M-21.14M58.5K8.75M3.21M2.01M
Operating CF Margin %
8.25%3.32%3.76%3.82%-14.87%0.07%17.15%9.39%9.19%
Operating CF Growth %
687.17%-57.25%7.54%84.19%-370.45%100.28%14858.29%-63.3%-37.56%
Net Income
5.21M6.68M5.65M12.62M8.31M-2.5M546.4K-5.26M2.33M
Depreciation & Amortization
1.25M1.46M1.43M1.63M2.13M2.48M2.49M1.72M0
Stock-Based Compensation
0401.8K665.1K938.6K1.05M907.8K212K403.3K0
Deferred Taxes
264.9K735.7K120.7K-903.4K-208.6K-678.1K-609.7K-1.13M0
Other Non-Cash Items
822.7K214.8K382.3K338.4K351.5K715.9K-3.9M513.4K-7.8M
Working Capital Changes
1.68M-5.54M-3.99M-6.81M-32.77M-860.9K10.01M6.96M7.48M
Change in Receivables
-407.7K-419.1K227.7K-519.4K-407.9K732.1K936.5K-237.1K1.23M
Change in Inventory
7.08M-7.11M2.6M-21.54M-21.4M9.09M8.13M10.75M6.88M
Change in Payables
-4.92M2.4M-4.57M8.95M-6.2M-8.55M46.3K-2.06M-161K
Cash from Investing
-1.44M-1.4M-638.8K-4.15M-3.94M-1.76M4.04M-429.6K29.39M
Capital Expenditures
-1.44M-1.4M-638.8K-4.15M-3.72M-1.58M-821.8K-439.4K-542.8K
CapEx % of Revenue
1.28%1.18%0.57%2.03%2.61%1.8%1.61%1.29%2.49%
Acquisitions
0000000029.93M
Investments
---------
Other Investing
0000-223.7K-177K4.86M9.8K0
Cash from Financing
-5.77M-2.07M-3.81M-4.86M23.63M2.03M-12.2M-3.08M-31.03M
Debt Issued (Net)
-5.74M-929.7K-964.9K-2.58M26.45M3.01M-11.64M-3.1M-30.91M
Equity Issued (Net)
-56.3K86.2K-1.18M-22.4K617.1K63.4K-563.9K17K-117.7K
Dividends Paid
0-1.23M-1.66M-2.26M-3.43M-870.7K000
Share Repurchases
-98.4K-256.5K-1.71M-163.8K00-563.9K-700-137.9K
Other Financing
26.3K0000-178.4K000
Net Change in Cash
2.02M▲ 0%
476K▼ 76.5%
-199.9K▼ 142.0%
-1.19M▼ 493.9%
-1.45M▼ 22.2%
327.9K▲ 122.6%
588.3K▲ 79.4%
-300.9K▼ 151.1%
363.9K▲ 220.9%
Free Cash Flow
7.79M▲ 0%
2.55M▼ 67.3%
3.61M▲ 41.5%
3.67M▲ 1.9%
-24.86M▼ 777.0%
-1.52M▲ 93.9%
7.93M▲ 621.5%
2.77M▼ 65.0%
1.46M▼ 47.2%
FCF Margin %
6.96%2.14%3.19%1.79%-17.48%-1.73%15.54%8.11%6.7%
FCF Growth %
292.1%-67.32%41.54%1.85%-776.96%93.88%621.53%-65.04%-47.25%
FCF per Share
0.950.310.430.44-2.94-0.190.960.340.17
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)
1.77x0.59x0.75x0.62x-2.55x-0.02x16.02x-0.61x0.60x
Interest Paid
1.12M926.9K899.1K582K890K02.81M2.16M0
Taxes Paid
2.07M2.87M3.08M4.81M2.97M024.4K00

EDUC Key Ratios

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on Equity (ROE)
20.11%29.28%28.83%20.41%36.25%19.09%-5.45%1.21%-12.24%8%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
10.1%13.93%15.86%12.04%23.96%10.65%-2.15%-1.83%-6.66%-0.98%
Gross Margin
73.17%72.37%67.12%67.38%70.66%68.85%63.84%64.64%61.5%62.36%
Net Margin
2.68%4.66%5.62%5%6.17%5.84%-2.85%1.07%-15.4%15.29%
Debt / Equity
1.74x1.01x0.76x0.64x0.40x0.92x1.02x0.78x0.80x0.16x
Interest Coverage
4.89x8.00x9.18x9.73x31.71x13.26x-0.58x1.27x-2.13x8.82x
FCF Conversion
-0.55x1.77x0.59x0.75x0.62x-2.55x-0.02x16.02x-0.61x0.60x
Revenue Growth
67.61%5.01%6.11%-4.88%81.07%-30.5%-38.25%-41.9%-33%-36.2%
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EDUC SEC Filings & Documents

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

May 19, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Apr 21, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Mar 11, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

3
FY 2026

May 19, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

May 19, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

May 21, 2024·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2026

Jan 13, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Oct 9, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Jul 7, 2025·SEC

EDUC Frequently Asked Questions

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) reported $21.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2026. This represents a 3% increase from $21.2M in 1997.

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) saw revenue decline by 36.2% over the past year.

Yes, Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) is profitable, generating $3.3M in net income for fiscal year 2026 (15.3% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) has a return on equity (ROE) of 8.0%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) generated $1.5M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2026. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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