Last 47 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · Publishing
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 3.42 | — | — | 0.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.89 | 2.92 | — | — | 7450.00 | — | 44.22 | 51.44 | 7.39 | 10.52 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -100.0% | — | — | — | +100751.5% | — | +403.6% | +229.5% | -4.2% | +40.1% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.51 | 0.68 | 0.94 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.34 | 0.64 | 0.39 | 0.44 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.17 | 0.52 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.72 | 0.43 | 0.62 |
| — | +66.7% | +108.0% | +12.6% | -16.5% | +6.2% | +2.2% | +230.3% | +117.4% | +122.5% | -14.3% | -48.9% | -10.1% | -57.9% | -27.8% | -52.6% | -46.7% | -44.9% | -14.5% | -13.1% | +14.6% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.15 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.68 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.81 | 1.43 | 1.66 | 1.84 |
| — | +1.6% | -8.5% | -35.0% | -34.0% | -15.3% | -15.3% | +142.8% | +41.6% | +51.6% | -48.9% | -71.6% | -49.3% | -71.5% | -52.0% | -68.4% | -70.1% | -71.5% | -57.5% | -51.2% | -49.8% | |
| P/FCF | 7.58 | 6.63 | — | 1.12 | — | 2.45 | — | 0.87 | — | 3.55 | — | 0.26 | 0.95 | 2.88 | — | 1.72 | — | — | — | 3.97 | — |
| — | +170.3% | — | +28.5% | — | -30.8% | — | +236.7% | — | +23.1% | — | -85.0% | — | — | — | -56.5% | — | — | — | +14.3% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 54.95 | 59.22 | 0.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.57 | — | 23.70 | 41.95 | 6.51 | 9.94 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +215.9% | — | +207.2% | +240.1% | +37.9% | +99.6% | |
| EV / EBIT | — | 59.22 | — | 0.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.89 | 6.19 | — | — | 28.35 | — | 31.05 | 44.06 | 6.84 | 9.86 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -89.8% | — | — | — | +314.5% | — | +316.9% | +269.7% | +45.1% | +101.0% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 62.4% | 62.2% | 80.2% | 61.5% | 58.2% | 58.2% | 60.5% | 62.5% | 56.0% | 64.6% | 62.0% | 65.8% | 65.2% | 64.5% | 60.4% | 63.5% | 64.3% | 66.1% | 66.2% | 69.2% | 68.2% |
| — | +6.8% | +32.5% | -1.5% | +3.8% | -9.9% | -2.3% | -5.0% | -14.1% | +0.2% | +2.6% | +3.5% | +1.5% | -2.4% | -8.8% | -8.2% | -5.7% | -6.3% | -6.6% | -2.0% | -3.7% | |
| Operating Margin | -3.6% | 1.6% | 133.3% | -21.5% | -39.5% | -22.0% | -21.1% | -10.8% | -38.3% | -16.8% | -65.3% | -5.6% | -19.4% | -5.9% | -16.7% | 0.7% | -5.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 7.6% | 7.1% |
| — | +107.4% | +730.9% | -97.9% | -2.9% | -31.0% | +67.6% | -95.3% | -97.5% | -184.2% | -291.5% | -890.4% | -287.3% | -584.3% | -8754.8% | -90.8% | -170.2% | -88.2% | -97.0% | -7.6% | -22.2% | |
| Net Margin | 15.3% | -30.8% | -68.1% | 111.3% | -28.0% | -15.1% | -20.3% | -7.6% | -27.7% | -12.8% | -18.0% | 11.6% | 10.0% | -6.0% | -12.8% | 0.0% | -4.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| — | -103.3% | -235.8% | +1572.4% | -1.1% | -18.2% | -12.6% | -165.0% | -376.4% | -113.0% | -40.5% | +387846.7% | +342.7% | -745.0% | -1022.4% | -99.9% | -171.8% | -88.9% | -74.2% | -8.3% | -19.9% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 8.0% | -3.3% | -4.7% | 18.6% | -3.3% | -2.7% | -3.3% | -2.0% | -4.2% | -2.9% | -3.5% | 4.3% | 2.4% | -2.0% | -4.2% | 0.0% | -1.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5.8% | 4.3% |
| — | -23.5% | -44.7% | +1036.2% | +19.8% | +5.8% | +6.4% | -146.3% | -274.0% | -45.5% | +16.3% | +225052.6% | +239.8% | -526.9% | -700.7% | -100.0% | -139.4% | -94.4% | -87.4% | -49.8% | -66.4% | |
| ROA | 4.9% | -2.5% | -3.6% | 11.7% | -1.7% | -1.4% | -1.7% | -1.0% | -2.1% | -1.4% | -1.7% | 2.0% | 1.1% | -0.9% | -1.9% | 0.0% | -0.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2.5% | 1.9% |
| — | -82.7% | -116.6% | +1278.7% | +17.4% | +3.2% | +4.5% | -148.8% | -293.4% | -63.0% | +8.2% | +225266.7% | +241.9% | -544.2% | -740.4% | -100.0% | -139.5% | -94.7% | -86.3% | -42.5% | -64.6% | |
| ROIC | -1.0% | 0.1% | 6.3% | -1.9% | -2.0% | -1.6% | -1.5% | -1.2% | -2.4% | -1.6% | -5.5% | -0.8% | -1.8% | -0.7% | -2.1% | 0.2% | -0.8% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 2.5% |
| — | +107.1% | +532.8% | -58.7% | +18.3% | -3.1% | +73.5% | -42.1% | -38.4% | -123.6% | -166.1% | -589.4% | -123.6% | -407.5% | -5122.6% | -94.9% | -131.3% | -95.6% | -99.2% | -82.6% | -82.1% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.98 | 1.05 | 1.02 | 0.95 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 0.92 | 0.61 | 0.73 |
| — | -79.5% | -80.3% | -80.6% | -2.7% | +0.4% | +2.1% | +3.2% | -15.9% | -24.7% | -23.7% | -19.9% | -4.1% | +6.2% | +11.0% | +54.6% | +40.1% | +82.1% | +129.0% | +112.4% | +127.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 22.42 | 91.23 | 1.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53.43 | — | 53.10 | 66.16 | 7.08 | 11.44 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +654.6% | — | +954.6% | +1134.1% | +273.4% | +495.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.33 | 3.20 | 3.33 | 3.40 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.40 | 3.64 | 3.67 | 3.74 | 3.88 | 3.64 | 2.82 | 1.13 | 1.17 | 3.20 | 3.09 | 1.92 | 1.90 | 1.94 | 1.61 |
| — | +137.8% | +137.3% | -6.6% | -64.5% | -64.0% | -63.8% | +0.1% | +30.3% | +232.0% | +230.5% | +13.5% | -8.8% | -41.2% | -38.2% | +65.2% | +92.1% | +12.7% | +23.9% | +44.1% | +5.7% | |
| Quick Ratio | 3.30 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 1.61 | 1.46 | 1.40 | 1.30 | 1.24 | 0.29 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.37 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.14 |
| — | -16.1% | -18.2% | -60.5% | -55.7% | -53.3% | -52.2% | +29.7% | +397.0% | +1624.1% | +1476.2% | +236.6% | +11.9% | -50.8% | -33.0% | +112.0% | +85.5% | -14.0% | -26.8% | -70.4% | -80.3% | |
| Interest Coverage | 8.82 | 123.17 | — | 29.78 | -1.90 | -1.87 | -2.12 | -0.93 | -3.52 | -2.03 | -2.98 | 4.71 | 2.95 | -0.64 | -2.98 | 1.00 | -1.09 | 1.74 | 2.03 | 16.78 | 13.44 |
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Educational Development Corporation's current P/E is 3.4x. The average P/E over the last 1 quarters is 0.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Educational Development Corporation's current operating margin is -3.6%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Educational Development Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.