Last 48 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 → | 15.47 | — | 22.50 | 3.41 | 3.40 | — | 7.32 | — | 3.86 | — | 7.37 | — | 3.88 | — | 4.70 | — | 4.87 | — | 6.38 | — | 4.93 |
| — | — | +207.5% | — | -11.8% | — | -0.8% | — | -0.5% | — | +56.9% | — | -20.4% | — | -26.4% | — | -1.1% | — | -83.3% | — | -15.3% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.54 | 0.84 | 0.45 | 0.68 | 0.35 | 0.72 | 0.22 | 0.45 | 0.35 | 0.95 | 0.56 | 0.89 | 0.53 | 1.50 | 0.67 | 1.18 | 0.62 | 1.50 | 0.65 | 1.06 | 0.64 |
| — | +16.7% | +100.5% | +50.2% | -0.2% | -24.8% | -60.1% | -48.8% | -34.7% | -36.7% | -17.1% | -25.1% | -14.4% | +0.3% | +4.2% | +11.9% | -3.1% | +36.1% | -12.2% | +18.7% | +27.3% | |
| P/B Ratio | 1.17 | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.03 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.48 | 0.65 | 0.77 | 0.94 | 1.04 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.30 | 1.22 | 1.33 | 1.20 | 1.35 | 1.09 | 1.23 | 1.11 |
| — | +50.0% | +136.8% | +59.1% | +7.0% | -22.0% | -54.1% | -43.8% | -30.8% | -27.6% | -14.6% | -13.8% | -7.5% | -3.4% | +11.9% | +8.8% | +8.0% | +35.6% | +9.1% | +46.3% | +61.3% | |
| P/FCF | 343.15 | — | 2.83 | — | 3.01 | — | 1.20 | — | 3.13 | — | 4.79 | — | 3.14 | — | 3.75 | — | 5.28 | — | 9.92 | 13.14 | 4.83 |
| — | — | +136.9% | — | -3.6% | — | -75.0% | — | -0.5% | — | +27.7% | — | -40.5% | — | -62.2% | — | +9.4% | — | -18.1% | -70.7% | -15.1% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.08 | — | 3.71 | — | 2.36 | — | 2.32 | 50.25 | 2.60 | — | 4.12 | — | 2.46 | — | 3.00 | — | 2.77 | — | 3.41 | — | 2.83 |
| — | — | +59.8% | — | -9.4% | — | -43.6% | — | +5.8% | — | +37.3% | — | -11.0% | — | -12.0% | — | -2.4% | — | -68.6% | — | +58.1% | |
| EV / EBIT | 42.55 | — | 2.19 | 2.91 | 3.24 | — | 3.36 | — | 3.30 | — | 5.32 | — | 2.85 | — | 3.27 | — | 3.18 | — | 4.57 | — | 3.16 |
| — | — | -34.9% | — | -1.8% | — | -36.9% | — | +15.9% | — | +63.0% | — | -10.4% | — | -28.6% | — | +0.8% | — | — | — | +57.3% |
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 | 52.7% | 39.7% | 57.3% | 54.3% | 59.1% | 45.3% | 59.2% | 53.9% | 58.0% | 45.9% | 59.5% | 54.1% | 58.4% | 43.1% | 58.3% | 50.4% | 55.7% | 45.0% | 56.3% | 50.8% | 54.6% |
| — | -12.2% | -3.3% | +0.8% | +1.8% | -1.4% | -0.5% | -0.3% | -0.6% | +6.5% | +2.1% | +7.2% | +4.8% | -4.3% | +3.5% | -0.7% | +2.0% | -7.5% | +11.2% | -0.5% | +2.4% | |
| Operating Margin | 1.6% | -42.5% | 11.1% | -8.2% | 16.6% | -40.5% | 11.0% | -7.0% | 13.7% | -37.3% | 9.9% | -10.8% | 18.0% | -43.4% | 17.4% | -8.5% | 17.0% | -22.1% | 12.7% | -5.7% | 15.9% |
| — | -5.0% | +0.9% | -16.2% | +20.9% | -8.6% | +10.8% | +34.7% | -23.7% | +14.0% | -42.9% | -26.5% | +5.7% | -96.2% | +36.8% | -50.6% | +7.0% | -79.4% | +426.9% | +35.1% | +32.4% | |
| Net Margin | 3.6% | -32.8% | 2.0% | 19.0% | 10.1% | -31.5% | 3.0% | -1.1% | 9.0% | -26.3% | 7.6% | -8.2% | 13.7% | -32.5% | 14.3% | -5.9% | 12.8% | -17.3% | 10.1% | -4.4% | 13.0% |
| — | -4.2% | -34.8% | +1869.4% | +13.2% | -19.6% | -59.9% | +86.9% | -34.4% | +18.9% | -47.2% | -38.5% | +6.7% | -88.0% | +41.5% | -33.1% | -1.7% | -83.9% | +434.9% | +11.3% | +50.8% |
| 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 | 6.7% | -10.1% | 1.2% | 6.9% | 6.2% | -7.8% | 1.6% | -0.4% | 5.0% | -6.3% | 3.6% | -2.6% | 7.2% | -6.7% | 6.5% | -1.6% | 6.3% | -3.8% | 4.3% | -1.3% | 5.8% |
| — | -29.8% | -29.0% | +1955.6% | +23.0% | -23.2% | -54.2% | +85.4% | -30.3% | +5.3% | -45.5% | -57.5% | +14.2% | -75.7% | +50.9% | -27.0% | +9.1% | -81.8% | +572.9% | -8.7% | +92.7% | |
| ROA | 4.4% | -4.1% | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2.8% | -3.6% | 0.8% | -0.2% | 2.4% | -3.4% | 2.1% | -1.5% | 4.3% | -4.1% | 4.0% | -1.0% | 3.8% | -2.3% | 2.7% | -0.8% | 3.5% |
| — | -15.8% | -30.4% | +1938.5% | +15.9% | -5.8% | -62.8% | +87.9% | -42.7% | +17.5% | -48.8% | -52.1% | +12.3% | -73.9% | +50.6% | -25.8% | +8.6% | -89.0% | +614.2% | -16.3% | +107.4% | |
| ROIC | 1.8% | -6.7% | 3.9% | -1.8% | 5.6% | -5.6% | 3.4% | -1.4% | 4.6% | -5.9% | 3.5% | -2.5% | 7.3% | -7.1% | 6.6% | -2.0% | 7.3% | -4.3% | 5.0% | -1.5% | 6.2% |
| — | -19.8% | +13.0% | -23.1% | +21.8% | +5.2% | -1.2% | +43.1% | -36.8% | +17.2% | -47.8% | -27.5% | +0.4% | -65.5% | +32.8% | -34.2% | +17.1% | -89.9% | +664.4% | +19.3% | +39.8% |
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 | 0.52 | 0.78 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| — | +53.8% | +22.3% | -21.4% | +11.2% | +39.3% | +247.0% | +210.2% | +253.7% | +241.5% | +40.4% | +71.6% | +43.4% | +32.8% | +8.8% | -0.7% | -3.7% | -47.0% | -66.7% | -69.8% | +657.0% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 4.56 | — | 5.22 | — | 3.47 | — | 5.09 | 86.82 | 3.90 | — | 1.90 | — | 0.97 | — | 0.93 | — | 0.77 | — | 1.19 | — | 0.93 |
| — | — | +2.4% | — | -10.9% | — | +167.5% | — | +302.6% | — | +104.2% | — | +25.4% | — | -21.8% | — | -16.7% | — | -89.3% | — | +407.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.23 | 1.18 | 1.67 | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.14 | 1.27 | 1.20 | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.64 | 1.46 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.61 | 1.50 | 1.53 |
| — | -9.7% | +6.4% | -3.6% | +34.9% | +1.6% | -8.5% | +2.5% | -6.3% | -13.2% | -23.0% | -17.8% | -11.6% | -11.7% | +2.3% | -3.1% | -2.4% | +2.4% | +8.7% | +3.7% | -16.5% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.63 | 0.50 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 1.24 | 0.65 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.64 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.66 | 0.88 | 0.97 | 0.92 | 1.15 | 1.05 | 1.11 |
| — | -22.1% | +2.8% | -7.5% | +53.8% | +0.3% | -1.7% | +7.5% | -4.5% | -10.6% | +16.9% | -16.7% | -12.7% | -21.3% | -42.7% | -16.2% | -13.0% | -8.1% | +5.7% | +1.7% | -16.0% | |
| Interest Coverage | 2.33 | -57.63 | 140.11 | 115.75 | 16.18 | -20.56 | 12.60 | -5.60 | 16.91 | -29.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 303.50 | -48.50 | 179.20 |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying SCHL stock.
Scholastic Corporation's current P/E is 15.5x. The average P/E over the last 3 quarters is 9.8x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Scholastic Corporation's current operating margin is 1.6%. Margins have been compressing 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 Scholastic Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.