Educational Development (EDUC) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026)
Educational Development (EDUC) posted EBITDA Margin of -31.84% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 0.24 percentage points from -31.59% a year earlier and down 10.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Educational Development (EDUC) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, EBITDA Margin at Educational Development was -27.15%, down 11.83 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), it was -25.28%, down 10.51 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual EBITDA Margin has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -33.88 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Educational Development's EBITDA Margin was -14.77% in FY2025 (-8.08 pp), -6.69% in FY2024 (-6.57 pp), -0.12% in FY2023 (-8.81 pp) and 8.70% in FY2022 (+0.10 pp).
- Quarterly EBITDA Margin has run from a low of -47.57% in fiscal Q4 2026 to a high of 8.92% in fiscal Q3 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin has declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.86 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2025, with a gain of 1.75 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2026, with a drop of 32.01 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was -21.06% (Q1 2027), -47.57% (Q4 2026) and -16.38% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.62 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | 30.65% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.31 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 18.03% |
| 3 | News | 14.78 Bn | 6.26 Bn | - | 17.37% |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.62 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 18.62% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.19 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.05 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 30.14% |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.62 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.22 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 32.35% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -6.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Educational Development | 7.56 Mn | 609,961.12 | 2.43 Mn | -31.84% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -31.84% |
| May 31, 2026 | -21.06% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -47.57% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -16.38% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -31.59% |
| May 31, 2025 | -16.86% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -15.56% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -7.38% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -30.88% |
| May 31, 2024 | -11.93% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -17.32% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -1.84% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -12.97% |
| May 31, 2023 | -1.20% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -9.68% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 2.74% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -1.88% |
| May 31, 2022 | 3.81% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 3.57% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 8.92% |
Educational Development EBITDA Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "EDUC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();