Educational Development (EDUC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Educational Development's Gross Margin was 59.73% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 1.56 percentage points from 58.17% a year earlier and up 0.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Educational Development (EDUC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Educational Development's Gross Margin was 60.12% through Aug 31, 2026, down 0.21 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), it came in at 59.37%, down 2.13 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -11.29 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Gross Margin was 61.50% in FY2025 (-3.14 pp), 64.64% in FY2024 (+0.80 pp), 63.84% in FY2023 (-5.02 pp) and 68.85% in FY2022 (-1.81 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has moved between 56.02% (fiscal Q2 2025) and 69.19% (fiscal Q3 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.10 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 2.23 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2025 (a drop of 9.20 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, EDUC's Gross Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 59.32% (Q1 2027), 59.10% (Q4 2026) and 61.50% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.62 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.31 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 21.16% |
| 3 | News | 14.78 Bn | 6.26 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.62 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 51.41% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.19 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.05 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 66.28% |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.62 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.22 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 56.12% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -6.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Educational Development | 7.56 Mn | 609,961.12 | 2.43 Mn | 59.73% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 59.73% |
| May 31, 2026 | 59.32% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 59.10% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 61.50% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 58.17% |
| May 31, 2025 | 58.22% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 60.54% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 62.47% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 56.02% |
| May 31, 2024 | 64.64% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 62.00% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 65.76% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 65.22% |
| May 31, 2023 | 64.54% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 60.44% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 63.52% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 64.26% |
| May 31, 2022 | 66.10% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 66.24% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 69.19% |
Educational Development Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();