Educational Development (EDUC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2012 - 2026)
Educational Development's (EDUC) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 0.13 in Q2 2026, up 95.74% YoY from 0.07 in Q2 2025, and up 91.04% on a QoQ basis from 1.48 in Q1 2026.
Educational Development (EDUC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Educational Development (EDUC) has 15 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.13 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio rose 95.74% year-over-year to 0.13 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 0.72 (up 65.88% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 2.37, up 23.53% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio grew to 0.13 in Q2 2026, from 1.48 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 0.8 in Q1 2022 to a low of 4.57 in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of 1.64 and a median of 1.66 in 2022 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Interest Coverage Ratio sank 465.93% — and 2026, when it jumped 95.74%.
- Tracing EDUC's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.35 in 2022, then slumped by 465.93% to 1.3 in 2023, then plunged by 60.73% to 2.08 in 2024, then jumped by 92.88% to 0.15 in 2025, then advanced by 10.86% to 0.13 in 2026.
- The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 0.13 (Q2 2026), 1.48 (Q1 2026), and 0.15 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -5.11 |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 11.42 |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 2.46 |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 1.55 |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | -2,124.67 |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | -0.13 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -1.48 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -0.15 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -3.02 |
| May 31, 2025 | -3.10 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -0.90 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -2.08 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -4.57 |
| May 31, 2024 | -2.88 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -3.39 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -1.30 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -2.77 |
| May 31, 2023 | -1.17 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -2.55 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -1.84 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.73 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.80 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 15.02 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 11.03 |