Educational Development (EDUC) Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Educational Development's Invested Capital came in at $42.79 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026), down 36.8% from $67.66 million a year earlier and down 6.8% from the prior quarter.
Educational Development (EDUC) Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Going back to fiscal Q4 2011, Educational Development's Invested Capital data covers 60 quarters.
- Invested Capital has declined in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Invested Capital was $67.66 million in FY2025 (-13.3%), $78.04 million in FY2024 (-2.6%), $80.13 million in FY2023 (-7.8%) and $86.9 million in FY2022 (+55.3%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Invested Capital since fiscal Q1 2019.
- Year-over-year, Invested Capital has declined for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 17.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Invested Capital over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 63.2%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 36.8%).
- Business Quant data shows EDUC's Invested Capital at $45.9 million (Q3 2026), $64.02 million (Q2 2026) and $65.75 million (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 66.02 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 18.33 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 20.27 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 11.23 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | 26.55 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | 2.89 Bn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.36 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | 22.60 Mn |
| 10 | Educational Development | 11.06 Mn | 4.42 Mn | 2.82 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | 42.79 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 45.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 64.02 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 65.75 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 67.66 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 71.43 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 74.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 76.10 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 78.04 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 79.19 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 87.02 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 78.35 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 80.13 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 89.41 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 92.66 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 91.64 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 86.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 72.56 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 75.42 Mn |
| May 31, 2021 | 65.44 Mn |
Educational Development Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();