Educational Development (EDUC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Educational Development's Operating Expenses came in at $4.1 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 28.2% from $5.7 million a year earlier and down 14.0% from the prior quarter.
Educational Development (EDUC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 31, 2026, Educational Development reported Operating Expenses of $19.18 million, down 24.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), it was $20.79 million, down 25.2% from FY2025.
- Operating Expenses has declined in each of the last five fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -30.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Expenses was $27.8 million in FY2025 (-28.5%), $38.89 million in FY2024 (-33.7%), $58.65 million in FY2023 (-33.1%) and $87.69 million in FY2022 (-31.8%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since fiscal Q2 2015.
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses has declined for 20 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 27.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year decline in Operating Expenses ran from 12.1% in fiscal Q4 2026 to 44.8% in fiscal Q2 2022.
- Business Quant data shows EDUC's Operating Expenses at $4.76 million (Q4 2026), $5.81 million (Q3 2026) and $4.51 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 8.48 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 2.38 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 5.64 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 991.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 644.44 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.69 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Educational Development | 11.06 Mn | 4.42 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 4.10 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 4.10 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 4.76 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 5.81 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 4.51 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 5.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 5.42 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 8.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 6.14 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 8.14 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 7.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 12.08 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 8.97 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 10.23 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 11.16 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 19.02 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 13.45 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 15.03 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 15.22 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 27.79 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 20.14 Mn |
Educational Development Operating Expenses 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=operating-expenses&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();