Educational Development (EDUC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Educational Development's (EDUC) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $4.1 million in Q2 2026, down 28.16% YoY from $5.7 million in Q2 2025, and down 14.0% on a QoQ basis from $4.8 million in Q1 2026.
Educational Development (EDUC) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Educational Development (EDUC) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $4.1 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 28.16% year-over-year to $4.1 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $19.2 million (down 24.37% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $20.8 million, down 25.23% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses eased to $4.1 million in Q2 2026, from $4.8 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $19.0 million in Q4 2022 to a low of $4.1 million in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of $9.2 million and a median of $8.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses tumbled 41.49% — and 2026, when it retreated 12.13%.
- Tracing EDUC's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $19.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 36.45% to $12.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 32.95% to $8.1 million in 2024, then declined by 28.25% to $5.8 million in 2025, then retreated by 29.54% to $4.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $4.1 million (Q2 2026), $4.8 million (Q1 2026), and $5.8 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 644.44 Mn |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -864.18 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 337.80 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 156.72 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 424.70 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 118.26 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 4.10 Mn |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download 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 |