Educational Development (EDUC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Educational Development's Operating Margin was -38.41% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 1.05 percentage points from -39.46% a year earlier but down 11.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Educational Development (EDUC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Educational Development's Operating Margin was -33.16% through Aug 31, 2026, down 12.80 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), it was -31.36%, down 11.54 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin has now declined for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of -39.16 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Operating Margin was -19.82% in FY2025 (-8.25 pp), -11.56% in FY2024 (-8.62 pp), -2.94% in FY2023 (-10.14 pp) and 7.20% in FY2022 (-0.60 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -54.89% (fiscal Q4 2026) and 7.60% (fiscal Q3 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -7.26 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 1.66 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a drop of 33.76 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, EDUC's Operating Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was -26.81% (Q1 2027), -54.89% (Q4 2026) and -21.46% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.62 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.31 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 15.44% |
| 3 | News | 14.78 Bn | 6.26 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.62 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 15.87% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.19 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.05 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 22.25% |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.62 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.22 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 24.94% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -6.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Educational Development | 7.56 Mn | 609,961.12 | 2.43 Mn | -38.41% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -38.41% |
| May 31, 2026 | -26.81% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -54.89% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -21.46% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -39.46% |
| May 31, 2025 | -22.02% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -21.13% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -10.84% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -38.34% |
| May 31, 2024 | -16.80% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -22.80% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -5.55% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -19.41% |
| May 31, 2023 | -5.91% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -14.05% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.70% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -5.01% |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.22% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.97% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 7.60% |
Educational Development Operating Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();