Educational Development (EDUC) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Educational Development's Operating Margin was -26.81% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), down 4.79 percentage points from -22.02% a year earlier but up 28.09 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 -33.53% through May 31, 2026, down 12.26 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 has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.76 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- 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 Q1 2027 was -54.89% (Q4 2026), -21.46% (Q3 2026) and -39.46% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Educational Development | 11.06 Mn | 4.42 Mn | 2.82 Mn | -26.81% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 7.14% |
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();