Educational Development (EDUC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Educational Development's (EDUC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.51% in Q2 2026, up 179.0% YoY from 5.2% in Q2 2025, and down 2.38% on a QoQ basis from 14.17% in Q1 2026.
Educational Development (EDUC) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Educational Development (EDUC) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 14.51% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 179.0% year-over-year to 14.51% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was 14.51% (up 179.0% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 11.95%, up 247.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 14.51% in Q2 2026, from 14.17% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 14.79% in Q1 2022 to a low of 16.3% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 6.95% and a median of 8.76% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 2384 bps — and 2026, when it soared 179 bps.
- Tracing EDUC's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.31% in 2022, then tumbled by 2397 bps to 7.73% in 2023, then tumbled by 40 bps to 10.81% in 2024, then climbed by 1 bps to 10.72% in 2025, then sank by 35 bps to 14.51% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 14.51% (Q2 2026), 14.17% (Q1 2026), and 10.72% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 20.95% |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 10.19% |
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| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 19.47% |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 1.30% |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 4.04% |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | -14.51% |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | -14.51% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -14.17% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -10.72% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -15.17% |
| May 31, 2025 | -16.30% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -15.49% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -10.81% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -10.14% |
| May 31, 2024 | -9.28% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -7.79% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -7.73% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -6.21% |
| May 31, 2023 | -8.23% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -5.47% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -0.31% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 3.57% |
| May 31, 2022 | 8.90% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 14.79% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 18.89% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 26.82% |