Educational Development (EDUC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Educational Development's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -14.51% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 1.79 percentage points from -16.30% a year earlier but down 0.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Educational Development (EDUC) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), Educational Development's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -11.95%, up 2.47 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -53.01 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -14.42% in FY2025 (-6.86 pp), -7.56% in FY2024 (-2.48 pp), -5.08% in FY2023 (-22.40 pp) and 17.32% in FY2022 (-23.74 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] is -16.30% (fiscal Q1 2026) to 26.82% (fiscal Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.94 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2027 (a gain of 1.79 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 23.84 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows EDUC's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -14.17% (Q4 2026), -10.72% (Q3 2026) and -15.17% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.41 Bn | 12.32 Bn | - | 11.70% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.49 Bn | 3.19 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.52% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.13 Bn | - | 8.19% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.35 Bn | 8.27 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.28 Bn | 7.42 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 20.89% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.64 Bn | 8.22 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 6.68% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.29 Bn | 6.23 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Educational Development | 11.06 Mn | 4.42 Mn | 2.82 Mn | -14.51% |
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Historic 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% |
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Educational Development Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();