Educational Development (EDUC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026)
Educational Development's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 4.24% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 15.95 percentage points from -11.71% a year earlier but down 0.52 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Educational Development (EDUC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), Educational Development's Return on Equity [ROE] was 5.58%, up 17.82 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of -30.67 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] was -12.24% in FY2025 (-13.44 pp), 1.21% in FY2024 (+6.65 pp), -5.45% in FY2023 (-24.54 pp) and 19.09% in FY2022 (-17.16 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] is -13.12% (fiscal Q3 2025) to 22.29% (fiscal Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.53 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 22.84 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2023 (a drop of 23.24 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows EDUC's Return on Equity [ROE] at 4.76% (Q1 2027), 5.24% (Q4 2026) and 9.72% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.62 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | 17.08% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.31 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 7.78% |
| 3 | News | 14.78 Bn | 6.26 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.62 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 19.96% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.19 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.05 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 7.48% |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.62 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.22 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 15.62% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -6.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Educational Development | 7.56 Mn | 609,961.12 | 2.43 Mn | 4.24% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 4.24% |
| May 31, 2026 | 4.76% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 5.24% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 9.72% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -11.71% |
| May 31, 2025 | -12.64% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -12.78% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -13.12% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -6.28% |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.31% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.18% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.52% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -3.89% |
| May 31, 2023 | -8.06% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -5.44% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -0.56% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 5.08% |
| May 31, 2022 | 10.81% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 17.80% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 22.29% |
API Access
Educational Development Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();