Educational Development (EDUC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Educational Development (EDUC) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -7.05% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026), up 0.13 percentage points from -7.17% a year earlier and up 0.58 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Educational Development (EDUC) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Feb 28, 2026), Educational Development posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -5.45%, up 1.41 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of -27.78 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -6.86% in FY2025 (-1.71 pp), -5.15% in FY2024 (-3.05 pp), -2.09% in FY2023 (-12.47 pp) and 10.38% in FY2022 (-11.95 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of -7.62% in fiscal Q3 2026 and a high of 21.19% in fiscal Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.41 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (a gain of 9.61 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 16.11 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026 came in at -7.62% (Q3 2026), -6.75% (Q2 2026) and -7.25% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.62 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | 11.06% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.31 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 3.96% |
| 3 | News | 14.78 Bn | 6.26 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.62 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 395.07 Mn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.19 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.05 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 5.77% |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.62 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.22 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 7.73% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -6.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Educational Development | 7.56 Mn | 609,961.12 | 2.43 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | -7.05% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -7.62% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -6.75% |
| May 31, 2025 | -7.25% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -7.17% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -7.29% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -6.79% |
| May 31, 2024 | -6.35% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -5.46% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -4.97% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -3.97% |
| May 31, 2023 | -3.03% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -2.07% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -0.14% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 2.42% |
| May 31, 2022 | 5.08% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 9.20% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 12.08% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 14.94% |
| May 31, 2021 | 21.19% |
API Access
Educational Development Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=EDUC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();