Scholastic (SCHL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic's Capital Expenditures came in at $14.1 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 41.0% from $10 million a year earlier but down 6.0% from the prior quarter.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Scholastic reported Capital Expenditures of $52.5 million, up 24.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $48.4 million, down 7.3% from FY2025.
- Capital Expenditures has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Capital Expenditures was $52.2 million in FY2025 (-10.6%), $58.4 million in FY2024 (-5.8%), $62 million in FY2023 (+47.6%) and $42 million in FY2022 (-11.0%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Capital Expenditures is $8.6 million (fiscal Q2 2022) to $25.2 million (fiscal Q4 2023).
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 3.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Capital Expenditures over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (growth of 80.0%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2026 (a decline of 50.0%).
- Business Quant data shows SCHL's Capital Expenditures at $15 million (Q4 2026), $13.4 million (Q3 2026) and $10 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 276.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.72 Bn | 14.53 Bn | - | 141.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.63 Bn | 4.72 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 53.90 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.94 Bn | 8.43 Bn | - | 146.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.90 Bn | 9.01 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.21 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 10.11 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.08 Bn | 8.66 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 130.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.66 Bn | -6.38 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Scholastic | 721.60 Mn | 276.00 Mn | 98.70 Mn | 14.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 14.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 15.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 13.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 10.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 10.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 12.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 9.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 10.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 20.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 14.60 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 14.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 14.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 14.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 25.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 12.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 12.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 11.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 14.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 9.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 8.60 Mn |
API Access
Scholastic Capital Expenditures 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=capital-expenditures&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "SCHL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();