Scholastic (SCHL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic (SCHL) recorded Cash from Operations of -$94.6 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), compared with -$81.8 million a year earlier.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Scholastic's Cash from Operations came in at $38.1 million as of Aug 31, 2026, down 54.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $50.9 million, down 59.0% from FY2025.
- Annual Cash from Operations has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Cash from Operations came in at $124.2 million in FY2025 (-19.7%), $154.6 million in FY2024 (+3.8%), $148.9 million in FY2023 (-34.1%) and $226 million in FY2022 (+218.3%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Cash from Operations since fiscal Q1 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations rose in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 1.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cash from Operations in the last five years was growth of 152.6% in fiscal Q4 2023, against a decline of 79.4% in fiscal Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $90 million (Q4 2026), -$30.5 million (Q3 2026) and $73.2 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 848.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.58 Bn | 14.39 Bn | - | 867.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.72 Bn | 4.81 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -379.20 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.10 Bn | 8.58 Bn | - | 422.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.83 Bn | 8.94 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.21 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 194.26 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 722.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.72 Bn | -6.32 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Scholastic | 713.48 Mn | 267.88 Mn | 98.70 Mn | -94.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -94.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 90.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -30.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 73.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -81.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 106.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -12.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 71.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -41.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 69.90 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 13.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 109.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -38.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 120.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 7.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 81.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -60.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 47.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 36.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 78.00 Mn |
API Access
Scholastic Cash from Operations 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=cash-from-operations&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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=cash-from-operations&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();