Scholastic (SCHL) Current Deferred Revenue (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic's Current Deferred Revenue was $171.6 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 5.2% from $181 million a year earlier and down 4.2% from the prior quarter.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Current Deferred Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Current Deferred Revenue at Scholastic came in at $179.2 million, up 0.2% from FY2025.
- Current Deferred Revenue shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Current Deferred Revenue was $178.8 million in FY2025 (+11.0%), $161.1 million in FY2024 (-4.7%) and $169.1 million in FY2023.
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Current Deferred Revenue since fiscal Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Current Deferred Revenue was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.6%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Current Deferred Revenue over five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 45.5%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a decline of 6.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, SCHL's Current Deferred Revenue in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $179.2 million (Q4 2026), $213.7 million (Q3 2026) and $227.2 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.58 Bn | 14.39 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.72 Bn | 4.81 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.10 Bn | 8.58 Bn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.83 Bn | 8.94 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.21 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 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 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 171.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 179.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 213.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 227.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 181.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 178.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 205.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 225.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 173.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 161.10 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 193.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 225.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 171.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 169.10 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 203.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 232.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 182.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 192.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 125.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2021 | 99.10 Mn |
API Access
Scholastic Current Deferred Revenue 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=current-deferred-revenue&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-deferred-revenue", "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=current-deferred-revenue&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();