Scholastic (SCHL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic's EBT Margin was -43.22% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 0.22 percentage points from -43.00% a year earlier and down 46.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Scholastic (SCHL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Scholastic's EBT Margin was 5.63% through Aug 31, 2026, up 6.03 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 5.39%, up 5.47 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +6.79 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, EBT Margin was -0.08% in FY2025 (-1.10 pp), 1.02% in FY2024 (-5.58 pp), 6.60% in FY2023 (+1.14 pp) and 5.46% in FY2022 (+6.86 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly EBT Margin since fiscal Q1 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.86 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 36.36 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 20.86 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SCHL's EBT Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 3.05% (Q4 2026), 27.89% (Q3 2026) and 13.77% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -3.11% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.87 Bn | 14.68 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.69 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.64% |
| 4 | News | 17.02 Bn | 8.51 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.88 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.24 Bn | 8.72 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 16.42% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.17 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 14.44% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.72 Bn | -6.32 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Scholastic | 731.34 Mn | 285.74 Mn | 98.70 Mn | -43.22% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -43.22% |
| May 31, 2026 | 3.05% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 27.89% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 13.77% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -43.00% |
| May 31, 2025 | 9.62% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -8.47% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 12.85% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -38.70% |
| May 31, 2024 | 9.96% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -10.69% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 18.04% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -42.89% |
| May 31, 2023 | 18.10% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -8.06% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 17.16% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -22.02% |
| May 31, 2022 | 10.44% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -5.75% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 17.00% |
Scholastic EBT Margin 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=ebt-margin&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "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=ebt-margin&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();