Scholastic (SCHL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic's FCF Margin came in at -50.14% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 9.45 percentage points from -40.69% a year earlier and down 65.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Scholastic (SCHL) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Scholastic reported FCF Margin of -0.92%, down 3.52 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 0.16%, down 4.27 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -1.67 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Margin was 4.43% in FY2025 (-1.62 pp), 6.05% in FY2024 (+0.95 pp), 5.10% in FY2023 (-6.10 pp) and 11.20% in FY2022 (+9.37 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly FCF Margin since fiscal Q1 2019.
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.77 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2023 (a gain of 11.43 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a drop of 47.83 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SCHL's FCF Margin at 15.75% (Q4 2026), -13.34% (Q3 2026) and 11.47% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 6.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 17.24% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -6.60% |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 11.81% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 24.15% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 27.41% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Scholastic | 591.01 Mn | 145.41 Mn | 98.70 Mn | -50.14% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -50.14% |
| May 31, 2026 | 15.75% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -13.34% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 11.47% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -40.69% |
| May 31, 2025 | 18.61% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -6.26% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 11.07% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -26.10% |
| May 31, 2024 | 11.64% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -0.49% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 16.87% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -22.93% |
| May 31, 2023 | 17.94% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -1.57% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 11.72% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -27.27% |
| May 31, 2022 | 6.51% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 8.04% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 13.24% |
Scholastic FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();