Scholastic SCHL
NASDAQ SCHL
$35.01 -0.26 (-0.74%)
At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Scholastic (SCHL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Scholastic's (SCHL) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.06 in Q2 2026, up 3.61% year-over-year from 0.06 in Q2 2025, and up 158.53% quarter-over-quarter from 0.1 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Scholastic (SCHL) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Scholastic (SCHL) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.06 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 3.61% year-over-year to 0.06 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 7.8, a 2396.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 8.0, up 2448.67% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.06 for Q2 2026 at Scholastic, up from 0.1 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.19 in Q1 2022 and troughed at 3.75 in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.27 and a median of 0.06 in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio sank 796.86% in 2023 and soared 92.89% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.1 in 2022, then sank by 37.77% to 0.06 in 2023, then jumped by 49.51% to 0.09 in 2024, then dropped by 12.96% to 0.08 in 2025, then dropped by 25.46% to 0.06 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.06 (Q2 2026), 0.1 (Q1 2026), and 0.08 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 News 18.20 Bn 16.82 Bn - 0.20
2 New York Times 10.74 Bn 10.08 Bn 394.61 Mn 0.20
3 36Kr Holdings 6.17 Bn 6.15 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.38 Bn 2.28 Bn 285.49 Mn -
5 McGraw Hill 2.36 Bn 2.16 Bn 439.20 Mn -
6 Ziff Davis 1.97 Bn 359.50 Mn 241.03 Mn -
7 Usa Today 933.76 Mn 846.62 Mn 208.25 Mn -
8 Daily Journal 911.93 Mn 474.84 Mn 26.82 Mn -
9 Scholastic 829.74 Mn 694.84 Mn 285.70 Mn 0.06
10 Ennis 538.85 Mn 489.77 Mn 31.08 Mn 0.31
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 0.06
Feb 28, 2026 -0.10
Nov 30, 2025 0.08
Aug 31, 2025 -0.06
May 31, 2025 0.06
Feb 28, 2025 -0.27
Nov 30, 2024 0.09
Aug 31, 2024 -0.09
May 31, 2024 0.10
Feb 29, 2024 -3.75
Nov 30, 2023 0.06
Aug 31, 2023 -0.12
May 31, 2023 0.09
Feb 28, 2023 -1.33
Nov 30, 2022 0.10
Aug 31, 2022 -0.10
May 31, 2022 0.16
Feb 28, 2022 0.19
Nov 30, 2021 0.07
Aug 31, 2021 0.10