Scholastic (SCHL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic's Free Cash Flow was -$108.7 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), compared with -$91.8 million a year earlier.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Scholastic's Free Cash Flow was -$14.4 million through Aug 31, 2026; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $2.5 million, down 96.5% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -36.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Free Cash Flow was $72 million in FY2025 (-25.2%), $96.2 million in FY2024 (+10.7%), $86.9 million in FY2023 (-52.8%) and $184 million in FY2022 (+673.1%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Free Cash Flow since fiscal Q1 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow was higher in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 4.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 403.6%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 41.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, SCHL's Free Cash Flow in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $75 million (Q4 2026), -$43.9 million (Q3 2026) and $63.2 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 572.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.94 Bn | 14.75 Bn | - | 726.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.59 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -433.10 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.17 Bn | 8.66 Bn | - | 276.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.64 Bn | 8.75 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.22 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 184.15 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.16 Bn | 8.74 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 592.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.67 Bn | -6.37 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Scholastic | 741.07 Mn | 295.47 Mn | 98.70 Mn | -108.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -108.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 75.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -43.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 63.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -91.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 94.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -21.00 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 60.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -61.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 55.30 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -1.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 94.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -52.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 94.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -5.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 68.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -71.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 33.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 27.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 69.40 Mn |
API Access
Scholastic Free Cash Flow 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=free-cash-flow&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();