Scholastic SCHL
NASDAQ SCHL
$40.14 +0.16 (+0.40%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Scholastic (SCHL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Scholastic (SCHL) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $75.0 million for Q2 2026, down 20.72% year-over-year from $94.6 million in Q2 2025, and up 270.84% quarter-over-quarter from -$43.9 million in Q1 2026.

Scholastic (SCHL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Scholastic (SCHL) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $75.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 20.72% year-over-year to $75.0 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $2.5 million (down 96.53% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $2.5 million, down 96.53% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to $75.0 million in Q2 2026 per SCHL's latest filing, from -$43.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $94.9 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$91.8 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $17.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $30.6 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow soared 403.64% — and 2025, when it tumbled 1212.5%.
  • Scholastic's Free Cash Flow stood at $68.9 million in 2022, then soared by 37.74% to $94.9 million in 2023, then plunged by 36.46% to $60.3 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.81% to $63.2 million in 2025, then climbed by 18.67% to $75.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SCHL's Free Cash Flow at $75.0 million in Q2 2026, -$43.9 million in Q1 2026, and $63.2 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.69 Bn 10.03 Bn 394.61 Mn -
2 Pearson 10.59 Bn 9.98 Bn 1.18 Bn 276.00 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.72 Bn 2.64 Bn 337.86 Mn 144.03 Mn
4 Usa Today 957.47 Mn 870.81 Mn 208.25 Mn 19.57 Mn
5 Scholastic 952.03 Mn 817.13 Mn 285.70 Mn 75.00 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 181.86 Mn 122.43 Mn 63.89 Mn 6.84 Mn
7 Educational Development 11.62 Mn 9.81 Mn 2.82 Mn 468,300.00
8 TNL Mediagene 687,810.81 -1.24 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 75.00 Mn
May 31, 2026 75.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 -43.90 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 -43.90 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 63.20 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 63.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 -91.80 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 -91.80 Mn
May 31, 2025 94.60 Mn
May 31, 2025 94.60 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 -21.00 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 -21.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 60.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 60.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -61.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 -61.90 Mn
May 31, 2024 55.30 Mn
May 31, 2024 55.30 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 -1.60 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 -1.60 Mn