Scholastic (SCHL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic (SCHL) posted Gross Margin of 45.53% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 0.27 percentage points from 45.26% a year earlier but down 14.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Scholastic (SCHL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, Gross Margin at Scholastic was 56.49%, up 0.73 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 56.39%, up 0.61 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Gross Margin has increased for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +4.74 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Scholastic's Gross Margin was 55.78% in FY2025 (+0.13 pp), 55.65% in FY2024 (+1.80 pp), 53.85% in FY2023 (+0.44 pp) and 53.41% in FY2022 (+1.76 pp).
- Quarterly Gross Margin has run from a low of 43.11% in fiscal Q1 2024 to a high of 60.01% in fiscal Q4 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.13 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2024, with a gain of 3.65 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2023, with a drop of 3.66 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 60.01% (Q4 2026), 54.33% (Q3 2026) and 59.06% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 46.99% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.87 Bn | 14.68 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.69 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 19.78% |
| 4 | News | 17.02 Bn | 8.51 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.88 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.24 Bn | 8.72 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 51.76% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.17 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 66.57% |
| 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 | 45.53% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 45.53% |
| May 31, 2026 | 60.01% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 54.33% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 59.06% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 45.26% |
| May 31, 2025 | 59.22% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 53.91% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 58.02% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 45.91% |
| May 31, 2024 | 59.51% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 54.06% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 58.39% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 43.11% |
| May 31, 2023 | 58.28% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 50.42% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 55.71% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 45.04% |
| May 31, 2022 | 56.34% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 50.77% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 54.60% |
Scholastic Gross 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=gross-margin&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();