Scholastic (SCHL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic (SCHL) posted quarterly Interest Expenses of -$14.7 million for Q2 2026, down 157.89% year-over-year from $25.4 million in Q2 2025, and down 102.89% quarter-over-quarter from $508.8 million in Q1 2026.
Scholastic (SCHL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Scholastic (SCHL) has reported Interest Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with -$14.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Interest Expenses fell 157.89% year-over-year to -$14.7 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at -$20.4 million (down 257.89% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $547.3 million, up 1813.64% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses retreated to -$14.7 million in Q2 2026 per SCHL's latest filing, from $508.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $508.8 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$14.7 million in Q2 2026.
- Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $82.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.9 million in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Interest Expenses slipped 10.0% — and 2025, when it tumbled 416.67%.
- Scholastic's Interest Expenses stood at $3.1 million in 2022, then slumped by 35.48% to $2.0 million in 2023, then declined by 10.0% to $1.8 million in 2024, then sank by 416.67% to -$5.7 million in 2025, then slumped by 157.89% to -$14.7 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SCHL's Interest Expenses at -$14.7 million in Q2 2026, $508.8 million in Q1 2026, and -$5.7 million in Q2 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (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 | -62.97 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.72 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 9.65 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 957.47 Mn | 870.81 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 20.94 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 952.03 Mn | 817.13 Mn | 285.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 181.86 Mn | 122.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 5.56 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.62 Mn | 9.81 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 600.00 |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 687,810.81 | -1.24 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | -14.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | -14.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 508.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 508.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | -5.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | -5.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 2.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 2.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 3.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 3.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2021 | 12.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2021 | 12.30 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 81.40 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2020 | 81.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 87.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 87.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 90.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 90.90 Mn |