Scholastic (SCHL) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic's Inventory came in at $315.3 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 2.1% from $322.2 million a year earlier but up 19.0% from the prior quarter.
Scholastic (SCHL) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Scholastic's Inventory was $265 million, up 5.9% from FY2025.
- Inventory carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Inventory was $250.2 million in FY2025 (-5.3%), $264.2 million in FY2024 (-21.0%), $334.5 million in FY2023 (+18.9%) and $281.4 million in FY2022 (+4.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Inventory is $250.2 million (fiscal Q4 2025) to $380.4 million (fiscal Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Inventory increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Inventory over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (growth of 36.2%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 23.1%).
- Business Quant data shows SCHL's Inventory at $265 million (Q4 2026), $282.5 million (Q3 2026) and $290.7 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fox | 28.36 Bn | 14.17 Bn | - | 487.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.54 Bn | 4.63 Bn | 1.30 Bn | - |
| 4 | News | 16.98 Bn | 8.46 Bn | - | 302.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.84 Bn | 8.95 Bn | - | 88.88 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.18 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.10 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | - |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | 1.46 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.69 Bn | -6.35 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Scholastic | 712.34 Mn | 266.74 Mn | 98.70 Mn | 315.30 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 315.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 265.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 282.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 290.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 322.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 250.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 270.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 282.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 310.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 264.20 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 282.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 302.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 353.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 334.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 367.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 380.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 379.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 281.40 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 299.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 279.30 Mn |
Scholastic Inventory 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=inventory&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();