Scholastic (SCHL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic (SCHL) reported Invested Capital of $841.3 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 30.4% from $1.21 billion a year earlier but up 1.2% from the prior quarter.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Scholastic posted Invested Capital of $831.3 million, down 30.9% from FY2025.
- Invested Capital has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -9.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Invested Capital came in at $1.2 billion in FY2025 (+17.4%), $1.02 billion in FY2024 (-12.5%), $1.17 billion in FY2023 (-4.4%) and $1.22 billion in FY2022 (-10.8%).
- Five-year quarterly Invested Capital spans a low of $831.3 million in fiscal Q4 2026 and a high of $1.24 billion in fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year over year, Invested Capital has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 4.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Invested Capital in five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 18.8%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 30.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $831.3 million (Q4 2026), $877.5 million (Q3 2026) and $1.21 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 66.02 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 29.19 Bn | 15.00 Bn | - | 18.33 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.85 Bn | 4.94 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 20.27 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.23 Bn | 8.72 Bn | - | 11.23 Bn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.92 Bn | 9.03 Bn | - | 6.93 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.27 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.17 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.36 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | 26.55 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.72 Bn | -6.32 Bn | - | 10.78 Bn |
| 10 | Scholastic | 740.31 Mn | 294.71 Mn | 98.70 Mn | 841.30 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 841.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 831.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 877.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.21 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.21 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.20 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.22 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.19 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.09 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.06 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.17 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.22 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.17 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.22 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 1.20 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 1.22 Bn |
API Access
Scholastic Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();