Scholastic (SCHL) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic's Net Cash Flow came in at -$28 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), compared with -$29.9 million a year earlier.
Scholastic (SCHL) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Scholastic reported Net Cash Flow of $12.6 million, up 32.6% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $10.7 million, up 24.4% from FY2025.
- Going back by fiscal year, Net Cash Flow was $8.6 million in FY2025, -$111.2 million in FY2024, -$90.2 million in FY2023 and -$46.4 million in FY2022.
- The five-year range for quarterly Net Cash Flow is -$99.2 million (fiscal Q1 2024) to $57.4 million (fiscal Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Net Cash Flow increased in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 206.7%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Cash Flow over five years came in fiscal Q4 2025 (growth of 756.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2026 (a decline of 89.5%).
- Business Quant data shows SCHL's Net Cash Flow at $30.7 million (Q4 2026), $3.9 million (Q3 2026) and $6 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | NCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 114.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.87 Bn | 14.68 Bn | - | 604.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.69 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -921.10 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.02 Bn | 8.51 Bn | - | -76.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.88 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.24 Bn | 8.72 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 46.51 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.17 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 99.00 Mn |
| 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 | -28.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -28.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 30.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 3.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 6.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -29.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 25.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -43.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 57.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -30.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 3.00 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -38.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 23.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -99.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 25.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -62.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 21.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -74.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 8.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 8.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -7.00 Mn |
Scholastic Net Cash Flow 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=net-cash-flow&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-cash-flow", "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=net-cash-flow&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();