Scholastic (SCHL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic's Net Margin was -32.84% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 1.33 percentage points from -31.52% a year earlier and down 34.82 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Scholastic (SCHL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Scholastic's Net Margin was 3.60% through Aug 31, 2026, up 4.25 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 3.58%, up 3.70 percentage points from FY2025.
- Net Margin shows a five-year change of +4.43 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Net Margin was -0.12% in FY2025 (-0.88 pp), 0.76% in FY2024 (-4.30 pp), 5.06% in FY2023 (+0.14 pp) and 4.92% in FY2022 (+5.77 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Net Margin since fiscal Q1 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Margin was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.45 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Margin over five years was fiscal Q3 2026 (a gain of 20.06 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 15.17 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SCHL's Net Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 1.97% (Q4 2026), 18.99% (Q3 2026) and 10.14% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.71% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 16.41% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 8.91% |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 7.66% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 12.25% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.06% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Scholastic | 591.01 Mn | 145.41 Mn | 98.70 Mn | -32.84% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -32.84% |
| May 31, 2026 | 1.97% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 18.99% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 10.14% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -31.52% |
| May 31, 2025 | 3.03% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -1.07% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 8.96% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -26.35% |
| May 31, 2024 | 7.56% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -8.19% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 13.67% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -32.47% |
| May 31, 2023 | 14.33% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -5.91% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 12.81% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -17.31% |
| May 31, 2022 | 10.13% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -4.44% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 13.03% |
Scholastic Net 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=net-margin&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();