Scholastic SCHL
NASDAQ SCHL
$35.78 +0.20 (+0.56%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 12:37 PM EDT

Scholastic (SCHL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Scholastic's (SCHL) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $424.7 million in Q2 2026, down 6.62% year-over-year from $454.8 million in Q2 2025, and up 19.3% quarter-over-quarter from $356.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Scholastic (SCHL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Scholastic (SCHL) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $424.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 6.62% year-over-year to $424.7 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $1.6 billion, a 2.67% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $1.6 billion, down 2.67% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $424.7 million for Q2 2026 at Scholastic, up from $356.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $487.8 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at $317.8 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $397.9 million and a median of $394.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses increased 20.65% in 2022 and declined 6.62% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $487.8 million in 2022, then dropped by 5.43% to $461.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 1.86% to $469.9 million in 2024, then decreased by 0.36% to $468.2 million in 2025, then declined by 9.29% to $424.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $424.7 million (Q2 2026), $356.0 million (Q1 2026), and $468.2 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 News 18.21 Bn 16.11 Bn - 991.00 Mn
2 New York Times 10.77 Bn 10.11 Bn 394.61 Mn 644.44 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 3.39 Bn 3.37 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.36 Bn 285.49 Mn 383.42 Mn
5 McGraw Hill 2.30 Bn 2.11 Bn 439.20 Mn 324.92 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 2.02 Bn 416.50 Mn 241.03 Mn 331.46 Mn
7 Usa Today 919.31 Mn 832.66 Mn 208.25 Mn 156.72 Mn
8 Daily Journal 893.88 Mn 456.78 Mn 26.82 Mn 21.71 Mn
9 Scholastic 847.99 Mn 713.09 Mn 285.70 Mn 424.70 Mn
10 Ennis 531.87 Mn 482.79 Mn 31.08 Mn 17.51 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 424.70 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 356.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 468.20 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 317.80 Mn
May 31, 2025 454.80 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 359.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 469.90 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 325.70 Mn
May 31, 2024 427.70 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 358.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 461.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 327.60 Mn
May 31, 2023 436.30 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 352.60 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 487.80 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 321.00 Mn
May 31, 2022 448.90 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 364.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 440.80 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 291.80 Mn