Scholastic (SCHL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic (SCHL) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $424.7 million for 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.
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.
- In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses fell 6.62% year-over-year to $424.7 million; the TTM figure through May 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (down 2.67% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $1.6 billion, down 2.67% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $424.7 million in Q2 2026 per SCHL's latest filing, from $356.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $487.8 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $317.8 million in Q3 2025.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $397.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $394.3 million in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses rose 20.65% — and 2026, when it fell 6.62%.
- Scholastic's Operating Expenses stood at $487.8 million in 2022, then fell by 5.43% to $461.3 million in 2023, then increased by 1.86% to $469.9 million in 2024, then dropped by 0.36% to $468.2 million in 2025, then retreated by 9.29% to $424.7 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SCHL's Operating Expenses at $424.7 million in Q2 2026, $356.0 million in Q1 2026, and $468.2 million in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 644.44 Mn |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -864.18 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 337.80 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 156.72 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 424.70 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 118.26 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 4.10 Mn |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |