Scholastic (SCHL) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026)
Scholastic (SCHL) posted Operating Leases of $276.1 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 223.7% from $85.3 million a year earlier but down 1.6% from the prior quarter.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Scholastic's Operating Leases came in at $280.6 million, up 206.7% from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Leases has increased for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 33.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Scholastic's Operating Leases was $91.5 million in FY2025 (+2.6%), $89.2 million in FY2024 (+20.9%), $73.8 million in FY2023 (+5.7%) and $69.8 million in FY2022 (+3.6%).
- Quarterly Operating Leases has run from a low of $55.4 million in fiscal Q2 2022 to a high of $280.6 million in fiscal Q4 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Leases has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 78.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Leases in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2027, with growth of 223.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2022, with a decline of 22.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Leases for the three prior fiscal quarters was $280.6 million (Q4 2026), $251.3 million (Q3 2026) and $78.9 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.37 Bn | 14.18 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.51 Bn | 4.60 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.99 Bn | 8.47 Bn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.83 Bn | 8.94 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.21 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.13 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.68 Bn | -6.36 Bn | - |
| 10 | Scholastic | 723.30 Mn | 277.70 Mn | 98.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 276.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 280.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 251.30 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 78.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 85.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 91.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 84.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 85.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 90.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 89.20 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 79.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 84.10 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 83.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 73.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 62.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 61.90 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 65.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 69.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 57.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 55.40 Mn |
API Access
Scholastic Operating Leases 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=operating-leases&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-leases", "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=operating-leases&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();