Scholastic (SCHL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Scholastic (SCHL) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 10.8% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 27.0% year-over-year to 10.8% in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 0.96%, a 1.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.96%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin was 10.8% for Q2 2026 at Scholastic, up from 8.17% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 18.01% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 43.37% in Q3 2023.
• A 5-year average of 3.26% and a median of 2.14% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 1032 bps in 2022 and plunged 2127 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 17.03% in 2022, then rose by 6 bps to 18.01% in 2023, then dropped by 24 bps to 13.72% in 2024, then rose by 10 bps to 15.04% in 2025, then retreated by 28 bps to 10.8% in 2026.
• The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 10.8% (Q2 2026), 8.17% (Q1 2026), and 15.04% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.