Scholastic (SCHL) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic (SCHL) reported Other Operating Expenses of $130.7 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 7.0% from $140.6 million a year earlier and down 36.2% from the prior quarter.
Scholastic (SCHL) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 31, 2026, Scholastic's Other Operating Expenses came in at $749.6 million, down 4.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it was $759.5 million, down 3.5% from FY2025.
- Other Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 135.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Other Operating Expenses came in at $787.4 million in FY2025 and $9.7 million in FY2022 (-6.7%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Other Operating Expenses since fiscal Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Other Operating Expenses has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 1.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Other Operating Expenses in five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 6.7%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 9.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $205 million (Q4 2026), $163.2 million (Q3 2026) and $250.7 million (Q2 2026).
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 | 28.87 Bn | 14.68 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.69 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.02 Bn | 8.51 Bn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.88 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.24 Bn | 8.72 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.17 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.72 Bn | -6.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Scholastic | 731.34 Mn | 285.74 Mn | 98.70 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 130.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 205.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 163.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 250.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 140.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 227.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 171.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 245.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 143.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 216.80 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 163.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 248.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 143.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 158.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 3.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 6.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 148.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2021 | 3.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2020 | 6.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2020 | 123.60 Mn |
Scholastic Other Operating Expenses 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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();