Scholastic (SCHL) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic (SCHL) reported Payables of $150.2 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 14.6% from $175.8 million a year earlier but up 4.2% from the prior quarter.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Scholastic posted Payables of $144.2 million, down 8.3% from FY2025.
- Payables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Payables came in at $157.3 million in FY2025 (+13.6%), $138.5 million in FY2024 (-19.0%), $170.9 million in FY2023 (+5.3%) and $162.3 million in FY2022 (+17.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Payables spans a low of $126.1 million in fiscal Q3 2024 and a high of $212.4 million in fiscal Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Payables has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 1.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Payables in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 29.1%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 24.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $144.2 million (Q4 2026), $128.5 million (Q3 2026) and $153.6 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 2.67 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 18.20 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 412.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | 906.00 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 154.99 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | -1.47 Bn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | 7.58 Mn |
| 10 | Scholastic | 591.01 Mn | 145.41 Mn | 98.70 Mn | 150.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 150.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 144.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 128.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 153.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 175.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 157.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 133.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 157.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 184.00 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 138.50 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 126.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 159.50 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 167.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 170.90 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 158.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 212.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 208.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 162.30 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 173.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 180.50 Mn |
API Access
Scholastic Payables 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=payables&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();