Scholastic (SCHL) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic's (SCHL) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.49 in Q2 2026, up 34.57% year-over-year from 0.36 in Q2 2025, and up 564.89% quarter-over-quarter from 0.07 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Scholastic (SCHL) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Scholastic (SCHL) has reported Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.49 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio rose 34.57% year-over-year to 0.49 in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was 0.34, a 102.9% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.35, up 102.97% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio was 0.49 for Q2 2026 at Scholastic, up from 0.07 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 0.49 in Q2 2026 and troughed at 1.56 in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.07 and a median of 0.08 in 2023 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
- The widest YoY moves for Payout Ratio: up 125.08% in 2025, down 587.04% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.09 in 2022, then dropped by 15.96% to 0.08 in 2023, then surged by 49.7% to 0.12 in 2024, then slipped by 20.36% to 0.09 in 2025, then soared by 426.06% to 0.49 in 2026.
- The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.49 (Q2 2026), 0.07 (Q1 2026), and 0.09 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | News | 18.55 Bn | 16.46 Bn | - |
| 2 | New York Times | 10.97 Bn | 10.31 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 3 | 36Kr Holdings | 3.28 Bn | 3.26 Bn | - |
| 4 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.47 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 285.49 Mn |
| 5 | McGraw Hill | 2.44 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 439.20 Mn |
| 6 | Ziff Davis | 2.03 Bn | 421.42 Mn | 241.03 Mn |
| 7 | Usa Today | 942.79 Mn | 856.13 Mn | 208.25 Mn |
| 8 | Daily Journal | 867.79 Mn | 430.70 Mn | 26.82 Mn |
| 9 | Scholastic | 863.63 Mn | 728.73 Mn | 285.70 Mn |
| 10 | Ennis | 542.01 Mn | 492.93 Mn | 31.08 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 0.49 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.07 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.09 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -0.07 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.36 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -1.56 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -0.09 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -0.23 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.08 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -0.08 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -0.35 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.09 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -0.15 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.10 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -0.35 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.08 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | -0.21 |