Scholastic (SCHL) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Scholastic's (SCHL) Payout Ratio stood at 0.33 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 6.8% from the prior quarter.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Scholastic's Payout Ratio came in at 0.35.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Payout Ratio came in at 2.04 in FY2024 (+588.1%), 0.30 in FY2023 (+15.9%) and 0.26 in FY2022.
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q4 2023.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Payout Ratio in the last five years was growth of 588.1% in fiscal Q4 2024, against a decline of 92.3% in fiscal Q1 2023 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.37 Bn | 63.04 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 26.93 Bn | 12.84 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.34 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.87 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.07 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.15 Bn | 7.29 Bn | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.00 Bn | 7.49 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.68 Bn | 8.26 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - |
| 10 | Scholastic | 612.48 Mn | 166.88 Mn | 98.70 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.33 |
| May 31, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.33 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.23 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.00 |
| May 31, 2024 | 2.04 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.45 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.47 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.38 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.34 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.35 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.57 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.54 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 4.50 |
| Nov 30, 2019 | 1.18 |
| Aug 31, 2019 | 1.15 |
| May 31, 2019 | 1.35 |
API Access
Scholastic Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();