Scholastic (SCHL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic (SCHL) reported Retained Earnings of $961.5 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 4.1% from $923.5 million a year earlier but down 7.3% from the prior quarter.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Scholastic posted Retained Earnings of $1.04 billion, up 3.8% from FY2025.
- Retained Earnings has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Retained Earnings came in at $999.7 million in FY2025 (-2.3%), $1.02 billion in FY2024 (-1.1%), $1.04 billion in FY2023 (+6.1%) and $976.5 million in FY2022 (+6.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Retained Earnings spans a low of $923.5 million in fiscal Q1 2026 and a high of $1.04 billion in fiscal Q4 2026.
- Year over year, Retained Earnings has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 0.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Retained Earnings in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 6.6%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2026 (a decline of 3.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $1.04 billion (Q4 2026), $1.03 billion (Q3 2026) and $974.2 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -14.28 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.87 Bn | 14.68 Bn | - | 4.46 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.69 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 11.32 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.02 Bn | 8.51 Bn | - | -312.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.88 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | 847.09 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.24 Bn | 8.72 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.17 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.92 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | -1.75 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.72 Bn | -6.32 Bn | - | 2.83 Bn |
| 10 | Scholastic | 731.34 Mn | 285.74 Mn | 98.70 Mn | 961.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 961.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 1.04 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.03 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 974.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 923.50 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 999.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 989.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 998.70 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 955.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.02 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 993.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.03 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 955.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.04 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 966.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 992.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 924.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 976.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 929.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 950.10 Mn |
API Access
Scholastic Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();