Scholastic (SCHL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Scholastic's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 8.04% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 9.19 percentage points from -1.15% a year earlier and up 1.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Scholastic's Return on Equity [ROE] was 6.68%, up 6.87 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of +7.60 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] was -0.19% in FY2025 (-1.30 pp), 1.11% in FY2024 (-6.15 pp), 7.26% in FY2023 (+0.51 pp) and 6.75% in FY2022 (+7.67 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since fiscal Q3 2016.
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.93 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Equity [ROE] over five years came in fiscal Q1 2027 (a gain of 9.19 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 6.27 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SCHL's Return on Equity [ROE] at 6.99% (Q4 2026), 6.95% (Q3 2026) and -0.38% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -9.26% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 15.15% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.78% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 19.40% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 7.45% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Scholastic | 618.82 Mn | 173.22 Mn | 98.70 Mn | 8.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 8.04% |
| May 31, 2026 | 6.99% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 6.95% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | -0.38% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -1.15% |
| May 31, 2025 | -0.20% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.93% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -0.44% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 2.41% |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.20% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 5.01% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 5.55% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 5.20% |
| May 31, 2023 | 7.47% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 5.30% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 5.62% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 5.03% |
| May 31, 2022 | 6.74% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 3.06% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 3.20% |
API Access
Scholastic Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();