Scholastic (SCHL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Scholastic's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 1.16% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 0.16 percentage points from 1.00% a year earlier but down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Scholastic came in at 0.99%, down 0.42 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of +1.98 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 1.42% in FY2025 (+0.43 pp), 0.99% in FY2024 (-5.84 pp), 6.83% in FY2023 (+0.06 pp) and 6.77% in FY2022 (+7.75 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between -0.06% (fiscal Q2 2025) and 7.26% (fiscal Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.00 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (a gain of 8.25 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2024 (a drop of 5.98 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SCHL's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 1.18% (Q4 2026), 0.87% (Q3 2026) and 1.68% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.60% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 9.59% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.10% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.82% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Scholastic | 637.12 Mn | 191.52 Mn | 98.70 Mn | 1.16% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1.16% |
| May 31, 2026 | 1.18% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.87% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.68% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.00% |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.30% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -0.06% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 2.27% |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.05% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 4.52% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 5.03% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 4.67% |
| May 31, 2023 | 7.04% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 5.98% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 6.40% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 5.48% |
| May 31, 2022 | 7.26% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 2.86% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 2.70% |
API Access
Scholastic Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();