Scholastic (SCHL) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2010 - 2026)
Scholastic (SCHL) recorded Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 18.9 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 25.0% from 25.2 million a year earlier and down 21.9% from the prior quarter.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Scholastic reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 24.2 million, down 12.3% from FY2025.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has declined for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 27.6 million in FY2025 (-9.2%), 30.4 million in FY2024 (-12.4%), 34.7 million in FY2023 (-2.5%) and 35.6 million in FY2022 (+3.8%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in data going back to fiscal Q4 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has declined for 17 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 11.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in the last five years was growth of 3.8% in fiscal Q4 2022, against a decline of 25.0% in fiscal Q1 2027 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 24.2 million (Q4 2026), 24.5 million (Q3 2026) and 25.8 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.58 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.41 Bn | 14.21 Bn | - | 439.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.53 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 281.00 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.96 Bn | 8.44 Bn | - | 558.40 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.84 Bn | 8.95 Bn | - | 660.30 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.16 Bn | 8.64 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 163.04 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.11 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 342.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | 1.10 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.68 Bn | -6.36 Bn | - | 215.20 Mn |
| 10 | Scholastic | 731.90 Mn | 286.30 Mn | 98.70 Mn | 18.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 18.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 24.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 24.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 25.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 25.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 27.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 27.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 28.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 28.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 30.40 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 29.10 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 31.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 31.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 34.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 33.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 35.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 34.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 35.60 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 34.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 35.60 Mn |
API Access
Scholastic Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 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=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();