Scholastic (SCHL) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026)
Scholastic's Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 17.6 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 27.6% from 24.3 million a year earlier and down 25.7% from the prior quarter.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Scholastic's Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 23.7 million, down 2.1% from FY2025.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 24.2 million in FY2025 (-11.7%), 27.4 million in FY2024 (-8.7%), 30 million in FY2023 (-8.5%) and 32.8 million in FY2022 (+0.9%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to fiscal Q4 2010.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for 17 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 11.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding (Entity) over five years came in fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 0.9%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2027 (a decline of 27.6%).
- Business Quant data shows SCHL's Shares Outstanding (Entity) at 23.7 million (Q4 2026), 20.9 million (Q3 2026) and 24.6 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 29.29 Bn | 15.10 Bn | - | 431.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 23.20 Bn | 5.28 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 274.35 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.26 Bn | 8.74 Bn | - | 556.50 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.97 Bn | 9.09 Bn | - | 635.81 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.24 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 160.50 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.24 Bn | 8.81 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 337.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | 1.11 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.76 Bn | -6.29 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Scholastic | 737.10 Mn | 291.50 Mn | 98.70 Mn | 17.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 17.60 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 23.70 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 20.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 24.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 24.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 24.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 25.90 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 27.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 27.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 27.40 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 27.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 28.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 29.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 30.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 31.40 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 32.40 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 32.70 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 32.80 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 32.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 32.90 Mn |
API Access
Scholastic Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();