Scholastic (SCHL) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Scholastic's Total Debt came in at $184.8 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 44.2% from $331.2 million a year earlier but up 129.6% from the prior quarter.
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Scholastic (SCHL) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Scholastic's Total Debt was $80.5 million, down 68.6% from FY2025.
- Total Debt carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -15.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Total Debt was $256.2 million in FY2025, $6 million in FY2024 (unchanged), $6 million in FY2023 (-7.7%) and $6.5 million in FY2022 (-96.6%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Total Debt is $4.8 million (fiscal Q2 2023) to $331.2 million (fiscal Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Total Debt has declined for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 105.6% over the last six quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Total Debt over five years came in fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 791.4%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 98.0%).
- Business Quant data shows SCHL's Total Debt at $80.5 million (Q4 2026), $5.6 million (Q3 2026) and $280.6 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 32.02 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 6.61 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 10.00 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 1.99 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | 13.66 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | -1.98 Bn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 9.46 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | 1.47 Mn |
| 10 | Scholastic | 591.01 Mn | 145.41 Mn | 98.70 Mn | 184.80 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 184.80 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 80.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 5.60 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 280.60 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 331.20 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 256.20 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 280.80 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 256.20 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 231.10 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 6.00 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 31.50 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 6.30 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 5.90 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 6.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 5.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 4.80 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 6.30 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 6.50 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 13.70 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 14.30 Mn |
API Access
Scholastic Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=SCHL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();