Scholastic SCHL
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Scholastic (SCHL) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)

Scholastic's (SCHL) quarterly Total Debt came in at $75.0 million in Q2 2026, down 70.73% year-over-year from $256.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 1239.29% quarter-over-quarter from $5.6 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Scholastic (SCHL) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Scholastic (SCHL) has reported Total Debt for 18 consecutive years, with $75.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Total Debt fell 70.73% year-over-year to $75.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through May 2026 was $75.0 million, a 70.73% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $75.0 million, down 70.73% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt was $75.0 million for Q2 2026 at Scholastic, up from $5.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Total Debt peaked at $331.2 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at $4.8 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $100.5 million and a median of $10.1 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
  • Across the five-year window, Total Debt soared 4170.0% in 2025 and slumped 98.01% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Total Debt stood at $4.8 million in 2022, then surged by 31.25% to $6.3 million in 2023, then soared by 3966.67% to $256.2 million in 2024, then gained by 9.52% to $280.6 million in 2025, then tumbled by 73.27% to $75.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Total Debt figures came in at $75.0 million (Q2 2026), $5.6 million (Q1 2026), and $280.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 News 18.87 Bn 17.48 Bn - 2.00 Bn
2 New York Times 10.80 Bn 10.14 Bn 394.61 Mn -
3 36Kr Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.99 Bn - 1.47 Mn
4 McGraw Hill 2.55 Bn 2.35 Bn 439.20 Mn 2.57 Bn
5 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.36 Bn 285.49 Mn 1.31 Bn
6 Ziff Davis 1.95 Bn 341.32 Mn 241.03 Mn 1.02 Bn
7 Usa Today 927.89 Mn 840.75 Mn 208.25 Mn 710.15 Mn
8 Daily Journal 865.05 Mn 427.95 Mn 26.82 Mn 830,000.00
9 Scholastic 845.14 Mn 710.24 Mn 285.70 Mn 75.00 Mn
10 Ennis 542.65 Mn 493.57 Mn 31.08 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 31, 2026 75.00 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
Aug 31, 2021 89.50 Mn