Growth Metrics

Skillsoft (SKIL) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Retained Earnings at -$1.6 billion for Q1 2026, down 9258.14% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was -$1.6 billion (down 9258.14% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was -$1.6 billion, down 9258.14%.

Skillsoft has reported Retained Earnings over the past 8 years, most recently at -$1.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Retained Earnings reached -$1.6 billion in Q1 2026 per SKIL's latest filing, down from -$1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $970000.0 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$1.6 billion in Q1 2026.
  • Median Retained Earnings over the past 5 years was -$14.8 million (2023), compared with a mean of -$195.0 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Retained Earnings hit 12.5% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 9627.65% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at -$17.9 million in 2022, then rose by 10.37% to -$16.1 million in 2023, then rose by 1.09% to -$15.9 million in 2024, then tumbled by 9627.65% to -$1.5 billion in 2025, then fell by 2.37% to -$1.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Retained Earnings for SKIL at -$1.6 billion in Q1 2026, -$1.5 billion in Q4 2025, and -$14.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -1.94 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 8.31 Bn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 312.99 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -185,000.00
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 1.10 Bn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 762.68 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 725,000.00
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -30.96 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 103.52 Mn
10 Skillsoft 60.24 Mn -44.27 Mn 111.29 Mn -1.58 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -1.58 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 -1.55 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 -13.97 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -13.95 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -16.92 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -15.90 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -15.87 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -15.94 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -13.05 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -16.07 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 -13.42 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 -13.92 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 -14.79 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 -17.93 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 -2.76 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -1.28 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 970,000.00
Mar 31, 2021 -107.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -149.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 4.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -130.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -28.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -75.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -16.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -1,000.00