Skillsoft (SKILW) EBITDA (2019 - 2026)

Skillsoft's (SKILW) quarterly EBITDA came in at -$25.1 million in Q1 2026, down 45.5% year-on-year from -$46.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 26.74% quarter-over-quarter from -$34.3 million in Q4 2025.

Skillsoft (SKILW) EBITDA (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Skillsoft has disclosed EBITDA across 8 years of filings, most recently posting -$25.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 came in at -$25.1 million, down 45.5% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$89.5 million (down 28.54% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was -$89.5 million, down 28.54% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA came in at -$25.1 million for Q1 2026 at Skillsoft, up from -$34.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA ranged from a high of -$9.2 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$608.7 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA is -$25.2 million (2023), against an average of -$79.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA surged 96.74% in 2023 and slumped 478.83% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Skillsoft's EBITDA stood at -$608.7 million in 2022, then soared by 96.74% to -$19.9 million in 2023, then soared by 53.82% to -$9.2 million in 2024, then plunged by 274.08% to -$34.3 million in 2025, then advanced by 26.74% to -$25.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA figures came in at -$25.1 million (Q1 2026), -$34.3 million (Q4 2025), and -$11.8 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.49 Bn 7.45 Bn 22.18 Mn -5.19 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.02 Bn 4.86 Bn -16.39 Mn -27.53 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 4.93 Bn 3.93 Bn 841.00 Mn 76.23 Mn
4 Covista 4.32 Bn 4.32 Bn 276.31 Mn 91.34 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 129.08 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 4.00 Bn 3.75 Bn 244.77 Mn 95.46 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.15 Bn 1.99 Bn 103.97 Mn 339,000.00
8 Perdoceo Education 2.15 Bn 1.47 Bn 174.68 Mn 63.12 Mn
9 Strategic Education 1.74 Bn 1.59 Bn - 41.09 Mn
10 Skillsoft - - 78.61 Mn -8.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 -8.30 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 32.10 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -34.33 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -11.83 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -11.27 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -17.28 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -9.18 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -19.33 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -23.83 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -228.06 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -19.87 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 -25.30 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 -35.38 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 -39.40 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 -608.70 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 -110.78 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -45.24 Mn
Jun 11, 2021 -10.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -1.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -138,120.00