What is Scholastic's operating cash flow?

Scholastic (SCHL) reported operating cash flow of -$30.5M in Q4 2025.

What is the long-term trend for Scholastic's operating cash flow?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Scholastic's operating cash flow has grown at a 17.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $71M to $136.2M.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Scholastic SCHL Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$329.1M-1.9%

Gross profit$178.8M-1.1%

Operating income-$26.9M-12.6%

Net income$62.5M+1,836%

EPS (diluted)$2.55+2,062%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$104.6M+10.5%

Total debt$302.1M-24.3%

Total equity$871.9M-7.4%

Total assets$1.8B-9.2%

Cash flow

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CapEx$13.4M+48.9%

Free cash flow-$43.9M-109%

Valuation

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Market cap$810.69M+58.9%

Enterprise value$1.01B+31.1%

P/E18.6×+6.1×

P/S0.5×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin56.2%+0.4pp

Operating margin1.1%+0.5pp

Net margin1.2%-2.0pp

FCF margin2.6%-2.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity1.9%-2.9pp

Debt / equity0.3×-0.1×

Current ratio1.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Scholastic in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Scholastic’s 10-Q, filed March 20, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Scholastic's operating cash flow?: Scholastic (SCHL) reported operating cash flow of -$30.5M in Q4 2025.
What is the long-term trend for Scholastic's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Scholastic's operating cash flow has grown at a 17.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $71M to $136.2M.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.