What is Scholastic's operating income?

Scholastic (SCHL) reported operating income of -$26.9M in Q4 2025.

How has Scholastic's operating income changed year-over-year?

Scholastic's operating income decreased by 12.6% year-over-year, from -$23.9M to -$26.9M.

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

Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Scholastic's operating income has grown at a -45.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $97.4M to $15.8M.

What does operating income mean?

Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.

Scholastic SCHL Operating Income

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Segments

By segment

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Total Children's Book Publishing and Distribution$8.9M+17.1%

Total Education Solutions-$5.2M+24.6%

Total International-$4.7M-124%

Total Entertainment-$3.5M+10.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$329.1M-1.9%

Gross profit$178.8M-1.1%

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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Operating cash flow-$30.5M—

CapEx$13.4M+48.9%

Free cash flow-$43.9M-109%

Valuation

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Market cap$791.5M+55.1%

Enterprise value$989M+28.6%

P/E18.1×+6.0×

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:OperatingIncomeLoss.

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 income?: Scholastic (SCHL) reported operating income of -$26.9M in Q4 2025.
How has Scholastic's operating income changed year-over-year?: Scholastic's operating income decreased by 12.6% year-over-year, from -$23.9M to -$26.9M.
What is the long-term trend for Scholastic's operating income?: Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Scholastic's operating income has grown at a -45.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $97.4M to $15.8M.
What does operating income mean?: Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.