SCHLSCHOLASTIC CORP
Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing
- Revenue
- $1.6B
- 2.7% YoY
- Operating margin
- 1.0%
- 1.1% YoY
- EBITDA
- $63M
- 11% YoY
- Market cap
- —
- Employees
- —
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.2×
- $78M net debt
- AI in 10-K
- —
Red flags 1 of 9
- TSR below peersClear—3+ of last 5 years
- High CEO pay despite TSRClear—Median CEO pay ≥ $15M and TSR flag
- Active 13DClear0 filingsActive-intent 13D in 18 months
- Net insider sellingClear$0 netNet sales over $10M in 12 months
- Earnings not backed by cashClear90% of net incomeCash flow under 80% of net income
- Dilutive SBCClear1% of revenueOver 10% of revenue
- Payouts exceed cash flowFired562% of cash flowBuybacks + dividends over cash flow
- Goodwill-heavyClear12% of assetsOver 40% of assets
- Shareholder dissentClear—Any vote under 80% support
Financials
| Metric | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.6B | 2.7% |
| Operating income | $97M | $106M | $15M | $16M | $15M | 3.8% |
| Net income | $81M | $86M | $12M | −$2M | $57M | 3106% |
| Operating cash flow | $226M | $149M | $155M | $124M | $51M | 59% |
| Stock-based comp | $8M | $11M | $11M | $9M | $9M | 8.6% |
| Buybacks | $33M | $132M | $158M | $70M | $266M | 280% |
| Dividends | $21M | $26M | $25M | $23M | $20M | 12% |
Deal filings
None.
13D filers
None on file.
Insider trading
No open-market trades in the last 12 months.
Pay vs performance
| Year | CEO total comp | Comp actually paid | TSR (indexed) | Peer TSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $4M | $5M | 135 | 154 |
| FY2025 | $3M | $2M | 56 | 182 |
| FY2024 | $2M | $2M | 113 | 121 |
| FY2023 | $3M | $4M | 131 | 93 |
| FY2022 | $5M | $6M | 113 | 97 |