Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) Valuation

Valuation

Model-based estimates, not advice. The DCF is the discounted-cash-flow value per share; compare it with the price, not as a target.

DCF fair value

+89.4%

$72.99

vs $38.55 price

Levered DCF

$48.25

After debt service

Piotroski score

7 / 9

Strong

Altman Z-score

2.59

Grey zone

Rating

Overall 3 / 5

Ratios by fiscal year

Margins and yields are shares of revenue, equity or price; multiples are ×.

Metric	FY2026	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019
P/E	17.9×	-251.02×	88.49×	16.66×	16.04×	-108.41×	-23.56×	75.2×
P/B	1.35×	0.5×	1.05×	1.23×	1.06×	1.01×	0.87×	0.92×
P/S	0.64×	0.29×	0.68×	0.84×	0.79×	0.92×	0.69×	0.7×
EV / EBITDA	6.92×	6.91×	12.72×	7.37×	6.83×	20.91×	-28.4×	9.69×
Gross margin	52.7%	55.8%	55.6%	53.8%	53.4%	51.6%	52.3%	52.8%
Operating margin	1.6%	1.2%	1.5%	6.2%	6.0%	-1.7%	-6.0%	1.5%
Net margin	3.6%	-0.1%	0.8%	5.1%	4.9%	-0.8%	-2.9%	0.9%
Current ratio	1.23×	1.16×	1.27×	1.48×	1.61×	1.48×	2.06×	1.77×
Debt / equity	0.52×	0.4×	0.12×	0.09×	0.08×	0.24×	0.01×	0.01×
Interest coverage	2.33×	1.03×	12.89×	75.93×	33.72×	-3.66×	-29.5×	11.36×
Dividend yield	2.0%	4.7%	2.3%	1.8%	1.6%	1.7%	2.0%	1.8%
Payout ratio	35.3%	-1189.5%	204.1%	29.7%	25.6%	-187.3%	-47.5%	135.3%

Key metrics by fiscal year

Metric	FY2026	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019
Return on equity	7.6%	-0.2%	1.2%	7.4%	6.6%	-0.9%	-3.7%	1.2%
Return on invested capital	1.5%	1.4%	1.6%	5.9%	6.5%	-0.9%	-2.8%	1.1%
Return on assets	3.3%	-0.1%	0.7%	4.4%	4.2%	-0.5%	-2.2%	0.8%
Free cash flow yield	0.2%	15.1%	9.0%	6.1%	14.2%	2.0%	-6.2%	1.8%
Earnings yield	5.6%	-0.4%	1.1%	6.0%	6.3%	-0.9%	-4.3%	1.3%
Enterprise value	$1.3B	$727.7M	$1.1B	$1.3B	$1.1B	$1.1B	$644.7M	$848.1M
Net debt / EBITDA	1.38×	2.38×	0.1×	-0.68×	-1.39×	-1.59×	16.84×	-3.62×
Cash conversion cycle (days)	124	115	123	137	129	173	141	115