SuperworthScholastic profit margin SCHL
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 3.6%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 1.0%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +4.2 pts
- Peer median
- 4.3%
Over the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, Scholastic kept 3.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 1.0% and a gross margin of 56.5%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 0.3%.
The median for 6 publishing stocks of a similar size is 4.3%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3.6% | 1.0% | 56.4% |
| FY2025 | −0.1% | 1.0% | 55.8% |
| FY2024 | 0.8% | 0.9% | 55.6% |
| FY2023 | 5.1% | 6.2% | 53.8% |
| FY2022 | 4.9% | 5.9% | 53.4% |
| FY2021 | −0.8% | −1.7% | 51.6% |
| FY2020 | −2.9% | −6.0% | 49.5% |
| FY2019 | 0.9% | 1.5% | 52.8% |
| FY2018 | −0.3% | 3.4% | 54.3% |
| FY2017 | 3.0% | 5.1% | 53.2% |
| FY2016 | 2.4% | 4.0% | 54.4% |
| FY2015 | 18.0% | 2.0% | 53.6% |
| FY2014 | 2.4% | 3.5% | 53.6% |
| FY2013 | 1.7% | 3.8% | 53.7% |
| FY2012 | 4.8% | 8.7% | 54.0% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | 3.6% | +4.2 pts | 1.0% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 3.6% | +3.7 pts | 1.0% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 3.9% | +2.7 pts | 1.1% | |
| Q2 FY26 | −0.2% | +0.1 pts | 1.3% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −0.7% | −2.1 pts | 0.7% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −0.1% | −0.9 pts | 1.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 1.2% | −2.0 pts | 0.6% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −0.3% | −3.9 pts | −0.1% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 1.5% | −2.0 pts | 1.6% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 0.8% | −4.3 pts | 0.9% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 3.2% | −0.6 pts | 3.6% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 3.6% | −0.3 pts | 4.0% |
Against its peers
Companies in Publishing nearest Scholastic's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| SCHLScholastic | 3.6% |
| EBFEnnis | 9.8% |
| DLXDeluxe | 4.8% |
| ACCOACCO BRANDS | 3.7% |
| PMTSCPI Card | 2.3% |
| CMPRCIMPRESS | 2.6% |
| WLYJohn Wiley & Sons | 11.9% |
| Peer median | 4.3% |
Where Scholastic ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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