Scholastic has a decent outlook, targeting 2–4% revenue growth and $135–$145M adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2027 - adjusted for the leaseback effects. Key catalysts include the upcoming Hunger Games movie and the Harry Potter HBO series, both expected to drive franchise momentum and book sales, suggesting a decent quarter for fairs. Valuation is maybe interesting, with SCHL trading at a discount to possible peers like Pearson, despite having pretty top-shelf franchises to publish.
Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript
Scholastic NASDAQ: SCHL reported a wider adjusted operating loss in its seasonally slow fiscal 2027 first quarter, while reaffirming its full-year outlook as it enters the back-to-school and holiday selling periods with new releases from major franchises and early strength in book fairs.
Scholastic (SCHL) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Although the revenue and EPS for Scholastic (SCHL) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended May 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Scholastic (SCHL) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.19 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.16 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.87 per share a year ago.
Scholastic NASDAQ: SCHL said its fiscal 2026 results reflected stronger underlying profitability despite lower revenue, as the children's publishing and education company pointed to book fairs, cost discipline and entertainment growth as key offsets to weaker trade publishing comparisons and continued volatility in school spending.
Scholastic (SCHL) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
SCHL's transformation, Book Fairs momentum and digital push drive growth, while WLY expands through recurring revenues and rising AI-led research demand.
SCHL's entertainment revenues jump 25% as digital views spike, narrowing operating losses and teeing up a bid for profit acceleration by 2027.
Scholastic Corporation SCHL stock's strong rally this year has caught investor attention. Scholastic, which operates in the broader educational publishing and media space alongside companies such as Pearson plc PSO, Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. BNED and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. WLY, has seen its shares rise 34.2% year to date, comfortably outpacing the industry's gain of 29.7%.
Scholastic is reshaping its Education division, tightening costs and boosting its pipeline as it targets a return to growth by fiscal 2027.