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Scholastic (SCHL) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Scholastic (SCHL - Free Report) reported $329.1 million in revenue for the quarter ended February 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 1.9%. EPS of -$0.15 for the same period compares to -$0.05 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.59% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $331.04 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.37, the EPS surprise was +58.9%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Scholastic performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Revenues- Entertainment: $16 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $13.05 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +25%.
  • Revenues- Education Solutions: $56.1 million versus $53.29 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.9% change.
  • Revenues- International: $58 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $59 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.2%.
  • Revenues- Children?s Book Publishing and Distribution: $197.6 million versus $204.7 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.8% change.

View all Key Company Metrics for Scholastic here>>>

Shares of Scholastic have returned +2.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.

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