For the quarter ended August 2026, Scholastic (SCHL Quick QuoteSCHL - Free Report) reported revenue of $216.8 million, down 3.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$3.63, compared to -$2.52 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.51% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $224.69 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$3.42, the EPS surprise was -6.14%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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: $20.1 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $15.65 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +47.8%.
• Revenues- Education: $30.4 million compared to the $37.3 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -24.2% year over year.
• Revenues- International: $60.5 million versus $60 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.9% change.
• Revenues- Children?s Book Publishing and Distribution: $105.8 million versus $111.74 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.3% change.

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Shares of Scholastic have returned -11.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.