Scholastic Corporation (SCHL)
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryPublishingSnapshot 2026-10-29
$39.30+0.18%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryPublishingSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Consumer Discretionary is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Free cash flow at or above $430 million in fiscal 2026: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 3% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 162% growth a year, above the roughly 4% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 32% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskSCHL’s publishing growth, including the potential Harry Potter series, must support its long-term growth and margin goals. Recent revenue fell 4% year over year, following a 6% decline in fiscal 2026’s fourth quarter. Q1 FY2027 missed estimates, with non-GAAP EPS of -$3.63. SCHL trades at 40× P/E versus the 15× peer median; expectations look full. The market is pricing in more growth than our forecast. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability at 36%. The primary free-cash-flow pillar needs review because its comparison is unverified. Peer multiples imply a price about 162% below where it trades; the thesis is on watch, and this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. SCHL is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 1 analyst currently covering SCHL (as of Oct 2026).
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A consensus fair price across 3 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Publishing — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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New Harry Potter series could drive significant publishing growth.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Drive long-term growth and margin expansion
Results miss estimates, impacting growth and margin expansion.
Advances: Drive long-term growth and margin expansion
Revenue growth forecast supports long-term growth objective.
Threatens: Achieve long-term net leverage target
Widening loss raises concerns about achieving leverage targets.
Partnership enhances growth potential in the Education segment.
Advances: Drive long-term growth and margin expansion
Revenue growth and EBITDA guidance support long-term growth objective.
Threatens: Drive long-term growth and margin expansion
Sales below estimates indicate growth challenges.