NASDAQ: SCHL · Publishing
Scholastic (SCHL) fair value and price range
As of 12 Oct 2026, Faircurve's model values Scholastic (SCHL) at $36.30 a share. The stock last closed at $39.26, which puts the model's fair value 7.5% below the price. The model grades the evidence behind this valuation as low, so no verdict is shown. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It does not say how likely the fair value is to be right.
Revalued . Price is the close of 13 Oct 2026. Scholastic Corporation.
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This week, in three parts
What happenedThe run of 12 Oct 2026 moved the fair value from $34.83 to $36.30 (+4.2%).
What the model makes of itThe price of $39.26 is 7.5% above it. The model grades the evidence behind this valuation as low, so no verdict is shown. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It does not say how likely the fair value is to be right.
What's nextReports on 17 Dec 2026. The next weekly run is on Saturday 17 Oct 2026.
What price range does the model give SCHL?
The calibrated range for SCHL over 63 trading days is $29.92 to $43.62. There is no live options data for this stock, so the range is built from the fair value and calibrated weekly against realised prices (n = 6,214 past valuations, refreshed 10 Oct 2026). Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon.
The model's own simulated range, from the 20th to the 80th percentile of its runs, is $18.47 to $61.29. In 47% of the simulations the fair value came out above the price the model ran on.
Faircurve Insights · 12 Oct 2026
Scholastic Corporation, founded in 1920 and headquartered in New York, New York, specializes in the global creation and distribution of literary and educational materials for young people.
Faircurve's model found a fair value of $36.30 a share on 12 Oct 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. This fair value moved +4.2% since the previous run on 3 Oct 2026, which gave $34.83. The calibrated range over 63 trading days is $29.92 to $43.62, built from the fair value. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time at this horizon. The model grades the evidence behind this valuation as low, so no verdict is shown.
The model's overall quality score is 34 out of 100, a composite of six quality factors against comparable companies. Notable factors include Capital discipline at 78, with Net buybacks / market value at 40.0% against a peer median of 0.9%, and Balance sheet at 75, with Net debt / EBITDA at 1.36x against a peer median of 2.84x. The model compares it with The New York Times Company (NYT), News Corporation (NWSA), News Corporation (NWS), QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST), and Yelp Inc. (YELP).
Written from the figures on this page for the 12 Oct 2026 valuation and checked by rule before publishing: every number is one printed here, no forecast, no instruction. The price, the gap and the verdict are the page's own and change daily. Not a recommendation.
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When does SCHL report earnings, and how has the stock reacted?
Scholastic's next earnings report is scheduled for 17 Dec 2026. Companies can move their dates.
Around its last 8 reports: what the options market priced, and what followed
Each move runs from the last close before the report to the first close after it, so it covers companies that report before the open and after the close. The median size across SCHL's last 8 reports, ignoring direction, was 10.9%.
How does SCHL score on business quality?
Scholastic's overall quality score is 34 out of 100. Each factor below is a score against comparable companies, not a percentile of the metric beside it.
| Factor | Score (0 to 100) | Headline measure | Peer median |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProfitabilityReturn on invested capital against the peer group, with a bonus for an improving trend. | 9 | 1.6%ROIC | 11.3% |
| Earnings qualityHow much of reported profit is cash: free cash flow to net income, and the accrual ratio (the share of earnings that is not cash). | 14 | -0.25xFCF / net income | |
| Growth qualityTrailing revenue growth, forward growth from consensus, and the direction of analyst estimate revisions. | 34 | -2.7%Revenue growth, trailing | -4.0% |
| Capital disciplineReinvestment efficiency (capital spending per unit of revenue) and net buybacks. | 78 | 40.0%Net buybacks / market value | 0.9% |
| Balance sheetNet debt to EBITDA and interest coverage. | 75 | 1.36xNet debt / EBITDA | 2.84x |
| StabilityDownside volatility of the EBITDA margin over the last five years. | 63 | 1.8 ptsEBITDA margin downside volatility, 5y | 2.1 pts |
How does SCHL compare with similar companies?
The companies in publishing closest to Scholastic in market value, each on the same model and the same date.
| Company | Last close | Model fair value | Gap | Model verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYT The New York Times Company | $66.88 | $65.12 | -2.6% | Fairly valued |
| NWSA News Corporation | $29.63 | $28.62 | -3.4% | Fairly valued |
| NWS News Corporation | $32.58 | $30.72 | -5.7% | Fairly valued |
| QNST QuinStreet, Inc. | $15.76 | $14.51 | -7.9% | Fairly valued |
| SHEN Shenandoah Telecommunications Company | $10.52 | $9.39 | -10.7% | Low evidence grade |
| YELP Yelp Inc. | $18.92 | $23.01 | +21.6% | Undervalued |
| CCOI Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | $8.57 | n/a | n/a | Data under review |
| GOGO Gogo Inc. | $2.18 | $2.32 | +6.7% | Low evidence grade |
What the comparable companies' multiples alone would give for SCHL, the peer-implied price, is $24.45 a share on this run. The fair value weighs that against the company's own multiple.
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Scholastic at a glance
Scholastic Corporation, a company founded in 1920 and headquartered in New York, New York, specializes in the global creation and distribution of literary and educational materials for young people.
- Market value
- $728M
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Publishing
- Revenue expected, next twelve months
- $1.6B
- Consensus revenue growth, next fiscal year
- +2.1%
- Analysts with estimates
- 2
- Beta to the US market
- 0.32
- First valued by Faircurve
- 11 Jul 2026
How the fair value is worked out: the model prices Scholastic on the value of the whole business, debt included, against the operating profit analysts expect next year (forward EV/EBITDA), runs 2,000 simulations across its inputs and takes the midpoint. The full method is documented here.
What changed in the latest valuation?
On 3 Oct 2026 the model's fair value for SCHL was $34.83. As of 12 Oct 2026 it is $36.30, a change of +4.2%. The model revalues every stock it covers each week, and again after an earnings report.
Questions about Scholastic's valuation
Is Scholastic stock undervalued or overvalued?
Faircurve's model puts SCHL's fair value at $36.30 a share against a last close of $39.26, as of 12 Oct 2026. The model grades the evidence behind this valuation as low, so no verdict is shown. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It does not say how likely the fair value is to be right.
What is SCHL's fair value?
$36.30 a share as of 12 Oct 2026, the midpoint of 2,000 simulations. The model's own 20th to 80th percentile range is $18.47 to $61.29.
What price range does the model give SCHL?
$29.92 to $43.62 over 63 trading days. Ranges built this way held the price 60% of the time across 6,214 past valuations, refreshed 10 Oct 2026.
When does Scholastic report earnings next?
The next report is scheduled for 17 Dec 2026. Companies can move their dates.
How much has SCHL moved on past earnings reports?
Across its last 8 reports the median two session move was 10.9%, ignoring direction. The largest was -19.6% around the report of 19 Dec 2024.
How confident is the model in this valuation?
The model's evidence grade for SCHL is low. The grade looks at how complete the inputs are, how many comparable companies there are and how closely they agree, and how wide the range of outcomes is. It is not a probability that the fair value is right, or that the price reaches it.
The model's own ideas on SCHL
The model holds no idea open on SCHL today. Signed-in readers see the rule each idea runs on, the floor and the exit level the model set and its time limit, and the model's closed ideas on SCHL with their outcomes. A free account is enough.