Scholastic Cash Flow Statement
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Scholastic free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, Scholastic generated $50.9 million of operating cash flow and spent $48.4 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $2.5 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 0.2% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 96.5% from the prior year's $72.0 million.
Scholastic returned $285.9 million to shareholders: $20.0 million in dividends and $265.9 million in share repurchases, equal to 11436% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 0.1 times.
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Scholastic cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-05-31 | FY 20252025-05-31 | FY 20242024-05-31 | FY 20232023-05-31 | FY 20222022-05-31 | FY 20212021-05-31 | FY 20202020-05-31 | FY 20192019-05-31 | FY 20182018-05-31 | FY 20172017-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 56.70M | -1.90M | 12.10M | 86.50M | 81.00M | -10.90M | -43.70M | 15.60M | -5.00M | 52.30M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | — | -115.70% | -86.01% | +6.79% | — | — | -380.13% | — | -109.56% | +29.14% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 47.50M | 54.50M | 54.50M | 52.50M | 54.80M | 58.30M | 58.30M | 53.30M | 41.80M | 36.20M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 8.50M | 9.30M | 11.00M | 10.50M | 7.80M | 6.60M | 3.80M | 8.30M | 10.70M | 10.10M |
| Change in Working Capital | 16.20M | -17.90M | 79.30M | -50.00M | -67.30M | -63.80M | -40.70M | -21.70M | -2.50M | -24.90M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 50.90M | 124.20M | 154.60M | 148.90M | 226.00M | 71.00M | 2.10M | 116.40M | 141.50M | 141.40M |
| Capital Expenditures | -48.40M | -52.20M | -58.40M | -62.00M | -42.00M | -47.20M | -62.70M | -95.00M | -121.50M | -65.70M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 405.80M | -252.90M | -89.70M | -99.60M | -43.20M | -50.50M | -95.70M | -147.30M | -162.00M | -92.80M |
| Dividends Paid | -20.00M | -22.60M | -24.70M | -25.60M | -20.70M | -20.60M | -20.80M | -21.10M | -21.10M | -20.80M |
| Share Repurchases | -265.90M | -70.00M | -158.20M | -132.10M | -33.40M | 0 | -35.50M | -8.50M | -27.30M | -6.90M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -446.00M | 137.30M | -176.10M | -139.50M | -229.20M | -52.30M | 154.10M | -25.70M | -32.00M | -4.10M |
| Net Change in Cash | 10.90M | 10.30M | -110.80M | -92.10M | -49.90M | -27.30M | 59.70M | -57.80M | -52.20M | 44.40M |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.50M | 72.00M | 96.20M | 86.90M | 184.00M | 23.80M | -60.60M | 21.40M | 20.00M | 75.70M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Scholastic's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2017, across 12 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow SCHL's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?