News vs Scholastic
News reported revenue of $9.0 billion in fiscal 2026, 5.7 times Scholastic's $1.6 billion in fiscal 2026. News' revenue grew 6.8% in its latest year, and Scholastic's fell 2.7%. Free cash flow was $811 million at News and $2 million at Scholastic. Their fiscal years end in different months (June 30 and May 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| News | Scholastic | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, Jun 30, 2026 | FY2026, May 31, 2026 |
| Revenue | $9.0B | $1.6B |
| Revenue growth | 6.8% | −2.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | −0.7% | 4.0% |
| Gross margin | — | 56.4% |
| Operating margin | — | 1.0% |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 3.6% |
| Free cash flow | $811M | $2M |
| Free cash flow margin | 9.0% | 0.2% |
| Return on capital | 8.9% | 1.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.1x | −0.7x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $845M | $286M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.0% | −12.3% |
| Last close | $30.59 | $38.76 |
| P/E at the last close | 29.7× | 27.3× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $3.2 million | sold $14.3 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 of 8 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the News and Scholastic pages.