Scholastic vs USA TODAY Co.
USA TODAY Co. reported revenue of $2.3 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.5 times Scholastic's $1.6 billion in fiscal 2026. Scholastic's revenue fell 2.7% in its latest year, and USA TODAY Co.'s fell 8.2%. Free cash flow was $2 million at Scholastic and $63 million at USA TODAY Co.. Their fiscal years end in different months (May 31 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Scholastic | USA TODAY Co. | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2026, May 31, 2026 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $1.6B | $2.3B |
| Revenue growth | −2.7% | −8.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 4.0% | −7.5% |
| Gross margin | 56.4% | 38.7% |
| Operating margin | 1.0% | — |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 0.1% |
| Free cash flow | $2M | $63M |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.2% | 2.7% |
| Return on capital | 1.1% | 7.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −0.7x | 3.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $286M | $3M |
| Change in diluted share count | −12.3% | 2.4% |
| Last close | $37.20 | $6.57 |
| P/E at the last close | 26.2× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $14.3 million | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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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 Scholastic and USA TODAY Co. pages.