Scholastic (SCHL) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- -$3.63
- Estimate
- -$3.42
- Surprise
- -6.1%
- Revenue (period 2026-08-31)
- $216.8M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 4.6 → 4.5/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Scholastic (SCHL) reported a wider loss than forecast — adjusted EPS of -$3.63 against the -$3.42 estimate (a 6.1% shortfall). TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (4.6/10) to Sell at 4.5/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates SCHL Sell at 4.0/10.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -6.1% surprise compares with a +19.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-17.
What argues against it
- Target reached (-13.8% upside)
- Quality below floor (3.7 < 4.0)
- Momentum score 4.1/10 — below 4.5 minimum
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $37.96
- Price target
- $39.40
- Stop
- $35.30
- Upside to target
- +3.8%
The stock trades at 27.2× trailing but 17.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: RSI 77 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-16 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
SCHL at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Publishing
- Market cap
- $711.5M
- P/E (fwd)
- 17.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 27.2
- 52-week range
- $26.38–$48.07
- Off 52-week high
- 21.0%
- RSI (14)
- 77
- Volume vs avg
- 0.16×
- Score today
- 4.0/10