Scholastic (SCHL) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

Core Insights - Scholastic reported quarterly earnings of $0.87 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.85 per share, but down from $1.73 per share a year ago, indicating an earnings surprise of +2.35% [1] - The company achieved revenues of $508.3 million for the quarter ended May 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.77% and up from $474.9 million year-over-year [2] - Scholastic has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times over the last four quarters and topped revenue estimates twice in the same period [2] Earnings Outlook - The sustainability of Scholastic's stock price movement will depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and future earnings expectations [3][4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -$2.09 on revenues of $244.84 million, while for the current fiscal year, it is $2.13 on revenues of $1.7 billion [7] Industry Context - The Publishing - Books industry, to which Scholastic belongs, is currently ranked in the top 39% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting a favorable outlook compared to lower-ranked industries [8]