Scholastic Corporation (SCHL) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q3'26 | Q2'26 | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | -30.5M | 73.2M | -81.8M | 106.9M | -12M | 71.2M | -41.9M | 69.9M | 13.1M | 109.7M | -38.1M | 120M | 7.6M | 81.6M | -60.3M | 47.5M | 36.9M | 78M | 63.6M | 34.5M |
| Operating CF Margin % | -9.27% | 13.28% | -36.26% | 21.03% | -3.58% | 13.07% | -17.66% | 14.72% | 4.05% | 19.5% | -16.67% | 22.71% | 2.34% | 13.88% | -22.94% | 9.23% | 10.71% | 14.88% | 24.48% | 8.59% |
| Operating CF Growth % | -154.17% | 2.81% | -95.23% | 52.93% | -191.6% | -35.1% | -9.97% | -41.75% | 72.37% | 34.44% | 36.82% | 152.63% | -79.4% | 4.62% | -194.81% | 37.68% | 125% | 69.2% | 344.62% | 182.34% |
| Net Income | 62.5M | 55.9M | -71.1M | 15.4M | -3.6M | 48.8M | -62.5M | 35.9M | -26.5M | 76.9M | -74.2M | 75.7M | -19.2M | 75.3M | -45.5M | 52.1M | -15.3M | 68.3M | -24.2M | 7.6M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 5.2M | 5.7M | 5.4M | 22.4M | 28.1M | -8.5M | 19.5M | 24.1M | 23.7M | 16.3M | 15.8M | 16.3M | 16.1M | 16M | 16.2M | 15.9M | 16.1M | 16.5M | 16.4M | 15.6M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 2.2M | 2.5M | 1.9M | 2.6M | 2.4M | 2.1M | 2.2M | 2.3M | 2.3M | 4.1M | 2.3M | 2.3M | 2.3M | 4.2M | 1.7M | 1.7M | 1.6M | 3M | 1.5M | 1.5M |
| Deferred Taxes | -100K | -200K | 200K | -19.7M | -200K | -600K | 800K | -2.1M | -100K | -200K | 500K | -300K | 0 | -500K | 100K | 3.5M | 200K | -500K | 5.9M | -8.1M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -173.7M | 36.8M | 27.7M | 16.4M | 4.1M | 15.7M | 11.8M | 15.6M | 6.3M | 15.3M | 14.3M | 21.5M | 12.7M | 13.9M | 9.7M | 37.8M | 13.7M | 9.5M | 6.8M | 34.3M |
| Working Capital Changes | 73.4M | -27.5M | -45.9M | 69.8M | -42.8M | 13.7M | -13.7M | -5.9M | 7.4M | -2.7M | 3.2M | 4.5M | -4.3M | -27.3M | -42.5M | -63.5M | 20.6M | -18.8M | 57.2M | -16.4M |
| Change in Receivables | 38.9M | -95.7M | 61.5M | 25.6M | 9.6M | -47.6M | 50.6M | 31.7M | 39.2M | -112.1M | 75.8M | -17.9M | 83.3M | -82M | 54.6M | -29.7M | 81.2M | -132.7M | 8.1M | -19.6M |
| Change in Inventory | 8.1M | 28.5M | -75.6M | 19.3M | 6.2M | 21M | -49.3M | 14.2M | 15.5M | 45.7M | -24.5M | 21.8M | 6.6M | -6.1M | -105.9M | -500K | -23.2M | 12.6M | -35.6M | 10.2M |
| Change in Payables | -25.8M | -21.7M | 18.2M | 21.9M | -23M | -25.8M | 42.4M | 12.1M | -33.3M | -7.9M | -3.4M | 12.1M | -53.7M | 2.1M | 48.9M | -9.8M | -7.5M | -4.2M | 48.9M | 3.1M |
| Cash from Investing | 435.2M | -14.3M | -14.9M | -20.9M | -14.8M | -16.4M | -200.8M | -20.2M | -20.4M | -27.3M | -21.8M | -34.3M | -19.5M | -29.6M | -16.2M | -12.7M | -13.3M | -2.7M | -14.5M | -15.6M |
| Capital Expenditures | -13.4M | -10M | -10M | -12.3M | -9M | -10.9M | -20M | -20.2M | -20.2M | -14.8M | -14.3M | -25.2M | -12.7M | -12.7M | -11.4M | -14M | -9.2M | -8.6M | -10.2M | -10.1M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 4.07% | 1.81% | 4.43% | 2.42% | 2.68% | 2% | 8.43% | 4.25% | 6.24% | 2.63% | 6.26% | 4.77% | 3.91% | 2.16% | 4.34% | 2.72% | 2.67% | 1.64% | 3.93% | 2.52% |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200K | -176.4M | -8.5M | -200K | 0 | 0 | -10.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6M | 0 | 10.4M | 0 | 17.4M |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 448.6M | -4.3M | -4.9M | -8.6M | -5.8M | -5.7M | -4.4M | 0 | 0 | -6.3M | -5.4M | 1.6M | -6.8M | -6.2M | -4.8M | -4.3M | -4.1M | 5.9M | -4.3M | -5.5M |
| Cash from Financing | -400.8M | -52.9M | 66.8M | -60.3M | -16.9M | 2.6M | 211.9M | -46.7M | -31.6M | -58.5M | -39.3M | -60.2M | -50.3M | -30.6M | 1.6M | -26.3M | -15M | -82.3M | -105.6M | -6.1M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | -50.8M | 71.1M | -23.6M | 28.9M | 36.1M | 221.9M | -26M | 24.6M | -100K | -800K | 300K | -200K | -1.9M | -600K | -600K | -1.2M | -75.3M | -101M | -1.4M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | 1000K | 900K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | -5.1M | -5.1M | -5.2M | -5.6M | -5.7M | -5.6M | -5.7M | -5.8M | -6.1M | -6.3M | -6.5M | -6.7M | -6.9M | -6.9M | -5.1M | -5.2M | -5.2M | -5.1M | -5.2M | -5.2M |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | -30M | -30M | -5M | -5M | -15.2M | -52.8M | -54.3M | -35.9M | -56.2M | -46.2M | -25M | -4.7M | -13.9M | -15.3M | -4.2M | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | -395.7M | 0 | 0 | -1.1M | -10.1M | -22.9M | 700K | 300K | 2.7M | 2.2M | 3.9M | 2.4M | 3M | 3.2M | 12M | -6.6M | 6.7M | 2.3M | 600K | 500K |
| Net Change in Cash | 5.3M | 5M | -29.7M | 29.3M | -44.9M | 55.5M | -29.6M | 3.3M | -39.1M | 23.7M | -98.7M | 25.7M | -62.3M | 21.4M | -76.9M | 7.7M | 8.2M | -7.9M | -57.9M | 13.3M |
| Free Cash Flow | -43.9M | 63.2M | -91.8M | 94.6M | -21M | 60.3M | -61.9M | 49.7M | -7.1M | 94.9M | -52.4M | 94.8M | -5.1M | 68.9M | -71.7M | 33.5M | 27.7M | 69.4M | 53.4M | 24.4M |
| FCF Margin % | -13.34% | 11.47% | -40.69% | 18.61% | -6.26% | 11.07% | -26.1% | 10.47% | -2.19% | 16.87% | -22.93% | 17.94% | -1.57% | 11.72% | -27.27% | 6.51% | 8.04% | 13.24% | 20.55% | 6.08% |
| FCF Growth % | -109.05% | 4.81% | -48.3% | 90.34% | -195.77% | -36.46% | -18.13% | -47.57% | -39.22% | 37.74% | 26.92% | 182.99% | -118.41% | -0.72% | -234.27% | 37.3% | 403.64% | 93.31% | 227.14% | 143.42% |
| FCF per Share | -1.70 | 2.45 | -3.65 | 3.61 | -0.76 | 2.11 | -2.19 | 1.70 | -0.24 | 3.02 | -1.66 | 2.83 | -0.15 | 1.95 | -2.09 | 0.95 | 0.80 | 1.95 | 1.55 | 0.69 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | -0.49x | 1.31x | 1.15x | 6.94x | 3.33x | 1.46x | 0.67x | 1.95x | -0.49x | 1.43x | 0.51x | 1.59x | -0.40x | 1.09x | 1.33x | 0.91x | -2.41x | 1.14x | -2.63x | 4.54x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |