Scholastic (STU:SL1) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €1.39 (As of Feb. 2026)

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STU:SL1 Scholastic Corp STU:SL1
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Price €40.80
GF Value €33.65
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What is Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Scholastic STU:SL1 +0.49% 72 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.39 as of Feb. 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:SL1 with a GF Score™ of 72/100 and a GF Value™ of €33.65. The stock has 10 warning signs investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Scholastic's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Feb. 2026 was €-1.516. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €1.39 for the trailing ten years ended in Feb. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Scholastic's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 62.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 12.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -1.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was -14.70% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Scholastic was 21.00% per year. The lowest was -29.10% per year. And the median was 6.20% per year.

As of today (2026-07-18), Scholastic's current stock price is €40.80. Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2026 was €1.39. Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 29.35.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Scholastic was 99.63. The lowest was 11.02. And the median was 17.74.


Scholastic  (STU:SL1) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=40.80/1.39
=29.35

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Scholastic was 99.63. The lowest was 11.02. And the median was 17.74.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Scholastic Annual Data
Trend May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24 May25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.84 0.78 0.55 1.31 1.04

Scholastic Quarterly Data
May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.96 1.04 1.77 1.61 1.39

STU:SL1 vs TDAY, LEE, EDUC: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Scholastic Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Scholastic's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Feb. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Feb. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Feb. 2026)
=-1.516/326.7850*326.7850
=-1.516

Current CPI (Feb. 2026) = 326.7850.

Scholastic Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201605 1.497 240.229 2.036
201608 -3.000 240.849 -4.070
201611 4.488 241.353 6.077
201702 0.610 243.603 0.818
201705 -0.041 244.733 -0.055
201708 -3.010 245.519 -4.006
201711 2.381 246.669 3.154
201802 -0.044 248.991 -0.058
201805 1.158 251.588 1.504
201808 -2.897 252.146 -3.755
201811 2.581 252.038 3.346
201902 0.032 252.776 0.041
201905 0.758 256.092 0.967
201908 -2.947 256.558 -3.754
201911 2.442 257.208 3.103
202002 0.319 258.678 0.403
202005 -1.516 256.394 -1.932
202008 -1.035 259.918 -1.301
202011 0.883 260.229 1.109
202102 0.133 263.014 0.165
202105 0.585 269.195 0.710
202108 1.319 273.567 1.576
202111 1.708 277.948 2.008
202202 0.705 283.716 0.812
202205 0.890 292.296 0.995
202208 -2.063 296.171 -2.276
202211 1.909 297.711 2.095
202302 -0.141 300.840 -0.153
202305 2.603 304.127 2.797
202308 -1.521 307.026 -1.619
202311 2.793 307.051 2.973
202402 -0.051 310.326 -0.054
202405 1.604 314.069 1.669
202408 -1.984 314.796 -2.060
202411 1.986 315.493 2.057
202502 -0.725 319.082 -0.743
202505 3.215 321.465 3.268
202508 -3.129 323.976 -3.156
202511 2.119 324.122 2.136
202602 -1.516 326.785 -1.516

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.39 mean?
Scholastic (STU:SL1) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.39 as of Feb. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Scholastic and its competitors.
Is Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Scholastic's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.39. Overall, Scholastic has a GF Score™ of 72/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to TDAY and LEE?
Scholastic's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.39 can be compared against companies in the Media - Diversified industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Media - Diversified company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Media - Diversified industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Scholastic and its competitors. Scholastic's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.39. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Scholastic stock overvalued right now?
Scholastic (STU:SL1) has a current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of €1.39. The stock's GF Value™ is €33.65, compared to a current price of €40.80 — trading 21.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.39. Scholastic's overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 10 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Scholastic (STU:SL1), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is €1.39 as of Feb. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Scholastic (STU:SL1) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Scholastic stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €40.80 is trading 21.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of €33.65.

Key valuation signals for STU:SL1:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: €1.39
  • GF Value™: €33.65 vs. price of €40.80 (21.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 10 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STU:SL1 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Scholastic Business Description

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Address 557 Broadway, New York, NY, USA, 10012
Scholastic Corp is an American publishing and education media company that focuses on books and educational material for schools, teachers, parents, and children. It creates print, digital, and audiobooks, learning materials and programs, classroom magazines, and other products that support children's learning and reading both at home and at school. The company also owns rights to various books, including Harry Potter, Dog Man, and The Hunger Games among others. It has three reportable segments Children's Book Publishing and Distribution, Education Solutions, and International. The majority of its revenue is from the Children's Book Publishing and Distribution segment.
72GF Score

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