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EDUC Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $1.15
Previous Close: $1.03
Day's Range: 1.02–1.15
52-Week Range: 1.02–1.73
Volume: 12.48K
Beta: 1.10

Valuation

Market Cap: $8.78M
P/E Ratio: 5.15
Forward P/E: 2.45
PEG Ratio: 2.01
P/S ratio: 0.44
EPS (ttm): 0.20

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $22.91M−32.98%
Net Income (FY): $2.33M
Profit margin: 8.60%
Shares Outstanding: 8.52M
1-Year Return: −30.41%

Dividend and dates

Avg Volume: 76.36K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

EDUC Stock Return by Calendar Year

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $6,959; −30.41%
5 years: $10,000 $1,093; −89.07%
10 years: $10,000 $2,361; −76.39%

If you had invested $10,000 in Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $2,361 at the close on October 21, 2026: −76.39% in total, −13.44% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

+155.26%−64.61%−21.97%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−21.97%
2025	−20.00%
2024	+42.24%
2023	−63.29%
2022	−64.61%
2021	−39.04%
2020	+155.26%
2019	−25.46%
2018	−8.71%
2017	+90.45%
2016 (partial year)	−12.37%

As of October 21, 2026.

EDUC Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends February

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$22.91M	$2.33M	10.1%
2024	$34.19M	−$5.26M	−15.4%
2023	$51.03M	$546.40K	1.1%
2022	$87.83M	−$2.50M	−2.9%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$22.91M	$13.60M	−$7.19M	$2.33M	10.1%
2024	$34.19M	$21.03M	−$6.78M	−$5.26M	−15.4%
2023	$51.03M	$32.98M	−$2.09M	$546.40K	1.1%
2022	$87.83M	$56.07M	−$2.58M	−$2.50M	−2.9%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of February 28, 2026.

EDUC Dividend History

’16’18’19’20’21’22

$0.10−75.0% vs 2021

Dividends per share, 2022 · 1 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2022	$0.10	1	−75.0%
2021	$0.40	4	+48.1%
2020	$0.27	4	+35.0%
2019	$0.20	4	+33.3%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2022	$0.10	1	−75.0%
2021	$0.40	4	+48.1%
2020	$0.27	4	+35.0%
2019	$0.20	4	+33.3%
2018	$0.15	3	—
2016	$0.05	1	—

Most recent payment: $0.10 per share, ex-dividend February 18, 2022. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

EDUC Valuation vs Publishing Median

Median of 10 stocks

Metric	EDUC	Publishing median	vs median
P/E	5.15	14.03	63% below
P/S ratio	0.44	0.46	4% below
Profit margin	8.60%	8.69%	0.1 pts below

Medians across 10 Publishing stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

Recent News

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Educational Development Corporation Announces Fiscal Year 2027 Second Quarter Earnings Call
Yahoo2026-09-09

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Analysis

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Company Overview

The market values Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) at $8.78M. The company sits in the Communication Services sector, in the Publishing industry. Headcount on file is 64.

The most recent close on file for EDUC is $1.03, dated October 21, 2026. The close was unchanged from the previous session. The 52-week range on file runs from $1.02 to $1.73. The latest close sits 1.18% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Educational Development Corporation reported revenue of $22.91M. Against the prior fiscal year total of $34.19M, that is a change of −32.98%. Net income for the same year was $2.33M. The reported profit margin is 8.6%. That is 0.1 percentage points below the Publishing median of 8.69%. Trailing earnings per share are 0.2.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $87.83M in 2022 to $22.91M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 2 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 5.15 times earnings. That is 63.29% below the Publishing median of 14.03. On forward earnings the ratio is 2.45. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 2.01. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.44 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 3.67% below the Publishing median of 0.46. The medians here are taken across 10 Publishing companies that report the metric.

Over the trailing twelve months the total return is −30.41%. Measured over 10 years, that is −13.44% a year compounded. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.1. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 62.39%.

Growth & Income

The dividend record for EDUC runs through 2022. Dividends are recorded for 6 calendar years; 2022 shows 1 payments totalling $0.10 a share. The year before, 2021, totalled $0.40 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is −21.97%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2020 returned +155.26% and 2022 returned −64.61%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 3 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) operates in the Publishing industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
Educational Development Corporation	EDUC	$8.78M	5.2
The New York Times Company	NYT	$11.11B	28.7
Pearson plc	PSO	$10.91B	27.1
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.	WLY	$2.64B	14.0

The Publishing industry average P/E ratio is 14.0x. Educational Development Corporation trades at a P/E of 5.2.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Educational Development Corporation

Educational Development Corporation distributes children's books, educational toys and games, and related products in the United States. It operates through two segments, PaperPie and Publishing. The company sells various books, including touchy-feely board books, activity books and flashcards, adventure and search books, art books, sticker books, and foreign language books; learning manipulatives and toys; internet-linked books; science and math titles; and chapter books and novels. It offers its products under the Kane Miller, SmartLab Toys, and Learning Wrap-Ups brands. The company markets its products through independent sales representatives who host home parties, collaborate on social media platforms on the internet, host book fairs with schools and public libraries, and participate in other events, as well as through commissioned sales representatives, an in-house sales group, and an internal tele-sales group. It serves individual purchasers, schools, public libraries, national book chains, regional and local bookstores, toy and gift stores, school supply stores, museums, and trade and specialty wholesalers. Educational Development Corporation was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Educational Development Corporation (EDUC) Stock Analysis