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Educational Development Corporation

EDUC

NASDAQCommunication ServicesPublishing

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$1.37

+$0.01 · +0.74%

Aug 21, 4:00 PM ET

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Jul 10, 2026

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Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

83

Deep Value

Momentum

66

Gaining

Sentiment

57

Mixed

Risk resilience

62

Moderate Risk

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Company profile

Company website

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 owns and publishes Kane Miller books, Learning Wrap-Ups educational manipulatives, and SmartLab Toys, and is also the exclusive U.S. distributor of Usborne Publishing Limited children's books.

Industry
Publishing
Sector
Communication Services
Headquarters
US
CEO
Craig White
Listed since
Mar 17, 1980
Employees
64

Market position

Day range

Current $1.37

52-week range

Current $1.37

Open
$1.36
Previous close
$1.36
Volume
27.87K
0.2× average
Average volume
136.63K
Average daily volume
Market cap
11.68M USD
Beta
1.07
Market reference 1
50-day average
$1.4514
-5.61% below average
200-day average
$1.3883
-1.31% below average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
16.95M USD
EV / EBITDA
1.2×
Earnings yield
28.82%
Free cash flow yield
12.63%

Profitability & efficiency

Return on equity
7.80%
Return on assets
5.85%
Return on invested capital
-0.94%

Financial health

Current ratio
3.33×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends78%42%7%-29%Gross margin, FY2022: 68.85%Gross margin, FY2023: 63.84%Gross margin, FY2024: 64.64%Gross margin, FY2025: 61.50%Gross margin, FY2026: 62.36%Operating margin, FY2022: 7.20%Operating margin, FY2023: -2.94%Operating margin, FY2024: -4.10%Operating margin, FY2025: -19.82%Operating margin, FY2026: -3.60%Net margin, FY2022: 5.84%Net margin, FY2023: -2.85%Net margin, FY2024: 1.07%Net margin, FY2025: -15.40%Net margin, FY2026: 15.29%FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Gross margin FY2022 68.85%. Gross margin FY2023 63.84%. Gross margin FY2024 64.64%. Gross margin FY2025 61.50%. Gross margin FY2026 62.36%. Operating margin FY2022 7.20%. Operating margin FY2023 -2.94%. Operating margin FY2024 -4.10%. Operating margin FY2025 -19.82%. Operating margin FY2026 -3.60%. Net margin FY2022 5.84%. Net margin FY2023 -2.85%. Net margin FY2024 1.07%. Net margin FY2025 -15.40%. Net margin FY2026 15.29%.

Income trends

Revenue

21.81M USD-36.20%

Operating income

−786.2K USD+88.40%

Net income

3.34M USD+8.6M USD
Income trends across reported periods157.13M USD97.53M USD37.93M USD−21.68M USDRevenue, FY2022: 142.23M USDRevenue, FY2023: 87.83M USDRevenue, FY2024: 51.03M USDRevenue, FY2025: 34.19M USDRevenue, FY2026: 21.81M USDOperating income, FY2022: 10.24M USDOperating income, FY2023: −2.58M USDOperating income, FY2024: −2.09M USDOperating income, FY2025: −6.78M USDOperating income, FY2026: −786.2K USDNet income, FY2022: 8.31M USDNet income, FY2023: −2.5M USDNet income, FY2024: 546.4K USDNet income, FY2025: −5.26M USDNet income, FY2026: 3.34M USDFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Revenue FY2022 142.23M USD. Revenue FY2023 87.83M USD. Revenue FY2024 51.03M USD. Revenue FY2025 34.19M USD. Revenue FY2026 21.81M USD. Operating income FY2022 10.24M USD. Operating income FY2023 −2.58M USD. Operating income FY2024 −2.09M USD. Operating income FY2025 −6.78M USD. Operating income FY2026 −786.2K USD. Net income FY2022 8.31M USD. Net income FY2023 −2.5M USD. Net income FY2024 546.4K USD. Net income FY2025 −5.26M USD. Net income FY2026 3.34M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue21.81M USD34.19M USD51.03M USD87.83M USD142.23M USD
Cost of goods sold8.21M USD13.16M USD18.05M USD31.76M USD44.3M USD
Gross profit13.6M USD21.03M USD32.98M USD56.07M USD97.93M USD
Selling, general, and administrative14.39M USD22.05M USD30.1M USD32.98M USD64.68M USD
Operating expenses14.39M USD27.8M USD35.08M USD58.65M USD87.69M USD
Interest expense1.48M USD2.19M USD2.76M USD2.17M USD916.4K USD
Depreciation and amortization1.09M USD1.73M USD2.49M USD2.48M USD2.13M USD
Operating income−786.2K USD−6.78M USD−2.09M USD−2.58M USD10.24M USD
Net income3.34M USD−5.26M USD546.4K USD−2.5M USD8.31M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate
0%
0 beats, 8 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise
-462.94%
8 comparable reports
Latest EPS result
-0.16
Estimate 0.41 · Miss by 139.02%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates0.470.17-0.13-0.43Q1 '25No estimateQ2 '25MissQ3 '25MissQ4 '25No estimateQ1 '26MissQ2 '26MissQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 13, 2025: actual -0.1, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 19, 2025: actual -0.16, estimate 0.04, surprise -500.00%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Jul 7, 2025: actual -0.13, estimate 0.31, surprise -141.94%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Oct 9, 2025: actual -0.15, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2026, reported Jan 13, 2026: actual -0.22, estimate 0.04, surprise -650.00%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 19, 2026: actual -0.37, estimate 0.04, surprise -1025.00%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Jul 9, 2026: actual -0.16, estimate 0.41, surprise -139.02%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Oct 8, 2026: actual —, estimate 0.41, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates57.1M38.94M20.78M2.62MQ1 '25No estimateQ2 '25MissQ3 '25MissQ4 '25BeatQ1 '26MissQ2 '26MissQ3 '26MissQ4 '26Estimate
Q1 2025, reported Jan 13, 2025: actual 11.05M USD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported May 19, 2025: actual 14.98M USD, estimate 24.5M USD, surprise -38.86%, Miss. Q3 2025, reported Jul 7, 2025: actual 7.11M USD, estimate 46.5M USD, surprise -84.72%, Miss. Q4 2025, reported Oct 9, 2025: actual 4.62M USD, estimate 4.4M USD, surprise +5.11%, Beat. Q1 2026, reported Jan 13, 2026: actual 7.01M USD, estimate 25.2M USD, surprise -72.19%, Miss. Q2 2026, reported May 19, 2026: actual 3.08M USD, estimate 25.2M USD, surprise -87.78%, Miss. Q3 2026, reported Jul 9, 2026: actual 4.54M USD, estimate 53.1M USD, surprise -91.45%, Miss. Q4 2026, reported Oct 8, 2026: actual —, estimate 53.1M USD, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

ETFs holding EDUC

Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF logoVanguard Extended Market ETFVXF
Market value
64.34K
Weight
0.00%
AUM
93.7B USD
Expense ratio
0.05%
Price / 1D
$245.53+0.82%
EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF logoEA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETFBSVO
Market value
30K
Weight
—
AUM
1.71B USD
Expense ratio
0.47%
Price / 1D
$29.62+0.85%
U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio ETF logoU.S. Micro Cap Portfolio ETFDFMC
Market value
4.51K
Weight
0.00%
AUM
8.06B USD
Expense ratio
0.43%
Price / 1D
$60.95+0.73%

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