Scholastic Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Scholastic's CEO is Peter Warwick, appointed in Aug 2021, has a tenure of 3.75 years. total yearly compensation is $2.04M, comprised of 49.1% salary and 50.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.37% of the company’s shares, worth €1.56M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 3.8 years respectively.
Key information
Peter Warwick
Chief executive officer
US$2.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 49.05% |
| CEO tenure | 3.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.4% |
| Management average tenure | 5.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.8yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$19m |
| Nov 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$4m |
| Aug 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$24m |
| May 31 2024 | US$2m | US$1m | US$12m |
| Feb 29 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$52m |
| Nov 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$59m |
| Aug 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$58m |
| May 31 2023 | US$3m | US$1m | US$86m |
| Feb 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$62m |
| Nov 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$66m |
| Aug 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$59m |
| May 31 2022 | US$5m | US$808k | US$81m |
| Feb 28 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$36m |
| Nov 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$38m |
| Aug 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$5m |
| May 31 2021 | US$161k | n/a | -US$11m |
| Feb 28 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$32m |
| Nov 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$61m |
| Aug 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$25m |
| May 31 2020 | US$161k | n/a | -US$44m |
| Feb 29 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$13m |
| Nov 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$18m |
| Aug 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$18m |
| May 31 2019 | US$165k | n/a | US$16m |
| Feb 28 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$49m |
| Nov 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$12m |
| Aug 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | -US$3m |
| May 31 2018 | US$170k | n/a | -US$5m |
Compensation vs Market: Peter's total compensation ($USD2.04M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD820.08K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Peter's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Peter Warwick (72 yo)
Mr. Peter Warwick has been the Chief Executive Officer and President at Scholastic Corporation since August 1, 2021. Mr. Warwick has been a director of Scholastic, Inc. since September 24, 2014 and serves...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of Board | 3.8yrs | US$1.47m | 0.23% € 983.9k | |
| President | 3.8yrs | US$2.04m | 0.37% € 1.6m | |
| CFO & Executive Vice President | 1.3yrs | US$611.48k | 0.046% € 196.9k | |
| Executive VP | 16.4yrs | US$1.22m | 0.76% € 3.2m | |
| President of International | 1.3yrs | US$1.31m | 0.079% € 333.6k | |
| Executive VP & President of School Reading Events | 5.3yrs | US$1.39m | 0.080% € 340.2k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 7.6yrs | no data | 0.037% € 157.8k | |
| Senior VP | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 3.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Impact Officer | 21.3yrs | US$1.17m | no data | |
| Executive VP & President of Trade Publishing | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & International Education Publisher of International Division | 11.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SL1's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of Board | 3.8yrs | US$1.47m | 0.23% € 983.9k | |
| President | 10.7yrs | US$2.04m | 0.37% € 1.6m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 17.7yrs | US$262.50k | 0.10% € 433.4k | |
| Independent Director | 25.3yrs | US$232.50k | 0.027% € 113.4k | |
| Independent Director | 9.4yrs | US$232.50k | 0.056% € 238.1k | |
| Independent Director | 1.2yrs | US$98.74k | 0.0072% € 30.5k | |
| Independent Director | 3.7yrs | US$217.50k | 0.024% € 101.8k | |
| Independent Director | 1.2yrs | US$98.74k | 0.0072% € 30.5k | |
| Independent Director | 9.7yrs | US$232.50k | 0.048% € 202.8k | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$217.50k | 0.025% € 106.9k | |
| Independent Director | 3yrs | US$217.50k | 0.020% € 83.6k |
Experienced Board: SL1's board of directors are considered experienced (3.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/21 06:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/02/28 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/05/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Scholastic Corporation is covered by 4 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Barry Lucas | G. Research, LLC |
| Ian Zaffino | Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. |
| Brendan Michael McCarthy | Sidoti & Company, LLC |