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Follett's competitors and similar companies include HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, Stride, Curriculum Associates, MDPI, Barnes & Noble, Pearson, Springer Nature, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, McGraw-Hill Education, Wiley and University of Cincinnati - Online School.
 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an education technology company providing K-12 core, supplemental, intervention, and professional learning solutions. |  Stride Stride (formerly known as K12) is an education company that provides online and blended learning programs for K–12 students, adult learners, and school districts. |  Curriculum Associates Curriculum Associates is an education company that delivers reading, language, math, and assessment programs. |  MDPI MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute) is a company that publishes open-access scientific resources. |  Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble is a content and commerce company that engages in publishing, retail, and digital media. |  Cambridge University Press & Assessment Cambridge University Press & Assessment is a publishing and assessment organization of the University of Cambridge. |  Wiley Wiley (also known as John Wiley & Sons) is a publisher and provider of research and learning solutions. |  University of Cincinnati - Online School The University of Cincinnati - Online School is a research and higher learning institution. | |||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1873 | Founding Date 1832 | Founding Date 2000 | Founding Date 1969 | Founding Date 1996 | Founding Date 1971 | Founding Date 1844 | Founding Date 2015 | Founding Date 1534 | Founding Date 1888 | Founding Date 1807 | Founding Date 1819 |
Type | Type Private | Type Private | Type Public | Type Private | Type Private | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Private | Type Public | Type Private |
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Locations | Locations Westchester, US HQ Burlington, CA Mc Henry, US | Locations Reston, US HQ | Locations Billerica, US HQ Brooklyn, US Littleton, US Tucson, US | Locations New York, US HQ | Locations London, GB HQ Buenos Aires, AR Melbourne, AU São Paulo, BR São Paulo, BR Beijing, CN Bogotá, CO see more | Locations Berlin, DE HQ Buenos Aires, AR Buenos Aires, AR South Yarra, AU Sydney, AU Thalheim Bei Wels, AT Wien, AT see more | Locations Cambridge, GB HQ Buenos Aires, AR Macquarie Park, AU Port Melbourne, AU Rio De Janeiro, BR São Paulo, BR Yaounde, CM see more | Locations Hoboken, US HQ Milton, AU Richmond, AU Stafford, AU Rio De Janeiro, BR Toronto, CA Shanghai, CN see more | Locations Cincinnati, US HQ Cincinnati, US Cincinnati, US Cincinnati, US Washington, US | |||
Employees | Employees 1,4281% decrease | Employees 4,5631% decrease | Employees 7,8004% increase | Employees 2,4481% increase | Employees 8,500 | Employees 13,724 | Employees 17,116 | Employees 9,400 | Employees 12,3721% increase | Employees 7,3891% increase | Employees 5,20019% decrease | Employees 15,2061% decrease |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 3.5 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 93.7 m | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 2.7 b | Valuation ($) N/A |
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Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $2.7b (FY, 2020) | Revenue (est.) $1.1b (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $2.4b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $440.3m (Y, 2021) | Revenue (est.) CHF294.3m (Y, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $3.6b (FY, 2019) | Revenue (est.) £3.6b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) €1.9b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) £11.9m (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $2.1b (FY, 2023) | Revenue (est.) $1.7b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $518m (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods $1.5b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $2.5b (FY, 2019) | Cost of goods £1.1b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods €156.7m (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $431.4m (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $532.8m (FY, 2021) | Gross profit $943.9m (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $1.1b (FY, 2019) | Gross profit £2.5b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit €1.8b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $1.2b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income $213.6m (FY, 2021) | Net income $287.9m (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income $3.8m (FY, 2019) | Net income £336m (FY, 2025) | Net income €356m (FY, 2025) | Net income (£382k) (FY, 2021) | Net income N/A | Net income $84.2m (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A |
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Countries | Countries N/A | Countries 150 (May, 2023) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 200 (FY, 2021) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 100 (Aug, 2023) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A |
Journals | Journals N/A | Journals N/A | Journals N/A | Journals N/A | Journals N/A | Journals N/A | Journals N/A | Journals 2.7 k (May, 2023) | Journals N/A | Journals N/A | Journals 2.8 k (FY, 2022) | Journals N/A |
Patents (US) | Patents (US) 32 (Dec, 2021) | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) 3 (Jul, 2022) | Patents (US) N/A | Patents (US) N/A |
Remaining Performance Obligations | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations $1.1b (FY, 2021) | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations $388m (Q3, 2023) | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A |
Stores | Stores 1.2 k (Dec, 2021) | Stores N/A | Stores N/A | Stores N/A | Stores N/A | Stores 627 (FY, 2019) | Stores N/A | Stores N/A | Stores N/A | Stores N/A | Stores N/A | Stores N/A |
Trademark Applications (US) | Trademark Applications (US) 2 (Dec, 2021) | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) 5 (May, 2023) | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) 4 (Jul, 2022) | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) N/A |
Trademarks (US) | Trademarks (US) 31 (Dec, 2021) | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) 50 (May, 2023) | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) 75 (Jul, 2022) | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) N/A |
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Total funding raised | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 125.8m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 300m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A |
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