EDU vs BFAM vs TAL Stock Comparison

New Oriental Education & Technology, Bright Horizons Family Solutions and TAL Education Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TAL TAL Education Group
$10.18 -15.0% 1M -19.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.85B
P/E
6.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.19B
Div. yield
–
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

New Oriental Education & Technology leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (New Oriental Education & Technology 5, TAL Education 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEDUBFAMTALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.22B $3.80B $5.85B EDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 21.7x 6.4x TAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 13.4x 7.0x TAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +8.5% +32.4% TAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 5.8% 28.4% TAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% 9.3% — EDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.9% -30.0% -19.6% EDU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.6%/yr -15.4%/yr +16.1%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 47.6% 44.2% EDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 50/100 86/100 TAL

Percentile Scorecard

EDUBFAMTAL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEDUBFAMTAL
Valuation 72 #10 of 33 34 #22 of 33 88 #5 of 33
Growth 72 #9 of 30 45 #17 of 30 100 #1 of 30
Profitability 71 #9 of 29 46 #16 of 29 82 #6 of 29
Financial Health 68 #13 of 39 26 #29 of 39 74 #11 of 39
Shareholder Returns 53 #8 of 16 100 #1 of 16 –
Overall 67 50 86
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • BFAM ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • TAL ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEDUBFAMTALSPY
1 month +4.2%+7.3%-15.0% -1.0%
3 months +18.6%-5.8%-1.3% +2.9%
6 months +13.1%-11.9%-9.4% +6.4%
Year to date +6.2%-29.6%-6.7% +11.4%
1 year -2.9%-30.0%-19.6% +13.1%
3 years -6.9%-6.2%+0.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -2.4%-2.1%+0.0% +21.5%
5 years +144.6%-56.7%+111.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +19.6%-15.4%+16.1% +10.9%
10 years +24.9%+7.2%-16.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.2%+0.7%-1.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEDUBFAMTALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%47.6%44.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%54.6%40.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.15-0.310.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.63-0.44 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-67.2%-67.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-34.6%-21.1% -2.5%
52-week high $63.51$109.23$12.91 $779.14
52-week low $44.44$59.18$8.95 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEDUBFAMTAL
P/E now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 16.9x 21.0xmedian 16.9x 6.4xmedian 16.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.4x 11.4xmedian 9.4x —median 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 14.5x 14.9xmedian 14.5x 8.5xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 3.7xmedian 2.0x 1.5xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.33 0.47median 0.33 0.06median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEDUBFAMTAL
Revenue $5.66B $3.03B $3.19B
Gross profit $634.59M $711.35M $1.79B
Operating income $643.25M $311.11M $398.90M
Net income $516.66M $175.04M $906.86M
Free cash flow $1.03B $235.93M $731.92M
EPS (diluted) $3.01 $3.38 $1.57
Cash & equivalents $1.82B $163.69M $1.64B
Total debt $1.08B $1.29B –
Shares (diluted) 157.85M 51.76M 578.78M
Enterprise value -$1.93B $3.25B -$7.13B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEDUBFAMTAL
P/E 19.4x 21.0x 6.4x
P/FCF 8.8x 14.9x 8.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 10.6x 8.5x
P/S 1.6x 1.2x 2.0x
P/B 2.1x 3.7x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 4.7x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 11.4x –
EV/EBIT 10.3x 14.9x 8.5x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.5x 1.1x
EV/FCF 6.4x 19.7x 4.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 13.9x 4.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.47 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEDUBFAMTAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 8.5% 32.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 10.8% 43.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,976,824% 7.7% 37.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 12.6% 45.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% 8.8% 1,299%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 50.1% 26.2% 74.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.5% -1.0% 770.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 39.1% 106.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.1% 10.4% 824.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 44.4% 110.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% 0.3% 46.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 11.1% 60.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% -2.8% 46.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 14.2% 60.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEDUBFAMTAL
Gross margin 11.2% 23.5% 56.0%
EBITDA margin – 13.5% –
Operating margin 11.4% 10.3% 12.5%
Pretax margin 11.4% 8.6% 28.0%
Net margin 8.4% 5.8% 28.4%
FCF margin 18.1% 7.8% 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 11.0% 22.9%
Return on equity 11.8% 16.8% 23.1%
Return on assets 6.1% 4.6% 14.3%
Return on invested capital 13.8% 9.3% –
Return on capital employed 13.9% 11.0% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.9x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEDUBFAMTAL
Debt / assets 3.2% 34.0% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 5.5x –
Liabilities / assets 50.8% 75.1% 39.7%
Equity / assets 49.2% 24.9% 60.3%
Interest coverage – 6.2x –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 2.69 2.02 2.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEDUBFAMTAL
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield – 18.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 18.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEDUBFAMTAL
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 13.4xFY2026 7.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $5.31FY2026 $1.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +47.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +13.6% -13.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.34BFY2026 $3.03BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.6% +2.5% +15.9%
EDU estimates →BFAM estimates →TAL estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEDUBFAMTAL
Held by institutions 31.4% 100.0% 41.2%
Institutions holding 170 384 237
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.3% -1.2% +11.9%
Institutions buying 80 205 116
Institutions selling 65 150 99
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.37 1.17
EDU holders →BFAM holders →TAL holders →

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EDUBFAMTAL
EDU 1.00 0.12 0.47
BFAM 0.12 1.00 -0.01
TAL 0.47 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EDU, BFAM and TAL?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $9.22B, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) $3.80B, TAL Education (TAL) $5.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, EDU, BFAM and TAL?

TAL Education (TAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 19.4x, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 21.7x, TAL Education (TAL) 6.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, TAL Education (TAL) is cheapest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 12.5x, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 13.4x, TAL Education (TAL) 7.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TAL Education (TAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +15.5%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) +8.5%, TAL Education (TAL) +32.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

TAL Education (TAL) has the highest net margin (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 5.8%, TAL Education (TAL) 28.4%). On return on invested capital, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) leads (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 13.8%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 9.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) returned the most: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -2.9%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -30.0%, TAL Education (TAL) -19.6%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +19.6%/yr, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -15.4%/yr, TAL Education (TAL) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) has been the steadiest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 35.1%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 47.6%, TAL Education (TAL) 44.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EDU, BFAM and TAL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.