EDU vs GHC vs REYN Stock Comparison

New Oriental Education & Technology, Graham Holdings and Reynolds Consumer Products Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GHC Graham Holdings Co
$1,188.00 +2.8% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.99B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
0.04%
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

New Oriental Education & Technology leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (New Oriental Education & Technology 5, Graham Holdings 5, Reynolds Consumer Products 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEDUGHCREYNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.05B $4.99B $4.86B EDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x 9.2x 14.1x GHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 15.6x 13.8x EDU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +4.8% +2.7% EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 10.7% 9.1% GHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% 3.5% 11.1% EDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.9x 2.1x GHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.3% +14.9% -2.9% GHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.2%/yr +15.3%/yr -3.3%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 23.3% 26.3% GHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 40/100 69/100 REYN

Percentile Scorecard

EDUGHCREYN

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

AxisEDUGHCREYN
Valuation 72 #10 of 33 69 #11 of 33 78 #12 of 52
Growth 76 #8 of 30 28 #22 of 30 63 #19 of 50
Profitability 71 #9 of 29 25 #22 of 29 73 #13 of 45
Financial Health 68 #13 of 39 63 #15 of 39 56 #25 of 56
Shareholder Returns 54 #7 of 14 15 #12 of 14 77 #8 of 31
Overall 68 40 69
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • GHC ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • REYN ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEDUGHCREYNSPY
1 month +2.7%+2.8%+6.0% -0.2%
3 months +13.8%-2.1%-11.0% +3.9%
6 months +8.7%+0.9%+9.8% +8.2%
Year to date +5.3%+8.1%+0.3% +12.9%
1 year -4.3%+14.9%-2.9% +12.3%
3 years -10.1%+110.0%-8.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.5%+28.1%-2.7% +23.3%
5 years +172.2%+103.5%-15.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.2%+15.3%-3.3% +10.9%
10 years +11.2%+150.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.1%+9.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEDUGHCREYNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%23.3%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%23.4%25.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.280.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.64-0.11 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-20.3%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-4.1%-15.5% -1.2%
52-week high $63.51$1,238.69$27.18 $779.14
52-week low $44.44$1,012.13$20.56 $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.

MultipleEDUGHCREYN
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 15.2x 9.4xmedian 15.2x 14.1xmedian 18.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.8x 12.0xmedian 9.8x 9.2xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 14.5x 20.4xmedian 14.5x 15.1xmedian 18.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 1.1xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.35 0.23median 0.35 1.09median 0.97

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 monthsEDUGHCREYN
Revenue $5.66B $5.07B $3.79B
Gross profit $634.59M $1.52B $951.00M
Operating income $643.25M $256.19M $554.00M
Net income $516.66M $550.25M $344.00M
Free cash flow $1.03B $247.96M $320.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.01 $125.75 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $1.82B $156.77M $66.00M
Total debt $1.08B $900.37M $1.53B
Shares (diluted) 157.85M 4.31M 211.90M
Enterprise value -$3.10B $81.09M $4.52B

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
MetricEDUGHCREYN
P/E 19.3x 9.4x 14.1x
P/FCF 8.7x 20.4x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 15.5x 9.6x
P/S 1.6x 1.0x 1.3x
P/B 2.1x 1.1x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.1x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA – 12.0x 9.2x
EV/EBIT 10.1x 18.4x 11.4x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.9x 1.7x
EV/FCF 6.4x 19.0x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 14.4x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.23 1.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEDUGHCREYN
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 4.8% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 6.4% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,976,824% 1.0% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 5.1% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% -6.6% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 50.1% 41.6% 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.5% -20.5% 10.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 36.2% 13.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.1% -19.4% 9.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 40.4% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% -33.9% 11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 18.1% 15.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% -40.8% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 32.3% 16.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEDUGHCREYN
Gross margin 11.2% 29.9% 25.1%
EBITDA margin – 7.8% 18.2%
Operating margin 11.4% 5.1% 14.6%
Pretax margin 11.4% 14.1% 11.8%
Net margin 8.4% 10.7% 9.1%
FCF margin 18.1% 4.9% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 6.4% 13.3%
Return on equity 11.8% 11.5% 23.4%
Return on assets 6.1% 6.7% 10.7%
Return on invested capital 13.8% 3.5% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 13.9% 3.7% 12.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 0.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEDUGHCREYN
Debt / assets 3.2% 11.1% 30.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.9x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 3.6x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 50.8% 41.1% 54.5%
Equity / assets 49.2% 58.9% 45.5%
Interest coverage – 4.9x 6.4x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.68 3.27 2.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEDUGHCREYN
Dividend yield 2.1% 0.6% 4.0%
Net buyback yield – 2.4% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 3.0% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 35.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 77.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 528.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 83.8% –

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.

ConsensusEDUGHCREYN
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 15.6xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $76.14FY2026 $1.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% -16.0% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.34BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.6% +2.0% -4.3%
EDU estimates →GHC estimates →REYN estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEDUGHCREYN
Held by institutions 31.4% 83.3% 31.1%
Institutions holding 170 337 295
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.3% +0.4% +6.3%
Institutions buying 80 149 182
Institutions selling 65 110 89
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.35 2.04
EDU holders →GHC holders →REYN 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.

EDUGHCREYN
EDU 1.00 0.24 0.02
GHC 0.24 1.00 0.23
REYN 0.02 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EDU, GHC and REYN?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $8.05B, Graham Holdings (GHC) $4.99B, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) $4.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, EDU, GHC and REYN?

Graham Holdings (GHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 16.9x, Graham Holdings (GHC) 9.2x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is cheapest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 12.4x, Graham Holdings (GHC) 15.6x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +15.5%, Graham Holdings (GHC) +4.8%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graham Holdings (GHC) has the highest net margin (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 10.7%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) leads (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 13.8%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 3.5%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Graham Holdings (GHC) returned the most: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -4.3%, Graham Holdings (GHC) +14.9%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -2.9%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +22.2%/yr, Graham Holdings (GHC) +15.3%/yr, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 0.00%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 0.04%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 0.00%. New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) and Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graham Holdings (GHC) has been the steadiest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 35.1%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 23.3%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EDU, GHC and REYN?

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.