EDU vs GIS vs KHC Stock Comparison

New Oriental Education & Technology, General Mills and Kraft Heinz Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIS General Mills Inc
$33.47 -0.5% 1M -30.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.79B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
0.07%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win
KHC Kraft Heinz Co
$24.09 +1.9% 1M -5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$28.29B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$24.90B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

New Oriental Education & Technology leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (New Oriental Education & Technology 6, Kraft Heinz 3, General Mills 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEDUGISKHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.05B $17.79B $28.29B KHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.9x -19.9x -8.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 10.5x 11.5x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% -4.5% -1.6% EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% -4.9% -13.6% EDU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% -1.0% -5.0% EDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 37.7x -7.5x KHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.3% -30.7% -5.9% EDU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.2%/yr -11.6%/yr -8.0%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 30.2% 27.9% KHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 32/100 53/100 EDU

Percentile Scorecard

EDUGISKHC

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

AxisEDUGISKHC
Valuation 72 #10 of 33 40 #27 of 44 61 #18 of 44
Growth 76 #8 of 30 3 #39 of 40 46 #22 of 40
Profitability 71 #9 of 29 43 #22 of 38 41 #23 of 38
Financial Health 68 #13 of 39 18 #38 of 46 58 #20 of 46
Shareholder Returns 54 #7 of 14 55 #14 of 30 59 #13 of 30
Overall 68 32 53
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • GIS ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods
  • KHC ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEDUGISKHCSPY
1 month +2.7%-0.5%+1.9% -0.2%
3 months +13.8%-11.1%-11.8% +3.9%
6 months +8.7%-3.7%+7.2% +8.2%
Year to date +5.3%-28.0%-0.7% +12.9%
1 year -4.3%-30.7%-5.9% +12.3%
3 years -10.1%-48.7%-23.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.5%-20.0%-8.5% +23.3%
5 years +172.2%-46.1%-34.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.2%-11.6%-8.0% +10.9%
10 years +11.2%-44.9%-72.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.1%-5.8%-12.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEDUGISKHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%30.2%27.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%30.9%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.14-0.38-0.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12-1.02-0.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-65.1%-52.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-31.7%-12.8% -1.2%
52-week high $63.51$49.01$27.62 $779.14
52-week low $44.44$31.66$21.21 $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.

MultipleEDUGISKHC
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 15.2x -20.1xmedian 22.3x -8.4xmedian 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 1.1xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.8x 88.8xmedian 12.3x -20.6xmedian 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 14.5x 11.6xmedian 13.8x 7.5xmedian 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.35 0.59median 0.57 0.18median 0.57

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 monthsEDUGISKHC
Revenue $5.66B $18.30B $24.90B
Gross profit $634.59M $6.15B $8.31B
Operating income $643.25M -$206.40M -$3.18B
Net income $516.66M -$893.70M -$3.40B
Free cash flow $1.03B $1.55B $3.82B
EPS (diluted) $3.01 $-1.66 $-2.86
Cash & equivalents $1.82B $433.10M $2.42B
Total debt $1.08B $55.73B $19.00B
Shares (diluted) 157.85M 537.90M 1.19B
Enterprise value -$3.10B $15.43B $14.71B

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
MetricEDUGISKHC
P/E 19.3x -20.1x -8.4x
P/FCF 8.7x 11.6x 7.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 8.7x 6.2x
P/S 1.6x 1.0x 1.1x
P/B 2.1x 2.4x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 23.7x 7.6x
EV/EBITDA – 88.8x -20.6x
EV/EBIT 10.1x -150.6x -14.1x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.7x 1.8x
EV/FCF 6.4x 20.1x 11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 15.0x 9.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.59 0.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEDUGISKHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% -4.5% -1.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -3.4% -2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,976,824% -6.5% -4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.1% -3.6% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% -104.9% 54.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 50.1% -27.3% -39.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.5% -130.6% 35.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% -33.2% -45.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.1% -130.9% 35.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.0% -33.9% -46.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% -23.2% 5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -9.3% 12.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% -26.3% 9.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -8.6% 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEDUGISKHC
Gross margin 11.2% 33.6% 33.4%
EBITDA margin – 1.9% -8.7%
Operating margin 11.4% -1.1% -12.8%
Pretax margin 11.4% -3.8% -14.7%
Net margin 8.4% -4.9% -13.6%
FCF margin 18.1% 8.5% 15.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 11.3% 18.6%
Return on equity 11.8% -12.0% -8.7%
Return on assets 6.1% -3.0% -4.4%
Return on invested capital 13.8% -1.0% -5.0%
Return on capital employed 13.9% -0.9% -4.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x -2.3x -1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEDUGISKHC
Debt / assets 3.2% 45.0% 26.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.8x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 37.7x -7.5x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 8.8x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 50.8% 75.3% 50.6%
Equity / assets 49.2% 24.7% 49.4%
Interest coverage – – -4.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.68 1.92 0.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEDUGISKHC
Dividend yield 2.1% 7.3% 6.6%
Net buyback yield – – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 7.3% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -147.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 85.0% –
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.

ConsensusEDUGISKHC
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $3.19FY2026 $2.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026 -19.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% -4.7% -7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.34BFY2026 $18.94BFY2026 $23.68BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.6% -11.0% -1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEDUGISKHC
Held by institutions 31.4% 87.2% 90.1%
Institutions holding 170 1,331 1,114
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.3% +3.7% +7.1%
Institutions buying 80 724 624
Institutions selling 65 427 312
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.70 2.00

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.

EDUGISKHC
EDU 1.00 0.10 0.09
GIS 0.10 1.00 0.72
KHC 0.09 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EDU, GIS and KHC?

Kraft Heinz (KHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $8.05B, General Mills (GIS) $17.79B, Kraft Heinz (KHC) $28.29B.

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%, General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -1.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) has the highest net margin (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%, General Mills (GIS) -4.9%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -13.6%). On return on invested capital, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) leads (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 13.8%, General Mills (GIS) -1.0%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) returned the most: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -4.3%, General Mills (GIS) -30.7%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -5.9%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +22.2%/yr, General Mills (GIS) -11.6%/yr, Kraft Heinz (KHC) -8.0%/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%, General Mills (GIS) 0.07%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 0.00%. New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) and Kraft Heinz (KHC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kraft Heinz (KHC) has been the steadiest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 35.1%, General Mills (GIS) 30.2%, Kraft Heinz (KHC) 27.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EDU, GIS and KHC?

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 6. 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.