EDU vs GIS vs UL Stock Comparison

New Oriental Education & Technology, General Mills and Unilever Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GIS General Mills Inc
$33.06 -1.6% 1M -31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$17.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
7.38%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins
UL Unilever Plc
$63.94 +2.3% 1M -8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$139.45B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$64.28B
Div. yield
3.36%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 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, Unilever 3, General Mills 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEDUGISULLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.85B $17.68B $139.45B UL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x -19.9x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 10.4x 18.8x GIS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% -4.5% -2.6% EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% -4.9% — EDU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% -1.0% — EDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 37.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.37% 7.38% 3.36% GIS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.5% -31.2% -8.2% UL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.9%/yr -11.8%/yr +1.2%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 30.2% 24.9% UL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 32/100 20/100 EDU

Percentile Scorecard

EDUGISUL

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

AxisEDUGISUL
Valuation 78 #8 of 33 41 #27 of 45 2 #44 of 45
Growth 72 #9 of 30 2 #41 of 42 –
Profitability 67 #10 of 28 46 #22 of 40 –
Financial Health 69 #12 of 37 17 #39 of 47 41 #28 of 47
Shareholder Returns 69 #5 of 14 53 #15 of 31 17 #26 of 31
Overall 71 32 20
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • GIS ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods
  • UL ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEDUGISULSPY
1 month -9.3%-1.6%+2.3% +0.9%
3 months -13.5%-12.8%-3.1% +5.9%
6 months -5.0%-4.1%+12.4% +8.5%
Year to date -7.9%-28.9%-2.2% +13.3%
1 year -13.5%-31.2%-8.2% +12.4%
3 years -21.4%-49.4%+22.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -7.7%-20.3%+7.1% +23.5%
5 years +147.2%-46.5%+6.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.9%-11.8%+1.2% +11.0%
10 years -1.8%-46.4%+36.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.2%-6.0%+3.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEDUGISULSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%30.2%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%31.0%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.12-0.380.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-1.03-0.33 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-65.1%-26.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.2%-32.5%-14.3% -0.9%
52-week high $63.51$49.01$74.59 $779.14
52-week low $44.44$31.66$55.05 $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.

MultipleEDUGISUL
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 14.9x -19.9xmedian 22.2x —median 22.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 2.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.3x 88.2xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 14.5x 11.4xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 1.6x 7.5xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.63median 0.35 0.59median 0.56 —median 0.56

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 monthsEDUGISUL
Revenue $6.01B $18.30B $64.28B
Gross profit $634.59M $6.15B –
Operating income $707.08M -$206.40M –
Net income $552.22M -$893.70M –
Free cash flow $1.03B $1.55B –
EPS (diluted) $3.22 $-1.66 –
Cash & equivalents $1.75B $433.10M $5.40B
Total debt $297.25M $55.73B $27.38B
Shares (diluted) 157.85M 537.90M 2.20B
Enterprise value -$3.18B $15.33B $93.32B

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
MetricEDUGISUL
P/E 15.8x -19.9x –
P/FCF 7.6x 11.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 8.6x –
P/S 1.3x 1.0x 2.2x
P/B 1.7x 2.4x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 23.5x -89.4x
EV/EBITDA – 88.2x –
EV/EBIT 7.7x -149.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.7x 2.4x
EV/FCF 5.3x 20.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x 14.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.63 0.59 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEDUGISUL
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% -4.5% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.5% -3.4% 147.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,976,823% -6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.1% -3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.6% -104.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.6% -27.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 45.2% -130.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% -33.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 42.9% -130.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.1% -33.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% -23.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -9.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% -26.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -8.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEDUGISUL
Gross margin 10.6% 33.6% –
EBITDA margin – 1.9% –
Operating margin 11.8% -1.1% –
Pretax margin 11.8% -3.8% –
Net margin 8.4% -4.9% –
FCF margin 17.1% 8.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% 11.3% –
Return on equity 12.4% -12.0% –
Return on assets 6.3% -3.0% –
Return on invested capital 14.9% -1.0% –
Return on capital employed 13.7% -0.9% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x -2.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEDUGISUL
Debt / assets 3.4% 45.0% 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.8x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 37.7x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 8.8x –
Liabilities / assets 48.0% 75.3% 79.0%
Equity / assets 52.0% 24.7% 21.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 1.92 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEDUGISUL
Dividend yield 2.4% 7.4% 3.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 7.4% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusEDUGISUL
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 10.4xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $3.19FY2026 $3.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% -4.7% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.34BFY2026 $18.94BFY2026 $54.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.6% -11.0% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEDUGISUL
Held by institutions 31.4% 87.2% 11.8%
Institutions holding 170 1,332 1,190
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.3% +3.7% +7.2%
Institutions buying 80 725 576
Institutions selling 65 427 440
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.70 1.31

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.

EDUGISUL
EDU 1.00 0.11 0.08
GIS 0.11 1.00 0.46
UL 0.08 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EDU, GIS and UL?

Unilever (UL) is the largest by market capitalisation: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $7.85B, General Mills (GIS) $17.68B, Unilever (UL) $139.45B.

Which company is growing faster?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +20.5%, General Mills (GIS) -4.5%, Unilever (UL) -2.6%.

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%). On return on invested capital, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) leads (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 14.9%, General Mills (GIS) -1.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Unilever (UL) returned the most: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -13.5%, General Mills (GIS) -31.2%, Unilever (UL) -8.2%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +19.9%/yr, General Mills (GIS) -11.8%/yr, Unilever (UL) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

General Mills (GIS) has the highest dividend yield: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 2.37%, General Mills (GIS) 7.38%, Unilever (UL) 3.36%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Unilever (UL) has been the steadiest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 37.5%, General Mills (GIS) 30.2%, Unilever (UL) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.