EDU vs GOTU vs NRDY Stock Comparison

New Oriental Education & Technology, Gaotu Techedu and Nerdy Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GOTU Gaotu Techedu Inc.
$2.57 +4.5% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$411.15M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$953.86M
Div. yield
–
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
1 win
NRDY Nerdy Inc.
$5.63 -35.2% 1M +416.5% 1Y
Market cap
$71.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$178.10M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

New Oriental Education & Technology leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (New Oriental Education & Technology 7, Gaotu Techedu 1, Nerdy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEDUGOTUNRDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.98B $411.15M $71.92M EDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x -8.8x -1.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 257.0x — EDU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +25.2% -0.2% GOTU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% -5.0% -17.0% EDU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% -26.7% -96.4% EDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.07% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.3% -16.8% +416.5% NRDY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.2%/yr -3.2%/yr -7.7%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 46.4% 283.0% EDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 45/100 34/100 EDU

Percentile Scorecard

EDUGOTUNRDY

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

AxisEDUGOTUNRDY
Valuation 72 #10 of 33 56 #15 of 33 24 #68 of 89
Growth 76 #8 of 30 66 #11 of 30 49 #42 of 81
Profitability 71 #9 of 29 21 #23 of 29 24 #58 of 76
Financial Health 68 #13 of 39 37 #25 of 39 40 #57 of 94
Shareholder Returns 54 #7 of 14 – –
Overall 68 45 34
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • GOTU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • NRDY ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEDUGOTUNRDYSPY
1 month +2.7%+4.5%-35.2% -0.2%
3 months +13.8%+59.6%+554.7% +3.9%
6 months +8.7%+33.9%+532.6% +8.2%
Year to date +5.3%+10.8%+441.3% +12.9%
1 year -4.3%-16.8%+416.5% +12.3%
3 years -10.1%+6.2%+84.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.5%+2.0%+22.6% +23.3%
5 years +172.2%-15.2%-32.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.2%-3.2%-7.7% +10.9%
10 years +11.2%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.1%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEDUGOTUNRDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%46.4%283.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%44.8%63.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.721.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12-0.361.47 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-83.0%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-16.8%-46.7% -1.2%
52-week high $63.51$3.09$10.56 $779.14
52-week low $44.44$1.42$0.66 $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.

MultipleEDUGOTUNRDY
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 15.2x -8.8xmedian 15.2x -1.6xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 1.3x 0.4xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.8x —median 9.8x -1.3xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x -4.1xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 2.7xmedian 2.0x 2.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.35 0.15median 0.35 -0.07median 1.73

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 monthsEDUGOTUNRDY
Revenue $5.66B $953.86M $178.10M
Gross profit $634.59M $644.24M $108.59M
Operating income $643.25M -$62.97M -$45.27M
Net income $516.66M -$47.72M -$45.78M
Free cash flow $1.03B – -$17.63M
R&D – $92.39M –
EPS (diluted) $3.01 $-0.29 $-3.59
Cash & equivalents $1.82B $128.60M $38.42M
Total debt $1.08B $165.08M $19.58M
Shares (diluted) 157.85M 163.12M 8.43M
Enterprise value -$1.83B -$1.30B -$83.15M

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
MetricEDUGOTUNRDY
P/E 19.3x -8.8x -1.6x
P/FCF 8.7x – -4.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x – -6.1x
P/S 1.6x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B 2.1x 2.7x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.9x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – – -1.3x
EV/EBIT 10.1x -0.1x -1.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.0x 0.3x
EV/FCF 6.4x – -3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x – -4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.15 -0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEDUGOTUNRDY
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 25.2% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 36.3% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,976,824% 25.8% -4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 31.9% -3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% 47.2% 36.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 50.1% -113.6% 13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.5% 51.2% 33.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% -70.7% 18.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.1% 49.3% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.0% -58.5% 23.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% – 57.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – 22.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% – 47.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – 16.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEDUGOTUNRDY
Gross margin 11.2% 67.5% 61.0%
EBITDA margin – – -22.3%
Operating margin 11.4% -6.6% -25.4%
Pretax margin 11.4% -5.3% -25.6%
Net margin 8.4% -5.0% -17.0%
FCF margin 18.1% – -9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% – -6.7%
Return on equity 11.8% -31.0% -166.9%
Return on assets 6.1% -6.0% -66.6%
Return on invested capital 13.8% -26.7% -96.4%
Return on capital employed 13.9% -31.4% -87.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 2.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% 13.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEDUGOTUNRDY
Debt / assets 3.2% 8.5% 30.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.5x
Debt / FCF 0.3x – -1.1x
Liabilities / assets 50.8% 83.4% 59.8%
Equity / assets 49.2% 16.6% 40.2%
Interest coverage – – -34.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 0.9x 2.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 2.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.7x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 2.68 -0.40 -11.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEDUGOTUNRDY
Dividend yield 2.1% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.1% – –
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.

ConsensusEDUGOTUNRDY
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 257.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $0.01FY2026 $-2.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +1,100.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.34BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $177.66MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.6% +2.4% -6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEDUGOTUNRDY
Held by institutions 31.4% 8.4% 8.3%
Institutions holding 170 52 78
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.3% -12.0% -28.0%
Institutions buying 80 21 45
Institutions selling 65 20 23
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.05 1.96

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.

EDUGOTUNRDY
EDU 1.00 0.30 0.13
GOTU 0.30 1.00 0.04
NRDY 0.13 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EDU, GOTU and NRDY?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $8.98B, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) $411.15M, Nerdy (NRDY) $71.92M.

Which company is growing faster?

Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +15.5%, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) +25.2%, Nerdy (NRDY) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) has the highest net margin (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) -5.0%, Nerdy (NRDY) -17.0%). On return on invested capital, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) leads (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 13.8%, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) -26.7%, Nerdy (NRDY) -96.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nerdy (NRDY) returned the most: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -4.3%, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) -16.8%, Nerdy (NRDY) +416.5%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +22.2%/yr, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) -3.2%/yr, Nerdy (NRDY) -7.7%/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) 2.07%. Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) and Nerdy (NRDY) pays no regular dividend.

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%, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) 46.4%, Nerdy (NRDY) 283.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EDU, GOTU and NRDY?

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 7. 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.