EDU vs GOTU vs TAL Stock Comparison

New Oriental Education & Technology, Gaotu Techedu and TAL Education Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GOTU Gaotu Techedu Inc.
$2.38 -3.3% 1M -21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$380.75M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$953.86M
Div. yield
–
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
TAL TAL Education Group
$10.06 -15.5% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.18B
P/E
6.3x
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.

QuestionEDUGOTUTALLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.85B $380.75M $6.18B EDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x -8.1x 6.3x TAL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 238.0x 6.9x TAL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% +25.2% +32.4% TAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% -5.0% 28.4% TAL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% -26.7% — EDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.37% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.5% -21.5% -17.8% EDU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.9%/yr -4.1%/yr +19.7%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 47.0% 44.2% EDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 45/100 88/100 TAL

Percentile Scorecard

EDUGOTUTAL

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

AxisEDUGOTUTAL
Valuation 78 #8 of 33 56 #15 of 33 88 #5 of 33
Growth 72 #9 of 30 69 #10 of 30 100 #1 of 30
Profitability 67 #10 of 28 22 #22 of 28 85 #5 of 28
Financial Health 69 #12 of 37 33 #25 of 37 78 #9 of 37
Shareholder Returns 69 #5 of 14 – –
Overall 71 45 88
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • GOTU 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

PeriodEDUGOTUTALSPY
1 month -9.3%-3.3%-15.5% +0.9%
3 months -13.5%+40.0%-7.5% +5.9%
6 months -5.0%+28.0%-7.3% +8.5%
Year to date -7.9%+2.6%-7.8% +13.3%
1 year -13.5%-21.5%-17.8% +12.4%
3 years -21.4%-1.7%+8.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year -7.7%-0.6%+2.9% +23.5%
5 years +147.2%-19.0%+146.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.9%-4.1%+19.7% +11.0%
10 years -1.8%—-26.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.2%—-3.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEDUGOTUTALSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%47.0%44.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%46.1%40.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.710.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.46-0.40 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-83.0%-67.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.2%-21.5%-22.1% -0.9%
52-week high $63.51$3.03$12.91 $779.14
52-week low $44.44$1.42$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.

MultipleEDUGOTUTAL
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 14.9x -8.1xmedian 14.9x 6.3xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 0.4xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.3x —median 9.3x —median 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x 8.4xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 2.5xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.63median 0.35 0.14median 0.35 0.06median 0.35

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 monthsEDUGOTUTAL
Revenue $6.01B $953.86M $3.19B
Gross profit $634.59M $644.24M $1.79B
Operating income $707.08M -$62.97M $398.90M
Net income $552.22M -$47.72M $906.86M
Free cash flow $1.03B – $731.92M
R&D – $92.39M –
EPS (diluted) $3.22 $-0.29 $1.57
Cash & equivalents $1.75B $128.60M $1.64B
Total debt $297.25M $165.08M –
Shares (diluted) 157.85M 163.12M 578.78M
Enterprise value -$3.18B -$1.33B -$6.80B

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
MetricEDUGOTUTAL
P/E 15.8x -8.1x 6.3x
P/FCF 7.6x – 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x – 8.4x
P/S 1.3x 0.4x 1.9x
P/B 1.7x 2.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 7.7x 0.4x 8.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.0x 1.0x
EV/FCF 5.3x – 4.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x – 4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.63 0.14 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEDUGOTUTAL
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% 25.2% 32.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 36.3% 43.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,976,823% 25.8% 37.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 31.9% 45.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.6% 47.2% 1,299%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.6% -113.6% 74.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.2% 51.2% 770.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% -70.7% 106.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.9% 49.3% 824.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.1% -58.5% 110.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% – 46.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% – 60.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% – 46.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% – 60.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEDUGOTUTAL
Gross margin 10.6% 67.5% 56.0%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 11.8% -6.6% 12.5%
Pretax margin 11.8% -5.3% 28.0%
Net margin 8.4% -5.0% 28.4%
FCF margin 17.1% – 22.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% – 22.9%
Return on equity 12.4% -31.0% 23.1%
Return on assets 6.3% -6.0% 14.3%
Return on invested capital 14.9% -26.7% –
Return on capital employed 13.7% -31.4% 9.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEDUGOTUTAL
Debt / assets 3.4% 8.5% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 48.0% 83.4% 39.7%
Equity / assets 52.0% 16.6% 60.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.7x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – -0.42 2.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEDUGOTUTAL
Dividend yield 2.4% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.4% – 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.

ConsensusEDUGOTUTAL
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 238.0xFY2026 6.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $0.01FY2026 $1.46FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 – +47.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +1,100.0% -13.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.34BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026 $3.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +26.6%FY2026 +21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.6% +2.4% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEDUGOTUTAL
Held by institutions 31.4% 8.4% 41.2%
Institutions holding 170 52 237
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.3% -12.0% +11.9%
Institutions buying 80 21 116
Institutions selling 65 20 99
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.05 1.17

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.

EDUGOTUTAL
EDU 1.00 0.34 0.44
GOTU 0.34 1.00 0.44
TAL 0.44 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EDU, GOTU and TAL?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $7.85B, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) $380.75M, TAL Education (TAL) $6.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, EDU, GOTU and TAL?

TAL Education (TAL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 15.8x, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) -8.1x, TAL Education (TAL) 6.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, TAL Education (TAL) is cheapest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 10.8x, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) 238.0x, TAL Education (TAL) 6.9x). 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) +20.5%, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) +25.2%, 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%, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) -5.0%, TAL Education (TAL) 28.4%). On return on invested capital, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) leads (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 14.9%, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) -26.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) returned the most: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -13.5%, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) -21.5%, TAL Education (TAL) -17.8%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +19.9%/yr, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) -4.1%/yr, TAL Education (TAL) +19.7%/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) 2.37%, TAL Education (TAL) 0.00%. Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) and TAL Education (TAL) 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) 37.5%, Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) 47.0%, TAL Education (TAL) 44.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EDU, GOTU 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.