EDU vs LAUR vs REYN Stock Comparison

New Oriental Education & Technology, Laureate Education and Reynolds Consumer Products Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LAUR Laureate Education, Inc.
$36.36 -3.3% 1M +21.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.01B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.83B
Div. yield
–
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

New Oriental Education & Technology leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (New Oriental Education & Technology 5, Laureate Education 4, Reynolds Consumer Products 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEDULAURREYNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.85B $5.01B $4.86B EDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x 15.7x 14.1x REYN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 18.2x 13.9x EDU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% +17.9% +2.7% EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 17.6% 9.1% LAUR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.9% 24.7% 11.1% LAUR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 2.1x LAUR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.37% 0.00% 3.99% REYN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.5% +21.8% -2.7% LAUR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.9%/yr +16.0%/yr -3.1%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 33.2% 26.3% REYN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 69/100 70/100 EDU

Percentile Scorecard

EDULAURREYN

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

AxisEDULAURREYN
Valuation 78 #8 of 33 31 #23 of 33 78 #12 of 52
Growth 72 #9 of 30 79 #7 of 30 63 #19 of 50
Profitability 67 #10 of 28 93 #3 of 28 73 #13 of 45
Financial Health 69 #12 of 37 56 #17 of 37 56 #25 of 56
Shareholder Returns 69 #5 of 14 85 #3 of 14 80 #7 of 31
Overall 71 69 70
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • LAUR 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

PeriodEDULAURREYNSPY
1 month -9.3%-3.3%+4.4% +0.9%
3 months -13.5%-5.3%-10.3% +5.9%
6 months -5.0%+15.1%+12.1% +8.5%
Year to date -7.9%+8.0%+0.6% +13.3%
1 year -13.5%+21.8%-2.7% +12.4%
3 years -21.4%+155.4%-7.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -7.7%+36.7%-2.6% +23.5%
5 years +147.2%+109.9%-14.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.9%+16.0%-3.1% +11.0%
10 years -1.8%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.2%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEDULAURREYNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%33.2%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%34.3%25.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.280.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.360.66-0.10 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-46.1%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.2%-10.1%-15.2% -0.9%
52-week high $63.51$40.46$27.18 $779.14
52-week low $44.44$28.88$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.

MultipleEDULAURREYN
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 14.9x 15.7xmedian 14.9x 14.1xmedian 18.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.3x 9.5xmedian 9.3x 9.2xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 14.5x 17.5xmedian 14.5x 15.2xmedian 18.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 4.4xmedian 1.8x 2.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.63median 0.35 0.29median 0.35 1.10median 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 monthsEDULAURREYN
Revenue $6.01B $1.83B $3.79B
Gross profit $634.59M $498.85M $951.00M
Operating income $707.08M $446.85M $554.00M
Net income $552.22M $321.53M $344.00M
Free cash flow $1.03B $286.58M $320.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.22 $2.30 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $1.75B $161.67M $66.00M
Total debt $297.25M $223.17M $1.53B
Shares (diluted) 157.85M 139.94M 211.90M
Enterprise value -$3.18B $4.30B $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
MetricEDULAURREYN
P/E 15.8x 15.7x 14.1x
P/FCF 7.6x 17.5x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.6x 12.3x 9.7x
P/S 1.3x 2.7x 1.3x
P/B 1.7x 4.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 5.1x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA – 9.5x 9.2x
EV/EBIT 7.7x 11.3x 11.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.8x 1.7x
EV/FCF 5.3x 17.7x 19.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x 12.4x 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.63 0.29 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEDULAURREYN
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% 17.9% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 10.4% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,976,823% 18.0% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 11.5% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.6% 18.7% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 13.6% 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 45.2% 25.1% 10.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 47.6% 13.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 42.9% 32.4% 9.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 53.6% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 39.9% 11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 24.4% 15.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 13.7% 25.7% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 23.6% 16.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEDULAURREYN
Gross margin 10.6% 27.3% 25.1%
EBITDA margin – 29.1% 18.2%
Operating margin 11.8% 24.4% 14.6%
Pretax margin 11.8% 24.2% 11.8%
Net margin 8.4% 17.6% 9.1%
FCF margin 17.1% 15.7% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.1% 22.3% 13.3%
Return on equity 12.4% 29.4% 23.4%
Return on assets 6.3% 13.7% 10.7%
Return on invested capital 14.9% 24.7% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 13.7% 24.3% 12.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.3x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEDULAURREYN
Debt / assets 3.4% 9.2% 30.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 0.8x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 48.0% 52.9% 54.5%
Equity / assets 52.0% 47.1% 45.5%
Interest coverage – 35.9x 6.4x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.7x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 3.86 2.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEDULAURREYN
Dividend yield 2.4% – 4.0%
Net buyback yield – 6.6% –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 6.6% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusEDULAURREYN
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 13.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $2.00FY2026 $1.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +17.0% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.34BFY2026 $2.03BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.6% -4.4% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEDULAURREYN
Held by institutions 31.4% 95.8% 31.1%
Institutions holding 170 337 295
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.3% -3.3% +6.3%
Institutions buying 80 161 182
Institutions selling 65 144 89
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.12 2.04

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.

EDULAURREYN
EDU 1.00 0.18 0.01
LAUR 0.18 1.00 0.14
REYN 0.01 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EDU, LAUR and REYN?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $7.85B, Laureate Education (LAUR) $5.01B, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) $4.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, EDU, LAUR and REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 15.8x, Laureate Education (LAUR) 15.7x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is cheapest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 10.8x, Laureate Education (LAUR) 18.2x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 13.9x). 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) +20.5%, Laureate Education (LAUR) +17.9%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Laureate Education (LAUR) has the highest net margin (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%, Laureate Education (LAUR) 17.6%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, Laureate Education (LAUR) leads (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 14.9%, Laureate Education (LAUR) 24.7%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Laureate Education (LAUR) returned the most: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -13.5%, Laureate Education (LAUR) +21.8%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -2.7%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +19.9%/yr, Laureate Education (LAUR) +16.0%/yr, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) has the highest dividend yield: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 2.37%, Laureate Education (LAUR) 0.00%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 3.99%. Laureate Education (LAUR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) has been the steadiest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 37.5%, Laureate Education (LAUR) 33.2%, 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, LAUR 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.