EDU vs PG vs UL Stock Comparison

New Oriental Education & Technology, Procter & Gamble and Unilever Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PG PROCTER & GAMBLE Co
$159.94 +9.4% 1M +4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$370.71B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.92B
Div. yield
2.71%
Household Products Consumer Staples
5 wins
UL Unilever Plc
$65.61 +4.9% 1M -6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$143.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$64.28B
Div. yield
3.27%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Procter & Gamble leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Procter & Gamble 5, New Oriental Education & Technology 5, Unilever 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEDUPGULLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.05B $370.71B $143.10B PG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 23.2x — EDU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 23.7x 19.3x EDU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +3.5% -2.6% EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 18.2% — PG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% 17.2% — PG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.05% 2.71% 3.27% UL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% +4.9% -6.9% PG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.3%/yr +2.4%/yr +1.7%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.2% 20.9% 24.9% PG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 57/100 19/100 EDU

Percentile Scorecard

EDUPGUL

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

AxisEDUPGUL
Valuation 72 #10 of 33 39 #32 of 52 0 #45 of 45
Growth 76 #8 of 30 53 #24 of 50 –
Profitability 71 #9 of 29 91 #5 of 45 –
Financial Health 68 #13 of 39 60 #23 of 56 41 #28 of 47
Shareholder Returns 54 #7 of 14 43 #18 of 31 17 #26 of 31
Overall 68 57 19
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • PG ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • 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

PeriodEDUPGULSPY
1 month +3.4%+9.4%+4.9% -0.8%
3 months +16.9%+7.6%+6.9% +3.5%
6 months +11.7%+7.8%+14.1% +7.0%
Year to date +6.1%+11.6%+0.3% +12.2%
1 year -2.8%+4.9%-6.9% +13.0%
3 years -9.4%+8.7%+26.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.3%+2.8%+8.0% +23.1%
5 years +172.9%+12.8%+8.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.3%+2.4%+1.7% +11.0%
10 years +11.4%+83.0%+39.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.1%+6.2%+3.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEDUPGULSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.2%20.9%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%20.4%24.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.14-0.080.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.23-0.28 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-24.6%-26.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-4.3%-12.0% -1.8%
52-week high $63.51$167.20$74.59 $779.14
52-week low $44.44$138.04$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.

MultipleEDUPGUL
P/E now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 15.5x 23.2xmedian 18.6x —median 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 4.2xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.1x 17.1xmedian 13.0x —median 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 14.7x 24.2xmedian 18.4x —median 14.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 6.7xmedian 2.1x 7.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.35 8.75median 0.97 —median 0.42

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 monthsEDUPGUL
Revenue $5.66B $87.92B $64.28B
Gross profit $634.59M $43.77B –
Operating income $643.25M $19.83B –
Net income $516.66M $16.12B –
Free cash flow $1.03B $15.34B –
EPS (diluted) $3.01 $6.66 –
Cash & equivalents $1.82B $15.37B $5.40B
Total debt $1.08B $38.93B $27.38B
Shares (diluted) 157.85M 2.41B 2.20B
Enterprise value -$1.76B $322.51B $96.97B

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
MetricEDUPGUL
P/E 19.4x 23.2x –
P/FCF 8.8x 24.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 18.6x –
P/S 1.6x 4.2x 2.2x
P/B 2.1x 6.7x 7.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 10.9x -91.7x
EV/EBITDA – 17.1x –
EV/EBIT 10.2x 19.9x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 4.5x 2.5x
EV/FCF 6.4x 25.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 19.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 8.75 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEDUPGUL
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 3.5% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% 1.8% 147.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,976,824% 1.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 2.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% -3.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 50.1% 1.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 37.5% -4.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 1.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 32.1% -3.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 2.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% 5.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 4.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% 2.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 1.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEDUPGUL
Gross margin 11.2% 49.8% –
EBITDA margin – 26.2% –
Operating margin 11.4% 22.6% –
Pretax margin 11.4% 23.2% –
Net margin 8.4% 18.2% –
FCF margin 18.1% 17.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 22.7% –
Return on equity 11.8% 29.4% –
Return on assets 6.1% 12.4% –
Return on invested capital 13.8% 17.2% –
Return on capital employed 13.9% 23.4% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEDUPGUL
Debt / assets 3.2% 29.2% 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 50.8% 58.4% 79.0%
Equity / assets 49.2% 41.6% 21.0%
Interest coverage – 22.0x –
Current ratio 1.5x 0.7x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.69 5.35 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEDUPGUL
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.7% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 3.6% 3.3%
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.

ConsensusEDUPGUL
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 23.7xFY2027 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $6.75FY2027 $3.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 -2.0%FY2027 -7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% +16.4% +7.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.34BFY2026 $85.17BFY2027 $54.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 -2.1%FY2027 -8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.6% -0.1% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEDUPGUL
Held by institutions 31.4% 69.8% 11.8%
Institutions holding 170 4,026 1,190
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.3% +2.0% +7.2%
Institutions buying 80 1,873 576
Institutions selling 65 1,697 440
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.10 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.

EDUPGUL
EDU 1.00 0.03 0.06
PG 0.03 1.00 0.67
UL 0.06 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EDU, PG and UL?

Procter & Gamble (PG) is the largest by market capitalisation: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $9.05B, Procter & Gamble (PG) $370.71B, Unilever (UL) $143.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, EDU, PG and UL?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 19.4x, Procter & Gamble (PG) 23.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is cheapest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 12.5x, Procter & Gamble (PG) 23.7x, Unilever (UL) 19.3x). 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) +15.5%, Procter & Gamble (PG) +3.5%, Unilever (UL) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Procter & Gamble (PG) has the highest net margin (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 18.2%). On return on invested capital, Procter & Gamble (PG) leads (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 13.8%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 17.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Procter & Gamble (PG) returned the most: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -2.8%, Procter & Gamble (PG) +4.9%, Unilever (UL) -6.9%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +22.3%/yr, Procter & Gamble (PG) +2.4%/yr, Unilever (UL) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Unilever (UL) has the highest dividend yield: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 2.05%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 2.71%, Unilever (UL) 3.27%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Procter & Gamble (PG) has been the steadiest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 35.2%, Procter & Gamble (PG) 20.9%, Unilever (UL) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EDU, PG 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, Procter & Gamble (PG) 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.