EDU vs REYN vs UL Stock Comparison

New Oriental Education & Technology, Reynolds Consumer Products and Unilever Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UL Unilever Plc
$65.04 +4.0% 1M -7.8% 1Y
Market cap
$141.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$64.28B
Div. yield
3.30%
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Reynolds Consumer Products leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Reynolds Consumer Products 5, New Oriental Education & Technology 4, Unilever 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEDUREYNULLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.98B $4.84B $141.85B UL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.3x 14.1x — REYN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 13.8x 19.1x EDU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +2.7% -2.6% EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 9.1% — REYN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% 11.1% — EDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.07% 4.00% 3.30% REYN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.3% -2.9% -7.8% REYN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.2%/yr -3.3%/yr +1.4%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 26.3% 24.9% UL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 69/100 20/100 REYN

Percentile Scorecard

EDUREYNUL

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

AxisEDUREYNUL
Valuation 72 #10 of 33 78 #12 of 52 0 #44 of 44
Growth 76 #8 of 30 63 #19 of 50 –
Profitability 71 #9 of 29 73 #13 of 45 –
Financial Health 68 #13 of 39 56 #25 of 56 42 #27 of 46
Shareholder Returns 54 #7 of 14 77 #8 of 31 17 #25 of 30
Overall 68 69 20
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • REYN ranked among 60 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • UL ranked among 47 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEDUREYNULSPY
1 month +2.7%+6.0%+4.0% -0.2%
3 months +13.8%-11.0%-2.8% +3.9%
6 months +8.7%+9.8%+12.7% +8.2%
Year to date +5.3%+0.3%-0.6% +12.9%
1 year -4.3%-2.9%-7.8% +12.3%
3 years -10.1%-8.0%+25.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.5%-2.7%+7.7% +23.3%
5 years +172.2%-15.3%+7.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +22.2%-3.3%+1.4% +10.9%
10 years +11.2%—+38.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.1%—+3.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEDUREYNULSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%26.3%24.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.3%25.5%24.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.180.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.12-0.11-0.31 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-36.7%-26.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-15.5%-12.8% -1.2%
52-week high $63.51$27.18$74.59 $779.14
52-week low $44.44$20.56$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.

MultipleEDUREYNUL
P/E now vs peer median 19.3xmedian 15.2x 14.1xmedian 18.5x —median 22.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 2.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.8x 9.2xmedian 12.9x —median 12.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 14.5x 15.1xmedian 18.6x —median 13.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 2.2x 7.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.35 1.09median 0.97 —median 0.57

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 monthsEDUREYNUL
Revenue $5.66B $3.79B $64.28B
Gross profit $634.59M $951.00M –
Operating income $643.25M $554.00M –
Net income $516.66M $344.00M –
Free cash flow $1.03B $320.00M –
EPS (diluted) $3.01 $1.62 –
Cash & equivalents $1.82B $66.00M $5.40B
Total debt $1.08B $1.53B $27.38B
Shares (diluted) 157.85M 211.90M 2.20B
Enterprise value -$1.83B $4.51B $95.72B

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
MetricEDUREYNUL
P/E 19.3x 14.1x –
P/FCF 8.7x 15.1x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 9.6x –
P/S 1.6x 1.3x 2.2x
P/B 2.1x 2.1x 7.7x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 3.5x -90.9x
EV/EBITDA – 9.2x –
EV/EBIT 10.1x 11.4x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.7x 2.4x
EV/FCF 6.4x 19.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 12.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 1.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEDUREYNUL
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 2.7% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -0.7% 147.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,976,824% 1.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 5.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% 3.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 50.1% 8.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 37.5% 10.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 13.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 32.1% 9.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 12.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% 11.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 15.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% 6.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 16.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEDUREYNUL
Gross margin 11.2% 25.1% –
EBITDA margin – 18.2% –
Operating margin 11.4% 14.6% –
Pretax margin 11.4% 11.8% –
Net margin 8.4% 9.1% –
FCF margin 18.1% 8.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 13.3% –
Return on equity 11.8% 23.4% –
Return on assets 6.1% 10.7% –
Return on invested capital 13.8% 11.1% –
Return on capital employed 13.9% 12.8% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEDUREYNUL
Debt / assets 3.2% 30.1% 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 4.8x –
Liabilities / assets 50.8% 54.5% 79.0%
Equity / assets 49.2% 45.5% 21.0%
Interest coverage – 6.4x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 2.68 2.51 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEDUREYNUL
Dividend yield 2.1% 4.0% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 4.0% 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.

ConsensusEDUREYNUL
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 19.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $1.66FY2026 $3.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026 -7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% -3.0% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.34BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026 $54.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026 -8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.6% -4.3% +7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEDUREYNUL
Held by institutions 31.4% 31.1% 11.8%
Institutions holding 170 295 1,190
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.3% +6.3% +7.2%
Institutions buying 80 182 576
Institutions selling 65 89 440
Buyers to sellers 1.23 2.04 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.

EDUREYNUL
EDU 1.00 0.01 0.06
REYN 0.01 1.00 0.41
UL 0.06 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EDU, REYN and UL?

Unilever (UL) is the largest by market capitalisation: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $8.98B, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) $4.84B, Unilever (UL) $141.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, EDU, REYN and UL?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 19.3x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is cheapest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 12.4x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 13.8x, Unilever (UL) 19.1x). 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%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.7%, Unilever (UL) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) has the highest net margin (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) leads (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 13.8%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) returned the most: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -4.3%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -2.9%, Unilever (UL) -7.8%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +22.2%/yr, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -3.3%/yr, Unilever (UL) +1.4%/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) 2.07%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 4.00%, Unilever (UL) 3.30%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Unilever (UL) has been the steadiest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 35.1%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 26.3%, Unilever (UL) 24.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EDU, REYN 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, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 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.