EDU vs SUZ vs GNS Stock Comparison

New Oriental Education & Technology, Suzano and Genius Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SUZ Suzano S.A.
$8.81 +1.4% 1M -3.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.99B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.04B
Div. yield
–
Pulp and Paper Basic Materials
5 wins
GNS Genius Group Ltd
$0.12 -25.0% 1M -86.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Education Services Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionEDUSUZGNSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.14B $10.99B $8.59M SUZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.2x 7.1x — SUZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 6.2x — SUZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +0.7% — EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.4% 17.2% — SUZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.8% 7.1% — EDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.8% -3.4% -86.2% EDU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.3%/yr +0.2%/yr — EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.2% 29.9% 91.4% SUZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 57/100 — EDU

Percentile Scorecard

EDUSUZGNS

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

AxisEDUSUZGNS
Valuation 72 #10 of 33 90 #30 of 287 –
Growth 76 #8 of 30 17 #223 of 267 –
Profitability 71 #9 of 29 76 #59 of 239 –
Financial Health 68 #13 of 39 30 #204 of 292 66 #14 of 39
Shareholder Returns 54 #7 of 14 71 #60 of 204 –
Overall 68 57 –
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • SUZ ranked among 308 companies in Basic Materials
  • GNS ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEDUSUZGNSSPY
1 month +3.4%+1.4%-25.0% -0.8%
3 months +16.9%+7.0%-25.0% +3.5%
6 months +11.7%-3.2%-62.5% +7.0%
Year to date +6.1%-5.7%-78.9% +12.2%
1 year -2.8%-3.4%-86.2% +13.0%
3 years -9.4%-15.1%-98.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.3%-5.3%-74.1% +23.1%
5 years +172.9%+0.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +22.3%+0.2%— +11.0%
10 years +11.4%+149.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.1%+9.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEDUSUZGNSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.2%29.9%91.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%27.9%101.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.140.641.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.11-0.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.9%-41.1%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-23.1%-86.7% -1.8%
52-week high $63.51$11.46$0.90 $779.14
52-week low $44.44$7.67$0.12 $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.

MultipleEDUSUZGNS
P/E now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 15.5x 7.0xmedian 17.8x —median 15.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.2xmedian 1.8x —median 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.1x 5.8xmedian 9.9x —median 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 14.7x 12.5xmedian 16.0x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.0x 1.2xmedian 1.8x 0.0xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.35 -0.19median 0.79 —median 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 monthsEDUSUZGNS
Revenue $5.66B $9.04B –
Gross profit $634.59M $2.58B –
Operating income $643.25M $1.91B –
Net income $516.66M $1.56B –
Free cash flow $1.03B $888.28M –
EPS (diluted) $3.01 $1.25 –
Cash & equivalents $1.82B $3.21B $1.88T
Total debt $1.08B $17.89B $13.06T
Shares (diluted) 157.85M 1.24B 24.15M
Enterprise value -$2.01B -$7.34B -$7.00T

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
MetricEDUSUZGNS
P/E 19.4x 7.0x –
P/FCF 8.8x 12.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 3.5x –
P/S 1.6x 1.2x –
P/B 2.1x 1.2x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.2x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA – 5.8x –
EV/EBIT 10.2x 12.6x –
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.7x –
EV/FCF 6.4x 27.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.4x 7.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 -0.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEDUSUZGNS
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 0.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.6% -1.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1,976,824% -23.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.1% -17.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 50.2% -20.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 50.1% -30.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 37.5% 11.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% -29.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 32.1% 14.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 42.0% -36.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% -11.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -13.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% -70.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -47.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEDUSUZGNS
Gross margin 11.2% 28.6% –
EBITDA margin – 46.0% –
Operating margin 11.4% 21.1% –
Pretax margin 11.4% 25.9% –
Net margin 8.4% 17.2% –
FCF margin 18.1% 9.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 18.1% 34.8% –
Return on equity 11.8% 16.6% –
Return on assets 6.1% 4.8% –
Return on invested capital 13.8% 7.1% –
Return on capital employed 13.9% 6.4% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEDUSUZGNS
Debt / assets 3.2% 54.2% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 20.1x –
Liabilities / assets 50.8% 70.9% 19.4%
Equity / assets 49.2% 29.1% 80.6%
Interest coverage – 1.4x –
Current ratio 1.5x 3.4x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 1.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.69 1.03 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEDUSUZGNS
Dividend yield 2.1% 2.4% 166.7%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.1% 2.4% 166.7%
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.

ConsensusEDUSUZGNS
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 6.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.68FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $-0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 -31.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +11.8% -29.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.34BFY2026 $10.39BFY2026 $18.40MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.1%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026 +119.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.6% +11.4% +47.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEDUSUZGNS
Held by institutions 31.4% 5.9% –
Institutions holding 170 136 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.3% +0.6% –
Institutions buying 80 77 –
Institutions selling 65 46 –
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.67 –

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.

EDUSUZGNS
EDU 1.00 0.07 0.02
SUZ 0.07 1.00 -0.07
GNS 0.02 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EDU, SUZ and GNS?

Suzano (SUZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $9.14B, Suzano (SUZ) $10.99B, Genius (GNS) $8.59M.

Which stock is cheaper, EDU, SUZ and GNS?

Suzano (SUZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 19.2x, Suzano (SUZ) 7.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suzano (SUZ) is cheapest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 12.5x, Suzano (SUZ) 6.2x). 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%, Suzano (SUZ) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suzano (SUZ) has the highest net margin (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%, Suzano (SUZ) 17.2%). On return on invested capital, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) leads (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 13.8%, Suzano (SUZ) 7.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) returned the most: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -2.8%, Suzano (SUZ) -3.4%, Genius (GNS) -86.2%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +22.3%/yr, Suzano (SUZ) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Suzano (SUZ) has been the steadiest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 35.2%, Suzano (SUZ) 29.9%, Genius (GNS) 91.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EDU, SUZ and GNS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Suzano (SUZ) 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.