Growth Metrics

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2026)

Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 874.14% to -$7.5 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $907.5 million through Feb 2026, up 3.79% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $844.6 million for FY2025, 22.27% down from the prior year.

New Oriental Education & Technology filings provide 8 years of Free Cash Flow readings, the most recent being -$7.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow hit -$7.5 million in Q1 2026 for New Oriental Education & Technology, down from $323.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $421.6 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$235.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $193.7 million, with a median of $190.5 million recorded in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw Free Cash Flow tumbled 1107.83% in 2022 before it skyrocketed 1336.63% in 2023.
  • New Oriental Education & Technology's Free Cash Flow stood at $173.7 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 73.08% to $300.6 million in 2023, then rose by 4.23% to $313.3 million in 2024, then increased by 3.25% to $323.5 million in 2025, then crashed by 102.3% to -$7.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for EDU's Free Cash Flow are -$7.5 million (Q1 2026), $323.5 million (Q4 2025), and $192.3 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 48.56 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 53.60 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 86.48 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 183.49 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 67.65 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -26.43 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 77.31 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -10.06 Mn
10 New Oriental Education & Technology 12,389.00 -3.10 Bn 12,700.00 -7.46 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 28, 2026 -7.46 Mn
Feb 28, 2026 -7.46 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 323.47 Mn
Nov 30, 2025 323.47 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 192.32 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 192.32 Mn
May 31, 2025 399.12 Mn
May 31, 2025 399.12 Mn
Feb 28, 2025 963,000.00
Feb 28, 2025 963,000.00
Nov 30, 2024 313.30 Mn
Nov 30, 2024 313.30 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 183.21 Mn
Aug 31, 2024 183.21 Mn
May 31, 2024 376.84 Mn
May 31, 2024 376.84 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 109.44 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 109.44 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 300.59 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 300.59 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 335.79 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 335.79 Mn
May 31, 2023 421.61 Mn
May 31, 2023 421.61 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 190.48 Mn
Feb 28, 2023 190.48 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 173.67 Mn
Nov 30, 2022 173.67 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 185.25 Mn
Aug 31, 2022 185.25 Mn
May 31, 2022 29.35 Mn
May 31, 2022 29.35 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 -234.97 Mn
Feb 28, 2022 -234.97 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 -628.32 Mn
Nov 30, 2021 -628.32 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 -446.51 Mn
Aug 31, 2021 -446.51 Mn
May 31, 2021 318.43 Mn
May 31, 2021 318.43 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 23.31 Mn
Feb 28, 2021 23.31 Mn
Nov 30, 2020 410.68 Mn
Nov 30, 2020 410.68 Mn
Aug 31, 2020 486.83 Mn
Aug 31, 2020 486.83 Mn
May 31, 2020 108.47 Mn
May 31, 2020 108.47 Mn
Feb 29, 2020 39.66 Mn
Feb 29, 2020 39.66 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 291.76 Mn
Nov 30, 2019 291.76 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 428.87 Mn
Aug 31, 2019 428.87 Mn