New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) posted Operating Margin of 5.61% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 6.31 percentage points from -0.70% a year earlier but down 7.11 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), New Oriental Education & Technology's Operating Margin came in at 11.36%, up 2.62 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +8.62 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, New Oriental Education & Technology's Operating Margin was 8.74% in FY2025 (+0.62 pp), 8.12% in FY2024 (+1.78 pp), 6.34% in FY2023 (+37.98 pp) and -31.64% in FY2022 (-34.38 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -116.68% in fiscal Q2 2022 to a high of 20.42% in fiscal Q1 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2023, with a gain of 116.29 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2022, with a drop of 113.05 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 12.72% (Q3 2026), 5.57% (Q2 2026) and 20.41% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 20.99% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 5.61% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 18.09% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 36.28% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 6.42% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 19.04% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 10.24% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 16.64% |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 9.38% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 5.61% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 12.72% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 5.57% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 20.41% |
| May 31, 2025 | -0.70% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 10.53% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.85% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 20.42% |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.93% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 9.40% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 2.45% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 18.65% |
| May 31, 2023 | 5.58% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 8.82% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -0.39% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 10.47% |
| May 31, 2022 | -20.16% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -22.99% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -116.68% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 2.48% |
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New Oriental Education & Technology Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=EDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "EDU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=EDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();