Growth Metrics

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 127.0% to 11.0% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 11.0% through Feb 2026, up 127.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 9.78% for FY2025, 93.0% up from the prior year.

New Oriental Education & Technology filings provide 18 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 11.0% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed hit 11.0% in Q1 2026 for New Oriental Education & Technology, up from 10.72% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 11.0% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 22.0% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 2.45%, with a median of 8.05% recorded in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed crashed -2297bps in 2022 before it surged 2961bps in 2023.
  • New Oriental Education & Technology's Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.18% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 292bps to 8.05% in 2023, then rose by 20bps to 9.62% in 2024, then rose by 12bps to 10.72% in 2025, then increased by 3bps to 11.0% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for EDU's Return on Capital Employed are 11.0% (Q1 2026), 10.72% (Q4 2025), and 9.49% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 46.13%
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.48%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 23.56%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 7.87%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 19.19%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 18.63%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 8.69%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 9.78%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 8.38%
10 New Oriental Education & Technology 12,389.00 -3.10 Bn 12,700.00 11.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 11.00%
Nov 30, 2025 10.72%
Aug 31, 2025 9.49%
May 31, 2025 9.88%
Feb 28, 2025 9.73%
Nov 30, 2024 9.62%
Aug 31, 2024 9.42%
May 31, 2024 8.04%
Feb 29, 2024 8.56%
Nov 30, 2023 8.05%
Aug 31, 2023 7.61%
May 31, 2023 4.72%
Feb 28, 2023 0.88%
Nov 30, 2022 -4.18%
Aug 31, 2022 -22.00%
May 31, 2022 -21.17%
Feb 28, 2022 -18.65%
May 31, 2021 1.81%
Feb 28, 2021 3.56%
Nov 30, 2020 4.73%
Aug 31, 2020 7.28%
May 31, 2020 9.68%
Feb 29, 2020 11.61%
May 31, 2019 12.59%
Feb 28, 2019 12.64%
Nov 30, 2018 11.41%
Aug 31, 2018 11.76%
May 31, 2018 12.98%
Feb 28, 2018 13.04%
Nov 30, 2017 14.30%
Aug 31, 2017 12,555.59%
May 31, 2017 13,479.72%
Feb 28, 2017 13,656.56%
Nov 30, 2016 14,089.58%
Aug 31, 2016 14.84%
May 31, 2016 15.02%