New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.90% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended May 31, 2026), up 4.02 percentage points from 9.88% a year earlier and up 2.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), New Oriental Education & Technology reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 14.59%, up 4.81 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of +12.19 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 9.78% in FY2025 (+0.93 pp), 8.85% in FY2024 (+4.05 pp), 4.80% in FY2023 (+20.19 pp) and -15.39% in FY2022 (-17.80 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q2 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 14 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.61 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 29.61 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2024, against a drop of 22.97 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 11.00% (Q3 2026), 10.72% (Q2 2026) and 9.49% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 5.42% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 13.90% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 9.56% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 24.30% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 3.69% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 16.83% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 9.88% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 11.04% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 20.94% |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 13.61% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 13.90% |
| 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% |
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New Oriental Education & Technology Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=EDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();