Growth Metrics

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

Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 89.0% to 4.37% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 4.37% through Feb 2026, up 89.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.0% for FY2025, 0.0% changed from the prior year.

New Oriental Education & Technology filings provide 18 years of Return on Invested Capital readings, the most recent being 4.37% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Invested Capital hit 4.37% in Q1 2026 for New Oriental Education & Technology, up from 3.77% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 4.37% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 5.96% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 1.18%, with a median of 0.0% recorded in 2025.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Invested Capital changed 0bps in 2022 before it surged 942bps in 2023.
  • New Oriental Education & Technology's Return on Invested Capital stood at 5.96% in 2022, then surged by 158bps to 3.46% in 2023, then rose by 4bps to 3.6% in 2024, then rose by 5bps to 3.77% in 2025, then increased by 16bps to 4.37% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for EDU's Return on Invested Capital are 4.37% (Q1 2026), 3.77% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 0.01%
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.00%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.00%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 0.00%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.00%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 0.00%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.00%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 0.00%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 0.00%
10 New Oriental Education & Technology 12,389.00 -3.10 Bn 12,700.00 4.37%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 28, 2026 4.37%
Nov 30, 2025 3.77%
Aug 31, 2025 0.00%
May 31, 2025 0.00%
Feb 28, 2025 3.48%
Nov 30, 2024 3.60%
Aug 31, 2024 0.00%
May 31, 2024 0.00%
Feb 29, 2024 3.42%
Nov 30, 2023 3.46%
Aug 31, 2023 0.00%
May 31, 2023 0.00%
Feb 28, 2023 1.55%
Nov 30, 2022 -5.96%
Aug 31, 2022 0.00%
Aug 31, 2021 0.00%
May 31, 2021 0.00%
Feb 28, 2021 24.14%
Nov 30, 2020 9.13%
Aug 31, 2020 0.00%
May 31, 2020 0.00%
Feb 29, 2020 11.41%
Nov 30, 2019 10.92%
Aug 31, 2019 0.00%
May 31, 2019 0.00%
Feb 28, 2019 4.72%
Nov 30, 2018 4.01%
Aug 31, 2018 0.00%
May 31, 2018 0.00%
Feb 28, 2018 0.00%
Nov 30, 2017 0.00%
Aug 31, 2017 1.20%
May 31, 2017 1.29%
Feb 28, 2017 1.36%
Nov 30, 2016 1.37%
Aug 31, 2016 0.00%
May 31, 2016 0.00%