New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
New Oriental Education & Technology's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 19.99% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 0.42 percentage points from 20.41% a year earlier but up 14.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, New Oriental Education & Technology reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 11.76%, up 2.82 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at 11.36%, up 2.62 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year change of +8.62 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Sales [ROS] 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).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -116.68% (fiscal Q2 2022) to 20.42% (fiscal Q1 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.34 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 116.29 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q2 2022 (a drop of 113.05 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows EDU's Return on Sales [ROS] at 5.61% (Q4 2026), 12.72% (Q3 2026) and 5.57% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.06 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 22.84% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.68 Bn | -2.70 Bn | 20,000.00 | 19.99% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 5.79 Bn | -6.69 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 23.71% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.18 Bn | 243.01 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 6.45% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.67 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 24.56% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.45 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 7 | Covista | 3.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 19.16% |
| 8 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.16 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 10.83% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.11 Bn | -66.08 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 13.18% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.77 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 204.83 Mn | -22.24% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 19.99% |
| 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% |
New Oriental Education & Technology Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=EDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=EDU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();