TAL Education (TAL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
TAL Education's EBT Margin was 23.71% in the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026, up 3.29 percentage points from 20.42% a year earlier but down 49.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
TAL Education (TAL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, TAL Education's EBT Margin was 28.68% through Aug 31, 2026, up 21.71 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Feb 28, 2026, it came in at 22.78%, up 16.91 percentage points from the prior year.
- EBT Margin has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +27.78 percentage points (years ended Feb 2021 to Feb 2026).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 5.87% in the year ended Feb 28, 2025 (+4.70 pp), 1.17% in the year ended Feb 29, 2024 (+11.93 pp), -10.76% in the year ended Feb 28, 2023 (+6.96 pp) and -17.72% in the year ended Feb 28, 2022 (-12.73 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between -20.97% (the quarter ended May 31, 2023) and 72.83% (the quarter ended May 31, 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has increased for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +13.98 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was the quarter ended May 31, 2026 (a gain of 65.43 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Feb 28, 2023 (a drop of 13.72 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TAL's EBT Margin in the three quarters before the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026 was 72.83% (quarter ended May 31, 2026), 9.03% (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026) and 12.09% (quarter ended Nov 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.50 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 17.05% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.07 Bn | -2.95 Bn | 20,000.00 | 19.99% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.08 Bn | -6.40 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 23.71% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.21 Bn | 307.76 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 7.48% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.77 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 24.99% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.62 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 15.72% |
| 7 | Covista | 4.17 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 17.50% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.33 Bn | 151.03 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 12.96% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.13 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 10.40% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.70 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 204.83 Mn | -24.28% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 23.71% |
| May 31, 2026 | 72.83% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 9.03% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 12.09% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 20.42% |
| May 31, 2025 | 7.40% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -2.62% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -2.87% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 13.49% |
| May 31, 2024 | 3.52% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -2.57% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -8.62% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 7.72% |
| May 31, 2023 | -20.97% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -16.51% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -14.13% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 5.06% |
| May 31, 2022 | -12.64% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -2.79% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -10.44% |
TAL Education EBT Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "TAL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();