TAL Education (TAL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
TAL Education's EBT Margin was 18.09% in the quarter ended May 31, 2026, up 15.60 percentage points from 2.49% a year earlier and up 9.06 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 12.50% through May 31, 2026, up 11.31 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).
- The figure for the quarter ended May 31, 2026 marks the highest quarterly EBT Margin since the quarter ended Aug 31, 2017.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.66 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was the quarter ended Aug 31, 2022 (a gain of 32.96 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Aug 31, 2021 (a drop of 21.64 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TAL's EBT Margin in the three quarters before the quarter ended May 31, 2026 was 9.03% (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026), 12.09% (quarter ended Nov 30, 2025) and 11.16% (quarter ended Aug 31, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 15.12% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 5.61% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 72.83% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 35.52% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 24.37% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 17.63% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 15.72% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 8.44% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 16.40% |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 8.97% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Aug 31, 2021 | -26.11% |
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();