TAL Education (TAL) FCF Margin (2019 - 2026)
TAL Education (TAL) posted FCF Margin of -18.00% for the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026, down 11.26 percentage points from -6.74% a year earlier and down 81.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
TAL Education (TAL) FCF Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, FCF Margin at TAL Education was 18.37%, up 1.73 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Feb 28, 2026, it came in at 16.89%, up 4.17 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +1.11 percentage points (years ended Feb 2021 to Feb 2026).
- In prior years, TAL Education's FCF Margin was 12.72% in the year ended Feb 28, 2025 (-0.26 pp), 12.98% in the year ended Feb 29, 2024 (+23.08 pp), -10.10% in the year ended Feb 28, 2023 (+16.90 pp) and -27.00% in the year ended Feb 28, 2022 (-42.78 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -37.09% in the quarter ended Feb 28, 2025 to a high of 68.39% in the quarter ended Nov 30, 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.18 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was the quarter ended May 31, 2023, with a gain of 65.60 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Feb 28, 2025, with a drop of 31.56 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior quarters was 63.06% (quarter ended May 31, 2026), -26.79% (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026) and 68.39% (quarter ended Nov 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.50 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 16.37% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.07 Bn | -2.95 Bn | 20,000.00 | 10.42% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.08 Bn | -6.40 Bn | 594.64 Mn | -18.00% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.21 Bn | 307.76 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 10.15% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.77 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 25.52% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.62 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 12.36% |
| 7 | Covista | 4.17 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 14.99% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.33 Bn | 151.03 Mn | 241.12 Mn | -19.52% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.13 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 15.77% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.70 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 204.83 Mn | -2.98% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -18.00% |
| May 31, 2026 | 63.06% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | -26.79% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 68.39% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | -6.74% |
| May 31, 2025 | 60.48% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -37.09% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 62.34% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -0.09% |
| May 31, 2024 | 59.58% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -5.53% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 66.16% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -10.37% |
| May 31, 2023 | 45.57% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -15.23% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 41.21% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -0.92% |
| May 31, 2022 | -20.03% |
| Feb 28, 2021 | -45.98% |
| Nov 30, 2020 | 75.47% |
TAL Education FCF Margin API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();