TAL Education (TAL) FCF Margin (2019 - 2026)
TAL Education (TAL) posted FCF Margin of 63.06% for the quarter ended May 31, 2026, up 2.58 percentage points from 60.48% a year earlier and up 89.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
TAL Education (TAL) FCF Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through May 31, 2026, FCF Margin at TAL Education was 22.93%, up 2.23 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Feb 28, 2026, it came in at 23.09%, up 0.44 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -3.60 percentage points (years ended Feb 2021 to Feb 2026).
- In prior years, TAL Education's FCF Margin was 22.65% in the year ended Feb 28, 2025 (-5.46 pp), 28.11% in the year ended Feb 29, 2024 (+16.57 pp), 11.54% in the year ended Feb 28, 2023 (+27.32 pp) and -15.78% in the year ended Feb 28, 2022 (-42.47 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 has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.49 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- 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 -26.79% (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026), 68.39% (quarter ended Nov 30, 2025) and -6.74% (quarter ended Aug 31, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 10.40% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 33.92% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 63.06% |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 13.60% |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 2.50% |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 19.45% |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 12.36% |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 9.77% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 49.81% |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 11.87% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Aug 31, 2020 | -5.10% |
TAL Education FCF Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
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();