TAL Education (TAL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
TAL Education's Gross Margin was 59.78% in the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026, up 2.78 percentage points from 57.00% a year earlier and up 2.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
TAL Education (TAL) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, TAL Education's Gross Margin was 56.89% through Aug 31, 2026, up 2.47 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Feb 28, 2026, it was 55.35%, up 2.01 percentage points from the prior year.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +0.92 percentage points (years ended Feb 2021 to Feb 2026).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 53.34% in the year ended Feb 28, 2025 (-0.75 pp), 54.09% in the year ended Feb 29, 2024 (-3.12 pp), 57.21% in the year ended Feb 28, 2023 (+7.39 pp) and 49.82% in the year ended Feb 28, 2022 (-4.61 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026 marks the highest quarterly Gross Margin since the quarter ended Aug 31, 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin has increased for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.54 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was the quarter ended Aug 31, 2022 (a gain of 20.60 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended May 31, 2023 (a drop of 11.12 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TAL's Gross Margin in the three quarters before the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026 was 57.78% (quarter ended May 31, 2026), 53.24% (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026) and 56.07% (quarter ended Nov 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.50 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 24.59% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.07 Bn | -2.95 Bn | 20,000.00 | 0.00% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.08 Bn | -6.40 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 59.78% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.21 Bn | 307.76 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 29.58% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.77 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 27.15% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.62 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 39.46% |
| 7 | Covista | 4.17 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 56.84% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.33 Bn | 151.03 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 37.71% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.13 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 17.97% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.70 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 204.83 Mn | 24.34% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 59.78% |
| May 31, 2026 | 57.78% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 53.24% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 56.07% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 57.00% |
| May 31, 2025 | 54.86% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 52.04% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 52.73% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 56.30% |
| May 31, 2024 | 51.71% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 52.92% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 53.63% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 58.88% |
| May 31, 2023 | 49.35% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 52.52% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 55.75% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 60.17% |
| May 31, 2022 | 60.47% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 63.40% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 49.12% |
TAL Education Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();