TAL Education (TAL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
TAL Education (TAL) posted Net Margin of -4.77% for the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026, down 19.18 percentage points from 14.41% a year earlier and down 58.57 percentage points from the prior quarter.
TAL Education (TAL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 31, 2026, Net Margin at TAL Education was 22.13%, up 15.68 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Feb 28, 2026, it came in at 17.64%, up 13.88 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Net Margin has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +20.22 percentage points (years ended Feb 2021 to Feb 2026).
- In prior years, TAL Education's Net Margin was 3.76% in the year ended Feb 28, 2025 (+4.00 pp), -0.24% in the year ended Feb 29, 2024 (+13.06 pp), -13.30% in the year ended Feb 28, 2023 (+12.58 pp) and -25.87% in the year ended Feb 28, 2022 (-23.29 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026 stands as the lowest quarterly Net Margin since the quarter ended Nov 30, 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +10.56 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was the quarter ended Aug 31, 2022, with a gain of 56.98 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026, with a drop of 19.18 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior quarters was 53.80% (quarter ended May 31, 2026), 30.51% (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026) and 16.96% (quarter ended Nov 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.50 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 12.76% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.07 Bn | -2.95 Bn | 20,000.00 | 14.57% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.08 Bn | -6.40 Bn | 594.64 Mn | -4.77% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.21 Bn | 307.76 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 5.66% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.77 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 20.87% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.62 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 11.84% |
| 7 | Covista | 4.17 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 13.18% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.33 Bn | 151.03 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 10.15% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.13 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 10.21% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.70 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 204.83 Mn | -27.42% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | -4.77% |
| May 31, 2026 | 53.80% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 30.51% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 16.96% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 14.41% |
| May 31, 2025 | 5.44% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -1.20% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 3.80% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 9.27% |
| May 31, 2024 | 2.75% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 6.40% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -6.41% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 9.20% |
| May 31, 2023 | -16.35% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -14.65% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -22.17% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -0.27% |
| May 31, 2022 | -19.56% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -19.98% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -9.73% |
TAL Education Net Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();