TAL Education (TAL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
TAL Education's Operating Expenses came in at $301 million for the quarter ended May 31, 2026, unchanged from $301.08 million a year earlier and down 15.2% from the prior quarter.
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TAL Education (TAL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 31, 2026, TAL Education reported Operating Expenses of $1.39 billion, up 9.2% year-over-year; for the year ended Feb 28, 2026, it was -$1.39 billion.
- Going back by year, Operating Expenses was -$1.2 billion in the year ended Feb 28, 2025, -$875.35 million in the year ended Feb 29, 2024, -$696.83 million in the year ended Feb 28, 2023 and -$2.82 billion in the year ended Feb 28, 2022.
- The figure for the quarter ended May 31, 2026 represents the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since the quarter ended May 31, 2024.
- Year-over-year, Operating Expenses increased in six of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 22.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Expenses over five years came in the quarter ended Aug 31, 2021 (growth of 50.4%), and the weakest in the quarter ended Aug 31, 2022 (a decline of 81.6%).
- Business Quant data shows TAL's Operating Expenses at $354.76 million (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026), $338.68 million (quarter ended Nov 30, 2025) and $396.39 million (quarter ended Aug 31, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended May 31, 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 41.78 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 1.44 Bn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 301.00 Mn |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 14.24 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 1.22 Bn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 405.94 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 103.10 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 108.00 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 111.43 Mn |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 236.74 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | 301.00 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 354.76 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 338.68 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 396.39 Mn |
| May 31, 2025 | 301.08 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 333.61 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 337.19 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 301.40 Mn |
| May 31, 2024 | 232.11 Mn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 226.74 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 232.66 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 213.37 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 202.58 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 186.68 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 163.37 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 175.29 Mn |
| May 31, 2022 | 171.49 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 348.20 Mn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 619.84 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2021 | 952.97 Mn |
API Access
TAL Education Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();