TAL Education (TAL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
TAL Education's Operating Margin came in at 23.71% for the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026, up 12.56 percentage points from 11.16% a year earlier and up 5.62 percentage points from the prior quarter.
TAL Education (TAL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 31, 2026, TAL Education reported Operating Margin of 16.20%, up 13.30 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Feb 28, 2026, it was 9.17%, up 9.31 percentage points from the prior year.
- Operating Margin has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of +18.92 percentage points (years ended Feb 2021 to Feb 2026).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was -0.14% in the year ended Feb 28, 2025 (+4.50 pp), -4.64% in the year ended Feb 29, 2024 (+4.25 pp), -8.90% in the year ended Feb 28, 2023 (+5.10 pp) and -14.00% in the year ended Feb 28, 2022 (-4.25 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026 represents the highest quarterly Operating Margin since the quarter ended Aug 31, 2014.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.83 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in the quarter ended Aug 31, 2022 (a gain of 31.37 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Feb 28, 2023 (a drop of 16.63 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows TAL's Operating Margin at 18.09% (quarter ended May 31, 2026), 9.03% (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026) and 12.09% (quarter ended Nov 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.50 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 22.84% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.07 Bn | -2.95 Bn | 20,000.00 | 19.99% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.08 Bn | -6.40 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 23.71% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.21 Bn | 307.76 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 6.45% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.77 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 24.56% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.62 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 7 | Covista | 4.17 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 19.16% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.33 Bn | 151.03 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 13.18% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.13 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 10.83% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.70 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 204.83 Mn | -22.24% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 23.71% |
| May 31, 2026 | 18.09% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 9.03% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 12.09% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 11.16% |
| May 31, 2025 | 2.49% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -2.62% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | -2.87% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 7.69% |
| May 31, 2024 | -4.18% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -2.57% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -8.62% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 7.72% |
| May 31, 2023 | -20.97% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -16.51% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -14.13% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 5.06% |
| May 31, 2022 | -12.64% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.12% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -10.62% |
TAL Education Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();