TAL Education (TAL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
TAL Education (TAL) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.25% in the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026, up 9.28 percentage points from 1.98% a year earlier and up 1.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
TAL Education (TAL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Feb 28, 2026, TAL Education reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.98%, up 7.07 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for five straight years, with a five-year change of +15.00 percentage points (years ended Feb 2021 to Feb 2026).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -0.08% in the year ended Feb 28, 2025 (+1.77 pp), -1.85% in the year ended Feb 29, 2024 (+0.35 pp), -2.20% in the year ended Feb 28, 2023 (+5.78 pp) and -7.99% in the year ended Feb 28, 2022 (+0.03 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026 is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended May 31, 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 12.70 percentage points in the quarter ended Nov 30, 2022, against a drop of 9.83 percentage points in the quarter ended Nov 30, 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 9.56% (quarter ended May 31, 2026), 6.63% (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026) and 5.20% (quarter ended Nov 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.06 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 5.50% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.68 Bn | -2.70 Bn | 20,000.00 | 13.73% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 5.79 Bn | -6.69 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 11.25% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.18 Bn | 243.01 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 3.99% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.67 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 25.21% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.45 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 9.88% |
| 7 | Covista | 3.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 17.32% |
| 8 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.16 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 14.35% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.11 Bn | -66.08 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 25.93% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.77 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 204.83 Mn | 0.12% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 11.25% |
| May 31, 2026 | 9.56% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 6.63% |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 5.20% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.98% |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.75% |
| Feb 28, 2025 | -0.08% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.05% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | -0.32% |
| May 31, 2024 | -0.76% |
| Feb 29, 2024 | -1.80% |
| Nov 30, 2023 | -2.84% |
| Aug 31, 2023 | -2.73% |
| May 31, 2023 | -3.20% |
| Feb 28, 2023 | -2.29% |
| Nov 30, 2022 | -1.18% |
| Aug 31, 2022 | -3.01% |
| May 31, 2022 | -12.48% |
| Feb 28, 2022 | -12.36% |
| Nov 30, 2021 | -13.87% |
TAL Education Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();