TAL Education (TAL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
TAL Education (TAL) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 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) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Aug 31, 2026, TAL Education's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 16.20%, up 13.30 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Feb 28, 2026, it came in at 9.17%, up 9.31 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of +18.92 percentage points (years ended Feb 2021 to Feb 2026).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -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 ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since the quarter ended Aug 31, 2014.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.83 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was the quarter ended Aug 31, 2022 (a gain of 31.37 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Feb 28, 2023 (a drop of 16.63 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026 came in at 18.09% (quarter ended May 31, 2026), 9.03% (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026) and 12.09% (quarter ended Nov 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.06 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 22.84% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.68 Bn | -2.70 Bn | 20,000.00 | 19.99% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 5.79 Bn | -6.69 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 23.71% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.18 Bn | 243.01 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 6.45% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.67 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 24.56% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.45 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 7 | Covista | 3.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 19.16% |
| 8 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.16 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 10.83% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.11 Bn | -66.08 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 13.18% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.77 Bn | 2.21 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 Return on Sales [ROS] 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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();