TAL Education (TAL) Short-term Investments (2010 - 2026)
TAL Education (TAL) recorded Short-term Investments of $795.95 million in the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026, down 53.4% from $1.71 billion a year earlier and down 35.4% from the prior quarter.
TAL Education (TAL) Short-term Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
As of Feb 28, 2026, TAL Education reported Short-term Investments of $1.72 billion, down 7.1% from the prior year.
- Annual Short-term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -8.6% (years ended Feb 2021 to Feb 2026).
- Across earlier years, Short-term Investments came in at $1.85 billion in the year ended Feb 28, 2025 (+68.7%), $1.09 billion in the year ended Feb 29, 2024 (-4.8%), $1.15 billion in the year ended Feb 28, 2023 (+7.4%) and $1.07 billion in the year ended Feb 28, 2022 (-60.3%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Aug 31, 2026 is the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments since the quarter ended Aug 31, 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has declined for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 16.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short-term Investments in the last five years was growth of 84.4% in the quarter ended May 31, 2025, against a decline of 60.3% in the quarter ended Feb 28, 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.23 billion (quarter ended May 31, 2026), $1.72 billion (quarter ended Feb 28, 2026) and $1.47 billion (quarter ended Nov 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.26 Bn | 9.33 Bn | 272.27 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.36 Bn | -2.66 Bn | 20,000.00 |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.26 Bn | -6.22 Bn | 594.64 Mn |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.12 Bn | 211.21 Mn | 392.25 Mn |
| 5 | Valvoline | 4.57 Bn | 4.28 Bn | 214.90 Mn |
| 6 | Laureate Education | 4.52 Bn | 3.86 Bn | 131.69 Mn |
| 7 | Covista | 3.80 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 290.78 Mn |
| 8 | Stride | 3.14 Bn | -34.75 Mn | 241.12 Mn |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.08 Bn | 2.97 Bn | 49.70 Mn |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.67 Bn | 2.11 Bn | 204.83 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 795.95 Mn |
| May 31, 2026 | 1.23 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 1.72 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 1.47 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.71 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 2.21 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 1.85 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 1.60 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1.37 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.20 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 974.21 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 767.61 Mn |
| May 31, 2023 | 959.31 Mn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 1.15 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 1.18 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.33 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.16 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 1.07 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 1.49 Bn |
TAL Education Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=TAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();