TAL Education Group (TAL)
TAL Education Group provides smart learning solutions in the People's Republic of China. It offers learning services through Xueersi Peiyou small classes, personalized premium services, and online course offerings. The company also develops and provides learning content solutions for learners across print, digital and device-based formats, including print books, books integrated with digital learning experiences, learning devices, and mobile applications. In addition, it offers online education services, including live class and pre-recorded course content through www.xueersi.com. Further, the company engages in development and sale of software, network, and learning devices; investment management and consulting services. TAL Education Group was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
- Symbol
- TAL
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Market cap
- $4.52B
- 52 week range
- 8.88 - 13.37
Valuation
- Share price
- $11.98 (close of 2026-09-23)
- P/E (TTM)
- 8.51x
- Price to book
- 1.20x
- Price to free cash flow
- 8.89x
- Enterprise value
- $1.67B
- Book value per share
- $9.91
Price performance
| Period | Change |
|---|
| 1 day | +1.35% |
| 5 days | +1.96% |
| 1 month | +5.83% |
| 3 months | +26.91% |
| 6 months | +7.44% |
| Year to date | +9.81% |
| 1 year | +11.03% |
| 3 years | +65.70% |
| 5 years | +149.58% |
| 10 years | +3.10% |
| All time | +379.20% |
Profitability and growth
- Return on equity
- 14.06%
- Return on invested capital
- 14.97%
- Return on assets
- 8.94%
- Return on capital employed
- 6.62%
- Gross margin
- 55.35%
- Net margin
- 17.64%
- EBITDA margin
- 11.45%
- Revenue growth
- 33.72%
- Net income growth
- 527.43%
- Free cash flow growth
- 77.60%
Cash flow and balance sheet
- Free cash flow yield (TTM)
- 11.24%
- Current ratio
- 2.17x
- Net debt to EBITDA
- -8.08x
Latest reported year
- Period end
- 2026-02-28
- Fiscal year
- 2026
- Revenue
- $3.01B
- Cost of revenue
- $1.34B
- Gross profit
- $1.67B
- EBITDA
- $344.65M
- Net income
- $530.75M
- Earnings per share
- $1.40
- Shares outstanding
- 380.84M
Income statement by year
| Period end | Revenue | Gross profit | Net income | EPS |
|---|
| 2026-02-28 | $3.01B | $1.67B | $530.75M | $1.40 |
| 2025-02-28 | $2.25B | $1.20B | $84.59M | $0.21 |
| 2024-02-29 | $1.49B | $806.12M | $-3.57M | $-0.01 |
| 2023-02-28 | $1.02B | $583.41M | $-135.61M | $-0.32 |
| 2022-02-28 | $4.39B | $2.19B | $-1.14B | $-2.65 |
| 2021-02-28 | $4.50B | $2.45B | $-115.99M | $-0.28 |
| 2020-02-29 | $3.27B | $1.80B | $-110.19M | $-0.28 |
| 2019-02-28 | $2.56B | $1.40B | $367.24M | $0.96 |
| 2018-02-28 | $1.72B | $832.70M | $198.44M | $0.56 |
| 2017-02-28 | $1.04B | $520.77M | $116.88M | $0.36 |
Margins and returns by year
| Period end | Gross margin | Net margin | Return on equity | Return on capital |
|---|
| 2026-02-28 | 55.35% | 17.64% | 14.06% | 14.97% |
| 2025-02-28 | 53.34% | 3.76% | 2.25% | -0.66% |
| 2024-02-29 | 54.09% | -0.24% | -0.10% | -12.05% |
| 2023-02-28 | 57.21% | -13.30% | -3.55% | -11.24% |
| 2022-02-28 | 49.82% | -25.87% | -28.39% | -40.02% |
| 2021-02-28 | 54.43% | -2.58% | -2.23% | -33.14% |
| 2020-02-29 | 55.14% | -3.37% | -4.33% | 3.73% |
| 2019-02-28 | 54.57% | 14.33% | 14.51% | 11.77% |
| 2018-02-28 | 48.55% | 11.57% | 12.10% | 44.73% |
| 2017-02-28 | 49.93% | 11.21% | 17.17% | 48.75% |
Cash and debt by year
| Period end | Cash | Debt |
|---|
| 2026-02-28 | $3.24B | - |
| 2025-02-28 | $3.62B | - |
| 2024-02-29 | $3.30B | - |
| 2023-02-28 | $3.17B | - |
| 2022-02-28 | $2.71B | - |
| 2021-02-28 | $5.94B | - |
| 2020-02-29 | $2.22B | $261.95M |
| 2019-02-28 | $1.52B | - |
| 2018-02-28 | $1.50B | $225.00M |
| 2017-02-28 | $699.67M | $225.00M |
Free cash flow by year
| Period end | Free cash flow | Stock-based compensation |
|---|
| 2026-02-28 | $508.28M | $43.09M |
| 2025-02-28 | $286.19M | $64.94M |
| 2024-02-29 | $193.44M | $88.90M |
| 2023-02-28 | $-102.97M | $108.57M |
| 2022-02-28 | $-1.19B | $174.83M |
| 2021-02-28 | $709.67M | $204.94M |
| 2020-02-29 | $677.78M | $117.94M |
| 2019-02-28 | $55.95M | $77.28M |
| 2018-02-28 | $558.95M | $47.15M |
| 2017-02-28 | $307.91M | $36.12M |
Dividend history
- Most recent payment
- 2017-05-09
| Payment date | Dividend per share |
|---|
| 2017-05-09 | $0.08 |
| 2012-12-05 | $0.08 |
Investor relations
Next earnings report
- Next confirmed report
- 2026-10-29
Past earnings dates
| Reported | Fiscal period | EPS estimate |
|---|
| 2026-07-30 | May/2026 | $0.14 |
| 2026-04-23 | - | - |
| 2026-01-29 | - | - |
| 2025-10-30 | - | - |
| 2025-07-31 | - | - |
| 2025-04-24 | - | - |
| 2025-01-23 | - | - |
| 2024-10-24 | - | - |
Filings and sources
- Company website
- tal.com
- SEC filings
- 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
- Earnings calendar
- All upcoming reports
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