TAL Education Group
TAL NYSE· Services-Educational Services
Last close · Oct 30, 2026
$9.87
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- TAL Education Group had $3.0B of revenue in fiscal 2026, up 33.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed −7.7% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 9.2%, up 9.3 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 9 is left after running the business.
- TAL Education Group made $531M of net profit in fiscal 2026. From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 17.2% a year.
- Free cash flow was $508M in fiscal 2026, 16.9% of revenue.
- TAL Education Group returned $644M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 127% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 6.0%.
Market cap
$1.9B
P/E
3.6x
Revenue
$3.0B
Net income
$531M
Free cash flow
$508M
Operating margin
9.2%
TAL Education Group in 30 seconds · fiscal 2026
Are sales growing?
+33.7%
Yes. Sales grew 33.7% last year.
Does it make a profit?
17.6%
Yes. It keeps 17.6% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
16.9%
Yes. 16.9% of sales ends up as free cash.
How healthy are the accounts?
7 / 8
Solid. It passes 7 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
3.6x
One share costs 3.6 times its yearly profit per share.
What TAL Education Group does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- February 28, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 20-F · Jun 12, 2026
- Legal name
- TAL Education Group
- CIK
- 0001499620
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD. Compiled by stoqly.net.
| Fiscal year | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $4.4B | $1.0B | $1.5B | $2.3B | $3.0B |
| Revenue growth | −2.3% | −76.8% | 46.2% | 51.0% | 33.7% |
| Gross margin | 49.8% | 57.2% | 54.1% | 53.3% | 55.4% |
| Operating margin | −14.0% | −8.9% | −4.6% | −0.1% | 9.2% |
| Net income | −$1.1B | −$136M | −$3.6M | $84.6M | $531M |
| Net margin | −25.9% | −13.3% | −0.2% | 3.8% | 17.6% |
| Diluted EPS | −$5.29 | −$0.64 | −$0.02 | $0.41 | $2.75 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | −$939M | $7.4M | $306M | $398M | $601M |
| Capital expenditure | $246M | $110M | $113M | $112M | $93.2M |
| Free cash flow | −$1.2B | −$103M | $193M | $286M | $508M |
| FCF margin | −27.0% | −10.1% | 13.0% | 12.7% | 16.9% |
| Share buybacks | $196M | $66.4M | $234M | $13.1M | $644M |
| Share count change | 5.5% | −1.0% | −4.4% | 0.9% | −6.0% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $2.7B | $3.2B | $3.3B | $3.6B | $3.2B |
| Shareholders' equity | $4.0B | $3.8B | $3.7B | $3.8B | $3.8B |
| Current ratio | 4.0x | 4.4x | 3.4x | 2.9x | 2.2x |
| Interest coverage | −78.1x | — | — | — | — |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on equity | −24.6% | −3.4% | −0.1% | 2.3% | 14.1% |
| Return on tangible equity | −28.2% | −3.5% | −0.1% | 2.2% | 14.4% |
| Piotroski F-score | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Altman Z'' | 6.3 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$1.2M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $9.87 a share, the company is worth $1.9B: 3.6 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Compiled and analysed by stoqly.net from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001499620). Latest version: stoqly.net/companies/tal. Data updated November 1, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.