New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (EDU) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Defensive — Education & Training Services industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (EDU) operates as a prominent private education provider throughout the People's Republic of China, primarily recognized by its "New Oriental" brand. The company organizes its operations across key segments: K-12 After-School Tutoring (AST), Test Preparation and various other courses, and a dedicated Online Education division.
Is New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (EDU) trades at 16.5× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 95 consumer staples companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (43.3×) $129 (+162 %); at its sector median (22.4×) $67 (+36 %).
Kaplio overview: New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.
Market cap $8B · 52 weeks $44 – $64 (22 % below the high) · P/E 16.5× · 2027 expected P/E 11.2× · Dividend 2.4 % · Next earnings January 27, 2027 · expected EPS $0.58 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Oct 28.
- Valuation: P/E 16.5× (cheap).
- Business: ROIC 9 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net cash/EBITDA 1.8× (solid).
- Earnings: 5 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (43.3×) $129 (+162 %); at its sector median (22.4×) $67 (+36 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in consumer staples: 6 of 7 pass
- Stable ROE / ROIC 12.5 %, fails.
- Gross margin (stable 5y) 54.6 %, passes.
- FCF / Net Income 215.4 %, passes.
- 10y EPS growth 7.7 %, passes.
- Payout Ratio 39.7 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA −1.8×, passes.
- P/E vs own 10y history 16.5×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.: P/E 16.5×; EV/EBITDA 8.7×; ROIC 9.3 %; $7.7B. TAL Education Group (P/E 6.3×; EV/EBITDA 6.2×; ROIC 6.5 %; $6.2B), Laureate Education, Inc. (P/E 16.3×; EV/EBITDA 9.7×; ROIC 16.1 %; $5.0B), Covista Inc. (P/E 17.2×; EV/EBITDA 10.5×; ROIC 15.3 %; $4.4B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 16.5× · median 43.3× · minimum 5.0× · maximum 98.7× · cheap below 26.5× · expensive above 68.1×. It has been cheaper than today only 12% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
tight (only raised recently) · Yield 2.4 % ($1.20 per ADS in 2026) · Years raising it 1 · Free cash flow coverage 6.2× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $24.10 a year ($2.01 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 12.52% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 9.34% |
| Return on Assets | 5.72% |
| Gross Margin | 54.31% |
| Operating Margin | 11.76% |
| Net Margin | 8.44% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.20 |
| Current Ratio | 1.61 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 7 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.15 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -11.53% |
| 3 months | -16.64% |
| Year-to-date | -10.79% |
| 1 year | -18.27% |
| 3 years | -25.04% |
| 5 years | +139.46% |
| 10 years | -1.39% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $1.2000 per share in 2 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | $0.6000 |
| 2025-11-18 | $0.6000 |
| 2024-09-09 | $0.5800 |
| 2017-09-01 | $0.4500 |
| 2015-09-02 | $0.4000 |
| 2013-09-04 | $0.3500 |
| 2012-08-29 | $0.3000 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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