TAL Education Group (TAL) stock
TALNYSEServices-Educational Services
$9.95−0.12 (-1.19%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $5.51BP/E 10.9Yield –
TAL Education statistics
94 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- –
- Last ex-dividend date
- May 9, 2017
- Fundamentals through
- Feb 28, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.50
- 2.48
- P/OCF Ratio
- 9.16
- 8.94
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.75
- 1.13
- EV / EBIT
- 8.21
- 10.04
- EV / FCF
- 4.46
- 11.50
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -5.99%
- 0.13%
- Float
- 131M
- 22M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 28.8%
- 15.9%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 137.4%
- 86.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 20M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -3.68%
- -7.94%
- Days to Cover
- 3.28
- 3.11
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $13.23
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $8.88
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $10.39
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $11.42
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $11.05
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.37
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -2.36%
- -0.40%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -20.5%
- -13.2%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -14.6%
- -14.6%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -9.63%
- -26.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -8.80%
- -10.2%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -15.7%
- -24.3%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 3.22%
- -5.72%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 126.1%
- 54.5%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -21.6%
- 100.3%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 7M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 7M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 5M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 1.06
- 0.75
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 32.5
- 41.0
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 43.9%
- 48.8%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.55
- 0.68
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 22.8%
- -2.62%
- EBITDA Margin
- 9.17%
- -3.87%
- FCF Margin
- 16.9%
- 2.13%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 14.1%
- -0.07%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 9.28%
- -2.87%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 62.6%
- 1.94%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 6.62%
- -1.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.17
- 1.63
- Quick Ratio
- 1.87
- 0.86
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 33.7%
- 2.95%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 527.4%
- 2.50%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 570.7%
- 5.68%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 77.6%
- 9.62%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 43.4%
- 6.72%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -7.72%
- 10.4%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.53
- 0.83
- Inventory Turnover
- 10.83
- 27.51
- Revenue Per Employee
- $115.28K
- $202.40K
- Profits Per Employee
- $20.34K
- -$4.19K
- Employee Count
- 26,100
- 106
- WACC
- 7.62%
- 7.89%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $685.41M
- -$27.47K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $3.24B
- $1.01M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $17.56
- $0.07
- Equity (Book Value)
- $3.77B
- $19.04M
- Book Value Per Share
- $20.46
- $1.94
- Tangible Book Value
- $3.68B
- $11.63M
- Working Capital
- $2.08B
- $5.41M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$93.19M
- -$11.15M
- FCF Per Share
- $2.76
- $0.04
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 9.64%
- 3.03%
- FCF Yield
- 9.23%
- 2.19%
- Buyback Yield
- 11.7%
- 6.37%
- Shareholder Yield
- 11.7%
- 7.33%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $154.42M
- $1.27M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 22.5%
- 22.8%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $35.58
- $31.68
- Graham Upside
- 19.2%
- -25.5%
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.58
- 2.58
- Piotroski F-Score
- 8
- 4
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | TAL | S&P 500 | Difference | TAL per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -21.8% | -2.7% | −19.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -16.2% | -1.7% | −14.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | -8.8% | +11.9% | −20.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | -14.4% | +12.0% | −26.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | +5.9% | +78.2% | −72.3 pts | +1.9% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +126.1% | +73.2% | +52.9 pts | +17.7% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -21.3% | +309.6% | −330.9 pts | -2.4% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
20M TAL shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.7% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 3.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 44.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 20,343,456 | -3.7% | 6,204,032 | 3.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 21,121,424 | +3.2% | 3,053,164 | 6.9 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 20,460,567 | +1.0% | 3,017,092 | 6.8 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 20,267,186 | -6.1% | 6,327,228 | 3.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 21,590,540 | +5.3% | 5,180,604 | 4.2 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 20,496,585 | +10.7% | 5,038,231 | 4.1 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 18,523,389 | -1.4% | 5,321,789 | 3.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 18,782,496 | -14.6% | 2,852,105 | 6.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21,993,928 | +3.0% | 4,243,601 | 5.2 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21,356,053 | -1.1% | 2,767,721 | 7.7 |
| May 29, 2026 | 21,601,293 | +2.1% | 4,659,485 | 4.6 |
| May 15, 2026 | 21,149,152 | +2.6% | 3,315,108 | 6.4 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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