Operating margins remain highly variable, swinging from a negative 0.7% in 2025Q4 to a 20.4% peak in 2026Q1 as the firm integrates lower-margin e-commerce activities.
| Metric | TTM | May'25 | May'24 | May'23 | May'22 | May'21 | May'20 | May'19 | May'18 | May'17 | May'16 | May'15 | May'14 | May'13 | May'12 | May'11 | May'10 | May'09 | May'08 | May'07 | May'06 | May'05 |
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| Sales/Revenue | 4.99B | 4.9B | 4.31B | 3B | 3.11B | 4.28B | 3.58B | 3.1B | 2.45B | 1.8B | 1.48B | 1.25B | 1.14B | 959.85M | 771.72M | 557.87M | 386.31M | 292.57M | 201M | 136.44M | 98.32M | 77.72M |
| Revenue Growth % | 7.29% | 13.6% | 43.89% | -3.46% | -27.39% | 19.5% | 15.57% | 26.52% | 36.01% | 21.72% | 18.57% | 9.47% | 18.65% | 24.38% | 38.33% | 44.41% | 32.04% | 45.55% | 47.31% | 38.77% | 26.51% | - |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 2.24B | 2.18B | 2.05B | 1.41B | 1.75B | 2.04B | 1.59B | 1.38B | 1.07B | 749.59M | 614.36M | 526.71M | 451.67M | 384.18M | 304.03M | 222.63M | 147.26M | 112.01M | 77.22M | 55.24M | 40.96M | 33.07M |
| COGS % of Revenue | - | 44.55% | 47.55% | 47.02% | 56.49% | 47.63% | 44.4% | 44.45% | 43.55% | 41.66% | 41.56% | 42.25% | 39.66% | 40.02% | 39.4% | 39.91% | 38.12% | 38.29% | 38.42% | 40.48% | 41.66% | 42.55% |
| Gross Profit | 2.75B | 2.72B | 2.26B | 1.59B | 1.35B | 2.24B | 1.99B | 1.72B | 1.38B | 1.05B | 863.98M | 720.05M | 687.22M | 575.68M | 467.69M | 335.25M | 239.05M | 180.56M | 123.78M | 81.21M | 57.36M | 44.65M |
| Gross Margin % | 55.14% | 55.45% | 52.45% | 52.98% | 43.51% | 52.37% | 55.6% | 55.55% | 56.45% | 58.34% | 58.44% | 57.75% | 60.34% | 59.98% | 60.6% | 60.09% | 61.88% | 61.71% | 61.58% | 59.52% | 58.34% | 57.45% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | - | 20.08% | 42.45% | 17.57% | -39.68% | 12.56% | 15.67% | 24.5% | 31.6% | 21.52% | 19.99% | 4.78% | 19.38% | 23.09% | 39.51% | 40.24% | 32.39% | 45.86% | 52.43% | 41.57% | 28.46% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 2.3B | 2.29B | 1.91B | 1.4B | 2.33B | 2.12B | 1.59B | 1.42B | 1.12B | 787.77M | 668.91M | 568.63M | 489.65M | 453.11M | 350.89M | 238.21M | 161.73M | 119.64M | 78.45M | 54.07M | 49.17M | 31.23M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | - | 46.71% | 44.33% | 46.64% | 75.15% | 49.63% | 44.45% | 45.8% | 45.71% | 43.78% | 45.25% | 45.61% | 42.99% | 47.21% | 45.47% | 42.7% | 41.87% | 40.89% | 39.03% | 39.63% | 50.01% | 40.18% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 2.25B | 2.23B | 1.91B | 1.4B | 2.33B | 2.09B | 1.59B | 1.42B | 1.12B | 787.77M | 668.91M | 568.63M | 493.27M | 453.11M | 350.89M | 238.21M | 161.73M | 119.64M | 78.45M | 54.07M | 49.17M | 31.23M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | - | 45.56% | 44.33% | 46.64% | 75.15% | 48.89% | 44.45% | 45.8% | 45.71% | 43.78% | 45.25% | 45.61% | 43.31% | 47.21% | 45.47% | 42.7% | 41.87% | 40.89% | 39.03% | 39.63% | 50.01% | 40.18% |
| Research & Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 1000K | 55.96M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.79M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.62M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Operating Income | 446.47M | 428.25M | 350.43M | 190.05M | -982.51M | 117.27M | 399M | 305.53M | 262.96M | 262.15M | 198.84M | 153.53M | 153.53M | 122.56M | 116.8M | 95.5M | 77.31M | 60.92M | 45.34M | 207.62M | 7.93M | 13.42M |
| Operating Margin % | 8.95% | 8.74% | 8.12% | 6.34% | -31.64% | 2.74% | 11.15% | 9.87% | 10.74% | 14.57% | 13.45% | 12.31% | 13.48% | 12.77% | 15.13% | 17.12% | 20.01% | 20.82% | 22.55% | 152.16% | 8.06% | 17.27% |
| Operating Income Growth % | - | 22.21% | 84.39% | 119.34% | -937.85% | -70.61% | 30.59% | 16.19% | 0.31% | 31.84% | 29.51% | 0% | 25.26% | 4.94% | 22.3% | 23.52% | 26.91% | 34.38% | -78.16% | 2519.05% | -40.94% | - |
| EBITDA | 563.06M | 535.07M | 457.25M | 312.75M | -788.29M | 347.45M | 549.84M | 419.27M | 341.88M | 317.43M | 247.24M | 200.91M | 197.34M | 161.76M | 143.16M | 112.52M | 89.66M | 71.52M | 53.14M | 214.67M | 13.09M | 16.37M |
| EBITDA Margin % | 11.29% | 10.92% | 10.6% | 10.43% | -25.39% | 8.12% | 15.36% | 13.54% | 13.97% | 17.64% | 16.72% | 16.11% | 17.33% | 16.85% | 18.55% | 20.17% | 23.21% | 24.45% | 26.44% | 157.33% | 13.32% | 21.06% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 1.78% | 17.02% | 46.2% | 139.67% | -326.88% | -36.81% | 31.14% | 22.64% | 7.7% | 28.39% | 23.06% | 1.81% | 22% | 13% | 27.23% | 25.49% | 25.37% | 34.6% | -75.25% | 1539.41% | -20.02% | - |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 116.59M | 106.82M | 106.82M | 122.7M | 194.22M | 230.18M | 150.84M | 113.74M | 78.92M | 55.28M | 48.4M | 47.39M | 43.81M | 39.19M | 26.36M | 17.02M | 12.35M | 10.6M | 7.8M | 7.05M | 5.17M | 2.95M |
| EBIT | 580.01M | 488.55M | 435.21M | 302.14M | -1.03B | 321.72M | 492.46M | 317.46M | 357.02M | 330.71M | 195.08M | 153.53M | 193.95M | 122.56M | 143.46M | 109.78M | 77.31M | 60.92M | 52.48M | 27.13M | 7.85M | 13.95M |
| Net Interest Income | 0 | 119.29M | 153.29M | 113.75M | 119.49M | 134.76M | 111.49M | 95.92M | 84.84M | 61.45M | 66.86M | 66.61M | 44.88M | 30.12M | 25.49M | 13.02M | 6.47M | 6.6M | 8.04M | 0 | -958K | -325K |
| Interest Income | 0 | 119.61M | 153.59M | 114.45M | 123.54M | 141.51M | 116.12M | 97.53M | 84.84M | 61.45M | 66.86M | 66.61M | 44.88M | 30.12M | 25.49M | 13.02M | 6.47M | 6.6M | 8.04M | 0 | 298K | 441K |
| Interest Expense | 0 | 311K | 298K | 707K | 4.05M | 6.75M | 4.63M | 1.61M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.26M | 766K |
| Other Income/Expense | 94.78M | 93.88M | 84.48M | 111.38M | -101.45M | 196.34M | 90.22M | 8.03M | 94.06M | 65.27M | 64.02M | 65.41M | 45.63M | 29.47M | 26.66M | 14.27M | 6.22M | 7.19M | 7.15M | 32.63M | -1.29M | -242K |
| Pretax Income | 541.26M | 522.13M | 434.91M | 301.43M | -1.08B | 313.61M | 489.22M | 313.56M | 357.02M | 327.42M | 262.86M | 218.37M | 243.2M | 152.03M | 143.46M | 109.78M | 83.54M | 68.11M | 52.66M | 240.24M | 6.64M | 13.18M |
| Pretax Margin % | 10.85% | 10.66% | 10.08% | 10.06% | -34.91% | 7.33% | 13.67% | 10.13% | 14.59% | 18.2% | 17.78% | 17.51% | 21.35% | 15.84% | 18.59% | 19.68% | 21.62% | 23.28% | 26.2% | 176.07% | 6.75% | 16.96% |
| Income Tax | 160.45M | 146.29M | 109.69M | 66.07M | 136.31M | 83.59M | 134.36M | 85.71M | 59.41M | 50.62M | 37.53M | 26.22M | 26.04M | 15.36M | 10.77M | 8.24M | 5.97M | 7.26M | 3.64M | 1.85M | 1.72M | 706K |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 29.64% | 28.02% | 25.22% | 21.92% | -12.58% | 26.65% | 27.46% | 27.34% | 16.64% | 15.46% | 14.28% | 12.01% | 10.71% | 10.1% | 7.51% | 7.5% | 7.15% | 10.65% | 6.92% | 0.77% | 25.92% | 5.36% |
| Net Income | 367.45M | 372.44M | 309.59M | 177.34M | -1.19B | 334.41M | 413.33M | 238.06M | 296.13M | 274.46M | 224.88M | 193.01M | 215.7M | 136.27M | 132.69M | 101.77M | 77.79M | 61.02M | 49.01M | 29.63M | 6.16M | 17.15M |
| Net Margin % | 7.37% | 7.6% | 7.18% | 5.92% | -38.25% | 7.82% | 11.55% | 7.69% | 12.1% | 15.25% | 15.21% | 15.48% | 18.94% | 14.2% | 17.19% | 18.24% | 20.14% | 20.86% | 24.38% | 21.72% | 6.26% | 22.07% |
| Net Income Growth % | -5.69% | 20.3% | 74.57% | 114.93% | -455.16% | -19.09% | 73.62% | -19.61% | 7.9% | 22.04% | 16.51% | -10.52% | 58.29% | 2.7% | 30.38% | 30.83% | 27.49% | 24.49% | 65.41% | 381.18% | -64.1% | - |
| Net Income (Continuing) | 380.81M | 375.83M | 325.22M | 235.36M | -1.22B | 230.02M | 354.86M | 227.85M | 297.24M | 276.8M | 225.33M | 192.72M | 215.7M | 136.68M | 132.69M | 101.54M | 77.56M | 60.85M | 48.84M | 28.76M | 4.96M | 12.47M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -407K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 871.02K | 1.2M | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 305.73M | 291.86M | 273.08M | 210.44M | 88.02M | 104.9M | 132.89M | 164.41M | 16.71M | 39.13M | 30.09M | 3.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11K | 238K | 177K | 238K | 25K | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 2.30 | 2.30 | 1.80 | 1.00 | -7.00 | 2.00 | 2.60 | 1.50 | 1.90 | 1.70 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 1.40 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.06 | 0.16 |
| EPS Growth % | -3.6% | 27.78% | 80% | 114.29% | -450% | -23.08% | 73.33% | -21.05% | 11.76% | 21.43% | 16.67% | -14.29% | 60.92% | 2.35% | 30.77% | 30% | 25% | 29.03% | 55% | 250.88% | -64.38% | - |
| EPS (Basic) | - | 2.30 | 1.90 | 1.10 | -7.00 | 2.00 | 2.60 | 1.50 | 1.90 | 1.70 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 1.40 | 0.88 | 0.86 | 0.66 | 0.52 | 0.41 | 0.33 | 0.21 | 0.03 | 0.17 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 159.86M | 161.97M | 166.95M | 168.56M | 169.64M | 165.2M | 159.54M | 159.04M | 158.56M | 157.99M | 157.39M | 157.3M | 157.9M | 157.82M | 156.87M | 156.47M | 154.83M | 153.58M | 156.45M | 142.09M | 111.11M | 104.84M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 158.79M | 161.97M | 165.36M | 167.83M | 169.64M | 164.55M | 158.43M | 158.29M | 158.17M | 157.55M | 156.78M | 156.44M | 156.03M | 155.76M | 154.63M | 153.86M | 150.95M | 149.63M | 149.99M | 134.22M | 100M | 100M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | 26.37% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24.03% | - | 27.87% | - | 25.25% | 34.48% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 129.87% | 46.13% |
Regulatory and geopolitical volatility
According to reported financial statements, EDU's revenue growth has exhibited significant fluctuations, ranging from a 60.1% surge in 2024Q3 to a 2.0% contraction in 2025Q3, reflecting the inherent seasonality of its education segments and the transactional nature of its newer e-commerce revenue streams.
The inconsistent top-line performance suggests that the company is still navigating the transition from a predictable academic tutoring model to a more cyclical retail-driven framework. Investors should monitor whether the recent 6.1% growth in 2026Q1 indicates a stabilization of the new business mix or merely a temporary recovery in seasonal demand.
Based on the provided income statement data, gross margins have fluctuated between 46.6% and 59.9% over the last ten quarters, indicating that the integration of lower-margin e-commerce activities is structurally altering the company's historical profitability profile compared to its legacy pure-play education business.
The volatility in gross margins appears to be a direct consequence of shifting revenue composition toward physical product sales, which carry different cost structures than traditional test preparation services. This suggests that management may face ongoing challenges in maintaining premium margins as they scale the East Buy platform.
As reported in recent filings, EDU's operating margin has swung from a negative 0.7% in 2025Q4 to a peak of 20.4% in 2026Q1, demonstrating that the company has yet to achieve consistent operating leverage as it balances high fixed costs with volatile e-commerce revenue.
The wide variance in operating income suggests that SG&A expenses are not yet fully optimized against the current revenue base. This may indicate that the company is still investing heavily in talent and infrastructure to support its diversified business model, which warrants further investigation into long-term cost discipline.
Analysis of the income statement reveals that stock-based compensation remains a recurring expense, reaching as high as $39.6 million in 2024Q1, which may be masking the true underlying profitability of the company's core operations during periods of rapid organizational transition.
The consistent use of equity-based incentives suggests a reliance on retaining key talent, particularly within the e-commerce division, which could lead to ongoing dilution or earnings pressure. Investors should consider whether these non-cash charges are necessary to sustain the current growth trajectory or if they represent an unsustainable cost burden.
While the company has successfully pivoted, the 2025Q4 operating loss of $8.7 million suggests that the e-commerce segment may be more sensitive to promotional cycles and traffic costs than the market currently anticipates, posing a risk to the overall stability of the income statement.
Short-term volatility in operating results may indicate that the 'content-to-commerce' model is susceptible to external platform dynamics and rising customer acquisition costs. This raises questions about whether the current business model can maintain its competitive advantage without continuous, high-level investment in marketing and influencer retention.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying EDU stock.
For fiscal year 2025, New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (EDU) reported total revenue of $4.90B. This represents a 6204.9% increase compared to $77.7M in 2005.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (EDU) is profitable, generating $372.4M in net income for the fiscal year ending 2025 with a net profit margin of 7.6%.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (EDU) reported an operating income of $428.3M, resulting in an operating profit margin of 8.7%. This margin reflects the operational efficiency of the business before interest and taxes.
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (EDU) generated $2.72B in gross profit for the year, representing a gross profit margin of 55.4%. This demonstrates the company's core pricing power and production efficiency.