# New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. Sponsored ADR representing 10 Ordinary Share (Cayman Islands) (EDU) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $59.51, market value $97.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 19.8×**. New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. Sponsored ADR representing 10 Ordinary Share (Cayman Islands) trades at 19.8× trailing earnings. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 11.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 18.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 18.1×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 2.3×**. The shares trade at 2.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 145.2×**. Enterprise value is 145.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 0.7%** (5-yr avg -0.7%). Free cash flow equals 0.7% of the market value, above its five-year average of -0.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 5.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 55.0%**. New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. Sponsored ADR representing 10 Ordinary Share (Cayman Islands) keeps 55.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 11.3%**. 11.3% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 7.6%**. 7.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 10.2%**. 10.2% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 21.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 21.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 5.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 13.6%** (3-yr 16.4%/yr, 5-yr 6.5%/yr). Revenue grew 13.6% over the last year, against 6.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. Sponsored ADR representing 10 Ordinary Share (Cayman Islands) holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 1.58** (quick 1.58). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.58 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.02%** ($1.20 per share, trailing). New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. Sponsored ADR representing 10 Ordinary Share (Cayman Islands) yields 2.02%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 26%**. 26% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (20 analysts). 20 analysts cover New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. Sponsored ADR representing 10 Ordinary Share (Cayman Islands); the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $73.57 (+24% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 23.4%** (YTD 9.4%, 3-mo 30.1%). The shares are up 23.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.4%** (34.5% above the low). Trading 8% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 63**. An RSI of 63 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.26** (volatility 38%). Beta of 0.26 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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