CVSA vs TAL
Covista Inc. and TAL Education Group, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CVSA | TAL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.0B | $3.0B |
| Net income | $251.6M | $530.8M |
| Gross margin | 57.3% | 55.4% |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 17.6% |
| Return on equity | 17.5% | 14.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $7.04 | $2.75 |
| Dividend / share | — | — |
| Payout ratio | — | — |
| Free cash flow | $392.7M | $508.3M |
| Equity | $1.4B | $3.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.18× | — |
| Current ratio | 1.09× | 2.17× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 16.8% | −7.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 29.1% | — |
TAL bills 1.5× the revenue of CVSA, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (17.6% against 12.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CVSA | TAL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.0B | $3.0B |
| FY2024 | $1.8B | $2.3B |
| FY2023 | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| FY2022 | $1.5B | $1.0B |
| FY2021 | $1.4B | $4.4B |
| FY2020 | $899.2M | $4.5B |
| FY2019 | $866.4M | $3.3B |
| FY2018 | $1.0B | $2.6B |
| FY2017 | $960.3M | $1.7B |
| FY2016 | $1.2B | $1.0B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CVSA | TAL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $251.6M | $530.8M |
| FY2024 | $237.1M | $84.6M |
| FY2023 | $136.8M | $-3.6M |
| FY2022 | $93.4M | $-135.6M |
| FY2021 | $311.0M | $-1.1B |
| FY2020 | $70.0M | $-116.0M |
| FY2019 | $-85.3M | $-110.2M |
| FY2018 | $95.2M | $367.2M |
| FY2017 | $33.8M | $198.4M |
| FY2016 | $122.3M | $116.9M |