GHC vs TAL
Graham Holdings Co. 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 | GHC | TAL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.9B | $3.0B |
| Net income | $292.3M | $530.8M |
| Gross margin | — | 55.4% |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 17.6% |
| Return on equity | 6.5% | 14.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $66.47 | $2.75 |
| Dividend / share | $7.20 | — |
| Payout ratio | — | — |
| Free cash flow | $275.3M | $508.3M |
| Equity | $4.8B | $3.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.13× | — |
| Current ratio | 1.75× | 2.17× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 11.2% | −7.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −0.5% | — |
GHC bills 1.6× the revenue of TAL, and TAL keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (17.6% against 6.2%).
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 | GHC | TAL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.9B | $3.0B |
| FY2024 | $4.8B | $2.3B |
| FY2023 | $4.4B | $1.5B |
| FY2022 | $3.9B | $1.0B |
| FY2021 | $3.2B | $4.4B |
| FY2020 | $2.9B | $4.5B |
| FY2019 | $2.9B | $3.3B |
| FY2018 | $2.7B | $2.6B |
| FY2017 | $2.6B | $1.7B |
| FY2016 | $2.5B | $1.0B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GHC | TAL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $292.3M | $530.8M |
| FY2024 | $724.6M | $84.6M |
| FY2023 | $205.3M | $-3.6M |
| FY2022 | $67.1M | $-135.6M |
| FY2021 | $352.1M | $-1.1B |
| FY2020 | $300.4M | $-116.0M |
| FY2019 | $327.9M | $-110.2M |
| FY2018 | $271.2M | $367.2M |
| FY2017 | $302.0M | $198.4M |
| FY2016 | $168.6M | $116.9M |