STRA vs TAL
Strategic Education, 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 | STRA | TAL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.3B | $3.0B |
| Net income | $126.6M | $530.8M |
| Gross margin | 46.1% | 55.4% |
| Net margin | 10.0% | 17.6% |
| Return on equity | 7.7% | 14.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.41 | $2.75 |
| Dividend / share | $2.40 | $0.25 |
| Payout ratio | 45.4% | 0.0% |
| Free cash flow | $153.9M | $508.3M |
| Equity | $1.6B | $3.8B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.08× | −0.91× |
| Current ratio | 1.27× | 2.17× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.3% | −7.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 8.0% | — |
TAL bills 2.4× the revenue of STRA, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (17.6% against 10.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | STRA | TAL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.3B | $3.0B |
| FY2024 | $1.2B | $2.3B |
| FY2023 | $1.1B | $1.5B |
| FY2022 | $1.1B | $1.0B |
| FY2021 | $1.1B | $4.4B |
| FY2020 | $1.0B | $4.5B |
| FY2019 | $997.1M | $3.3B |
| FY2018 | $634.2M | $2.6B |
| FY2017 | $454.9M | $1.7B |
| FY2016 | $441.1M | $1.0B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | STRA | TAL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $126.6M | $530.8M |
| FY2024 | $112.7M | $84.6M |
| FY2023 | $69.8M | $-3.6M |
| FY2022 | $46.7M | $-135.6M |
| FY2021 | $55.1M | $-1.1B |
| FY2020 | $86.3M | $-116.0M |
| FY2019 | $81.1M | $-110.2M |
| FY2018 | $-15.7M | $367.2M |
| FY2017 | $20.6M | $198.4M |
| FY2016 | $34.8M | $116.9M |
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