
Investors looking for stocks in the Schools sector might want to consider either TAL Education (TAL) or Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?
TAL Education Group offers K-12 afterschool tutoring services in the People's Republic of China. The company is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.19B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $1.79B |
| EBITDA | $481.73M |
| Operating Margin | 18.10% |
| Return on Equity | 23.70% |
| Return on Assets | 3.99% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $5.72 |
| Book Value | $7.38 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.63 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 2.15 |
| EV/Revenue | 1.31 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.48 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 1360.00% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 31.90% |
| Shares Outstanding | $407.23M |
| Float | $361.03M |
| % Insiders | 0.01% |
| % Institutions | 65.51% |
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Investors looking for stocks in the Schools sector might want to consider either TAL Education (TAL) or Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC). But which of these two stocks offers value investors a better bang for their buck right now?

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Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

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TAL Education Group (TAL) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcript

BEIJING, July 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) ("TAL" or the "Company"), a smart learning solutions provider in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 ended May 31, 2026. Highlights for the First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2027 Net revenues were US$758.4 million, compared to net revenues of US$575.0 million in the same period of the prior year.
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