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LOPE vs TAL // NET PROFIT MARGIN
Grand Canyon Education Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. TAL Education Group (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LOPE 5
— TAL 6
▲ NET PROFIT MARGIN LEADER: TAL
LAST: $154.17 (+0.13%) • MKT CAP: $4.02B
net-margins
0.00%
LAST: $10.14 (+0.80%) • MKT CAP: $5.62B
net-margins
17.60%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LOPE VS. TAL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LOPE | TAL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 55.40% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 33.10% | 12.40% | +20.70 | LOPE | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 14.7x | 16.5x | -1.80 | LOPE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 6.81% | 9.04% | -2.23 | TAL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 24.00% | 9.20% | +14.80 | LOPE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin ACTIVE | 0.00% | 17.60% | -17.60 | TAL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 7.10% | 33.70% | -26.60 | TAL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 3.40% | -3.40 | TAL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 15.97 | 4.29 | +11.68 | LOPE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 9/9 | -3.00 | TAL | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 35.0 | 31.7 | +3.34 | LOPE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.09 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 8.9x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.02B | $5.62B | -$1.61B | TAL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LOPE REV | TAL REV | LOPE GROSS % | TAL GROSS % | LOPE FCF | TAL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.11B | $3.01B | — | 55.4% | $273.5M | $508.3M |
| FY 2024 | $1.03B | $2.25B | — | 53.3% | $290.0M | $286.2M |
| FY 2023 | $960.9M | $1.49B | — | — | $243.7M | $239.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LOPE // BETA —
TAL // BETA 1.09