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STRA vs TAL // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Strategic Education Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. TAL Education Group (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: STRA 2
— TAL 10
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: STRA
LAST: $77.81 (+0.34%) • MKT CAP: $1.73B
valuation
7.5x
LAST: $10.14 (+0.80%) • MKT CAP: $5.62B
valuation
16.5x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (STRA VS. TAL)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | STRA | TAL | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 55.40% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.10% | 12.40% | -3.30 | TAL | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 7.5x | 16.5x | -9.00 | STRA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.91% | 9.04% | -0.13 | TAL | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.70% | 9.20% | +4.50 | STRA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.00% | 17.60% | -7.60 | TAL | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 4.00% | 33.70% | -29.70 | TAL | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.33% | 3.40% | -0.07 | TAL | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.76 | 4.29 | -0.53 | TAL | /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 | 29.0 | 31.7 | -2.72 | TAL | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.09 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 12.6x | 8.9x | +3.70 | TAL | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.73B | $5.62B | -$3.90B | TAL | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | STRA REV | TAL REV | STRA GROSS % | TAL GROSS % | STRA FCF | TAL FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.27B | $3.01B | — | 55.4% | $153.9M | $508.3M |
| FY 2024 | $1.22B | $2.25B | — | 53.3% | $128.8M | $286.2M |
| FY 2023 | $1.13B | $1.49B | — | — | $117.1M | $239.1M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
STRA // BETA —
TAL // BETA 1.09