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Private education

The 39 companies in this industry listed on the NYSE and Nasdaq are worth $67 bn combined; the largest are PEARSON PLC (PSO), New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (EDU) and TAL Education Group (TAL). For each one: what it does, revenue, margin, free cash flow over the last five years and a score from 0 to 10.

Data as of October 2026

Evenly matched
39 companies value 67 bn revenue 41 bn margin 7.8% free cash flow 5.3 bn avg. score 4.1
PSO holds 17.3% of the group's value, 1.2x the runner-up · LOPE leads the industry without being the largest
Rank Ticker Company Share Value Revenue Margin FCF 5 years FCF/px Yield What it does · why it is here
1 PSO PEARSON PLC
United Kingdom · score 6.9
 17% 12 bn 4.8 bn 9.4% 0.9 bn 7.6% 1.9% Education: books, language tests and digital learning · United Kingdom — revenue of $4.8bn
2 EDU New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.
China · score 7.3
 14% 9.4 bn 5.7 bn 8.4% 0.8 bn 8.3% 1.0% Private education in China: courses, languages and cultural tourism · China — revenue of $5.7bn
3 TAL TAL Education Group
China · score 6.2
 10% 6.6 bn 3.0 bn 17.6% 0.5 bn 7.7% — Technology-driven learning solutions, in China · China — revenue of $3bn
4 LAUR LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
United States · score 6.5
 8% 5.4 bn 1.8 bn 17.6% 0.3 bn 5.3% — Private universities in Mexico and Peru · Florida — revenue of $1.8bn
5 CVSA Covista Inc.
United States · score 6.8
 7% 4.4 bn 1.9 bn 12.9% 0.4 bn 9.0% — Education on campus and online · Illinois — revenue of $2bn
6 LOPE Grand Canyon Education
United States · score 6.4
 6% 4.2 bn 1.1 bn 19.6% 0.2 bn 5.7% — Higher education services for partner universities · The most profitable private online university in the US
7 BFAM BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.
United States · score 6.0
 5% 3.4 bn 3.0 bn 5.8% 0.2 bn 7.0% — Early education, child care and employer-sponsored care · Massachusetts — revenue of $3bn
8 LRN Stride Inc.
United States · score 7.3
 5% 3.4 bn 2.5 bn 13.4% 0.4 bn 12.9% — Online education from K-12 through career training · Leader in online K-12 education in the US
9 MH McGraw Hill, Inc.
United States · score 5.4
 4% 2.7 bn 2.1 bn 4.4% 0.3 bn 12.7% — Education solutions for K-12, higher and professional learning · California — revenue of $2.1bn
10 WLY JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
United States · score 7.0
 4% 2.6 bn 1.7 bn 11.9% 0.2 bn 9.1% 2.8% Academic, scientific and educational publishing · New Jersey — revenue of $1.7bn
11 DAO Youdao, Inc.
China · score 2.7
 3% 2.3 bn 0.8 bn 1.6% 0.0 bn 0.2% — Online education and AI-powered translation, in China · China — revenue of $845m
12 PRDO PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp
United States · score 6.9
 3% 2.1 bn 0.9 bn 20.6% 0.2 bn 10.3% — Higher education online, on campus and hybrid · Illinois — revenue of $859m
13 STRA Strategic Education, Inc.
United States · score 6.9
 3% 1.8 bn 1.3 bn 10.5% 0.2 bn 9.3% 3.1% Higher education on campus and online, and career training · Virginia — revenue of $1.3bn
14 AFYA Afya Ltd
Brazil · score 7.5
 2% 1.5 bn 0.7 bn 20.8% 0.3 bn 18.6% 2.0% Medical schools and medical education in Brazil · Brazil — revenue of $736m
15 UTI UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC
United States · score 2.4
 2% 1.1 bn 0.9 bn 3.9% -0.0 bn -2.0% — Technical training for transportation, skilled trades, energy and healthcare, since 1965 · Arizona — revenue of $884m
16 PXED Phoenix Education Partners, Inc.
United States · score 6.5
 1% 0.9 bn 1.0 bn 8.3% 0.1 bn 15.4% — Online higher education for adults · Arizona — revenue of $1bn
17 APEI AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC
United States · score 6.4
 1% 0.9 bn 0.7 bn 6.8% 0.1 bn 7.8% — Online and campus higher education for 108,600 students · West Virginia — revenue of $668m
18 SCHL SCHOLASTIC CORP
United States · score 5.8
 1% 0.7 bn 1.6 bn 3.6% 0.0 bn 5.2% 2.6% Children's books and educational materials, with school book clubs and fairs · New York — revenue of $1.6bn
19 LINC LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP
United States · score 5.2
 1% 0.7 bn 0.6 bn 4.0% 0.0 bn 3.5% — Technical schools on 22 campuses in 12 states · New Jersey — revenue of $571m
20 GOTU Gaotu Techedu Inc.
China · score 3.3
 1% 0.6 bn 0.9 bn -5.3% 0.0 bn 5.7% — Online education in China · China — revenue of $879m
21 KLC KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
United States · score 3.7
 0% 0.2 bn 2.7 bn -17.2% 0.1 bn 40.0% — One of the largest private early childhood education providers in the US · Oregon — revenue of $2.7bn
22 NRDY Nerdy Inc.
United States · score 0.0
 0% 0.1 bn 0.2 bn -17.0% -0.0 bn -22.8% — Live tutoring platform powered by AI · Missouri — revenue of $178m
23 LGCY Legacy Education Inc.
United States · score 5.7
 0% 0.1 bn 0.1 bn 11.4% 0.0 bn 2.0% — Vocational education focused on healthcare · California — revenue of $80m
24 LFS LEIFRAS Co., Ltd.
Japan · score 5.5
 0% 0.1 bn 0.1 bn 3.9% 0.0 bn — 4.0% — Sports schools for children, from Japan · Japan — revenue of $73m
25 AACG ATA Creativity Global
China · score 0.0
 0% 0.1 bn 0.0 bn -17.9% 0.0 bn -4.5% — International creative education for Chinese students · China — revenue of $38m
26 FEDU Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc.
China · score 4.2
 0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn 12.1% 0.0 bn 14.6% 20.2% Education and educational travel in China · China — revenue of $37m
27 YQ 17 Education & Technology Group Inc.
China · score 3.6
 0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -145.6% 0.0 bn 12.1% — Education and technology for schools in China · China — revenue of $15m
28 AMBO Ambow Education Holding Ltd.
United States · score 0.3
 0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn 17.5% 0.0 bn -32.6% — Education and professional training · California — revenue of $10m
29 EDTK Skillful Craftsman Education Technology Ltd
China · score 0.0
 0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -607x 0.0 bn -8.8% — Online technical education in China · China
30 KIDZ KIDZ AI Inc.
United States · score 0.0
 0% 0.0 bn 0.0 bn -338.5% 0.0 bn -360.5% — Test prep courses and enrichment classes · New York — revenue of $3m
31 STG Sunlands Technology Group
China · score 6.6
 — — 0.3 bn 18.1% 0.0 bn — — Online adult education in China · China — revenue of $289m
32 COE 51Talk Online Education Group
Singapore · score 2.5
 — — 0.1 bn -17.6% 0.0 bn — — Online English lessons for students outside China · Singapore — revenue of $96m
33 NAMI Jinxin Technology Holding Co
China · score 1.3
 — — 0.1 bn -23.5% -0.0 bn — — Digital educational content for children in China · China — revenue of $51m
34 ZCMD Zhongchao Inc.
China · score 3.1
 — — 0.0 bn -55.5% 0.0 bn — — Medical education and health information in China · China — revenue of $11m
35 JZ Jianzhi Education Technology Group Co Ltd
China · score 1.4
 — — 0.0 bn -28.9% 0.0 bn — — Digital education content and services in China · China — revenue of $11m
36 EEIQ EpicQuest Education Group International Ltd
United States · score 0.9
 — — 0.0 bn -51.1% -0.0 bn — — Language teaching and college prep for Chinese students · Ohio — revenue of $10m
37 WAFU Wah Fu Education Group Ltd
China · score 1.6
 — — 0.0 bn -17.4% 0.0 bn — — Online education and teaching materials in China · China — revenue of $6m
38 LXEH Lixiang Education Holding Co. Ltd.
China · score 0.5
 — — 0.0 bn -395.4% -0.0 bn — — Private education in China · China — revenue of $4m
39 JDZG JIADE Ltd
China · score 1.5
 — — 0.0 bn -41.2% 0.0 bn — — Vocational education in China · China — revenue of $4m

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