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    How Investors May Respond To New Oriental Education (EDU) Earnings Beat, 2027 Guidance And New Cash Returns

    Simply Wall St·08/09/2026 21:25:02
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    • In July 2026, New Oriental Education & Technology Group reported higher fourth-quarter and full-year results, issued revenue guidance for fiscal 2027, and outlined cash returns through an expected US$300 million dividend and a new US$200 million share repurchase program funded from existing cash.
    • The combination of earnings growth, forward revenue guidance, and fresh capital return plans, following completion of a prior repurchase of 51,500,000 shares, highlights management’s confidence in the company’s cash generation and balance sheet strength.
    • Next, we’ll examine how the stronger earnings, higher revenue guidance, and planned US$300 million dividend affect New Oriental’s investment narrative.

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    New Oriental Education & Technology Group Investment Narrative Recap

    To own New Oriental, you need to believe its pivot toward non-academic tutoring, AI-powered learning, and broader education services can offset regulatory and demographic pressures on traditional K-12 and overseas-study demand. The latest results and revenue guidance support the near term earnings and cash flow story, but they do not remove the key risk that slower overseas and tourism-related businesses, along with fierce competition, could still weigh on margins and overall growth.

    The new fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of US$6,453.9 million to US$6,680.3 million is especially relevant here, because it directly links the near term growth outlook to the company’s ability to monetise its newer offerings. Stronger reported sales and earnings for 2026, combined with this higher revenue range and the planned US$300 million dividend, make the upcoming performance of non-academic and AI-driven products even more important to whether the current catalysts play out as expected.

    Yet against this improving earnings and cash return story, investors should also be aware of how regulatory shifts and a shrinking youth population could...

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    New Oriental Education & Technology Group's narrative projects $6.9 billion revenue and $665.7 million earnings by 2029. This requires 8.6% yearly revenue growth and a $245.6 million earnings increase from $420.1 million today.

    Uncover how New Oriental Education & Technology Group's forecasts yield a $70.80 fair value, a 25% upside to its current price.

    Exploring Other Perspectives

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    Some of the most optimistic analysts were already modeling revenue near US$8.6 billion and earnings around US$887.9 million by 2029, which contrasts sharply with concerns about regulatory unpredictability and a shrinking student pool, and highlights how far expectations can stretch before this latest earnings beat and guidance potentially shift those views again.

    Explore 3 other fair value estimates on New Oriental Education & Technology Group - why the stock might be worth 5% less than the current price!

    Decide For Yourself

    Disagree with existing narratives? Extraordinary investment returns rarely come from following the herd, so go with your instincts.

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