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Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top education stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best education stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Education is Zen Rated A and is the 13th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
AFYA	AFYA LTD	$1.39B	16.20%	8.20%	16.59%	33.50%	0.92	2.20	64.50%	20.40%	38.03%
STRA	STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC	$1.89B	7.70%	6.10%	9.74%	55.20%	0.24	1.28	49.00%	10.00%	13.99%
EDU	NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$9.00B	10.00%	4.80%	11.63%	15.30%	1.05	1.57	55.30%	7.40%	10.72%
PRDO	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP	$2.32B	16.30%	12.50%	20.12%	32.90%	0.28	5.06	76.70%	18.90%	26.39%
MH	MCGRAW HILL INC	$2.62B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.28	0.83	N/A	N/A	N/A
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$6.31B	7.80%	4.90%	9.63%	17.80%	0.69	2.07	55.20%	9.90%	13.12%
CVSA	COVISTA INC	$3.98B	17.80%	9.20%	17.19%	34.20%	0.90	0.68	57.40%	13.40%	19.77%
LGCY	LEGACY EDUCATION INC	$157.92M	19.50%	11.80%	20.57%	28.30%	0.59	2.98	46.50%	11.00%	16.17%
PXED	PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS INC	$1.13B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.95	1.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
APEI	AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC	$1.05B	8.80%	4.70%	10.74%	13.10%	0.77	3.46	54.20%	3.90%	7.39%
LAUR	LAUREATE EDUCATION INC	$4.97B	26.40%	13.70%	23.63%	35.80%	0.86	0.67	28.30%	16.50%	24.07%
DAO	YOUDAO INC	$1.17B	-5.30%	6.10%	-19.47%	70.10%	-1.98	0.59	44.30%	1.80%	3.16%
COUR	COURSERA INC	$978.92M	-8.10%	-5.20%	-7.15%	27.20%	0.57	2.51	54.60%	-6.70%	-6.06%
LINC	LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP	$1.30B	10.80%	4.40%	7.52%	5.60%	1.47	0.86	60.40%	3.90%	5.69%
LRN	STRIDE INC	$3.75B	21.40%	14.00%	20.47%	26.70%	0.49	7.27	39.30%	12.70%	16.95%
LOPE	GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC	$4.62B	28.20%	21.20%	31.71%	50.70%	0.33	3.65	53.20%	19.50%	25.30%
GHC	GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO	$4.61B	6.50%	3.70%	7.96%	9.90%	0.74	1.75	29.90%	6.00%	11.35%
SKIL	SKILLSOFT CORP	$37.57M	-264.60%	-13.40%	-13.67%	-18.60%	224.07	0.85	74.00%	-26.00%	-16.55%
GOTU	GAOTU TECHEDU INC	$470.34M	-20.80%	-5.80%	-16.75%	-17.00%	3.95	0.94	67.40%	-5.30%	-5.33%
KLC	KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES INC	$260.38M	-12.90%	-3.00%	-0.29%	-0.20%	3.96	0.74	22.10%	-4.10%	-0.34%
CHGG	CHEGG INC	$82.84M	-67.90%	-27.60%	-72.63%	-45.60%	1.32	0.86	59.60%	-27.40%	-26.41%
UTI	UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC	$1.99B	17.00%	6.90%	12.64%	11.10%	1.48	1.14	49.60%	6.30%	9.11%
KIDZ	CLASSOVER HOLDINGS INC	$1.73M	N/A	-16.30%	-5.12%	-9.10%	3.19	1.37	57.80%	-53.20%	-27.85%
HERE	HERE GROUP LTD	$192.22M	51.10%	26.60%	36.64%	229.10%	0.42	4.44	64.20%	44.40%	46.63%
YOUL	YOULIFE GROUP INC	$74.15M	N/A	-2.00%	2.32%	3.30%	-1.10	1.82	14.30%	-0.60%	0.61%
AACG	ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL	$28.44M	-90.20%	-10.80%	-82.00%	32.00%	11.74	0.32	48.60%	-17.90%	-19.49%
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$2.45M	-236.10%	-66.80%	-255.39%	-150.00%	2.48	0.90	14.20%	-146.40%	-113.82%
RYET	RUANYUN EDAI TECHNOLOGY INC	$31.39M	-1,010.80%	-7.10%	47.95%	-12.70%	-39.44	0.67	56.70%	-5.90%	-3.63%
STG	SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP	$47.01M	44.10%	17.30%	33.06%	51.60%	1.17	1.21	86.90%	18.10%	21.08%
IH	IHUMAN INC	$87.12M	9.80%	7.00%	10.13%	78.10%	0.38	3.57	67.90%	11.80%	12.61%
LXEH	LIXIANG EDUCATION HOLDING CO LTD	$3.83M	-14.80%	-7.20%	-9.62%	-18.10%	0.77	1.44	-25.50%	-97.80%	-87.67%
GV	VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC	$1.50M	-138.50%	-20.90%	-202.98%	-16.60%	11.42	0.07	28.00%	-314.10%	-213.91%
UDMY	UDEMY INC	$671.85M	1.70%	0.60%	4.17%	-30.50%	1.94	1.31	65.60%	0.50%	1.15%
GSUN	GOLDEN SUN TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$5.06M	-101.80%	-24.80%	-35.64%	-49.80%	1.63	1.20	2.30%	-14.30%	-13.39%
FEDU	FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC	$24.23M	1.80%	1.20%	1.21%	1.30%	0.44	1.77	21.50%	3.40%	2.78%
GNS	GENIUS GROUP LTD	$51.95M	-67.80%	-46.40%	-46.86%	-72.60%	0.45	0.86	34.20%	-658.90%	-610.73%
FCHL	FITNESS CHAMPS HOLDINGS LTD	$2.32M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-12.55	0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
WAFU	WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD	$6.84M	-0.80%	-0.50%	-0.15%	-0.80%	0.37	3.72	43.90%	-1.30%	-0.28%
VSA	VISIONSYS AI INC	$530.44k	N/A	-127.10%	25.02%	32.10%	-1.03	0.00	40.40%	-69.80%	-67.27%
YQ	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$20.59M	-46.30%	-29.60%	-52.11%	-149.50%	1.06	1.87	47.80%	-145.60%	-145.64%
AMBO	AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD	$6.81M	18.10%	7.10%	8.61%	10.60%	1.52	2.20	54.80%	14.40%	14.42%
COE	51TALK ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP	$121.14M	N/A	-29.30%	53.18%	29.80%	-3.10	0.63	73.90%	-17.60%	-16.28%
BTCT	BTC DIGITAL LTD	$8.42M	-19.10%	-17.40%	-14.35%	-21.00%	0.02	75.21	-6.90%	-43.40%	-42.93%
EEIQ	EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD	$13.01M	-34.80%	-9.90%	-14.37%	-30.70%	1.29	1.83	66.30%	-27.20%	-27.13%
MYND	MYNDAI INC	$16.02M	-185.50%	-28.80%	-39.90%	-49.40%	35.02	0.94	21.10%	-40.30%	-19.84%
EDTK	SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD	$16.09M	-35.20%	-22.70%	-46.39%	-28.40%	0.16	0.33	169.50%	-728.80%	-769.37%

Education Stocks FAQ

What are the best education stocks to buy right now in Apr 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best education stocks to buy right now are:

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the #1 top education stock out of 46 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has a Due Diligence Score of 64, which is 37 points higher than the education industry average of 27.

AFYA passed 25 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afya has seen its stock lose -17.07% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 2 percentage points.

Afya has an average 1 year price target of $17.75, an upside of 19.37% from Afya's current stock price of $14.87.

Afya stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Afya, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) is the #2 top education stock out of 46 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) has a Due Diligence Score of 62, which is 35 points higher than the education industry average of 27.

STRA passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Strategic Education has seen its stock lose -1.19% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 17 percentage points.

Strategic Education has an average 1 year price target of $95.00, an upside of 14.51% from Strategic Education's current stock price of $82.96.

Strategic Education stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Strategic Education, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU)

New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) is the #3 top education stock out of 46 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) has a Due Diligence Score of 24, which is -3 points lower than the education industry average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates EDU as a "B".

EDU passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. New Oriental Education & Technology Group has seen its stock return 18.45% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 37 percentage points.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group has an average 1 year price target of $68.00, an upside of 20.08% from New Oriental Education & Technology Group's current stock price of $56.63.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering New Oriental Education & Technology Group, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the education stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 4 education stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 education stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) has an annual dividend yield of 2.89%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the education industry average of 1.68%. Strategic Education's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Strategic Education's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Strategic Education's dividend payout ratio of 43.1% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.56%, which is the same as the education industry average of 1.68%.

Afya's dividend payout ratio of 14.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) has an annual dividend yield of 1.56%, which is the same as the education industry average of 1.68%.

Perdoceo Education's dividend payout ratio of 22.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are education stocks up?

Education stocks were up 1.18% in the last day, and up 0.54% over the last week. Classover Holdings was the among the top gainers in the education & training services industry, gaining 50.24% yesterday.

Classover Holdings shares are trading higher after the company announced it regained Nasdaq compliance.

What are the most undervalued education stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued education stocks right now are:

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the most undervalued education stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Afya has a valuation score of 100, which is 74 points higher than the education industry average of 26. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afya's stock has dropped -17.07% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the education industry by 2 percentage points.

2. Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED)

Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED) is the second most undervalued education stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Phoenix Education Partners has a valuation score of 0, which is -26 points higher than the education industry average of 26. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates PXED a Valuation Rating of "A".

3. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) is the third most undervalued education stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Strategic Education has a valuation score of 86, which is 60 points higher than the education industry average of 26. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Strategic Education's stock has dropped -1.19% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the education industry by 17 percentage points.

Are education stocks a good buy now?

47.06% of education stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect education stocks to rise by 22.81% over the next year.

8.33% of education stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 25% of education stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.5% are rated C (Hold), 4.17% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the education & training services industry?

The average P/E ratio of the education & training services industry is 19.58x.

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Sectors & Industries Consumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services
Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top education stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best education stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Education Stocks FAQ

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

3. New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU)

1. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

2. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED)

3. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

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Sectors & IndustriesConsumer DefensiveEducation & Training ServicesBest Education Stocks to Buy Now (2026)Top education stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best education stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Education Stocks FAQ

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

3. New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU)

1. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

2. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED)

3. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

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Sectors & Industries Consumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services
Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top education stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best education stocks to buy now. Learn More.