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Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top education stocks in 2025 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 17th 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
UDMY	UDEMY INC	$992.27M	-14.70%	-4.90%	-10.86%	122.70%	1.76	1.36	64.30%	-3.90%	-3.30%
APEI	AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC	$660.72M	6.60%	3.40%	9.89%	10.70%	0.97	2.83	53.40%	3.00%	6.97%
PRDO	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP	$2.28B	16.00%	12.60%	18.81%	32.90%	0.32	4.27	78.90%	20.10%	27.54%
AFYA	AFYA LTD	$1.40B	16.00%	7.70%	17.86%	30.30%	1.00	0.94	64.60%	19.60%	36.40%
ATGE	ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION INC	$5.44B	16.50%	8.40%	15.35%	30.00%	0.95	0.83	56.60%	13.30%	19.83%
LAUR	LAUREATE EDUCATION INC	$4.33B	26.70%	13.30%	24.11%	34.60%	0.94	0.75	27.20%	16.40%	24.89%
SKIL	SKILLSOFT CORP	$141.44M	-145.90%	-11.20%	-8.87%	-13.00%	21.84	0.85	74.60%	-22.20%	-11.38%
COUR	COURSERA INC	$1.64B	-8.40%	-5.40%	-7.80%	32.80%	0.56	2.55	54.40%	-7.10%	-6.85%
LOPE	GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC	$5.94B	30.50%	23.30%	33.56%	66.40%	0.31	3.55	53.00%	22.20%	28.35%
LGCY	LEGACY EDUCATION INC	$120.09M	20.20%	12.10%	20.09%	29.90%	0.69	2.69	46.60%	11.70%	17.35%
STRA	STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC	$1.92B	6.90%	5.50%	8.92%	47.50%	0.26	1.26	47.40%	9.30%	13.19%
DAO	YOUDAO INC	$1.30B	-10.80%	13.30%	-29.51%	237.70%	-1.87	0.55	47.20%	4.10%	5.45%
LRN	STRIDE INC	$6.32B	21.20%	13.50%	19.66%	26.50%	0.55	5.39	39.20%	12.00%	16.27%
GHC	GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO	$4.26B	16.10%	9.00%	18.72%	20.60%	0.73	1.27	31.10%	14.10%	23.38%
QSG	QUANTASING GROUP LTD	$378.39M	51.50%	22.50%	45.03%	-198.70%	0.90	2.14	81.50%	13.20%	17.30%
EDU	NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$8.98B	9.90%	4.90%	11.48%	14.30%	1.05	1.58	55.40%	7.60%	10.58%
PXED	PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS INC	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.91	1.98	N/A	N/A	N/A
MH	MCGRAW HILL INC	$2.39B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	18.99	0.83	N/A	N/A	N/A
UTI	UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC	$1.67B	20.30%	7.50%	15.20%	12.70%	1.45	1.07	49.20%	7.00%	10.40%
LINC	LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP	$684.22M	8.10%	3.30%	6.66%	5.10%	1.48	0.90	59.90%	3.10%	5.12%
COE	51TALK ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP	$296.11M	N/A	-14.40%	34.65%	14.50%	-3.85	0.71	76.80%	-9.40%	-8.67%
CHGG	CHEGG INC	$135.34M	-367.30%	-99.60%	-265.21%	-101.60%	1.36	1.23	66.60%	-151.10%	-125.76%
YOUL	YOULIFE GROUP INC	$134.61M	N/A	-2.00%	2.32%	3.30%	-1.10	1.82	14.30%	-0.60%	0.61%
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$6.72B	2.80%	1.90%	3.89%	7.30%	0.60	2.25	54.00%	4.30%	6.28%
GOTU	GAOTU TECHEDU INC	$730.72M	-37.10%	-12.70%	-30.81%	-34.90%	2.66	1.11	67.20%	-12.80%	-12.67%
KLC	KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES INC	$689.84M	-8.20%	-1.60%	2.75%	2.20%	3.10	0.66	22.90%	-2.20%	3.45%
GNS	GENIUS GROUP LTD	$54.60M	-62.30%	-42.40%	-48.58%	-73.60%	0.28	2.16	28.10%	-602.30%	-612.67%
BTCT	BTC DIGITAL LTD	$16.28M	-7.90%	-6.90%	-4.82%	-8.90%	0.03	27.50	1.00%	-17.00%	-16.63%
KIDZ	CLASSOVER HOLDINGS INC	$21.54M	N/A	-27.60%	-26.14%	-29.10%	7.17	1.31	52.60%	-137.60%	-134.99%
GV	VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC	$5.89M	-51.90%	-10.00%	-24.51%	-5.40%	5.48	0.03	21.90%	-114.50%	-50.69%
BEDU	BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION HOLDINGS LTD	$62.00M	-203.80%	-53.10%	-466.53%	-74.90%	3.90	0.68	22.00%	-139.70%	-138.78%
YQ	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$50.71M	-36.60%	-26.10%	-39.45%	-97.30%	0.43	3.16	49.60%	-96.30%	-96.33%
MYND	MYNDAI INC	$32.59M	-185.50%	-28.80%	-39.90%	-49.40%	35.02	0.94	21.10%	-40.30%	-19.84%
VSA	VISIONSYS AI INC	$119.79M	N/A	-127.10%	25.02%	32.10%	-1.03	0.00	40.40%	-69.80%	-67.27%
FEDU	FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC	$32.41M	0.20%	0.10%	0.26%	0.30%	0.50	2.19	18.80%	0.30%	0.61%
FCHL	FITNESS CHAMPS HOLDINGS LTD	N/A	N/A	N/A	47.46%	N/A	156.60	0.86	36.10%	4.10%	4.65%
WAFU	WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD	$8.29M	-4.30%	-2.90%	-3.10%	-22.20%	0.34	3.88	41.70%	-7.50%	-5.90%
EDTK	SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD	$16.57M	-32.60%	-19.30%	-19.99%	-23.10%	0.81	8.50	-159.20%	-1,167.80%	-1,044.31%
VSTA	VASTA PLATFORM LTD	$397.22M	11.00%	7.40%	10.19%	30.60%	0.44	1.20	60.20%	31.00%	35.25%
AMBO	AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD	$12.05M	4.70%	1.60%	-4.44%	-4.40%	1.58	1.70	53.10%	3.30%	-4.97%
AACG	ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL	$37.44M	-38.10%	-5.60%	-45.14%	21.20%	6.96	0.19	52.70%	-9.10%	-11.30%
GSUN	GOLDEN SUN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$5.34M	-144.10%	-20.30%	-98.10%	-49.00%	23.24	0.76	23.30%	-36.50%	-33.90%
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$4.34M	-84,640.80%	-26.50%	-65.58%	-1,334.80%	3.04	1.02	18.80%	-13.50%	-8.08%
RYET	RUANYUN EDAI TECHNOLOGY INC	$45.90M	-1,010.80%	-7.10%	47.95%	-12.70%	-39.44	0.67	56.70%	-5.90%	-3.63%
EEIQ	EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD	$5.72M	-48.50%	-14.90%	-23.14%	-39.00%	1.67	0.38	67.60%	-32.20%	-33.67%
IH	IHUMAN INC	$138.63M	11.60%	7.90%	12.23%	156.40%	0.38	3.55	68.00%	12.50%	13.57%
STG	SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP	$97.98M	53.70%	16.30%	29.21%	41.10%	1.72	1.02	84.70%	17.40%	18.83%
LXEH	LIXIANG EDUCATION HOLDING CO LTD	$6.06M	-14.80%	-7.20%	-9.62%	-18.10%	0.77	1.44	-25.50%	-97.80%	-87.67%

Education Stocks FAQ

What are the best education stocks to buy right now in Oct 2025?

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. Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY)

Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) is the #1 top education stock out of 48 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 Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY) has a Due Diligence Score of 22, which is -2 points lower than the education industry average of 24. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates UDMY as a "A".

UDMY passed 7 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Udemy has seen its stock lose -17.5% over the past year, underperforming other education stocks by -47 percentage points.

Udemy has an average 1 year price target of $10.17, an upside of 54.05% from Udemy's current stock price of $6.60.

Udemy stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Udemy, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI)

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) is the #2 top education stock out of 48 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 American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 23 points higher than the education industry average of 24.

APEI passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. American Public Education has seen its stock return 152.9% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 124 percentage points.

American Public Education has an average 1 year price target of $38.00, an upside of 3.91% from American Public Education's current stock price of $36.57.

American Public Education stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering American Public Education, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) is the #3 top education stock out of 48 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 Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 18 points higher than the education industry average of 24.

PRDO passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perdoceo Education has seen its stock return 63.99% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 35 percentage points.

Perdoceo Education has an average 1 year price target of $42.00, an upside of 19.62% from Perdoceo Education's current stock price of $35.11.

Perdoceo Education stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Perdoceo Education, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% 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 5 education stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 education stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

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

New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the education industry average of 1.61%. New Oriental Education & Technology Group's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. New Oriental Education & Technology Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

New Oriental Education & Technology Group's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) has an annual dividend yield of 2.98%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the education industry average of 1.61%. 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 48.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has an annual dividend yield of 1.56%, which is the same as the education industry average of 1.61%.

Afya's dividend payout ratio of 16.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are education stocks up?

Education stocks were up 2.34% in the last day, and up 3.21% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why education stocks are up.

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 71, which is 53 points higher than the education industry average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afya's stock has dropped -10.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the education industry by -40 percentage points.

2. Graham Holdings Co (NYSE:GHC)

Graham Holdings Co (NYSE:GHC) 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.

Graham Holdings Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 53 points higher than the education industry average of 18. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Graham Holdings Co's stock has gained 18.79% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the education industry by -11 percentage points.

3. Mcgraw Hill (NYSE:MH)

Mcgraw Hill (NYSE:MH) is the third most undervalued education stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Mcgraw Hill has a valuation score of 0, which is -18 points higher than the education industry average of 18. It passed 0 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates MH a Valuation Rating of "B".

Are education stocks a good buy now?

52.94% of education stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect education stocks to rise by 10.33% over the next year.

10.34% of education stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 27.59% of education stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.17% are rated C (Hold), 3.45% are rated D (Sell), and 3.45% 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 22.12x.

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Sectors & Industries Consumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services
Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top education stocks in 2025 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. Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY)

2. American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI)

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

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

2. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Graham Holdings Co (NYSE:GHC)

3. Mcgraw Hill (NYSE:MH)

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Sectors & IndustriesConsumer DefensiveEducation & Training ServicesBest Education Stocks to Buy Now (2025)Top education stocks in 2025 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. Udemy (NASDAQ:UDMY)

2. American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI)

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

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

2. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Graham Holdings Co (NYSE:GHC)

3. Mcgraw Hill (NYSE:MH)

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Sectors & Industries Consumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services
Best Education Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top education stocks in 2025 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.