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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 +28.50% per year, and are the best education stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Education & Training Serv...
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Education is Zen Rated B and is the 46th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Zen Rating
Financials
Market Cap
ROE
ROA
ROCE
ROIC
D/E
Current Ratio
Gross Margin
Profit Margin
Operating Margin
APEI
AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC
$906.90M12.30%6.70%12.55%16.60%0.762.9855.00%5.40%8.45%
PRDO
PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP
$1.99B17.20%13.30%20.71%31.90%0.294.8277.10%19.90%27.46%
AFYA
AFYA LTD
$1.33B16.00%8.10%17.16%33.60%1.021.7864.30%20.10%38.10%
EDU
NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
$7.87B10.80%5.20%11.93%16.30%0.941.6655.00%7.80%11.03%
CVSA
COVISTA INC
$4.09B16.60%8.50%16.51%33.00%1.010.7057.30%12.30%18.65%
PXED
PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS INC
$1.08B29.00%15.10%28.90%70.80%0.871.9256.50%8.20%11.98%
MH
MCGRAW HILL INC
$1.97B5.50%0.60%5.95%9.00%6.550.7780.90%1.70%11.94%
LGCY
LEGACY EDUCATION INC
$147.90M18.80%11.70%19.93%28.70%0.523.3647.20%10.90%15.96%
TAL
TAL EDUCATION GROUP
$5.84B14.90%9.20%16.43%31.90%0.572.1855.40%17.60%22.77%
GHC
GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO
$5.08B6.50%3.70%7.18%8.70%0.721.7930.20%6.00%10.01%
DAO
YOUDAO INC
$1.91B-3.50%3.80%-13.53%57.80%-1.850.5243.70%1.20%2.36%
STRA
STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC
$1.78B7.90%6.20%9.79%58.30%0.271.1649.30%10.20%13.98%
COUR
COURSERA INC
$953.16M-10.10%-6.40%-9.20%33.30%0.582.4754.80%-8.20%-7.58%
LOPE
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC
$3.84B29.50%21.90%34.59%52.40%0.392.7553.30%19.50%25.49%
LINC
LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP
$1.29B11.70%4.70%8.22%5.90%1.450.8360.30%4.10%5.95%
LRN
STRIDE INC
$3.83B19.90%13.10%19.07%25.20%0.496.2138.30%12.20%16.27%
CHGG
CHEGG INC
$110.39M-62.90%-26.30%-60.82%-46.10%1.021.0461.20%-26.90%-26.17%
SKIL
SKILLSOFT CORP
$58.92MN/A-15.70%-18.36%-21.40%-12.720.9175.50%-30.00%-20.49%
GOTU
GAOTU TECHEDU INC
$374.82M-30.00%-7.30%-22.16%-21.70%3.490.9167.50%-6.50%-6.58%
LAUR
LAUREATE EDUCATION INC
$5.25B25.40%12.90%22.15%31.50%1.180.5726.90%16.10%23.01%
VSA
VISIONSYS AI INC
$737.40k-202.20%1,659.30%1,673.11%-223.60%0.0414.4322.00%165,436.90%165,446.13%
UTI
UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC
$2.12B13.00%5.20%9.43%8.20%1.511.1748.70%4.90%6.99%
COE
51TALK ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP
$105.26MN/A-27.30%49.03%26.70%-2.940.6273.40%-15.70%-14.22%
JZ
JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
$1.31M-43.80%-15.20%-28.42%-50.40%1.061.6717.70%-22.40%-21.95%
HERE
HERE GROUP LTD
$101.49M40.80%23.20%30.29%73.40%0.414.8235.00%64.00%64.77%
KLC
KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES INC
$602.80M-55.00%-11.40%-11.12%-7.80%6.310.7421.00%-15.50%-12.08%
KIDZ
KIDZ AI INC
$478.23k-281.10%-60.20%-108.65%-63.80%2.360.9557.80%-356.20%-356.98%
LXEH
LIXIANG EDUCATION HOLDING CO LTD
$28.37M-81.40%-31.00%-61.48%-46.10%1.070.28-38.70%-395.40%-384.16%
BTCT
BTC DIGITAL LTD
$5.83M-23.50%-22.40%-24.03%-27.40%0.077.79-22.50%-64.50%-64.09%
EEIQ
EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD
$3.12M-79.80%-24.50%-33.75%-53.60%1.161.9262.40%-51.10%-50.78%
GNS
GENIUS GROUP LTD
$26.37M-67.80%-46.40%-46.86%-72.60%0.450.8634.20%-658.90%-610.73%
GSUN
GOLDEN SUN TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD
$1.75M-101.80%-24.80%-35.64%-49.80%1.631.202.30%-14.30%-13.39%
EDTK
SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD
$15.09M-35.20%-22.70%-46.39%-28.40%0.160.33169.50%-728.80%-769.37%
FCHL
FITNESS CHAMPS HOLDINGS LTD
$38.53k-348.20%-54.30%-115.99%-8,946.70%2.471.3627.30%-32.90%-32.34%
YOUL
YOULIFE GROUP INC
$39.70M12.10%6.60%7.82%14.80%0.672.0210.40%2.30%3.28%
IH
IHUMAN INC
$68.75M7.50%5.40%7.93%23.70%0.383.5067.50%9.40%9.85%
MYND
MYNDAI INC
$17.29M-995.50%-24.90%-61.42%-109.90%-11.430.7621.00%-32.20%-26.44%
AACG
ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL
$29.40M-90.20%-10.80%-82.00%32.00%11.740.3248.60%-17.90%-19.49%
GV
VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC
$953.25k-138.50%-20.90%-202.98%-16.60%11.420.0728.00%-314.10%-213.91%
RYET
RUANYUN EDAI TECHNOLOGY INC
$34.09M-123.90%-40.70%-60.63%-92.30%0.961.8973.30%-147.60%-145.29%
FEDU
FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC
$19.88M6.60%4.20%5.21%6.00%0.471.8525.80%12.10%12.35%
STG
SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP
$47.41M40.10%17.70%33.70%51.70%0.991.5087.20%18.60%22.61%
AMBO
AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD
$6.26MN/AN/AN/AN/A1.312.53N/AN/AN/A
WAFU
WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD
$6.73M-0.80%-0.50%-0.15%-0.80%0.373.7243.90%-1.30%-0.28%
YQ
17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC
$23.33M-46.30%-27.50%-51.42%-138.20%0.902.0356.80%-77.70%-77.71%

Education Stocks FAQ

What are the best education stocks to buy right now in Jul 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. American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI)


American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) is the #1 top education stock out of 45 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

American Public Education (NASDAQ:APEI) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 12 points higher than the education industry average of 28.

APEI passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. American Public Education has seen its stock return 74.08% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 117 percentage points.

American Public Education has an average 1 year price target of $61.00, an upside of 23.38% from American Public Education's current stock price of $49.44.

American Public Education stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering American Public Education, 60% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 20% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)


Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) is the #2 top education stock out of 45 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) has a Due Diligence Score of 61, which is 33 points higher than the education industry average of 28.

PRDO passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perdoceo Education has seen its stock return 11.73% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 55 percentage points.

Perdoceo Education has an average 1 year price target of $42.00, an upside of 32.41% from Perdoceo Education's current stock price of $31.72.

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.

3. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)


Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) is the #3 top education stock out of 45 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +17.17% per year. Learn more.

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

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has a Due Diligence Score of 69, which is 41 points higher than the education industry average of 28.

AFYA passed 27 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afya has seen its stock return 2.68% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 46 percentage points.

Afya has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, an upside of 26.76% from Afya's current stock price of $14.20.

Afya stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Afya, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 33.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the education stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 7 education stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 education stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Ihuman (NYSE:IH)


Ihuman (NYSE:IH) has an annual dividend yield of 6.32%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the education industry average of 2.21%.

2. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)


Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) has an annual dividend yield of 3.06%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the education industry average of 2.21%. 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 41.3% 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 1.89%, which is the same as the education industry average of 2.21%.

Perdoceo Education's dividend payout ratio of 21.7% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are education stocks up?

Education stocks were up 2.47% in the last day, and up 2.09% over the last week. Kidz Ai was the among the top gainers in the education & training services industry, gaining 43.68% yesterday.

KIDZ AI shares are trading higher after CEO Stephanie Luo issued a shareholder letter highlighting the disconnect between the stock price and the company’s balance sheet and contracted pipeline.

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 75 points higher than the education industry average of 25. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afya's stock has gained 2.68% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the education industry by 46 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 -25 points higher than the education industry average of 25. 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. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)


Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) 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.

Perdoceo Education has a valuation score of 86, which is 61 points higher than the education industry average of 25. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Perdoceo Education's stock has gained 11.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the education industry by 55 percentage points.

Are education stocks a good buy now?

64.71% of education stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect education stocks to rise by 30.22% over the next year.

3.7% of education stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 11.11% of education stocks are rated B (Buy), 70.37% are rated C (Hold), 11.11% are rated D (Sell), and 3.7% 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 17.82x.
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