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.

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Education is Zen Rated A and is the 20th 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	$1.31B	16.20%	8.20%	16.59%	33.50%	0.92	2.20	64.50%	20.40%	38.03%
PRDO	PERDOCEO EDUCATION CORP	$2.02B	16.30%	12.50%	20.12%	32.90%	0.28	5.06	76.70%	18.90%	26.39%
TAL	TAL EDUCATION GROUP	$6.24B	7.80%	4.90%	9.63%	17.80%	0.69	2.07	55.20%	9.90%	13.12%
CVSA	COVISTA INC	$3.71B	17.80%	9.20%	17.19%	34.20%	0.90	0.68	57.40%	13.40%	19.77%
MH	MCGRAW HILL INC	$2.48B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.28	0.83	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDU	NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$8.15B	10.80%	5.20%	11.93%	16.30%	0.94	1.66	55.00%	7.80%	11.03%
LGCY	LEGACY EDUCATION INC	$148.83M	19.50%	11.80%	20.57%	28.30%	0.59	2.98	46.50%	11.00%	16.17%
STRA	STRATEGIC EDUCATION INC	$1.66B	7.90%	6.20%	9.79%	58.30%	0.27	1.16	49.30%	10.20%	13.98%
DAO	YOUDAO INC	$1.32B	-5.30%	6.10%	-19.47%	70.10%	-1.98	0.59	44.30%	1.80%	3.16%
LAUR	LAUREATE EDUCATION INC	$4.42B	26.40%	13.70%	23.63%	35.80%	0.86	0.67	28.30%	16.50%	24.07%
APEI	AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC	$1.02B	8.80%	4.70%	10.74%	13.10%	0.77	3.46	54.20%	3.90%	7.39%
PXED	PHOENIX EDUCATION PARTNERS INC	$994.47M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.87	2.01	N/A	N/A	N/A
LOPE	GRAND CANYON EDUCATION INC	$4.44B	28.20%	21.20%	31.71%	50.70%	0.33	3.65	53.20%	19.50%	25.30%
SKIL	SKILLSOFT CORP	$56.66M	-709.20%	-14.50%	-16.11%	-20.80%	-32.86	0.89	73.70%	-27.30%	-18.54%
COUR	COURSERA INC	$888.10M	-8.10%	-5.20%	-7.15%	27.20%	0.57	2.51	54.60%	-6.70%	-6.06%
LINC	LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP	$1.25B	10.80%	4.40%	7.52%	5.60%	1.47	0.86	60.40%	3.90%	5.69%
KLC	KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES INC	$398.86M	-12.90%	-3.00%	-0.29%	-0.20%	3.96	0.74	22.10%	-4.10%	-0.34%
LRN	STRIDE INC	$4.18B	21.40%	14.00%	20.47%	26.70%	0.49	7.27	39.30%	12.70%	16.95%
GHC	GRAHAM HOLDINGS CO	$4.92B	6.50%	3.70%	7.96%	9.90%	0.74	1.75	29.90%	6.00%	11.35%
GOTU	GAOTU TECHEDU INC	$460.74M	-20.80%	-5.80%	-16.75%	-17.00%	3.95	0.94	67.40%	-5.30%	-5.33%
UTI	UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC	$1.95B	17.00%	6.90%	12.64%	11.10%	1.48	1.14	49.60%	6.30%	9.11%
CHGG	CHEGG INC	$115.15M	-67.90%	-27.60%	-72.63%	-45.60%	1.32	0.86	59.60%	-27.40%	-26.41%
HERE	HERE GROUP LTD	$200.37M	51.10%	26.60%	36.64%	229.10%	0.42	4.44	64.20%	44.40%	46.63%
KIDZ	CLASSOVER HOLDINGS INC	$124.06k	-398.80%	-45.40%	-53.36%	-47.40%	3.12	1.21	57.00%	-209.30%	-209.74%
YQ	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC	$25.37M	-46.30%	-29.60%	-52.11%	-149.50%	1.06	1.87	47.80%	-145.60%	-145.64%
EEIQ	EPICQUEST EDUCATION GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD	$5.94M	-34.80%	-9.90%	-14.37%	-30.70%	1.29	1.83	66.30%	-27.20%	-27.13%
FCHL	FITNESS CHAMPS HOLDINGS LTD	$208.53k	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-12.55	0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
BTCT	BTC DIGITAL LTD	$10.00M	-19.10%	-17.40%	-14.35%	-21.00%	0.02	75.21	-6.90%	-43.40%	-42.93%
COE	51TALK ONLINE EDUCATION GROUP	$157.12M	N/A	-29.30%	53.18%	29.80%	-3.10	0.63	73.90%	-17.60%	-16.28%
GNS	GENIUS GROUP LTD	$51.95M	-67.80%	-46.40%	-46.86%	-72.60%	0.45	0.86	34.20%	-658.90%	-610.73%
EDTK	SKILLFUL CRAFTSMAN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY LTD	$15.93M	-35.20%	-22.70%	-46.39%	-28.40%	0.16	0.33	169.50%	-728.80%	-769.37%
JZ	JIANZHI EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD	$8.19M	-43.80%	-15.20%	-28.42%	-50.40%	1.06	1.67	17.70%	-22.40%	-21.95%
GSUN	GOLDEN SUN TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD	$6.03M	-101.80%	-24.80%	-35.64%	-49.80%	1.63	1.20	2.30%	-14.30%	-13.39%
IH	IHUMAN INC	$87.19M	9.80%	7.00%	10.13%	78.10%	0.38	3.57	67.90%	11.80%	12.61%
MYND	MYNDAI INC	$15.61M	-185.50%	-28.80%	-39.90%	-49.40%	35.02	0.94	21.10%	-40.30%	-19.84%
RYET	RUANYUN EDAI TECHNOLOGY INC	$39.15M	-123.90%	-40.70%	-60.63%	-92.30%	0.96	1.89	73.30%	-147.60%	-145.29%
STG	SUNLANDS TECHNOLOGY GROUP	$45.19M	44.10%	17.30%	33.06%	51.60%	1.17	1.21	86.90%	18.10%	21.08%
LXEH	LIXIANG EDUCATION HOLDING CO LTD	$2.45M	-14.80%	-7.20%	-9.62%	-18.10%	0.77	1.44	-25.50%	-97.80%	-87.67%
GV	VISIONARY HOLDINGS INC	$1.13M	-138.50%	-20.90%	-202.98%	-16.60%	11.42	0.07	28.00%	-314.10%	-213.91%
YOUL	YOULIFE GROUP INC	$74.45M	N/A	-2.00%	2.32%	3.30%	-1.10	1.82	14.30%	-0.60%	0.61%
UDMY	UDEMY INC	$618.04M	1.70%	0.60%	4.17%	-30.50%	1.94	1.31	65.60%	0.50%	1.15%
VSA	VISIONSYS AI INC	$731.13k	N/A	-127.10%	25.02%	32.10%	-1.03	0.00	40.40%	-69.80%	-67.27%
FEDU	FOUR SEASONS EDUCATION (CAYMAN) INC	$21.65M	1.80%	1.20%	1.21%	1.30%	0.44	1.77	21.50%	3.40%	2.78%
WAFU	WAH FU EDUCATION GROUP LTD	$7.23M	-0.80%	-0.50%	-0.15%	-0.80%	0.37	3.72	43.90%	-1.30%	-0.28%
AACG	ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL	$41.22M	-90.20%	-10.80%	-82.00%	32.00%	11.74	0.32	48.60%	-17.90%	-19.49%
AMBO	AMBOW EDUCATION HOLDING LTD	$6.35M	18.10%	7.10%	8.61%	10.60%	1.52	2.20	54.80%	14.40%	14.42%

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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA) has a Due Diligence Score of 64, which is 36 points higher than the education industry average of 28.

AFYA passed 25 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Afya has seen its stock lose -22.82% over the past year, underperforming other education stocks by -28 percentage points.

Afya has an average 1 year price target of $17.75, an upside of 27.06% from Afya's current stock price of $13.97.

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. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) is the #2 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 Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO) has a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 31 points higher than the education industry average of 28.

PRDO passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Perdoceo Education has seen its stock return 30.6% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 26 percentage points.

Perdoceo Education has an average 1 year price target of $42.00, an upside of 29.83% from Perdoceo Education's current stock price of $32.35.

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. Tal Education Group (NYSE:TAL)

Tal Education Group (NYSE:TAL) 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 Tal Education Group (NYSE:TAL) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Tal Education Group (NYSE:TAL) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 21 points higher than the education industry average of 28.

TAL passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Tal Education Group has seen its stock return 25.87% over the past year, overperforming other education stocks by 21 percentage points.

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. Ihuman (NYSE:IH)

Ihuman (NYSE:IH) has an annual dividend yield of 4.98%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the education industry average of 2.47%.

Ihuman's dividend payout ratio of 31.3% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA) has an annual dividend yield of 3.26%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the education industry average of 2.47%. 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 1.79%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the education industry average of 2.47%.

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

Why are education stocks down?

Education stocks were down -0.6% in the last day, and down -4.33% over the last week. Coursera was the among the top losers in the education & training services industry, dropping -11.56% yesterday.

Coursera shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 EPS results and issued Q2 sales guidance below estimates.

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 71 points higher than the education industry average of 29. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Afya's stock has dropped -22.82% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the education industry by -28 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 -29 points higher than the education industry average of 29. 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 57 points higher than the education industry average of 29. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Perdoceo Education's stock has gained 30.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the education industry by 26 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 27.85% over the next year.

4.17% of education stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 33.33% of education stocks are rated B (Buy), 58.33% are rated C (Hold), 0% are rated D (Sell), and 4.17% 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 20.19x.

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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. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

3. Tal Education Group (NYSE:TAL)

1. Ihuman (NYSE:IH)

2. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED)

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

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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. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

3. Tal Education Group (NYSE:TAL)

1. Ihuman (NYSE:IH)

2. Strategic Education (NASDAQ:STRA)

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

1. Afya (NASDAQ:AFYA)

2. Phoenix Education Partners (NYSE:PXED)

3. Perdoceo Education (NASDAQ:PRDO)

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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.