TAL Education (TAL) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $0.75
- Estimate
- $0.29
- Surprise
- +161.6%
- Revenue (period 2026-05-31)
- $758.4M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 7.5 → 7.6/10
Revenue source: yfinance_provisional (provisional — SEC XBRL not yet filed for this period).
How the report landed
TAL Education (TAL) beat the $0.29 estimate with diluted EPS of $0.75 — a large 161.6% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (7.5/10) to Hold at 7.6/10 after the report.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates TAL Hold at 7.3/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +161.6% surprise compares with a +156.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-10-29.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Consumer Defensive): +0.8
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
What argues against it
- Earnings estimates trending DOWN
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $11.99
- Price target
- $14.51
- Stop
- $11.23
- Upside to target
- +21.0%
- Reward-to-risk
- 3.1:1
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (10.3× forward vs 7.7× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Risk check: trading volume is running 1.6× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
TAL at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Education & Training Services
- Market cap
- $6.73B
- P/E (fwd)
- 10.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 7.7
- 52-week range
- $8.88–$13.37
- Off 52-week high
- 10.3%
- RSI (14)
- 56
- Volume vs avg
- 1.63×
- Score today
- 7.3/10