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Ambow Education Holding Ltd. is a US-listed company in the education services industry. Its financial year ends in December.

Stock price today

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Fair value per share

Under review: data-quality checks not passed.

Price vs value

Under review: data-quality checks not passed. We'll show the comparison once resolved.

Ambow Education Holding Ltd. valuation: adjust assumptions and compare models →

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Funds2 adding, 1 cuttingOf 1 active managers that changed their stake, 1 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Ambow Education Holding files

Where Ambow Education stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to June 2026 was $9m, down 38.3% on a year earlier, a steeper fall than the 16.7% decline a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin fell to -3.2% from -1.8% a year earlier. Operating margin narrowed to -47.0% from -16.7%. It passes 5 of our 5 financial-health checks.

Our model value for Ambow Education Holding is under review, so past values are not shown until it is resolved.

Source: 10-Q filed August 14, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Current signal Revenue growth decelerating: TTM revenue growth slowed to -38.3% (-21.6pp vs the prior quarter).

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Highlights

How we pick these

Strengths

  • Margins widening. Operating margin is up 17.0 points on a year ago.
  • Net cash. Cash exceeds long-term debt by $0.0bn.

Things to watch

  • Revenue shrinking. Revenue fell 38.3% over the last 12 months.
  • Growth slowing. The growth rate is 21.6 points lower than a quarter earlier.
  • Loss-making. Operating margin is -47.0%: costs exceed revenue.
  • Burning cash. Free cash flow was -3.2% of revenue over the last 12 months.
  • Share dilution. Diluted shares rose 13.9% in a year.
  • Volatile shares. Over the past year the shares showed annualised volatility of 80% and a beta of 0.6 against the S&P 500.

Latest results: FY2026 Q2

Filed August 14, 2026
Revenue
$2m, down 13.5% on a year earlier
Share reaction
-2.4% in the first session after the results on August 14, 2026, against -0.7% for the S&P 500

Ambow Education Holding's figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day-11.2%
  • 1 week-16.1%
  • 1 month-26.3%
  • This year-51.1%
  • 1 year-65.4%
  • 5 years-89.9%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Earnings

Last results
August 14, 2026

News & updates

Updated October 31, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Results
  2. Announcement

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Valuation

Ambow Education Holding Ltd. valuation models and calculator

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03

Not rated: data-quality checks not passed.

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

At fiscal year end 20182019202020212022202320242025
Share price$54.30$19.80$21.70$9.23$3.05$1.38$2.10$2.76
Market value$113m$43m$48m$22m$8m$4m$6m$8m
+ Net debt (− = net cash)−$25m−$23m−$15m−$25m−$279000$4m$2m$2m
Enterprise value$88m$20m$33m−$3m$7m$8m$8m$10m
Multiples
Price / sales 1.5x0.5x0.6x1.2x0.5x0.4x0.6x0.8x
Price / earnings 17.3x——45.8x——19.4x5.9x
Price / free cash flow 30.6x—————13.8x—
EV / EBITDA 14.6x——————54.6x

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Medium.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Analysts' consensus

No analyst estimates are published for Ambow Education Holding Ltd.: too few analysts cover it.

Management guidance

Earnings release, August 14, 2026

No numeric guidance in Ambow Education Holding Ltd.'s latest earnings release (filed August 14, 2026). Some companies give their outlook only on the earnings call.

Positioning

Short interest
0.1%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
0.66
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
−48%
to October 15, 2026
Held by institutions
2%
of shares
Held by insiders
0.0%
of shares
Employees
8
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

Market data may be delayed

Return and risk by year

Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
AMBO−58%−67%−55%+52%+31%−51%
Industry peers (median)−10%−6%+26%+14%−3%−8%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
AMBO25%33%17%67%67%27%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
AMBO−76%−74%−77%−69%−53%−55%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since June 8, 2018: 99% from July 16, 2018 to August 20, 2024. Getting back needed a 7049% gain, and the shares have not yet recovered.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$1.35 – $4.83
From 52-week high
−72.0%
vs 50-day average
−28.9%
vs 200-day average
−38.1%
Volatility (1 year)
80%
Beta vs S&P 500
0.62

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
1 up, 1 down
typical move ±2.5%
After a week
1 up, 1 down
typical move ±10.2%
After a month
1 up, 1 down
typical move ±10.6%
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
August 14, 2026 −2.4% −0.7% −4.7% −2.4%
May 11, 2026 +2.7% +0.1% +15.7% +18.8%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Ambow Education Holding Ltd.
$0 $100M $200M $300M FY12 Q4 FY14 Q4 FY19 Q4 FY21 Q4 FY23 Q4 Revenue (TTM), FY12 Q4: $215.7M Revenue (TTM), FY13 Q4: $188.4M Revenue (TTM), FY14 Q4: $66.4M Revenue (TTM), FY18 Q4: $77.3M Revenue (TTM), FY19 Q4: $83.9M Revenue (TTM), FY20 Q4: $81.5M Revenue (TTM), FY21 Q4: $17.8M Revenue (TTM), FY22 Q4: $14.8M Revenue (TTM), FY23 Q4: $9.2M $9.2M

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 1, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY12 Q4 $215.7M
FY13 Q4 $188.4M
FY14 Q4 $66.4M
FY18 Q4 $77.3M
FY19 Q4 $83.9M
FY20 Q4 $81.5M
FY21 Q4 $17.8M
FY22 Q4 $14.8M
FY23 Q4 $9.2M
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Ambow Education Holding Ltd.
-100% -50% 0% 50% FY13 Q4 FY19 Q4 FY21 Q4 FY23 Q4 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY13 Q4: -12.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY14 Q4: -64.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY19 Q4: 8.5% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY20 Q4: -2.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY21 Q4: -78.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY22 Q4: -16.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY23 Q4: -38.3% -38.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 1, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY13 Q4 -12.7%
FY14 Q4 -64.8%
FY19 Q4 8.5%
FY20 Q4 -2.8%
FY21 Q4 -78.1%
FY22 Q4 -16.7%
FY23 Q4 -38.3%
Operating margin (TTM) Ambow Education Holding Ltd.
-200% -150% -100% -50% 0% 50% FY12 Q4 FY14 Q4 FY19 Q4 FY21 Q4 FY23 Q4 Operating margin (TTM), FY12 Q4: -127.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY13 Q4: -55.7% Operating margin (TTM), FY14 Q4: -183.4% Operating margin (TTM), FY18 Q4: 2.9% Operating margin (TTM), FY19 Q4: -16.7% Operating margin (TTM), FY20 Q4: -23.4% Operating margin (TTM), FY21 Q4: -48.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY22 Q4: -63.9% Operating margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: -47.0% -47.0%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 1, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY12 Q4 -127.6%
FY13 Q4 -55.7%
FY14 Q4 -183.4%
FY18 Q4 2.9%
FY19 Q4 -16.7%
FY20 Q4 -23.4%
FY21 Q4 -48.5%
FY22 Q4 -63.9%
FY23 Q4 -47.0%
FCF margin (TTM) Ambow Education Holding Ltd.
-60% -40% -20% 0% 20% FY12 Q4 FY14 Q4 FY19 Q4 FY21 Q4 FY23 Q4 FCF margin (TTM), FY12 Q4: -17.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY13 Q4: -16.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY14 Q4: -40.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY18 Q4: 4.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY19 Q4: -1.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY20 Q4: 0.9% FCF margin (TTM), FY21 Q4: -14.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY22 Q4: -38.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY23 Q4: -3.2% -3.2%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved November 1, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY12 Q4 -17.6%
FY13 Q4 -16.1%
FY14 Q4 -40.5%
FY18 Q4 4.8%
FY19 Q4 -1.8%
FY20 Q4 0.9%
FY21 Q4 -14.0%
FY22 Q4 -38.0%
FY23 Q4 -3.2%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-Q, 20-F. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Financial statements

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year 2009 Dec 2009 2010 Dec 2010 2011 Dec 2011 2012 Dec 2012 2013 Dec 2013 2014 Dec 2014 2015 Dec 2015 2016 Dec 2016 2017 Dec 2017 2018 Dec 2018 2019 Dec 2019 2020 Dec 2020 2021 Dec 2021 2022 Dec 2022 2023 Dec 2023 2024 Dec 2024 2025 Dec 2025
Income
Revenue 108 165 243 216 188 66 63 62 66 77 84 82 18 15 9 9 9
Gross profit 56 94 138 78 66 22 24 26 28 28 28 22 2 0 2 5 5
EBITDA 24 48 52 −253 −84 −108 −49 −3 4 6 −10 −14 −8 −9 −4 −1 0
Operating income 14 31 31 −275 −105 −122 −57 −7 0 2 −14 −19 −9 −9 −4 −1 0
Net income 20 32 3 −260 −150 −174 10 −5 7 7 −14 −10 0 −14 −3 0 1
Diluted EPS — — — — — — — −$2.80 $3.49 $3.20 −$6.60 −$4.40 — — −$1.20 $0.11 $0.47
Growth (year on year)
Revenue — +52.7% +47.8% −11.4% −12.7% −64.8% −5.1% −1.5% +5.9% +17.6% +8.5% −2.8% −78.1% −16.7% −38.3% +2.5% +0.8%
EBITDA — +97.0% +7.9% −586.4% — — — — — +64.1% −267.8% — — — — — —
Operating income — +113.4% −0.8% −999.6% — — — — — — −726.9% — — — — — —
Net income — +57.7% −89.7% — — — — −153.0% — −4.9% −319.4% — — <−999% — — +339.8%
Diluted EPS — — — — — — — — — −8.4% −306.3% — — — — — +337.0%
Margins
Gross margin 51.6% 57.0% 56.6% 36.2% 34.9% 33.5% 37.8% 42.1% 42.2% 36.4% 33.4% 27.2% 13.6% 1.9% 27.2% 53.1% 54.8%
EBITDA margin 22.7% 29.3% 21.4% −117.3% −44.4% −162.4% −78.4% −4.6% 5.6% 7.8% −12.1% −17.5% −46.3% −62.4% −46.8% −7.5% 2.0%
Operating margin 13.4% 18.7% 12.6% −127.6% −55.7% −183.4% −90.0% −10.7% 0.5% 2.9% −16.7% −23.4% −48.5% −63.9% −47.0% −7.7% 1.2%
Net margin 18.8% 19.4% 1.3% −120.6% −79.5% −261.4% 16.1% −8.7% 10.5% 8.5% −17.1% −11.8% 2.6% −94.8% −34.7% 3.3% 14.4%
Free-cash-flow margin 59.5% 30.3% 0.8% −17.6% −16.1% −40.5% −10.1% −13.0% 4.6% 4.8% — — — — — 4.6% −4.9%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 77 68 46 −5 −27 −26 −6 3 3 4 −1 1 −3 −6 −0 2 0
Capital spending 12 18 44 33 4 1 0 11 0 0 — — — — — 1 1
Free cash flow 64 50 2 −38 −30 −27 −6 −8 3 4 — — — — — 0 −0
Stock-based pay 2 5 5 15 13 25 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 — — 0
Free cash flow after stock pay 62 45 −3 −53 −43 −52 −14 −9 2 3 — — — — — — −1
Balance sheet
Cash 53 107 31 30 16 28 38 28 30 31 23 18 25 3 0 1 1
Total debt — — — 29 33 9 — 0 6 6 — 3 — 3 4 3 3
Net debt (negative = net cash) −53 −107 −31 −1 17 −19 −38 −28 −24 −25 −23 −15 −25 −0 4 2 2
Diluted shares 6m 6m 8m 7m 8m — 2m 2m 2m 2m 2m 2m 2m 2m 3m 3m 3m

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Older annual columns retain the reporting standard and currency used in those filings, translated separately to USD. Current filings replace overlapping periods. Reporting changes can affect comparability; older bases are not used to fill current valuation inputs.

Financial health

5 of 5 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $19m
Short-term assets $9mLonger-term assets $10m
What it owes, and who funded it · $19m
Short-term liabilities $4mLonger-term liabilities $7mShareholders' equity $9m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $9m of assets due within a year against $4m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $9m short-term assets against $7m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $4m of cash against $3m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 37% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over No material interest expense reported.

From Ambow Education Holding Ltd.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in education services
Last 12 months unless stated AMBO EEIQ ZCMD WAFU YQ LXEH Median
Revenue, last 12 months $9m $9m $11m $6m $15m $4m $262m
Revenue growth, last 12 months −38.3% 9.6% −28.3% 2.7% −43.9% −5.9% 7.2%
Gross margin 27.2% 66.3% 45.0% 29.1% 47.8% −38.7% 51.6%
Operating margin −47.0% −46.8% −54.4% −13.5% −154.3% −118.0% 2.7%
Operating margin, 3-year average −63.8% — — 4.5% — — 4.5%
Net margin −34.7% −27.2% −55.5% −17.4% −145.6% −395.4% 3.1%
Cash from operations / revenue −3.2% −33.0% 7.4% −21.9% 35.2% <−999% 8.0%
Free-cash-flow margin −3.2% −36.2% 6.1% −22.7% 28.7% <−999% 5.0%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average −7.5% — 2.3% −10.1% — — 5.3%
Stock pay / revenue 7.3% 10.9% 32.6% — 29.1% — 1.5%
Change in share count 13.9% 22.5% 425.3% −28.4% 24.7% >999% 1.5%

Median of all 26 companies we cover in education services. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to December 31, 2025
Products and services
Line of business Revenue Share YoY
Educational Programs and Services $7.1M 74.8% ▼ 5.1%
Hybri U Licensing and Selling $2.4M 25.2% ▲ 24.0%
Geography
Region Revenue Share YoY
United States $7.6M 80.4% ▼ 16.0%
Outside the US $1.9M 19.6% ▲ 472.5%

From Ambow Education Holding Ltd.'s 10-K filed February 13, 2026, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Who owns it

Funds buying and selling
Reported value
$119,717
Institutions reporting
3
Shares held vs prior quarter
▲ 3363.5%
Positions opened / closed
1 / 0

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 2 institutions bought and 1 sold ; the biggest buyer was Citadel Advisors LLC (+51K shares) and the biggest seller Jones Financial Companies LLLP (−300). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Citadel Advisors LLC $116,383 51K 97.2% New
Jones Financial Companies LLLP $2,097 1K 1.8% ▼ 25.0%
UBS Group AG $1,237 1K 1.0% ▲ 69.3%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Ambow Education Holding Ltd.'s complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers .

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Insider purchases History → $0 0 trades by 0 insiders, last 12 months Insider sales History → $0 0 trades by 0 insiders
Net ▲ $0 net buying

No open-market insider trades reported in the last 12 months.

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

  • August 14, 2026
  • May 11, 2026

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on Ambow Education Holding Ltd. was last updated.

DataLast updatedSource
Share priceExchange closing prices
Financial statementsSEC 10-K and 10-Q filings
News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Ambow Education Holding Ltd. in brief

What does Ambow Education Holding Ltd. do?
Ambow Education Holding Ltd. is a US-listed company in the education services industry. Its financial year ends in December.
What is Ambow Education Holding Ltd.'s stock ticker?
Ambow Education Holding Ltd. trades under the ticker AMBO on NYSE. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
Who are Ambow Education Holding Ltd.'s largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Citadel Advisors LLC, Jones Financial Companies LLLP and UBS Group AG. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
What is Ambow Education Holding Ltd.'s market cap?
On December 31, 2025, Ambow Education Holding Ltd.'s market capitalisation was about $8M, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.9 and net debt of $2.4M. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
How much debt does Ambow Education Holding Ltd. have?
Ambow Education Holding Ltd.'s debt-to-equity ratio is 37.2%, from its latest balance sheet. The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are Ambow Education Holding Ltd.'s competitors?
In our Education Services peer group, the companies closest to Ambow Education Holding Ltd. are Epicquest Education Group International Ltd, Zhongchao Inc., Wah Fu Education & Technology Group Ltd., 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. and Lixiang Education Holding Co. Ltd. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Ambow Education Holding Ltd.'s.