New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. dividend history

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. paid $96.4m in dividends in fiscal 2026. That was 20.3% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $231M
Dividends (TTM): $96.4M
Returned to shareholders: 42%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $739M
Diluted share count: −2.2%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 4.3%; dividends 1.3% + buybacks 3.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 20%; of net income paid out

Dividends by fiscal year

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

New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010May 2010	2011May 2011	2012May 2012	2013May 2013	2014May 2014	2015May 2015	2016May 2016	2017May 2017	2018May 2018	2019May 2019	2020May 2020	2021May 2021	2022May 2022	2023May 2023	2024May 2024	2025May 2025	2026May 2026
Dividends paid	—	—	—	47	54	—	63	—	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	98	96
Share buybacks	30	—	—	29	21	59	—	—	—	56	—	—	—	192	63	445	231
Dividends ÷ net income	—	—	—	34.5%	25.3%	—	27.9%	—	24.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	26.4%	20.3%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	—	—	—	21.2%	16.5%	—	13.6%	—	12.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.0%	12.4%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q). How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.