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Employees: 4,828
Size IDP Education (IEL.AX) is an Australia Consumer Discretionary company (Other Consumer Services) with a market value of $424M, the 279th largest of 316 Australia companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at A$2.20 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 18.8%, against -9.9% for the median peer and +4.1% for the Australia market (cap-weighted) — 6th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 9.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.1%); the operating margin is 11.5% (peer median 7.4%).
Valuation It trades at 12.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.1× (7th cheapest of 14).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +9%, so the hurdle is -12 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.0 points above its cost of capital (8.7% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 23 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | A$791M | A$791M | A$888M | A$1.03B | A$978M |
| Revenue growth | — | -11% | -14% | +6% | — |
| Gross profit | A$256M | A$273M | A$282M | A$404M | A$375M |
| EBITDA | A$156M | A$173M | A$170M | A$289M | A$278M |
| Net income | A$12.3M | A$12.3M | A$49.7M | A$133M | A$149M |
| Free cash flow | A$130M | A$130M | A$123M | A$104M | A$131M |
| Capital expenditure | A$32.3M | A$32.3M | A$60.9M | A$54.2M | A$38.9M |
| Total debt | n/a | A$333M | A$395M | A$396M | A$330M |
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| Measure | IEL.AX | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +4.8% | -3.3% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -18.8% | -9.9% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -65.8% | -36.4% | lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -9.9% | +4.1% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 11.5% | 7.4% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 12.2× | 16.1× | 7th cheapest of 14 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -3.0% | -1.5% | 9th least demanding of 19 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +8.5% | +11.2% | 8th lowest of 19 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -11.6 pp | -14.1 pp | 9th most demanding of 19 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +2.0 pp | +1.4 pp | 10th highest of 19 |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.2× | 7.7× | 4th cheapest of 13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.3× | -0.3× | 7th most indebted of 14 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDP Education IEL.AX | Australia | $424M | -19% | -10% | 12% | 12.2× | -3.0% | +8.5% |
| Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India MHRIL.NS | India | $422M | -18% | +7% | 6% | 16.7× | 30.5% | +12.0% |
| Carriage Services CSV | United States | $426M | -41% | +1% | 23% | 8.3× | -4.3% | +4.9% |
| Guilin Tourism 000978.SZ | China | $431M | -8% | +2% | -6% | n/a | 33.7% | +12.6% |
| Gym GYM.L | United Kingdom | $436M | +1% | +9% | 13% | 35.6× | 11.7% | +24.9% |
| Beijing Jingxi Culture and Tourism 000802.SZ | China | $409M | -12% | -60% | -62% | n/a | 10.6% | -4.8% |
| Youngy Health 300247.SZ | China | $409M | -21% | +2% | 19% | n/a | 5.7% | +12.8% |
| Nagase Brothers 9733.T | Japan | $404M | -5% | +8% | 9% | 12.0× | -8.3% | +7.0% |
| ZJBC Information Technology 000889.SZ | China | $447M | -28% | -5% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Rainbow Tours RBW.WA | Poland | $458M | -8% | +11% | 6% | 9.0× | -10.6% | +60.0% |
| Azoom 3496.T | Japan | $385M | +21% | +26% | 19% | 27.5× | -1.0% | +28.7% |
| Tibet Tourism 600749.SS | China | $384M | -29% | -7% | -12% | n/a | 49.8% | +8.1% |
| Lion Travel Service 2731.TW | Taiwan | $382M | -15% | +5% | 5% | 7.5× | -20.4% | +35.6% |
| Shenzhen Silver Basis Technology 002786.SZ | China | $483M | -17% | +1% | 1% | n/a | 29.9% | -6.6% |
| Donglai Coating Technology (Shanghai) 688129.SS | China | $370M | -30% | +7% | 13% | 21.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Vicom WJP.SI | Singapore | $489M | -1% | +29% | 34% | 21.7× | -8.4% | +14.1% |
| Power Wind Health Industry 8462.TW | Taiwan | $366M | +2% | +20% | 17% | 10.2× | -4.4% | +10.5% |
| H.I.S.Co 9603.T | Japan | $492M | 0% | +4% | 3% | n/a | -1.9% | -2.8% |
| Thomas Cook (India) THOMASCOOK.NS | India | $499M | +1% | -7% | 3% | 23.1× | 13.8% | +60.2% |
| Wuhan Sante Cableways 002159.SZ | China | $356M | -18% | -3% | 37% | 16.1× | -8.9% | +9.6% |
| Jp Holdings Inc 2749.T | Japan | $337M | -8% | +4% | 16% | 11.5× | -19.0% | +5.3% |