IELTS margins went up in a downturn; IDP shares went down 21 per cent

IDP Education (ASX:IEL) fell 20.7% to A$1.72 after in-line FY26 results and FY27 guidance built on a 20-30% volume fall. The crash priced both its engines as shrinking.

20 Aug 2026|7:05pm AEST

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IEL · IDP Education Limited

Delayed close-price history through 20 August 2026.

Latest1.72-54.6%

Low 1.72 · 20 AugHigh 3.79 · 16 Apr

Window 16 Apr to 20 AugYahoo Finance, delayed

IEL · IDP Education Limited chart data
Date	Close price
16 Apr	3.79
17 Apr	3.78
20 Apr	3.73
21 Apr	3.67
22 Apr	3.54
23 Apr	3.48
24 Apr	3.51
27 Apr	3.51
28 Apr	3.38
29 Apr	3.18
30 Apr	3.29
01 May	3.28
04 May	3.12
05 May	2.90
06 May	2.89
07 May	2.88
08 May	2.83
11 May	2.83
12 May	2.74
13 May	2.71
14 May	2.64
15 May	2.76
18 May	2.79
19 May	2.76
20 May	2.65
21 May	2.65
22 May	2.67
25 May	2.70
26 May	2.76
27 May	2.65
28 May	2.66
29 May	2.23
01 June	2.37
02 June	2.25
03 June	2.16
04 June	2.06
05 June	1.995
09 June	2.10
10 June	2.23
11 June	2.28
12 June	2.13
15 June	2.37
16 June	2.26
17 June	2.40
18 June	2.40
19 June	2.56
22 June	2.35
23 June	2.29
24 June	2.31
25 June	2.14
26 June	2.15
29 June	2.31
30 June	2.28
01 July	2.27
02 July	2.32
03 July	2.27
06 July	2.26
07 July	2.23
08 July	2.29
09 July	2.31
10 July	2.30
13 July	2.15
14 July	2.22
15 July	2.25
16 July	2.25
17 July	2.20
20 July	2.14
21 July	2.16
22 July	2.15
23 July	2.10
24 July	2.05
27 July	2.11
28 July	2.22
29 July	2.26
30 July	2.30
31 July	2.31
03 Aug	2.28
04 Aug	2.35
05 Aug	2.40
06 Aug	2.27
07 Aug	2.25
10 Aug	2.31
11 Aug	2.23
12 Aug	2.17
13 Aug	2.09
14 Aug	2.15
17 Aug	2.19
18 Aug	2.16
19 Aug	2.17
20 Aug	1.72

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