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Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR
DAO Consumer Defensive Education & Training Services
Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $845.0 million, up 9.63% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 9.25%, EPS grew 550.0%, free cash flow grew 147.2% and total debt fell 1.93%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for five consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three.
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | — | — | — | 12.01 | 14.07 | 7.02 | 3.03 | 3.38 | 2.86 | 6.30 |
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| High | — | — | — | 15.49 | 47.70 | 42.17 | 14.88 | 10.00 | 8.01 | 11.82 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | — | — | 1,142 | 1,699 | 4,949 | 6,096 | 5,068 | 4,364 | 3,750 | 3,595 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | — | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.24 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | — | 67 | 107 | 187 | 485 | 630 | 727 | 759 | 771 | 845 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | — | 35.53 | 29.59 | 28.40 | 45.91 | 49.53 | 51.59 | 51.35 | 48.85 | 44.29 | |||||
| EBT | — | (23) | (29) | (86) | (268) | (144) | (105) | (76) | 11 | 16 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | — | (34.84) | (27.06) | (45.91) | (55.26) | (22.90) | (14.48) | (10.00) | 1.44 | 1.92 | |||||
| Net income | — | 0 | (30) | (86) | (269) | (145) | (107) | (77) | 10 | 14 | |||||
| Depreciation | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | — | 0.60 | 1.25 | 1.96 | 4.30 | 5.18 | 5.88 | 6.25 | 6.56 | 7.16 | ||||
| Earnings | — | (0.18) | (0.36) | (0.94) | (2.38) | (1.28) | (0.87) | (0.64) | 0.10 | 0.13 | |||||
| Cash flow | — | (0.11) | (0.17) | (0.56) | (0.44) | (1.74) | (0.71) | (0.51) | (0.08) | 0.07 | |||||
| Capex | — | 0.00 | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.05) | (0.08) | (0.08) | (0.02) | (0.01) | (0.03) | |||||
| Free cash flow | — | (0.11) | (0.19) | (0.58) | (0.49) | (1.82) | (0.79) | (0.53) | (0.09) | 0.04 | |||||
| Book value | — | (0.97) | (1.95) | 0.45 | (1.91) | (1.04) | (1.81) | (2.51) | (2.44) | (2.34) | |||||
| Shares, m | — | 113 | 85 | 95 | 113 | 122 | 124 | 121 | 117 | 118 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 69.16 | 77.54 | ||||
| P/S | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.17 | 2.41 | 0.98 | 0.60 | 1.13 | 1.41 | |||||
| P/B | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| EV/Sales | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.09 | 2.30 | 1.05 | 0.78 | 1.33 | 1.59 | |||||
| EV/FCF | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (4.96) | (2.05) | (1.61) | (10.62) | (19.85) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | — | (13) | (15) | (53) | (49) | (211) | (87) | (62) | (9) | 8 | ||||
| Capex | — | (2) | (2) | (2) | (6) | (10) | (10) | (2) | (2) | (3) | |||||
| Free cash flow | — | (13) | (16) | (56) | (55) | (221) | (97) | (64) | (11) | 5 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | — | (153) | (103) | 39 | (236) | (120) | (190) | (253) | (200) | (173) | ||||
| Total debt | — | 135 | 128 | 129 | 147 | 178 | 203 | 212 | 245 | 258 | |||||
| Net debt | — | 129 | 64 | (104) | (36) | (70) | 56 | 138 | 155 | 152 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | — | (110) | (166) | 43 | (216) | (127) | (224) | (305) | (286) | (277) | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | — | (34.34) | (77.21) | (46.96) | (87.08) | (42.77) | (28.36) | (27.43) | 4.66 | 5.78 | ||||
| ROIC | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| ROE | — | 14.31 | 25.25 | 148.84 | 311.62 | 91.21 | 60.15 | 29.30 | (3.81) | (5.45) | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR vs peers in Education & Training Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUR Coursera, Inc. | $1.4B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +59.59% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −190.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | 58.07% | (28.37%) | Compare |
| AFYA Afya Limited | $1.3B | 8.8× | 7.7× | +18.55% (above 0%: growing) | +29.41% (above 0%: growing) | +59.54% (above 0%: growing) | 61.59% | 30.64% | Compare |
| UTI Universal Technical Institute Inc | $1.1B | 32.8× | 56.3× | +7.15% (above 0%: growing) | −80.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | −408.92% (below 0%: shrinking) | 45.94% | 1.48% | Compare |
| APEI American Public Education, Inc. | $899.2M | 19.6× | 20.9× | +5.51% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −77.96% (below 0%: shrinking) | 55.37% | 7.88% | Compare |
| PXED Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. | $864.4M | 10.2× | 10.5× | +0.04% (above 0%: growing) | −29.07% (below 0%: shrinking) | +31.81% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 19.07% | Compare |
| LINC Lincoln Educational Services Corporation | $715.6M | 30.4× | 61.4× | +22.40% (above 0%: growing) | +20.00% (above 0%: growing) | +129.40% (above 0%: growing) | 58.17% | 2.32% | Compare |
| DAO Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR | $604.4M | 90.8× | 57.2× | +9.25% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +147.18% (above 0%: growing) | 48.87% | 7.60% | |
| GOTU Gaotu Techedu Inc. | $334.0M | — (loss-making) | 171× | +26.91% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +129.63% (above 0%: growing) | 66.51% | (8.97%) | Compare |
| KLC KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. | $216.9M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −0.37% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +6,646.66% (above 0%: growing) | 18.65% | 0.34% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $881.8M | 19.6× | 38.6× | +12.85% | −4.53% | +45.68% | 58.12% | 1.90% |
Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR (DAO) key facts
- Strength: Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $845.0 million, up 9.63% from fiscal 2024.
- Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR (DAO) is an Education & Training Services company in the Consumer Defensive sector, traded in the US as an ADR.
- As of October 16, 2026, DAO traded at $18.16, a market capitalization of $604.4 million.
- Return on equity was −5.45% and debt-to-equity -0.93.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is −0.18 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.