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DAO logoYoudao, Inc.(DAO)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

DAO•NYSE
$11.60
$363M mkt cap·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorConsumer DefensiveIndustryEducation & TrainingSub-IndustryConsumer Learning Platforms and Apps
AboutYoudao, Inc., an internet technology company, provides online services in the field of content, community, communication, and commerce in China. It operates through three segments: Learning Services, Smart Devices, and Online Marketing Services. The company provides various learning content, applications, and solutions, which cover topics and target people from various age groups for their learning needs through its websites and mobile applications. It offers online knowledge tools, which include Youdao and other dictionaries and translation tools; learning services consisting of tutoring, fee-based premium, and other services; STEAM courses, adult and vocational courses, and other courses, such as China University MOOC; smart devices, such as Youdao Dictionary Pen, Youdao Listening Pod, Youdao Smart Lamp, Youdao Pocket Translator, and Youdao Super Dictionary; education digitalization solutions comprising technologies and solutions licensed to schools or enterprise customers, such as Youdao Smart Learning Terminal, and Youdao Smart Cloud; and online marketing services. In addition, the company provides online courses comprising Youdao Premium Courses and NetEase Cloud Classroom, as well as technical support to the variable interest entities (VIEs). Youdao, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Youdao, Inc. is a subsidiary of NetEase, Inc.Show more
  • Revenue$5.91B+3.6%
  • EBITDA$250M+38.9%
  • Net Income$107M+28.7%
  • EPS (Diluted)0.00-100.0%
  • Gross Margin44.29%-9.4%
  • EBITDA Margin4.24%+34.2%
  • Operating Margin3.75%+41.6%
  • Net Margin1.82%+24.3%
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DAO Key Insights

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 19.9%
  • ✓Share count reduced 100.0% through buybacks
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 3.0x turnover

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

DAO Price & Volume

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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DAO Growth Metrics

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years19.86%
3 Years5.02%
TTM4.78%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM32.03%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-27.79%

Return on Capital

10 Years-255.81%
5 Years-328.77%
3 Years-
Last Year-

DAO Recent Earnings

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 9/12 qtrs (90%)●Beat Revenue 6/12 qtrs (60%)
Q1 2026Latest
Feb 11, 2026
EPS
$0.07
Est $0.04
+92.8%
Revenue
$224M
Est $215M
+3.9%
Q4 2025
Nov 20, 2025
EPS
$0.01
Est $0.00
Revenue
$229M
Est $211M
+8.2%
Q3 2025
Aug 14, 2025
EPS
$0.01
Est $0.00
+674.7%
Revenue
$198M
Est $192M
+2.7%
Q2 2025
May 15, 2025
EPS
$0.09
Est $0.03
+209.0%
Revenue
$178M
Est $181M
-1.5%
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q1 2026LatestFeb 11, 2026
$0.07vs $0.04+92.8%
$224Mvs $215M+3.9%
Q4 2025Nov 20, 2025
$0.01vs $0.00
$229Mvs $211M+8.2%
Q3 2025Aug 14, 2025
$0.01vs $0.00+674.7%
$198Mvs $192M+2.7%
Q2 2025May 15, 2025
$0.09vs $0.03+209.0%
$178Mvs $181M-1.5%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

DAO Peer Comparison

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) competitors in Consumer Learning Platforms and Apps — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
TAL logoTALTAL Education GroupDirect Competitor773.5M11.449.0851.22%6.45%4.72%0.09
EDU logoEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.Direct Competitor8.96B56.3024.4813.6%7.37%9.09%0.20
GOTU logoGOTUGaotu Techedu Inc.Direct Competitor759.78M1.97-4.8755.99%-6.4%-21.76%0.25
DUOL logoDUOLDuolingo, Inc.Product Competitor4.89B105.0212.2538.71%38.44%33.63%0.07
CHGG logoCHGGChegg, Inc.Product Competitor129.87M1.16-1.21-38.97%-26.89%-62.94%0.70
COUR logoCOURCoursera, Inc.Product Competitor1.02B6.03-19.459.04%-8.23%-10.06%0.01
LOPE logoLOPEGrand Canyon Education, Inc.Product Competitor4.47B164.5121.347.07%26.92%29.53%0.27
PRDO logoPRDOPerdoceo Education CorporationProduct Competitor2.14B34.1114.1024.2%18.9%16.3%0.11

Compare DAO vs Peers

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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DAO Income Statement

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Sales/Revenue444.28M760.13M1.3B2.39B3.96B5.1B5.39B5.71B5.91B
Revenue Growth %-71.09%71.2%83.57%65.93%28.7%5.63%5.89%3.56%
Cost of Goods Sold286.42M535.23M931.74M1.34B2B2.47B2.62B2.92B3.29B
COGS % of Revenue64.47%70.41%71.6%56.17%50.47%48.41%48.65%51.15%55.71%
Gross Profit
157.87M▲ 0%
224.91M▲ 42.5%
369.62M▲ 64.3%
1.05B▲ 183.3%
1.96B▲ 87.5%
2.63B▲ 34.1%
2.77B▲ 5.1%
2.79B▲ 0.7%
2.62B▼ 6.1%
Gross Margin %35.53%29.59%28.4%43.83%49.53%51.59%51.35%48.85%44.29%
Gross Profit Growth %-42.47%64.34%183.26%87.5%34.07%5.14%0.74%-6.12%
Operating Expenses284.64M452.59M968.92M1.85B2.84B3.42B3.23B2.64B2.4B
OpEx % of Revenue64.07%59.54%74.45%77.52%71.6%67.05%60%46.21%40.54%
Selling, General & Admin154.89M261.4M694.29M1.5B2.24B2.6B2.49B2.09B1.88B
SG&A % of Revenue34.86%34.39%53.35%62.8%56.48%51.01%46.21%36.61%31.84%
Research & Development129.74M191.2M274.62M351.87M599.51M817.91M743.26M547.65M514.23M
R&D % of Revenue29.2%25.15%21.1%14.73%15.12%16.03%13.79%9.6%8.7%
Other Operating Expenses000000000
Operating Income
-126.77M▲ 0%
-227.68M▼ 79.6%
-599.3M▼ 163.2%
-804.98M▼ 34.3%
-874.99M▼ 8.7%
-788.29M▲ 9.9%
-466.26M▲ 40.9%
150.93M▲ 132.4%
221.31M▲ 46.6%
Operating Margin %-28.53%-29.95%-46.05%-33.7%-22.07%-15.45%-8.65%2.65%3.75%
Operating Income Growth %--79.6%-163.21%-34.32%-8.7%9.91%40.85%132.37%46.63%
EBITDA-123.52M-221.04M-588.75M-790.36M-851.26M-745.5M-436.83M180.13M250.26M
EBITDA Margin %-27.8%-29.08%-45.24%-33.09%-21.48%-14.61%-8.11%3.16%4.24%
EBITDA Growth %--78.94%-166.36%-34.24%-7.71%12.42%41.4%141.24%38.94%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)3.25M6.65M10.55M14.62M23.73M42.79M29.44M29.2M28.95M
EBIT-126M-167.72M-567.26M-723.13M-876.3M-692.28M-469.49M156.51M221.31M
Net Interest Income-28.56M-28.93M-18.12M-5.38M-12.7M-33.27M-61.12M-70.15M-60.54M
Interest Income222.26K9.07M12.03M24.13M18.54M13.13M8.35M3.97M0
Interest Expense28.78M38M30.15M29.51M31.23M46.41M69.46M74.13M0
Other Income/Expense-28.01M21.96M1.89M52.34M-32.54M49.6M-72.69M-68.54M-107.68M
Pretax Income
-154.78M▲ 0%
-205.72M▼ 32.9%
-597.41M▼ 190.4%
-752.64M▼ 26.0%
-907.54M▼ 20.6%
-738.68M▲ 18.6%
-538.96M▲ 27.0%
82.39M▲ 115.3%
113.63M▲ 37.9%
Pretax Margin %-34.84%-27.06%-45.91%-31.51%-22.9%-14.48%-10%1.44%1.92%
Income Tax5.03M11.73M2.43M2.77M6.56M14.09M11.09M6.09M16.59M
Effective Tax Rate %-3.25%-5.7%-0.41%-0.37%-0.72%-1.91%-2.06%7.4%14.6%
Net Income
-130.22M▲ 0%
-248.55M▼ 90.9%
-635.68M▼ 155.8%
-1.66B▼ 160.7%
-982.76M▲ 40.7%
-739.8M▲ 24.7%
-549.86M▲ 25.7%
83.38M▲ 115.2%
107.35M▲ 28.7%
Net Margin %-29.31%-32.7%-48.85%-69.37%-24.79%-14.5%-10.2%1.46%1.82%
Net Income Growth %--90.87%-155.75%-160.68%40.69%24.72%25.67%115.16%28.75%
Net Income (Continuing)-159.81M-217.46M-599.83M-755.41M-914.1M-752.77M-550.04M76.29M97.04M
Discontinued Operations000-902.23M-98.97M-6.21M000
Minority Interest-243.08M888K936K997K76.67M57.81M57.63M50.65M39.96M
EPS (Diluted)
-1.35▲ 0%
-2.12▼ 57.0%
-6.30▼ 197.2%
-15.54▼ 146.7%
-7.36▲ 52.6%
-6.55▲ 11.0%
-4.53▲ 30.8%
0.70▲ 115.5%
0.00▼ 100.0%
EPS Growth %--57.04%-197.17%-146.67%52.64%11.01%30.84%115.45%-100%
EPS (Basic)-1.35-2.12-6.30-15.54-7.36-6.55-4.530.700.00
Diluted Shares Outstanding98.81M98.81M95.45M112.86M121.65M112.86M121.38M118.17M0
Basic Shares Outstanding98.81M98.81M95.45M112.86M121.65M112.86M121.38M117.45M0
Dividend Payout Ratio---------

DAO Balance Sheet

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Total Current Assets144.98M595.07M2.03B1.85B2.27B1.87B1.3B1.49B1.72B
Cash & Short-Term Investments40.08M435.36M1.62B1.19B826.88M1.02B526.66M655.78M738.02M
Cash Only39.83M41.74M173.33M609.2M322.78M783.61M454.54M592.72M439.73M
Short-Term Investments250K393.63M1.45B585.26M504.1M232.43M72.13M63.06M298.29M
Accounts Receivable74.33M91.8M215.6M308.2M254.53M413.03M380.12M503.38M702.6M
Days Sales Outstanding61.0744.0860.4747.0923.4429.5525.7532.243.4
Inventory1.54M23.83M73.22M118.96M255.41M232.26M217.07M174.74M140.78M
Days Inventory Outstanding1.9716.2528.6932.3646.634.3330.2221.8615.61
Other Current Assets26.14M38.18M90.11M130.82M871.1M141.66M112.47M53.43M141.11M
Total Non-Current Assets16.87M24.55M56.55M218.68M364.4M406.18M366.24M327.63M252.54M
Property, Plant & Equipment13.34M18.38M48.42M151.5M198.42M170.52M159.93M115.22M91.55M
Fixed Asset Turnover33.30x41.37x26.87x15.77x19.98x29.92x33.69x49.52x64.55x
Goodwill0006.94M109.94M109.94M109.94M109.94M109.94M
Intangible Assets000000000
Long-Term Investments002M42.48M32.52M90.7M51.4M72.38M19.81M
Other Non-Current Assets3.53M6.17M6.13M24.7M165.99M35.02M44.98M30.08M31.24M
Total Assets
161.85M▲ 0%
619.62M▲ 282.8%
2.09B▲ 236.7%
2.07B▼ 0.8%
2.63B▲ 27.2%
2.28B▼ 13.6%
1.67B▼ 26.8%
1.81B▲ 8.9%
1.98B▲ 8.9%
Asset Turnover2.74x1.23x0.62x1.15x1.50x2.24x3.23x3.14x2.99x
Asset Growth %-282.83%236.73%-0.78%27.23%-13.59%-26.8%8.89%8.85%
Total Current Liabilities1.12B1.3B1.76B3.39B3.03B3.18B3.1B2.95B2.93B
Accounts Payable38.18M71.77M110.8M208.53M244.05M351.16M159M145.15M132.82M
Days Payables Outstanding48.6648.9443.4156.7244.5251.9122.1418.1514.73
Short-Term Debt878M878M878M878M878M878M878M878M878M
Deferred Revenue (Current)94.53M177.54M456.81M1.44B1.08B1.07B1.05B961.02M0
Other Current Liabilities9.28M21.37M23.65M318.35M366.41M352.68M0326.66M891.22M
Current Ratio0.13x0.46x1.15x0.55x0.75x0.59x0.42x0.50x0.59x
Quick Ratio0.13x0.44x1.11x0.51x0.66x0.52x0.35x0.45x0.54x
Cash Conversion Cycle14.3711.3945.7522.7325.5111.9833.8335.944.28
Total Non-Current Liabilities0460.65M26.72M83.79M330.51M574.81M696.01M956.75M974.23M
Long-Term Debt0000255.03M522.35M630.36M913M926.59M
Capital Lease Obligations0021.21M79.75M73.07M43.63M49.34M25.57M18.84M
Deferred Tax Liabilities000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities0460.65M5.52M4.04M2.41M8.83M16.31M18.19M28.8M
Total Liabilities1.12B1.76B1.79B3.48B3.36B3.75B3.8B3.9B3.91B
Total Debt878M878M899.21M987.73M1.25B1.48B1.6B1.85B1.82B
Net Debt838.17M836.26M725.88M378.53M930.01M695.93M1.14B1.26B1.38B
Debt / Equity--2.99x------
Debt / EBITDA-------10.30x7.29x
Net Debt / EBITDA-------7.01x5.53x
Interest Coverage-4.40x-5.99x-19.88x-27.28x-28.01x-16.99x-6.71x2.04x-
Total Equity
-958M▲ 0%
-1.14B▼ 19.1%
301.03M▲ 126.4%
-1.41B▼ 567.4%
-730.4M▲ 48.1%
-1.48B▼ 102.3%
-2.13B▼ 44.1%
-2.09B▲ 1.9%
-1.93B▲ 7.4%
Equity Growth %--19.15%126.37%-567.44%48.09%-102.26%-44.12%1.87%7.43%
Book Value per Share-9.69-11.553.15-12.47-6.00-13.09-17.54-17.68-
Total Shareholders' Equity-714.92M-1.14B300.09M-1.41B-807.07M-1.54B-2.19B-2.14B-1.97B
Common Stock41K58K72K74K80K80K80K80K-1.97B
Retained Earnings-798.02M-1.28B-1.92B-3.67B-4.67B-5.4B-5.95B-5.86B0
Treasury Stock00000-42.33M-171.99M-210.79M0
Accumulated OCI0788K-12.74M-44.11M-49.9M-87.44M-100.54M-111.54M0
Minority Interest-243.08M888K936K997K76.67M57.81M57.63M50.65M39.96M

DAO Cash Flow Statement

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Cash from Operations-87.14M-100.33M-372.27M-321.56M-1.35B-603.12M-438.14M-67.91M0
Operating CF Margin %-19.61%-13.2%-28.61%-13.46%-33.97%-11.82%-8.13%-1.19%-
Operating CF Growth %--15.14%-271.05%13.62%-318.71%55.21%27.35%84.5%100%
Net Income-163.93M-209.29M-601.46M-1.75B-1.03B-745.88M-550.12M82.21M107.35M
Depreciation & Amortization3.33M6.4M10.58M15.46M30.1M42.21M29.64M00
Stock-Based Compensation5.29M6.18M25.07M36.42M72.2M70.71M30.8M22.6M0
Deferred Taxes0000-8.96M0000
Other Non-Cash Items118K-26.86M2.6M667.85M-545.58M-40.65M66.31M58.65M-107.35M
Working Capital Changes68.06M123.25M190.93M712.05M132.19M70.49M-14.77M-231.37M0
Change in Receivables-20.11M-15.52M-122.01M-69.21M24.84M-163.47M25.8M-121.85M0
Change in Inventory-1.54M-22.29M-52.55M-54.65M-146.71M20M8.71M24.82M0
Change in Payables8.84M14.61M28.12M78.63M12.45M121.35M-123.36M-13.85M0
Cash from Investing-10.84M-374M-1.08B760.97M47.07M125.82M125.57M-13.59M0
Capital Expenditures-10.66M-13.96M-18.18M-36.85M-64.07M-69.76M-17.85M-11.79M0
CapEx % of Revenue2.4%1.84%1.4%1.54%1.62%1.37%0.33%0.21%-
Acquisitions0276K-2M-46.89M41.7M0-4.22M00
Investments---------
Other Investing70K1.98M2.05M925K6.49M-24.58M-5.05M42.68M0
Cash from Financing107.77M475.12M1.59B26.56M1.78B184.65M-18.94M228.51M0
Debt Issued (Net)57M000257.52M225.94M99.29M273.93M0
Equity Issued (Net)01000K1000K01000K-1000K-1000K-1000K0
Dividends Paid000000000
Share Repurchases00000-50.7M-127.54M-62.3M0
Other Financing50.77M44.73M75.64M26.56M27.56M9.41M9.31M16.88M0
Net Change in Cash
9.79M▲ 0%
1.91M▼ 80.5%
131.59M▲ 6800.4%
435.87M▲ 231.2%
463.35M▲ 6.3%
-288.06M▼ 162.2%
-329.55M▼ 14.4%
144.56M▲ 143.9%
-599.49M▼ 514.7%
Free Cash Flow
-97.79M▲ 0%
-114.29M▼ 16.9%
-390.45M▼ 241.6%
-358.42M▲ 8.2%
-1.41B▼ 293.5%
-672.88M▲ 52.3%
-456M▲ 32.2%
-79.7M▲ 82.5%
0▲ 100.0%
FCF Margin %-22.01%-15.04%-30%-15%-35.58%-13.19%-8.46%-1.4%-
FCF Growth %--16.87%-241.62%8.2%-293.53%52.29%32.23%82.52%100%
FCF per Share-0.99-1.16-4.09-3.18-11.59-5.96-3.76-0.67-
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.67x0.40x0.59x0.19x1.37x0.82x0.80x-0.81x-
Interest Paid26.85M28.58M29.79M28.6M28.57M39.41M63.36M94.2M0
Taxes Paid3.77M1.74M4.84M8.37M9.69M9.41M12.72M11.67M0

DAO Key Ratios

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)---211.17%------
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)---124.55%--328.77%----
Gross Margin35.53%29.59%28.4%43.83%49.53%51.59%51.35%48.85%44.29%
Net Margin-29.31%-32.7%-48.85%-69.37%-24.79%-14.5%-10.2%1.46%1.82%
Debt / Equity--2.99x------
Interest Coverage-4.40x-5.99x-19.88x-27.28x-28.01x-16.99x-6.71x2.04x-
FCF Conversion0.67x0.40x0.59x0.19x1.37x0.82x0.80x-0.81x-
Revenue Growth-71.09%71.2%83.57%65.93%28.7%5.63%5.89%3.56%

DAO Frequently Asked Questions

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) reported $5.89B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 1226% increase from $444.3M in 2017.

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) grew revenue by 3.6% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, Youdao, Inc. (DAO) is profitable, generating $107.4M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (1.8% net margin).

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