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

DAO•NYSE
90.5× P/E·Price updated Jun 19, 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+5.0%
  • EBITDA$251M+32.4%
  • Net Income$107M+30.6%
  • EPS (Diluted)0.90+28.6%
  • Gross Margin44.29%-9.4%
  • EBITDA Margin4.25%+26.0%
  • Operating Margin3.86%+34.8%
  • Net Margin1.82%+24.3%

DAO Key Insights

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

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 18.5%
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 3.0x turnover

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

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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 Years18.52%
3 Years5.63%
TTM5.03%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM30.57%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM31.03%

Return on Capital

10 Years-229.77%
5 Years-319.23%
3 Years-
Last Year-

DAO Recent Earnings

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

Full history →
●Beat EPS 10/12 qtrs (100%)●Beat Revenue 5/12 qtrs (50%)
Q2 2026Latest
May 21, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.05+7.3%
$0.05
Rev
$195M-3.0%
$201M
Q1 2026
Feb 11, 2026
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.07+92.8%
$0.04
Rev
$224M+3.9%
$215M
Q4 2025
Nov 20, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.01
$0.00
Rev
$229M+8.2%
$211M
Q3 2025
Aug 14, 2025
Metric
Actual
Est
EPS
$0.01+674.7%
$0.00
Rev
$198M+2.7%
$192M
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestMay 21, 2026
$0.05vs $0.05+7.3%
$195Mvs $201M-3.0%
Q1 2026Feb 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%
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 Competitor621.37M9.197.2951.22%6.45%4.72%0.09
EDU logoEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.Direct Competitor7.16B45.0219.5713.6%7.37%9.09%0.20
GOTU logoGOTUGaotu Techedu Inc.Direct Competitor598.53M1.65-13.2834.99%-5.26%-20.84%0.47
DUOL logoDUOLDuolingo, Inc.Product Competitor5.85B125.5614.6538.71%38.44%33.63%0.07
CHGG logoCHGGChegg, Inc.Product Competitor117.56M1.05-1.09-38.97%-26.89%-62.94%0.70
COUR logoCOURCoursera, Inc.Product Competitor905.83M5.35-17.269.04%-8.23%-10.06%0.01
LOPE logoLOPEGrand Canyon Education, Inc.Product Competitor3.84B141.5918.367.07%26.92%29.53%0.27
PRDO logoPRDOPerdoceo Education CorporationProduct Competitor2.01B32.0313.2424.2%19.91%17.21%0.11

Compare DAO vs Peers

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

Closest Rival

vs TAL

Most directly comparable listed peer for DAO.

Scale Benchmark

vs GOOGL

Larger-name benchmark to compare DAO against a more recognizable public peer.

Peer Set

Compare Top 5

vs TAL, EDU, GOTU, DUOL

DAO Income Statement

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

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Sales/Revenue
455.75M731.6M1.21B2.53B4.02B5.01B5.39B5.63B5.91B
Revenue Growth %
-60.53%65.04%109.27%58.93%24.84%7.5%4.39%5.03%
Cost of Goods Sold
293.81M515.13M872.37M1.42B2.03B2.43B2.62B2.88B3.29B
COGS % of Revenue
64.47%70.41%72.25%56.17%50.47%48.41%48.65%51.15%55.71%
Gross Profit
161.94M▲ 0%
216.47M▲ 33.7%
335.05M▲ 54.8%
1.11B▲ 230.5%
1.99B▲ 79.6%
2.59B▲ 30.0%
2.77B▲ 7.0%
2.75B▼ 0.7%
2.62B▼ 4.8%
Gross Margin %
35.53%29.59%27.75%43.83%49.53%51.59%51.35%48.85%44.29%
Gross Profit Growth %
-33.67%54.78%230.53%79.59%30.05%7%-0.69%-4.79%
Operating Expenses
291.98M435.6M794.88M1.96B2.84B3.27B3.2B2.59B2.39B
OpEx % of Revenue
64.07%59.54%65.83%77.52%70.68%65.3%59.4%45.99%40.43%
Selling, General & Admin
158.89M251.58M524.99M1.59B2.27B2.56B2.49B2.06B1.88B
SG&A % of Revenue
34.86%34.39%43.48%62.8%56.48%51.01%46.21%36.61%31.84%
Research & Development
133.09M184.02M269.89M372.18M607.37M803.79M743.36M540M514.23M
R&D % of Revenue
29.2%25.15%22.35%14.73%15.12%16.03%13.79%9.6%8.7%
Other Operating Expenses
0000-36.85M-87.47M-32.79M-12.04M-6.51M
Operating Income
-130.04M▲ 0%
-219.14M▼ 68.5%
-459.84M▼ 109.8%
-851.46M▼ 85.2%
-849.62M▲ 0.2%
-687.21M▲ 19.1%
-433.54M▲ 36.9%
160.86M▲ 137.1%
227.81M▲ 41.6%
Operating Margin %
-28.53%-29.95%-38.08%-33.7%-21.16%-13.71%-8.04%2.86%3.86%
Operating Income Growth %
--68.51%-109.84%-85.16%0.22%19.12%36.91%137.1%41.63%
EBITDA
-126.71M-212.74M-449.31M-836M-819.52M-645M-403.9M189.81M251.22M
EBITDA Margin %
-27.8%-29.08%-37.21%-33.09%-20.41%-12.87%-7.49%3.37%4.25%
EBITDA Growth %
--67.89%-111.2%-86.06%1.97%21.3%37.38%146.99%32.36%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)
3.33M6.4M10.53M15.46M30.1M42.21M29.64M28.95M23.41M
EBIT
-130.04M-166.15M-427.71M-764.88M-887.79M-680.33M-469.56M154.32M176.6M
Net Interest Income
-28.56M-28.93M-18.12M-5.38M-12.7M-33.27M-61.12M-70.15M-58.89M
Interest Income
222.26K9.07M12.03M24.13M18.54M13.13M8.35M3.97M2.36M
Interest Expense
28.78M38M30.15M29.51M31.23M46.41M69.46M74.13M61.26M
Other Income/Expense
-28.73M21.14M1.9M55.36M-69.82M-38.72M-105.49M-79.62M-114.18M
Pretax Income
-158.77M▲ 0%
-198M▼ 24.7%
-457.94M▼ 131.3%
-796.1M▼ 73.8%
-919.44M▼ 15.5%
-725.93M▲ 21.0%
-539.03M▲ 25.7%
81.23M▲ 115.1%
113.63M▲ 39.9%
Pretax Margin %
-34.84%-27.06%-37.93%-31.51%-22.9%-14.48%-10%1.44%1.92%
Income Tax
5.16M11.29M2.43M2.93M6.65M13.84M11.09M6.01M16.59M
Effective Tax Rate %
-3.25%-5.7%-0.53%-0.37%-0.72%-1.91%-2.06%7.4%14.6%
Net Income
-133.58M▲ 0%
-208.91M▼ 56.4%
-601.5M▼ 187.9%
-1.75B▼ 191.4%
-995.65M▲ 43.2%
-727.03M▲ 27.0%
-549.93M▲ 24.4%
82.21M▲ 114.9%
107.35M▲ 30.6%
Net Margin %
-29.31%-28.56%-49.82%-69.37%-24.79%-14.5%-10.2%1.46%1.82%
Net Income Growth %
--56.4%-187.92%-191.4%43.2%26.98%24.36%114.95%30.57%
Net Income (Continuing)
-163.93M-209.29M-460.38M-799.02M-926.09M-739.78M-550.12M75.23M97.04M
Discontinued Operations
00-141.08M-954.33M-100.27M-6.11M000
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%
0.90▲ 28.6%
EPS Growth %
--57.04%-197.17%-146.67%52.64%11.01%30.84%115.45%28.57%
EPS (Basic)
-1.35-2.12-6.30-15.54-7.36-6.55-4.530.700.91
Diluted Shares Outstanding
98.81M98.81M95.45M112.86M121.65M112.86M121.38M118.17M119.85M
Basic Shares Outstanding
98.81M98.81M95.45M112.86M121.65M112.86M121.38M117.45M118.08M
Dividend Payout Ratio
---------

DAO Balance Sheet

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

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Total Current Assets
144.98M595.07M2.03B1.85B2.27B1.87B1.3B1.49B1.72B
Cash & Short-Term Investments
40.08M435.36M1.62B1.19B826.88M1.02B526.66M655.78M738.02M
Cash Only
39.83M41.74M173.33M609.2M322.78M783.61M454.54M592.72M439.73M
Short-Term Investments
250K393.63M1.45B585.26M504.1M232.43M72.13M63.06M298.29M
Accounts Receivable
74.33M91.8M215.6M308.2M254.53M413.03M380.12M503.38M702.6M
Days Sales Outstanding
59.5345.865.1844.5223.1330.0725.7532.6643.4
Inventory
1.54M23.83M73.22M118.96M255.41M232.26M217.07M174.74M140.78M
Days Inventory Outstanding
1.9216.8930.6430.5945.9934.9330.2222.1715.61
Other Current Assets
26.14M38.18M90.11M130.82M871.1M141.66M112.47M53.43M141.11M
Total Non-Current Assets
16.87M24.55M56.55M218.68M364.4M406.18M366.24M327.63M252.54M
Property, Plant & Equipment
13.34M18.38M48.42M151.5M198.42M170.52M159.93M115.22M91.55M
Fixed Asset Turnover
34.16x39.81x24.93x16.68x20.24x29.40x33.70x48.83x64.55x
Goodwill
0006.94M109.94M109.94M109.94M109.94M109.94M
Intangible Assets
000000000
Long-Term Investments
002M42.48M32.52M90.7M51.4M72.38M19.81M
Other Non-Current Assets
3.53M6.17M6.13M24.7M165.99M35.02M44.98M30.08M31.24M
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 Turnover
2.82x1.18x0.58x1.22x1.52x2.20x3.23x3.10x2.99x
Asset Growth %
-282.83%236.73%-0.78%27.23%-13.59%-26.8%8.89%8.85%
Total Current Liabilities
1.12B1.3B1.76B3.39B3.03B3.18B3.1B2.95B2.93B
Accounts Payable
38.18M71.77M110.8M208.53M244.05M351.16M159M145.15M132.82M
Days Payables Outstanding
47.4350.8546.3653.6343.9552.8222.1418.4114.73
Short-Term Debt
878M878M878M878M878M878M878M878M878M
Deferred Revenue (Current)
94.53M177.54M456.81M1.44B1.08B1.07B1.05B961.02M0
Other Current Liabilities
9.28M21.37M23.65M318.35M366.41M352.68M0326.66M891.22M
Current Ratio
0.13x0.46x1.15x0.55x0.75x0.59x0.42x0.50x0.59x
Quick Ratio
0.13x0.44x1.11x0.51x0.66x0.52x0.35x0.45x0.54x
Cash Conversion Cycle
14.0111.8349.4621.4925.1812.1933.8336.4144.28
Total Non-Current Liabilities
0460.65M26.72M83.79M330.51M574.81M696.01M956.75M974.23M
Long-Term Debt
0000255.03M522.35M630.36M913M926.59M
Capital Lease Obligations
0021.21M79.75M73.07M43.63M49.34M25.57M18.84M
Deferred Tax Liabilities
000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities
0460.65M5.52M4.04M2.41M8.83M16.31M18.19M28.8M
Total Liabilities
1.12B1.76B1.79B3.48B3.36B3.75B3.8B3.9B3.91B
Total Debt
878M878M899.21M987.73M1.25B1.48B1.6B1.85B1.82B
Net Debt
838.17M836.26M725.88M378.53M930.01M695.93M1.14B1.26B1.38B
Debt / Equity
--2.99x------
Debt / EBITDA
-------9.77x7.26x
Net Debt / EBITDA
-------6.65x5.51x
Interest Coverage
-4.52x-4.37x-14.19x-25.92x-28.42x-14.66x-6.76x2.08x2.88x
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
-9.69-11.553.15-12.47-6.00-13.09-17.54-17.68-16.14
Total Shareholders' Equity
-714.92M-1.14B300.09M-1.41B-807.07M-1.54B-2.19B-2.14B-1.97B
Common Stock
41K58K72K74K80K80K80K80K-1.97B
Retained Earnings
-798.02M-1.28B-1.92B-3.67B-4.67B-5.4B-5.95B-5.86B0
Treasury Stock
00000-42.33M-171.99M-210.79M0
Accumulated OCI
0788K-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

MetricDec'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 %
-19.12%-13.71%-30.83%-12.73%-33.53%-12.03%-8.13%-1.21%-
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 & Amortization
3.33M6.4M10.58M15.46M30.1M42.21M29.64M00
Stock-Based Compensation
5.29M6.18M25.07M36.42M72.2M70.71M30.8M22.6M0
Deferred Taxes
0000-8.96M0000
Other Non-Cash Items
118K-26.86M2.6M667.85M-545.58M-40.65M66.31M58.65M-107.35M
Working Capital Changes
68.06M123.25M190.93M712.05M132.19M70.49M-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 Payables
8.84M14.61M28.12M78.63M12.45M121.35M-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 Revenue
2.34%1.91%1.51%1.46%1.6%1.39%0.33%0.21%-
Acquisitions
0276K-2M-46.89M41.7M0-4.22M00
Investments
---------
Other Investing
70K1.98M2.05M925K6.49M-24.58M-5.05M42.68M0
Cash from Financing
107.77M475.12M1.59B26.56M1.78B184.65M-18.94M228.51M0
Debt Issued (Net)
57M000257.52M225.94M99.29M273.93M0
Equity Issued (Net)
0430.38M1.51B01.5B-50.7M-127.54M-62.3M0
Dividends Paid
000000000
Share Repurchases
00000-50.7M-127.54M-62.3M0
Other Financing
50.77M44.73M75.64M26.56M27.56M9.41M9.31M16.88M0
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 %
-21.46%-15.62%-32.34%-14.18%-35.12%-13.42%-8.46%-1.42%-
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)
0.65x0.48x0.62x0.18x1.35x0.83x0.80x-0.83x-
Interest Paid
26.85M28.58M29.79M28.6M28.57M39.41M63.36M94.2M0
Taxes Paid
3.77M1.74M4.84M8.37M9.69M9.41M12.72M11.67M0

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)
---199.82%------
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
---95.57%--319.23%----
Gross Margin
35.53%29.59%27.75%43.83%49.53%51.59%51.35%48.85%44.29%
Net Margin
-29.31%-28.56%-49.82%-69.37%-24.79%-14.5%-10.2%1.46%1.82%
Debt / Equity
--2.99x------
Interest Coverage
-4.52x-4.37x-14.19x-25.92x-28.42x-14.66x-6.76x2.08x2.88x
FCF Conversion
0.65x0.48x0.62x0.18x1.35x0.83x0.80x-0.83x-
Revenue Growth
-60.53%65.04%109.27%58.93%24.84%7.5%4.39%5.03%
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Youdao, Inc. (DAO) reported $5.91B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 1197% increase from $455.7M in 2017.

Youdao, Inc. (DAO) grew revenue by 5.0% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Yes, Youdao, Inc. (DAO) is profitable, generating $107.3M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (1.8% net margin).

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