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AACG logoATA Creativity Global(AACG)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

AACG•NASDAQ
Price updated Jun 19, 2026
SectorConsumer DefensiveIndustryEducation & TrainingSub-IndustryTutoring and Test Preparation
AboutATA Creativity Global, together with its subsidiaries, provides educational services to individual students through its training center network in China and internationally. Its educational services include portfolio training, research-based learning, overseas study counselling, in-school art classes through cooperation with high schools, foreign language training services, junior art education, and other related educational services to its students. The company also offers online courses for students. As of December 31, 2021, it operated through 21 training centers in 20 cities in China. The company was formerly known as ATA Inc. and changed its name to ATA Creativity Global in September 2019. ATA Creativity Global was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.Show more
  • Revenue$268M
  • EBITDA-$9M+53.8%
  • Net Income-$48M-33.1%
  • EPS (Diluted)-2.94-27.8%
  • Gross Margin48.6%-7.8%
  • EBITDA Margin-3.25%+53.8%
  • Operating Margin-11.26%+29.8%
  • Net Margin-17.92%-33.1%
  • ROE-86.07%-129.6%

AACG Key Insights

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 10.6%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

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

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AACG Price & Volume

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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AACG Growth Metrics

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-4.32%
5 Years10.58%
3 Years9.04%
TTM0.02%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-33.11%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-31.03%

Return on Capital

10 Years-28.77%
5 Years-30.07%
3 Years-32.97%
Last Year-36.35%

AACG Peer Comparison

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) competitors in Tutoring and Test Preparation — 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
COE logoCOE51Talk Online Education GroupDirect Competitor1.55M15.62-0.0989.09%-16.46%
FEDU logoFEDUFour Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc.Direct Competitor2.09M9.8617.55100.15%0.32%0.16%0.19
TAL logoTALTAL Education GroupProduct Competitor621.37M9.197.2951.22%6.45%4.72%0.09
EDU logoEDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.Product Competitor7.16B45.0219.5713.6%7.37%9.09%0.20
DAO logoDAOYoudao, Inc.Product Competitor1.42B12.0590.535.03%1.82%
GOTU logoGOTUGaotu Techedu Inc.Product Competitor598.53M1.65-13.2834.99%-5.26%-20.84%0.47
IQ logoIQiQIYI, Inc.Product Competitor983.6M1.02-32.84-87.01%-0.77%-0.22%1.17
BIDU logoBIDUBaidu, Inc.Supply Chain38.01B111.7664.26-3.04%3.48%0.21%0.34

Compare AACG vs Peers

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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AACG Income Statement

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) 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
7.49M1.34M97.77M162.17M202.21M206.82M221.62M268.06M268.11M
Revenue Growth %
-98.41%-82.14%7203.96%65.87%24.69%2.28%7.16%20.96%0.02%
Cost of Goods Sold
4.98M4.25M79.35M104.43M97.41M104.32M106.96M126.8M137.8M
COGS % of Revenue
66.52%317.61%81.15%64.39%48.17%50.44%48.26%47.3%51.4%
Gross Profit
2.51M▲ 0%
-2.91M▼ 216.1%
18.42M▲ 732.5%
57.74M▲ 213.4%
104.8M▲ 81.5%
102.51M▼ 2.2%
114.66M▲ 11.9%
141.26M▲ 23.2%
130.31M▼ 7.8%
Gross Margin %
33.48%-217.61%18.85%35.61%51.83%49.56%51.74%52.7%48.6%
Gross Profit Growth %
-98.92%-216.1%732.53%213.39%81.49%-2.19%11.86%23.21%-7.75%
Operating Expenses
91.5M64.88M136.2M165.22M171.19M159.09M156.15M184.31M160.51M
OpEx % of Revenue
1221.06%4846.82%139.3%101.88%84.66%76.92%70.46%68.76%59.87%
Selling, General & Admin
42.19M49.08M116.04M153.6M159.41M152.32M151.55M180.78M140.22M
SG&A % of Revenue
563.03%3666.39%118.68%94.72%78.83%73.65%68.38%67.44%52.3%
Research & Development
19.71M19.59M11.82M8.83M11.8M6.79M4.63M3.7M2.99M
R&D % of Revenue
263.06%1463.81%12.09%5.45%5.84%3.28%2.09%1.38%1.11%
Other Operating Expenses
694.46M-3.79M8.34M2.79M-22.02K-16.52K-30.86K-175K17.22M
Operating Income
-59.4M▲ 0%
-67.79M▼ 14.1%
-117.77M▼ 73.7%
-107.48M▲ 8.7%
-66.39M▲ 38.2%
-56.59M▲ 14.8%
-41.5M▲ 26.7%
-43.04M▼ 3.7%
-30.2M▲ 29.8%
Operating Margin %
-792.61%-5064.42%-120.46%-66.28%-32.83%-27.36%-18.72%-16.06%-11.26%
Operating Income Growth %
-182.71%-14.14%-73.73%8.74%38.23%14.77%26.67%-3.73%29.83%
EBITDA
-47.16M-54.46M-100.23M-77.56M-43.36M-34M-19.51M-18.82M-8.7M
EBITDA Margin %
-629.27%-4068.5%-102.51%-47.83%-21.45%-16.44%-8.8%-7.02%-3.25%
EBITDA Growth %
-157.44%-15.49%-84.04%22.61%44.09%21.6%42.61%3.55%53.75%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)
12.24M13.33M17.55M29.91M23.03M22.59M21.98M24.23M21.5M
EBIT
-59.4M-67.79M-108.84M-104.36M-66.39M-56.59M-41.5M-43.04M-30.2M
Net Interest Income
-3.91B2.41M3.27M169.78K0756.89K978.53K1M0
Interest Income
970.26K03.27M169.78K0756.89K978.53K1M0
Interest Expense
3.91B2.41M--00000
Other Income/Expense
28.69B-261.52K-23.49M-3.38M28.44M2.07M973.65K544.59K-21.42M
Pretax Income
-88.02M▲ 0%
-68.06M▲ 22.7%
-141.26M▼ 107.6%
-110.85M▲ 21.5%
-37.95M▲ 65.8%
-54.52M▼ 43.7%
-40.52M▲ 25.7%
-42.5M▼ 4.9%
-51.63M▼ 21.5%
Pretax Margin %
-1174.63%-5084.55%-144.48%-68.36%-18.77%-26.36%-18.28%-15.85%-19.26%
Income Tax
19.92M-922.98M-7.15M-10.27M-1.54M-5.92M-6.81M-6.4M-3.58M
Effective Tax Rate %
-22.63%1356.1%5.06%9.26%4.06%10.86%16.81%15.06%6.93%
Net Income
-114M▲ 0%
854.92M▲ 850.0%
-122.25M▼ 114.3%
-92.2M▲ 24.6%
-33.65M▲ 63.5%
-47.89M▼ 42.3%
-33.66M▲ 29.7%
-36.1M▼ 7.2%
-48.05M▼ 33.1%
Net Margin %
-1521.25%63866.96%-125.04%-56.85%-16.64%-23.16%-15.19%-13.47%-17.92%
Net Income Growth %
-1073.29%849.95%-114.3%24.58%63.5%-42.33%29.72%-7.24%-33.1%
Net Income (Continuing)
-107.94M-68.05M-134.11M-100.58M-36.41M-48.59M-33.71M-36.1M-48.05M
Discontinued Operations
82.44M918.67M4.89M000000
Minority Interest
36.65M39.58M7.23M49.34M3.13M414.86K-64.16K-64.26K-64.33K
EPS (Diluted)
-9.96▲ 0%
73.00▲ 832.9%
-10.52▼ 114.4%
-6.28▲ 40.3%
-2.30▲ 63.4%
-3.04▼ 32.2%
-2.16▲ 28.9%
-2.30▼ 6.5%
-2.94▼ 27.8%
EPS Growth %
-1085.71%832.93%-114.41%40.3%63.38%-32.17%28.95%-6.48%-27.83%
EPS (Basic)
-9.9674.68-10.54-6.28-2.30-3.06-2.16-2.30-2.94
Diluted Shares Outstanding
11.45M11.71M12.73M15.67M15.69M15.75M15.58M15.75M15.85M
Basic Shares Outstanding
11.45M11.45M12.71M15.67M15.69M15.69M15.58M15.75M15.85M
Dividend Payout Ratio
---------

AACG Balance Sheet

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Total Current Assets
366.82M213.39M26.35M120.94M75.41M65.26M70.44M66.64M111.44M
Cash & Short-Term Investments
53.48M190.59M22.14M112.72M71.34M54.98M60.17M36.52M85.29M
Cash Only
53.48M190.59M22.14M112.72M71.34M54.98M60.17M36.52M85.29M
Short-Term Investments
000000000
Accounts Receivable
52.91K439.78K3.03M2.25M1.09M5.85M4.5M17.89M298.56K
Days Sales Outstanding
2.58119.9211.335.051.9710.337.4124.360.41
Inventory
0-413.39K0000000
Days Inventory Outstanding
---------
Other Current Assets
310.01M22.37M1.18M5.97M1.98M3.77M3.09M2.2M25.85M
Total Non-Current Assets
201.63M121.74M70.71M454.68M431.77M409.2M378.49M390.29M297.12M
Property, Plant & Equipment
42.3M37.43M11.9M79.9M78.92M70.38M53.63M74.61M62.82M
Fixed Asset Turnover
0.18x0.04x8.22x2.03x2.56x2.94x4.13x3.59x4.27x
Goodwill
32.52M028.78M194.75M194.75M196.29M196.29M196.29M162.48M
Intangible Assets
5.75M17.12M19.47M110.59M93.35M76.12M58.89M46.24M32.5M
Long-Term Investments
70.02M66.38M6.56M44M38M38M38M38M0
Other Non-Current Assets
51.03M799.65K2.35M22.95M26.74M28.42M31.69M35.16M39.31M
Total Assets
568.44M▲ 0%
335.13M▼ 41.0%
97.06M▼ 71.0%
575.62M▲ 493.1%
507.18M▼ 11.9%
474.46M▼ 6.4%
448.94M▼ 5.4%
456.93M▲ 1.8%
408.56M▼ 10.6%
Asset Turnover
0.01x0.00x1.01x0.28x0.40x0.44x0.49x0.59x0.66x
Asset Growth %
9.35%-41.04%-71.04%493.06%-11.89%-6.45%-5.38%1.78%-10.59%
Total Current Liabilities
141.77M19.75M38.02M274.88M267.98M292.54M314.4M354.5M344.8M
Accounts Payable
-2.11B00000000
Days Payables Outstanding
---------
Short-Term Debt
3.45M03.67M6.8M000016.31M
Deferred Revenue (Current)
2.11B1.63M24.68M199.45M202.45M219.72M0280.04M271.95M
Other Current Liabilities
127.93M7.62M6.3M23.2M23.4M29.44M280.29M33.95M56.53M
Current Ratio
2.59x10.81x0.69x0.44x0.28x0.22x0.22x0.19x0.32x
Quick Ratio
2.59x10.83x0.69x0.44x0.28x0.22x0.22x0.19x0.32x
Cash Conversion Cycle
---------
Total Non-Current Liabilities
25.3B1.63M8.72M52.99M48.3M38.41M21.56M22.79M31.76M
Long-Term Debt
0000000015.04M
Capital Lease Obligations
001.79M24.01M23.37M19.53M9.5M17.12M14.63M
Deferred Tax Liabilities
22.8B06.93M28.99M24.93M18.88M12.07M5.67M2.09M
Other Non-Current Liabilities
669.65M000018.88M12.07M07
Total Liabilities
141.77M19.75M46.74M327.87M316.28M330.95M335.97M377.28M376.55M
Total Debt
3.45M05.46M47.78M40.72M36.45M22.61M35.21M45.98M
Net Debt
-50.03M-190.59M-16.67M-64.94M-30.62M-18.53M-37.56M-1.32M-39.31M
Debt / Equity
0.01x-0.11x0.19x0.21x0.25x0.20x0.44x1.44x
Debt / EBITDA
---------
Net Debt / EBITDA
---------
Interest Coverage
-0.02x-28.14x-------
Total Equity
401.38M▲ 0%
315.38M▼ 21.4%
50.32M▼ 84.0%
247.75M▲ 392.3%
190.9M▼ 22.9%
143.51M▼ 24.8%
112.97M▼ 21.3%
79.65M▼ 29.5%
32M▼ 59.8%
Equity Growth %
2.27%-21.42%-84.04%392.32%-22.95%-24.82%-21.28%-29.5%-59.82%
Book Value per Share
35.0426.933.9515.8212.179.117.255.062.02
Total Shareholders' Equity
364.73M275.81M43.09M198.4M187.77M143.1M113.04M79.71M32.07M
Common Stock
3.53M3.53M673.63K4.72M4.72M4.72M4.73M4.76M4.78M
Retained Earnings
25.88M-71.9M-28.73M-298.53M-310.16M-358.05M-391.71M-427.81M-476.16M
Treasury Stock
-27.74M-27.74M-3.98M-11.63M-9.82M-8.63M-8.2M-8.2M-8.21M
Accumulated OCI
-26.85M-38.29M-5.38M-37.42M-37.56M-37M-37M-36.95M-37.47M
Minority Interest
36.65M39.58M7.23M49.34M3.13M414.86K-64.16K-64.26K-64.33K

AACG Cash Flow Statement

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

MetricDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25
Cash from Operations
127.47M-312.63M-57.88M-27.87M-31.83M-14.61M8.75M-3.35M-15.84M
Operating CF Margin %
1701.1%-23354.86%-59.2%-17.19%-15.74%-7.07%3.95%-1.25%-5.91%
Operating CF Growth %
107.12%-345.25%81.49%51.84%-14.21%54.09%159.88%-138.22%-373.51%
Net Income
-24.06M850.6M-129.22M-100.58M-36.41M-48.59M-33.66M-36.1M-48.05M
Depreciation & Amortization
12.24M13.33M17.55M29.91M23.03M22.59M21.98M24.23M21.5M
Stock-Based Compensation
19.01M20.59M4.81M1.78M1.04M1.46M3.07M2.81M569.71K
Deferred Taxes
22.92B-25.97M-8.05M-10.28M-1.56M-6.05M-6.81M-6.4M-3.58M
Other Non-Cash Items
104.55M-1.12B48.23M13.66M-27.3M-1.31M-53.41K378K23.77M
Working Capital Changes
15.74M-51.92M8.81M37.65M9.38M17.29M24.23M11.74M-10.05M
Change in Receivables
-60.41M41.13M225.19K-2.03M1.25M-4.91M3.62M-477K2.41M
Change in Inventory
000000000
Change in Payables
000000000
Cash from Investing
-27.47M1.2B-36.95M-19.09M-10.03M-2.49M-3.97M-20.26M48.71M
Capital Expenditures
-6.61M-9.36M-1.28M-4.91M-4.45M-1.62M-2.24M-20.02M-1.28M
CapEx % of Revenue
88.2%698.91%1.31%3.03%2.2%0.78%1.01%7.47%0.48%
Acquisitions
-860.66K1.72M-34.55M-14.22M-5.6M-877.77K-1.74M-288K49.93M
Investments
---------
Other Investing
-20M1.21B4.89M37.44K22.49K6.01K14.85K56K53.82K
Cash from Financing
-93.53M-949.89M57.57M6.3M827.52K188.21K403.44K-93.7K16.34M
Debt Issued (Net)
0-2.99M01.81M710K00016.03M
Equity Issued (Net)
-251.54K-1.73M61.69M-4.04M-114.73K-30.73K-68.33K-93.7K366.69K
Dividends Paid
-87.6M-946.61M0000000
Share Repurchases
-251.54K-1.73M0-4M-114.73K-30.73K-68.33K-93.7K0
Other Financing
-5.68M1.43M-4.13M8.53M232.25K218.94K471.76K0-57.58K
Net Change in Cash
4.78M▲ 0%
-65.5M▼ 1470.2%
-36.39M▲ 44.4%
-41.47M▼ 14.0%
-41.38M▲ 0.2%
-16.36M▲ 60.5%
5.19M▲ 131.7%
-23.64M▼ 555.8%
48.71M▲ 306.0%
Free Cash Flow
120.86M▲ 0%
-321.98M▼ 366.4%
-59.16M▲ 81.6%
-32.78M▲ 44.6%
-36.29M▼ 10.7%
-16.23M▲ 55.3%
6.51M▲ 140.1%
-23.37M▼ 458.9%
-17.12M▲ 26.7%
FCF Margin %
1612.9%-24053.77%-60.51%-20.22%-17.94%-7.85%2.94%-8.72%-6.39%
FCF Growth %
134.18%-366.4%81.63%44.59%-10.68%55.27%140.11%-458.91%26.74%
FCF per Share
10.55-27.49-4.65-2.09-2.31-1.030.42-1.48-1.08
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)
-1.12x-0.37x0.47x0.30x0.95x0.31x-0.26x0.09x0.33x
Interest Paid
0249.68K231.72K208.22K25.28K000398.58K
Taxes Paid
0232.4M209.7K114K154.38K28.32K20.43K00

AACG Key Ratios

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)
-2.47%-28.72%238.55%-66.86%-61.86%-15.34%-28.64%-26.25%-37.48%-86.07%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
33.66%-16.98%-21.36%-111.49%-74.48%-29.03%-29.76%-31.06%-42%-63.79%
Gross Margin
49.23%33.48%-217.61%18.85%35.61%51.83%49.56%51.74%52.7%48.6%
Net Margin
-2.06%-1521.25%63866.96%-125.04%-56.85%-16.64%-23.16%-15.19%-13.47%-17.92%
Debt / Equity
0.01x0.01x-0.11x0.19x0.21x0.25x0.20x0.44x1.44x
Interest Coverage
-748.23x-0.02x-28.14x-------
FCF Conversion
-6.33x-1.12x-0.37x0.47x0.30x0.95x0.31x-0.26x0.09x0.33x
Revenue Growth
13.24%-98.41%-82.14%7203.96%65.87%24.69%2.28%7.16%20.96%0.02%
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AACG Frequently Asked Questions

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) reported $268.1M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 289% increase from $69.0M in 2005.

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) grew revenue by 0.0% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) reported a net loss of $48.0M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) has a return on equity (ROE) of -86.1%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) generated $5.1M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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