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STG logoSunlands Technology Group(STG)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

STG•NYSE
$3.29
$45M mkt cap·0.9× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorConsumer DefensiveIndustryEducation & TrainingSub-IndustryTutoring and Test Preparation
AboutSunlands Technology Group, through its subsidiaries, provides online education services in the People's Republic of China. It offers various degree- and diploma-oriented post-secondary courses, including preparation courses for the self-taught higher education examination (STE) for learners pursuing associate diplomas or bachelor's degrees, as well as for the entrance examinations of Master of Business Administration programs. The company's STE courses include Chinese language and literature, law, pre-school education, marketing, English, human resource management, business administration, business management, modern corporate governance, financial management, advertising, accounting, administrative management, computer information management, finance, convention management, chain operation management, and visual communication and design. It also provides professional certification preparation courses in various industries and professions, such as accounting, human resources, teaching, and finance. The company was formerly known as Sunlands Online Education Group and changed its name to Sunlands Technology Group in August 2018. Sunlands Technology Group was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.Show more
  • Revenue$1.99B-7.8%
  • EBITDA$327M-45.9%
  • Net Income$342M-46.6%
  • EPS (Diluted)25.06-46.0%
  • Gross Margin84.04%-4.2%
  • EBITDA Margin16.45%-41.3%
  • Operating Margin14.97%-43.8%
  • Net Margin17.19%-42.1%
  • ROE78.15%-66.4%
  • ROIC447.39%
  • Debt/Equity0.31-72.2%
  • Interest Coverage56.28-25.0%
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STG Key Insights

Sunlands Technology Group (STG) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 155.4%
  • ✓Healthy 5Y average net margin of 12.7%
  • ✓Trading at only 0.5x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 5 (bottom 5%)
  • ✗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.

STG Price & Volume

Sunlands Technology Group (STG) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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STG Growth Metrics

Sunlands Technology Group (STG) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-1.93%
3 Years-7.42%
TTM-0.75%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years16.02%
TTM-12.38%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years15.46%
TTM-10.9%

Return on Capital

10 Years-72.25%
5 Years26.91%
3 Years55.99%
Last Year24.54%

STG Peer Comparison

Sunlands Technology Group (STG) 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
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
COUR logoCOURCoursera, Inc.Product Competitor1.02B6.03-19.459.04%-8.23%-10.06%0.01
UDMY logoUDMYUdemy, Inc.Product Competitor700.49M4.80186.770.42%0.48%1.74%0.05
PRDO logoPRDOPerdoceo Education CorporationProduct Competitor2.14B34.1114.1024.2%18.9%16.3%0.11
STRA logoSTRAStrategic Education, Inc.Product Competitor1.79B78.5814.503.96%10.21%7.85%0.07
LOPE logoLOPEGrand Canyon Education, Inc.Product Competitor4.47B164.5121.347.07%26.92%29.53%0.27
GOOG logoGOOGAlphabet Inc.Supply Chain4.78T395.0736.5515.13%37.91%38.98%0.14

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STG Income Statement

Sunlands Technology Group (STG) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Sales/Revenue418.91M970.16M1.97B2.19B2.2B2.51B2.32B2.16B1.99B2.03B
Revenue Growth %163.45%131.59%103.47%11.14%0.45%13.8%-7.37%-7.04%-7.84%-0.75%
Cost of Goods Sold70.99M170.26M330.38M396.32M387.27M376.19M348.15M265.53M317.57M283.98M
COGS % of Revenue16.95%17.55%16.74%18.06%17.57%15%14.99%12.3%15.96%-
Gross Profit
347.92M▲ 0%
799.9M▲ 129.9%
1.64B▲ 105.5%
1.8B▲ 9.4%
1.82B▲ 1.1%
2.13B▲ 17.3%
1.97B▼ 7.4%
1.89B▼ 4.1%
1.67B▼ 11.7%
1.75B▲ 0%
Gross Margin %83.05%82.45%83.26%81.94%82.43%85%85.01%87.7%84.04%86.03%
Gross Profit Growth %257.59%129.91%105.48%9.37%1.05%17.35%-7.35%-4.1%-11.69%-
Operating Expenses606.97M1.73B2.67B2.26B2.47B2.02B1.36B1.32B1.37B1.36B
OpEx % of Revenue144.89%178.07%135.39%102.89%111.88%80.44%58.46%61.08%69.07%-
Selling, General & Admin593.03M1.69B2.6B2.16B2.4B1.96B1.32B1.29B1.35B1.33B
SG&A % of Revenue141.57%174.68%131.54%98.25%108.86%78%56.61%59.52%67.82%-
Research & Development13.93M32.86M76.02M101.72M66.53M61.33M42.83M33.72M25.01M26.35M
R&D % of Revenue3.33%3.39%3.85%4.64%3.02%2.45%1.84%1.56%1.26%-
Other Operating Expenses2.42M276K00000000
Operating Income
-259.04M▲ 0%
-927.68M▼ 258.1%
-1.03B▼ 10.9%
-459.72M▲ 55.3%
-649.02M▼ 41.2%
114.27M▲ 117.6%
616.94M▲ 439.9%
574.89M▼ 6.8%
297.9M▼ 48.2%
389.77M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %-61.84%-95.62%-52.12%-20.95%-29.45%4.56%26.56%26.62%14.97%19.17%
Operating Income Growth %18.33%-258.12%-10.91%55.32%-41.18%117.61%439.92%-6.82%-48.18%-
EBITDA-253.57M-919.57M-1B-422.5M-608.75M152.18M663.63M605.54M327.37M419.24M
EBITDA Margin %-60.53%-94.79%-50.82%-19.26%-27.62%6.07%28.57%28.04%16.45%20.62%
EBITDA Growth %19.09%-262.65%-9.09%57.88%-44.08%125%336.08%-8.75%-45.94%5.57%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)5.47M8.11M25.78M37.22M40.27M37.92M46.68M30.65M29.47M29.47M
EBIT-253.57M-913.82M-926.49M-378.28M-649.02M208.56M616.94M683.74M362.19M433.98M
Net Interest Income3.05M13.58M68.18M45.85M14.12M5.25M6.19M23.44M33.53M22.75M
Interest Income3.05M13.58M70.36M60.17M25.81M16.18M16.25M31.09M38.82M24.2M
Interest Expense002.17M14.31M11.69M10.93M10.06M7.66M5.29M1.45M
Other Income/Expense5.47M8.96M100.27M67M217.79M78.48M38.06M91.1M45.48M51.25M
Pretax Income
-253.57M▲ 0%
-913.82M▼ 260.4%
-928.66M▼ 1.6%
-392.73M▲ 57.7%
-431.22M▼ 9.8%
192.75M▲ 144.7%
655M▲ 239.8%
666M▲ 1.7%
343.38M▼ 48.4%
441.02M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %-60.53%-94.19%-47.04%-17.9%-19.57%7.69%28.2%30.84%17.25%21.69%
Income Tax08.82M102.44M2.44M-236K-19.62M11.99M25.17M1.3M55.96M
Effective Tax Rate %0%-0.97%-11.03%-0.62%0.05%-10.18%1.83%3.78%0.38%12.69%
Net Income
-253.57M▲ 0%
-918.58M▼ 262.3%
-927.02M▼ 0.9%
-395.03M▲ 57.4%
-432.34M▼ 9.4%
219.06M▲ 150.7%
643.96M▲ 194.0%
640.83M▼ 0.5%
342.08M▼ 46.6%
385.06M▲ 0%
Net Margin %-60.53%-94.68%-46.96%-18.01%-19.62%8.73%27.72%29.67%17.19%18.94%
Net Income Growth %20.34%-262.26%-0.92%57.39%-9.44%150.67%193.97%-0.49%-46.62%-12.38%
Net Income (Continuing)-253.57M-918.71M-926.95M-395.17M-430.99M212.37M643.01M640.83M342.08M385.06M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest064K136K-212K-658K-4.93M-5.36M-1.49M-1.49M-1.49M
EPS (Diluted)
-30.69▲ 0%
-111.17▼ 262.2%
-73.63▲ 33.8%
-28.92▲ 60.7%
-32.01▼ 10.7%
16.28▲ 150.9%
47.07▲ 189.1%
46.44▼ 1.3%
25.06▼ 46.0%
28.61▲ 0%
EPS Growth %26.37%-262.24%33.77%60.72%-10.68%150.86%189.13%-1.34%-46.04%-10.9%
EPS (Basic)-30.69-111.17-73.63-28.92-32.0116.2847.0746.4425.06-
Diluted Shares Outstanding8.26M8.26M12.59M13.66M13.51M13.46M13.68M13.8M13.65M13.46M
Basic Shares Outstanding8.26M8.26M12.59M13.66M13.51M13.46M13.68M13.8M13.65M13.46M
Dividend Payout Ratio------5.06%4.88%--

STG Balance Sheet

Sunlands Technology Group (STG) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Total Current Assets219.94M1.27B2.58B2.04B1.55B1.13B969.1M1.03B884.31M893.59M
Cash & Short-Term Investments168.1M912.53M2.28B1.62B1.28B810.87M824.18M905.88M783.26M776.41M
Cash Only23.1M559.46M1.25B1.4B760.71M626.72M753.64M763.8M507.23M599.92M
Short-Term Investments145M353.07M1.03B217.64M517.82M184.16M70.54M142.08M276.03M176.5M
Accounts Receivable4.87M6.09M3.89M6.1M21.06M55.74M26.81M29.34M24.53M0
Days Sales Outstanding4.252.290.721.023.498.114.214.964.51.1
Inventory33M100.48M165.14M237.34M132.39M8.88M14.15M14.24M19.68M0
Days Inventory Outstanding169.68215.42182.45218.59124.788.6114.8419.5722.626.32
Other Current Assets14.74M55.27M179.51M12.74M36.59M142.92M49.71M20.55M9.36M26.31M
Total Non-Current Assets25.05M702.97M1.16B1.92B1.71B1.47B1.31B1.09B1.24B1.23B
Property, Plant & Equipment16.45M525.29M559.51M1.14B999.97M1.22B1.09B922.49M868.37M838.32M
Fixed Asset Turnover25.47x1.85x3.53x1.92x2.20x2.06x2.13x2.34x2.29x2.38x
Goodwill0000000000
Intangible Assets1.04M1.55M1.37M1.18M1.21M2.76M1.51M975K723K368K
Long-Term Investments03.3M30.01M40.03M64.09M54.84M73.51M61.35M260.08M1.2B
Other Non-Current Assets7.56M9.69M418.7M653.13M628.35M149.18M116.72M101.93M82.98M259.89M
Total Assets
244.99M▲ 0%
1.97B▲ 704.0%
3.74B▲ 89.8%
3.97B▲ 6.1%
3.26B▼ 17.8%
2.59B▼ 20.5%
2.28B▼ 12.2%
2.12B▼ 6.9%
2.12B▲ 0.1%
2.12B▲ 0%
Asset Turnover1.71x0.49x0.53x0.55x0.68x0.97x1.02x1.02x0.94x0.95x
Asset Growth %144.75%703.97%89.84%6.14%-17.83%-20.49%-12.21%-6.92%0.13%-4.93%
Total Current Liabilities587.11M1.8B2.31B2.24B2.2B1.91B1.48B1.01B801.38M829.9M
Accounts Payable6.69M246.08M00000000
Days Payables Outstanding34.4527.55--------
Short-Term Debt0032.5M32.5M32.5M38.65M38.65M38.65M6.15M0
Deferred Revenue (Current)518.33M1.33B1.77B1.67B1.48B1.29B1.01B584.5M410.87M1.37B
Other Current Liabilities385K2.45M10.11M143.69M61.34M104.22M19.88M143.74M112.34M453.89M
Current Ratio0.37x0.70x1.12x0.91x0.71x0.59x0.66x1.02x1.10x1.10x
Quick Ratio0.32x0.65x1.04x0.81x0.65x0.59x0.65x1.01x1.08x1.08x
Cash Conversion Cycle139.53-309.84-------7.42
Total Non-Current Liabilities546.83M784.47M1.76B2.47B2.28B1.7B1.18B832.78M719.92M379.71M
Long-Term Debt00225.63M809.37M160.63M181.97M143.32M104.67M35.39M0
Capital Lease Obligations000616.25M532.54M404.13M316.84M157.27M137.04M530.71M
Deferred Tax Liabilities00087.95M15.22M21.78M5.98M3.74M5.72M15.84M
Other Non-Current Liabilities335M017.15M-604.78M7.66M11.7M6.77M570.85M7.31M274.24M
Total Liabilities1.13B2.59B4.08B4.71B4.47B3.61B2.66B1.84B1.52B1.21B
Total Debt00258.13M1.5B756.37M639.07M515.88M308.61M186.9M136.97M
Net Debt-23.1M-559.46M-990.68M96.13M-4.34M12.36M-237.76M-455.19M-320.33M-462.95M
Debt / Equity-------1.12x0.31x0.31x
Debt / EBITDA-----4.20x0.78x0.51x0.57x0.33x
Net Debt / EBITDA-----0.08x-0.36x-0.75x-0.98x-0.98x
Interest Coverage---473.94x-32.12x-55.51x10.46x61.33x75.08x56.28x298.47x
Total Equity
-888.96M▲ 0%
-617.06M▲ 30.6%
-338.98M▲ 45.1%
-738.36M▼ 117.8%
-1.21B▼ 64.2%
-1.01B▲ 16.3%
-379.85M▲ 62.5%
275.55M▲ 172.5%
599.86M▲ 117.7%
915.29M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %-139.13%30.59%45.06%-117.82%-64.16%16.33%62.54%172.54%117.7%315.76%
Book Value per Share-107.59-74.68-26.93-54.05-89.73-75.37-27.7719.9743.9568.02
Total Shareholders' Equity-888.96M-617.12M-339.12M-738.15M-1.21B-1.01B-374.49M277.04M601.35M916.78M
Common Stock1K1K2K2K2K2K2K2K2K2K
Retained Earnings-919.87M-1.92B-2.85B-3.24B-3.68B-3.46B-2.81B-2.17B-1.84B-1.5B
Treasury Stock01.02B00000000
Accumulated OCI0-8.76M118.83M142.44M96.49M82.53M127.89M143.28M147.25M129.66M
Minority Interest064K136K-212K-658K-4.93M-5.36M-1.49M-1.49M-1.49M

STG Cash Flow Statement

Sunlands Technology Group (STG) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Cash from Operations89.27M819.54M180.54M-533.55M-188.64M-373.25M62.65M140.8M195.52M195.52M
Operating CF Margin %21.31%84.47%9.15%-24.32%-8.56%-14.88%2.7%6.52%9.82%-
Operating CF Growth %19961.12%818.02%-77.97%-395.52%64.64%-97.86%116.79%124.72%38.86%0%
Net Income-253.57M-918.71M-926.95M-395.17M-430.99M212.37M4.41B640.83M342.08M385.06M
Depreciation & Amortization5.47M8.11M25.78M37.22M40.27M37.92M319.88M30.65M29.47M0
Stock-Based Compensation0288.76M3.85M2.97M29.75M768K49.2M000
Deferred Taxes0136K-72K-85.51M72.5M-26.25M85.42M000
Other Non-Cash Items313.97M4.87M-1.64M87.47M-65.34M-2.4M-121.66M-37.74M33.7M-385.06M
Working Capital Changes337.37M1.44B1.08B-180.53M165.18M-595.65M-4.68B-492.94M-209.73M0
Change in Receivables0000000000
Change in Inventory0000000000
Change in Payables0000000000
Cash from Investing-117.69M-615.89M-1.19B729.55M-349.31M342.68M659.04M-71.82M-358.86M0
Capital Expenditures-16.7M-398.94M-518.43M-25.54M-26.96M-16.54M-22.22M-5.76M-259K0
CapEx % of Revenue3.99%41.12%26.26%1.16%1.22%0.66%0.96%0.27%0.01%-
Acquisitions824K-8.89M-25M-10.15M-23.6M14.56M-6.07M-317K-67K0
Investments----------
Other Investing-824K-217.01M-668.96M-31.73M928K11.39M1.36M1.9M7.32M0
Cash from Financing47.08M341.47M1.59B-64.15M-59.08M-38.9M-465.33M-74.66M-112.73M0
Debt Issued (Net)00258.13M-32.5M-32.5M27.5M-38.65M-38.65M-101.78M0
Equity Issued (Net)1000K-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K0
Dividends Paid0-43M0000-32.56M-31.25M00
Share Repurchases0-71.3M-33.97M-31.65M-26.58M-4.87M-6.74M-4.75M-10.95M0
Other Financing-287.92M669.55M253.67M00-61.54M-387.37M000
Net Change in Cash
18.66M▲ 0%
536.36M▲ 2774.8%
689.35M▲ 28.5%
153.42M▼ 77.7%
-641.52M▼ 518.2%
-83.99M▲ 86.9%
552.82M▲ 758.2%
8.97M▼ 98.4%
-259.15M▼ 2987.8%
0▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow
72.58M▲ 0%
420.6M▲ 479.5%
-337.88M▼ 180.3%
-559.08M▼ 65.5%
-215.6M▲ 61.4%
-389.79M▼ 80.8%
40.43M▲ 110.4%
134.44M▲ 232.5%
195.11M▲ 45.1%
0▲ 0%
FCF Margin %17.33%43.35%-17.12%-25.48%-9.78%-15.54%1.74%6.23%9.8%-
FCF Growth %1460.9%479.53%-180.33%-65.47%61.44%-80.79%110.37%232.5%45.13%-
FCF per Share8.7850.91-26.84-40.93-15.96-28.972.969.7414.2914.29
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-0.35x-0.89x-0.19x1.35x0.44x-1.70x0.10x0.22x0.57x0.00x
Interest Paid000011.78M010.19M7.78M5.51M0
Taxes Paid000018K013.62M11.22M8.87M0

STG Key Ratios

Sunlands Technology Group (STG) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201620172018201920202021202220232024TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)-------232.56%78.15%51.95%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)--------447.39%447.39%
Gross Margin83.05%82.45%83.26%81.94%82.43%85%85.01%87.7%84.04%86.03%
Net Margin-60.53%-94.68%-46.96%-18.01%-19.62%8.73%27.72%29.67%17.19%18.94%
Debt / Equity-------1.12x0.31x0.31x
Interest Coverage---473.94x-32.12x-55.51x10.46x61.33x75.08x56.28x298.47x
FCF Conversion-0.35x-0.89x-0.19x1.35x0.44x-1.70x0.10x0.22x0.57x0.00x
Revenue Growth163.45%131.59%103.47%11.14%0.45%13.8%-7.37%-7.04%-7.84%-0.75%

STG Frequently Asked Questions

Sunlands Technology Group (STG) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Sunlands Technology Group (STG) reported $2.03B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 1179% increase from $159.0M in 2015.

Sunlands Technology Group (STG) saw revenue decline by 7.8% over the past year.

Yes, Sunlands Technology Group (STG) is profitable, generating $385.1M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (17.2% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Sunlands Technology Group (STG) has a return on equity (ROE) of 78.2%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

Sunlands Technology Group (STG) generated $195.1M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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