profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Youdao
$19.07-0.57% today
+92.0% in 1 year
1-year low $8.431-year high $20.69
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $142.77 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Youdao sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from CN¥5.01 billion in 2022 to CN¥5.91 billion in 2025, with CN¥107 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Youdao vs. similar companies
Youdao grows in the middle of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youdao | 142.8× · Very expensive | ||
 New Oriental Education & Technology Group | 22.2× · Fair price | ||
 TAL Education Group | 67.4× · Very expensive | ||
 Graham | 17.7× · Fair price | ||
 Laureate Education | 16.9× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Youdao's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of CNY | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,013 | 5,389 | 5,626 | 5,909 | |
| 2,586 | 2,767 | 2,748 | 2,617 | |
| -687 | -434 | 161 | 228 | |
| -638 | -440 | 183 | 200 | |
| -727 | -550 | 82 | 107 | |
| -5.88 | -4.53 | 0.70 | 0.90 | |
| 51.6% | 51.4% | 48.9% | 44.3% | |
| -13.7% | -8.0% | 2.9% | 3.9% | |
| -14.5% | -10.2% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of CNY | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 2,276 | 1,666 | 1,814 | 1,975 |
| Cash | 784 | 455 | 593 | 440 |
| Total debt | 1,480 | 1,597 | 1,855 | 1,846 |
| Total liabilities | 3,753 | 3,795 | 3,904 | 3,909 |
| -1,535 | -2,187 | -2,140 | -1,974 | |
| 124 | 121 | 118 | 120 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 47.4% | 25.1% | -3.8% | -5.4% |
Cash flow
| In millions of CNY | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -603 | -438 | -68 | 55 | |
| 70 | 18 | 12 | 26 | |
| -673 | -456 | -80 | 30 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| 51 | 128 | 62 | 0 | |
| 71 | 31 | 23 | 35 |
Valuation
- 142.8×
- 13.1×
- –
- -8.2×
- 2.6×
- 517.9×
- 83.7×
- 0.2%
- 0.7%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 44.3%
- 3.9%
- 1.8%
- 2.3%
- -94.5%
- 215.7%
- -3.5%
- 4.1%
- -17.4%
- 8.6%
Growth
- +5.6%
- –
- +100.0%
- –
- −1.0%
Financial health
- 7.0×
- -0.94
- 102.5%
- 2.8×
- 0.59
- 0.48
- 3.56
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 1%of 669
Bottom 16%of 672
Bottom 2%of 623
Top 48%of 671
Bottom 14%of 666
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $6.50
- Range
- $6.50 – $6.50
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | 0.07 | 0.04 | +92.8% |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 0.01 | -0.00 | +14,385.7% |
| Aug 14, 2025 | 0.01 | -0.00 | +674.7% |
| May 15, 2025 | 0.09 | 0.03 | +209.0% |
| Feb 20, 2025 | 0.11 | 0.07 | +51.6% |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 0.11 | 0.06 | +94.0% |
| Aug 22, 2024 | -0.11 | -0.26 | +57.9% |
| May 23, 2024 | 0.02 | -0.11 | +117.5% |
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
15No pass
Benjamin Graham
3No pass
Philip Fisher
21No pass
Peter Lynch
26No pass
Joel Greenblatt
3No pass
Charlie Munger
25No pass
Terry Smith
23No pass
Questions about Youdao
Is Youdao a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, priced as if everything goes right. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Youdao AI analysis
What does Youdao do?
Youdao, Inc., an internet technology company, provides online services in the fields of content, community, communication, and commerce in the People's Republic of China. It operates through three segments: Learning Services, Smart Devices, and Online Marketing Services. It is in Education & Training Services.
Does Youdao pay a dividend?
No. Youdao does not pay a dividend at the moment.
Is Youdao stock halal?
Yes. Youdao passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 12% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Youdao stock done over the past year?
Up 92.0% over the past twelve months, to $19.07. It traded between $8.43 and $20.69 and is 7.8% below its high.
Who are Youdao's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are New Oriental Education & Technology Group, TAL Education Group, Graham and Laureate Education. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Youdao's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.