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Youdao, Inc. (DAO)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for Youdao, Inc. The latest annual period is FY2025. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About Youdao, Inc.

Youdao, Inc. develops and operates intelligent learning products and services primarily in China. Its offerings include language learning apps, online courses for adults and college students, AI-driven digital learning tools, and smart devices such as dictionary pens and smart learning terminals. The company serves individual learners, educational institutions, and online education markets.

Snapshot

Revenue
$845.0M
Revenue growth (YoY)
9.6%
Net income
$13.9M
Diluted EPS
$0.13
Gross margin
44.3%
Operating margin
3.7%
Net margin
1.6%
FCF margin
0.5%
ROE
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
82.0×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$1.98B
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Youdao

  • Revenue grew 9.6% to $845M in FY2025, faster than the 1.5% the year before.
  • Operating margin turned positive at 3.7% in FY2025, from a 23.5% operating loss in FY2021.
  • Free cash flow was $4M in FY2025, 0.5% of revenue.
  • Net income rose 34.6% to $14M in FY2025.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Youdao’s fundamentals sit among the 403 Consumer Discretionary companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin44.3%
69th percentile of 275
Operating margin3.7%
48th percentile of 348
Net margin1.6%
44th percentile of 377
FCF margin0.5%
25th percentile of 351
Revenue growth (YoY)+9.6%
75th percentile of 394
P/E82.0×
96th percentile of 249
Short interest14.43d
97th percentile of 401

Youdao’s P/E of 82.0 ranks in the 96th percentile of the 249 peers with a meaningful P/E.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 2 insider sales. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 quant / multi-strat books among the superinvestors we track; no conviction manager currently reports a position.

Conviction investors
0
+2 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
1
0 new, 1 added
Reduced / exited
1
1 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$1.4M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$728,73859.2KAdded
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$720,78058.6KReduced

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
2
Reported activity
Mixed
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-06-30
filed 2026-07-01
Li YongweiVice PresidentSell2.3K
2026-06-29
filed 2026-07-01
Li YongweiVice PresidentSell4.0K
2026-05-28
filed 2026-06-01
Lai Jimmy Y.DirectorSell4.0K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
720.0K
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-16.7%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
14.43
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
49.9K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-14720.0K-16.7%14.43
2026-07-31864.8K-1.7%18.91
2026-07-15879.8K+8.0%13.48
2026-06-30814.9K+1.6%7.52
2026-06-15801.8K+8.6%8.35
2026-05-29738.5K+4.4%5.61
2026-05-15707.1K-3.6%12.04
2026-04-30733.7K-2.6%10.99

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$845.0M$770.7M$759.1M$726.8M$630.2M
Gross profit$374.2M$376.5M$389.8M$375.0M$312.1M
Operating income$31.6M$20.4M$-65.7M$-112.3M$-148.0M
Net income$13.9M$10.3M$-77.5M$-108.1M$-161.1M
Diluted EPS$0.13$0.10$-0.64$-0.85$-1.28

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$62.9M$81.2M$64.0M$113.6M$50.7M
Current assets$246.3M$203.7M$183.1M$271.1M$356.2M
Total assets$282.4M$248.6M$234.7M$330.0M$413.3M
Current liabilities$419.7M$403.7M$436.5M$460.9M$476.1M
Long-term debt
Total liabilities$559.0M$534.8M$534.6M$544.2M$528.0M
Total equity$-276.6M$-286.2M$-305.2M$-223.5M$-126.9M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$7.9M$-9.3M$-61.7M$-87.4M$-211.3M
Capital expenditure$3.7M$1.6M$2.5M$10.0M$10.0M
Free cash flow$4.2M$-10.9M$-64.2M$-97.4M$-221.2M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorConsumer Discretionary
SIC industryServices-Educational Services
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Oldest indexed filing2019
SEC CIK1781753

Selected SEC filings

20-F2026-04-15
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20-F2025-04-15
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6-K2026-08-20
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6-K2026-05-21
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6-K2026-04-15
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6-K2026-02-11
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.