DAO vs FOXX vs SONY Stock Comparison

Youdao, Foxx Development Holdings and Sony Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAO Youdao, Inc.
$19.13 +29.3% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.24B
P/E
94.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$864.12M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
4 wins
SONY Sony Group Corp
$25.64 +8.9% 1M -10.7% 1Y
Market cap
$149.85B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$82.39B
Div. yield
–
Gaming Hardware Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Sony leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Sony 5, Youdao 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDAOFOXXSONYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.24B $14.02M $149.85B SONY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 94.3x -0.3x -29.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 83.2x — 19.4x SONY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% -20.2% +2.1% DAO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% -100.2% -6.2% DAO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.0x -0.3x SONY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +72.0% -54.2% -10.7% DAO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr — +1.6%/yr DAO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 148.8% 29.3% SONY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 13/100 54/100 SONY

Percentile Scorecard

DAOFOXXSONY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDAOFOXXSONY
Valuation 36 #57 of 89 14 #96 of 112 80 #23 of 112
Growth 45 #45 of 81 9 #99 of 109 20 #87 of 109
Profitability 67 #26 of 76 19 #84 of 104 63 #39 of 104
Financial Health 9 #86 of 94 10 #105 of 116 47 #62 of 116
Shareholder Returns – – 61 #32 of 81
Overall 39 13 54
  • DAO ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • FOXX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SONY ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDAOFOXXSONYSPY
1 month +29.3%-21.6%+8.9% -0.2%
3 months +19.7%-24.0%+13.0% +3.9%
6 months +71.1%-59.8%+28.4% +8.2%
Year to date +89.8%-57.8%+0.2% +12.9%
1 year +72.0%-54.2%-10.7% +12.3%
3 years +380.7%-82.1%+60.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +68.8%-43.7%+17.0% +23.3%
5 years +55.8%—+8.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +9.3%—+1.6% +10.9%
10 years ——+306.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+15.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDAOFOXXSONYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%148.8%29.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.0%129.2%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.791.020.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.20-0.36-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.0%-87.3%-50.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-67.8%-15.3% -1.2%
52-week high $19.39$6.09$30.26 $779.14
52-week low $8.43$1.71$19.32 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDAOFOXXSONY
P/E now vs peer median 94.9xmedian 40.1x -0.3xmedian 33.2x -30.0xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.5x 0.3xmedian 2.8x 1.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.5x -0.3xmedian 20.0x 8.5xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 20.1x -34.7xmedian 29.8x 14.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median -17.2xmedian 1.8x -0.2xmedian 3.0x 2.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 3.04median 1.73 —median 1.17 0.75median 1.17

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDAOFOXXSONY
Revenue $864.12M $52.58M $82.39B
Gross profit $390.46M $1.69M $26.19B
Operating income $37.36M -$43.90M $10.29B
Net income $23.46M -$52.69M -$5.01B
Free cash flow – -$400.00K $10.78B
R&D $76.01M $2.93M –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $-7.61 $-0.85
Cash & equivalents $83.80M $1.47M $13.40B
Total debt $1.01B $653.36K $36.06B
Shares (diluted) 119.85M 6.92M 6.01B
Enterprise value $1.86B $6.10M $87.11B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDAOFOXXSONY
P/E 94.9x -0.3x -30.0x
P/FCF – -34.7x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow – -34.7x 11.6x
P/S 5.4x 0.3x 1.9x
P/B -17.2x -0.2x 2.9x
P/Tangible book -17.2x -0.2x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA – -0.3x 8.5x
EV/EBIT 128.6x -0.3x 14.7x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 0.2x 1.8x
EV/FCF – -31.2x 14.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – -31.2x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.04 – 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDAOFOXXSONY
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% -20.2% 2.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% – -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% -64.6% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.5% – -5.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.3% -352.6% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% – 6.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% -484.1% -168.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.8% – -40.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.1% -418.9% -167.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.3% – -40.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 93.9% -18.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 28.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 94.0% -11.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 82.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDAOFOXXSONY
Gross margin 45.2% 3.2% 31.8%
EBITDA margin – -83.4% 21.6%
Operating margin 4.3% -83.5% 12.5%
Pretax margin 3.0% -100.2% 12.2%
Net margin 2.8% -100.2% -6.2%
FCF margin – -0.8% 13.1%
Operating cash flow margin – -0.8% 16.4%
Return on equity – – -9.5%
Return on assets 8.6% -200.8% -5.1%
Return on invested capital – – 12.2%
Return on capital employed – – 15.1%
Asset turnover 3.3x 2.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.0x -2.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDAOFOXXSONY
Debt / assets 86.1% 0.3% 7.5%
Debt / equity -0.9x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.0x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – -0.2x 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 194.3% 333.4% 45.3%
Equity / assets -94.3% -233.4% 54.7%
Interest coverage – -5.0x 12.2x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – -9.56 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDAOFOXXSONY
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield – – 1.9%
Shareholder yield – – 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDAOFOXXSONY
Forward P/E 83.2xFY2026 – 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.23FY2026 – $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.9%FY2026 – +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +60.9% – +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $984.67MFY2026 – $84.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.6%FY2026 – +5.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% – +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDAOFOXXSONY
Held by institutions 9.6% 1.0% 7.9%
Institutions holding 33 10 739
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% +10.8% +2.1%
Institutions buying 12 5 333
Institutions selling 11 2 268
Buyers to sellers 1.09 2.50 1.24

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DAOFOXXSONY
DAO 1.00 -0.01 0.20
FOXX -0.01 1.00 0.02
SONY 0.20 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAO, FOXX and SONY?

Sony (SONY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Youdao (DAO) $2.24B, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) $14.02M, Sony (SONY) $149.85B.

Which company is growing faster?

Youdao (DAO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Youdao (DAO) +10.2%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -20.2%, Sony (SONY) +2.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Youdao (DAO) has the highest net margin (Youdao (DAO) 2.8%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -100.2%, Sony (SONY) -6.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Youdao (DAO) returned the most: Youdao (DAO) +72.0%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -54.2%, Sony (SONY) -10.7%. Over five years, Youdao (DAO) compounded fastest (Youdao (DAO) +9.3%/yr, Sony (SONY) +1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sony (SONY) has been the steadiest (Youdao (DAO) 60.2%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) 148.8%, Sony (SONY) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAO, FOXX and SONY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Sony (SONY) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.