DAO vs NRDY vs VSA Stock Comparison

Youdao, Nerdy and VisionSys AI Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAO Youdao, Inc.
$18.92 +30.0% 1M +74.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.63B
P/E
93.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$864.12M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
6 wins
NRDY Nerdy Inc.
$5.78 -31.4% 1M +445.3% 1Y
Market cap
$73.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$178.10M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
1 win
VSA VisionSys AI Inc
$1.76 -24.8% 1M -99.9% 1Y
Market cap
$26.79M
P/E
0.0x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Youdao leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Youdao 6, VisionSys AI 1, Nerdy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDAONRDYVSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.63B $73.83M $26.79M DAO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 93.9x -1.6x 0.0x VSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 82.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.2% -0.2% — DAO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.8% -17.0% — DAO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -96.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +74.9% +445.3% -99.9% NRDY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr -7.6%/yr -76.0%/yr DAO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.1% 283.0% 258.3% DAO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 34/100 — DAO

Percentile Scorecard

DAONRDYVSA

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

AxisDAONRDYVSA
Valuation 39 #55 of 89 24 #68 of 89 11 #79 of 89
Growth 44 #46 of 81 49 #42 of 81 –
Profitability 68 #25 of 76 24 #58 of 76 –
Financial Health 9 #86 of 94 40 #57 of 94 100 #1 of 94
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 40 34 –
  • DAO ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • NRDY ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • VSA ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDAONRDYVSASPY
1 month +30.0%-31.4%-24.8% +0.9%
3 months +20.3%+580.0%-40.7% +5.9%
6 months +64.5%+549.4%-77.6% +8.5%
Year to date +87.7%+455.8%-92.8% +13.3%
1 year +74.9%+445.3%-99.9% +12.4%
3 years +375.4%+88.9%-99.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +68.2%+23.6%-87.4% +23.5%
5 years +54.1%-32.5%-99.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.0%-7.6%-76.0% +11.0%
10 years ——-100.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-63.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDAONRDYVSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.1%283.0%258.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.9%63.5%265.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.791.60-0.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.251.57-0.39 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.0%-92.3%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.4%-45.3%-99.9% -0.9%
52-week high $19.39$10.56$1,435.00 $779.14
52-week low $8.43$0.66$1.66 $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.

MultipleDAONRDYVSA
P/E now vs peer median 93.9xmedian 40.6x -1.6xmedian 40.6x 0.0xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 2.4x 0.4xmedian 2.4x 179.8xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.3x -1.4xmedian 18.3x —median 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 20.5x -4.2xmedian 20.5x -0.7xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median -17.0xmedian 1.8x 2.8xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 3.00median 1.74 -0.07median 1.74 —median 1.74

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 monthsDAONRDYVSA
Revenue $864.12M $178.10M –
Gross profit $390.46M $108.59M –
Operating income $37.36M -$45.27M –
Net income $23.46M -$45.78M –
Free cash flow – -$17.63M –
R&D $76.01M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $-3.59 –
Cash & equivalents $83.80M $38.42M $7.86M
Total debt $1.01B $19.58M –
Shares (diluted) 119.85M 8.43M 3.88M
Enterprise value $4.25B -$81.23M -$14.20M

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
MetricDAONRDYVSA
P/E 93.9x -1.6x 0.0x
P/FCF – -4.2x -0.7x
P/Operating cash flow – -6.2x –
P/S 5.4x 0.4x 179.8x
P/B -17.0x 2.8x 1.8x
P/Tangible book -17.0x 2.9x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA – -1.4x –
EV/EBIT 127.2x -1.2x –
EV/Revenue 5.5x 0.3x –
EV/FCF – -3.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -4.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.00 -0.07 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDAONRDYVSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.2% -0.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 1.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.5% -4.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -3.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -17.3% 36.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 13.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -26.4% 33.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 18.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -22.1% 35.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.3% 23.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 57.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 47.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDAONRDYVSA
Gross margin 45.2% 61.0% –
EBITDA margin – -22.3% –
Operating margin 4.3% -25.4% –
Pretax margin 3.0% -25.6% –
Net margin 2.8% -17.0% –
FCF margin – -9.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – -6.7% –
Return on equity – -166.9% –
Return on assets 8.6% -66.6% –
Return on invested capital – -96.4% –
Return on capital employed – -87.7% –
Asset turnover 3.3x 2.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 13.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDAONRDYVSA
Debt / assets 86.1% 30.3% –
Debt / equity -0.9x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x –
Debt / FCF – -1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 194.3% 59.8% 3.6%
Equity / assets -94.3% 40.2% 96.4%
Interest coverage – -34.0x –
Current ratio 0.6x 2.7x 14.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.5x 14.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.2x 14.4x
Altman Z-score – -11.02 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDAONRDYVSA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusDAONRDYVSA
Forward P/E 82.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.23FY2026 $-2.55FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +76.9%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +60.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $984.67MFY2026 $177.66MFY2026 $312.98MFY2024
Revenue growth, next FY +16.6%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026 +61.6%FY2024
Revenue growth, the year after +16.0% -6.8% -33.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDAONRDYVSA
Held by institutions 9.6% 8.3% –
Institutions holding 33 78 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.7% -28.0% –
Institutions buying 12 45 –
Institutions selling 11 23 –
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.96 –

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.

DAONRDYVSA
DAO 1.00 -0.04 -0.01
NRDY -0.04 1.00 0.00
VSA -0.01 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAO, NRDY and VSA?

Youdao (DAO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Youdao (DAO) $4.63B, Nerdy (NRDY) $73.83M, VisionSys AI (VSA) $26.79M.

Which stock is cheaper, DAO, NRDY and VSA?

VisionSys AI (VSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Youdao (DAO) 93.9x, Nerdy (NRDY) -1.6x, VisionSys AI (VSA) 0.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Youdao (DAO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Youdao (DAO) +10.2%, Nerdy (NRDY) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Youdao (DAO) has the highest net margin (Youdao (DAO) 2.8%, Nerdy (NRDY) -17.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nerdy (NRDY) returned the most: Youdao (DAO) +74.9%, Nerdy (NRDY) +445.3%, VisionSys AI (VSA) -99.9%. Over five years, Youdao (DAO) compounded fastest (Youdao (DAO) +9.0%/yr, Nerdy (NRDY) -7.6%/yr, VisionSys AI (VSA) -76.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Youdao (DAO) has been the steadiest (Youdao (DAO) 60.1%, Nerdy (NRDY) 283.0%, VisionSys AI (VSA) 258.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAO, NRDY and VSA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Youdao (DAO) leads on 6. 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.