ATA Creativity Global (AACG) Gross Margin (2009 - 2025)
ATA Creativity Global (AACG) reported Gross Margin of 56.37% for Q4 2025, down 672.0% year-over-year from 9.86% in Q4 2024, and up 43.85% quarter-over-quarter from 39.19% in Q3 2025.
ATA Creativity Global (AACG) Gross Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
ATA Creativity Global (AACG) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 56.37% in Q4 2025.
- Gross Margin for Q4 2025 came in at 56.37%, down 672.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 48.66% (down 394.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 48.6%, down 410.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin advanced to 56.37% in Q4 2025 per AACG's latest filing, from 39.19% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 63.09% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 35.61% in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of 48.72% and a median of 45.63% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Gross Margin soared 1827 bps in 2021, then tumbled 778 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 62.75% in 2021, then slipped by 3 bps to 60.62% in 2022, then advanced by 3 bps to 62.63% in 2023, then climbed by 1 bps to 63.09% in 2024, then retreated by 11 bps to 56.37% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows AACG's Gross Margin at 56.37% in Q4 2025, 39.19% in Q3 2025, and 50.65% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.64 Bn | 7.60 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 72.43% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.92 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 68.04% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.86 Bn | 4.70 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -6.01% |
| 4 | Covista | 4.36 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 56.73% |
| 5 | Stride | 4.16 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 36.76% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.97 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 79.28% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.35 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 46.96% |
| 8 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 78.77% |
| 9 | Strategic Education | 1.76 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | ATA Creativity Global | 9.39 Mn | -2.64 Mn | 7.18 Mn | 56.37% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 56.37% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 39.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 50.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 45.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 63.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 44.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 49.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 45.53% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 62.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 49.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 44.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 60.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 45.11% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.61% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 45.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 62.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 51.43% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 43.39% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 39.57% |