Youdao (DAO) Debt Ratio (2018 - 2026)

Youdao (DAO) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.49 for Q1 2026, down 19.09% year-over-year from 0.6 in Q1 2025, and down 46.69% quarter-over-quarter from 0.91 in Q4 2025.

Youdao (DAO) Debt Ratio (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Youdao (DAO) has reported Debt Ratio for 9 consecutive years, with 0.49 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 19.09% year-over-year to 0.49; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.49 (down 19.09% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.91, down 7.82% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio fell to 0.49 in Q1 2026 per DAO's latest filing, from 0.91 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.99 in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.16 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.52 across 5 years, with a median of 0.51 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio jumped 113.57% — and 2026, when it fell 19.09%.
  • Youdao's Debt Ratio stood at 0.62 in 2022, then soared by 47.15% to 0.91 in 2023, then increased by 9.04% to 0.99 in 2024, then dropped by 7.44% to 0.91 in 2025, then plunged by 46.69% to 0.49 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAO's Debt Ratio at 0.49 in Q1 2026, 0.91 in Q4 2025, and 0.54 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 New Oriental Education & Technology 84.87 Bn 82.87 Bn 812.22 Mn 0.00
2 51Talk Online Education 7.20 Bn 7.16 Bn 22.97 Mn 0.05
3 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn 237.67 Mn 0.09
4 Graham Holdings 5.05 Bn 3.81 Bn 777.03 Mn 0.11
5 Covista 4.62 Bn 4.62 Bn 284.63 Mn 0.22
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.76 Bn 3.49 Bn 204.08 Mn -
7 Stride 3.56 Bn 2.60 Bn 217.28 Mn 0.34
8 McGraw Hill 2.32 Bn 2.07 Bn 388.89 Mn 0.47
9 TAL Education 2.31 Bn -376.25 Mn 227.32 Mn -
10 Youdao 2.11 Bn 2.04 Bn 87.31 Mn 0.49

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.49
Dec 31, 2025 0.91
Sep 30, 2025 0.54
Jun 30, 2025 0.51
Mar 31, 2025 0.60
Dec 31, 2024 0.99
Sep 30, 2024 0.53
Jun 30, 2024 0.51
Mar 31, 2024 0.59
Dec 31, 2023 0.91
Sep 30, 2023 0.40
Jun 30, 2023 0.31
Mar 31, 2023 0.33
Dec 31, 2022 0.62
Sep 30, 2022 0.24
Jun 30, 2022 0.19
Mar 31, 2022 0.16
Dec 31, 2021 0.43
Dec 31, 2020 0.42
Sep 30, 2020 0.46