Youdao (DAO) Debt to Equity (2018 - 2026)
Youdao (DAO) reported Debt to Equity of -$0.43 for Q1 2026, up 7.79% year-over-year from -$0.4 in Q1 2025, and up 54.26% quarter-over-quarter from -$0.93 in Q4 2025.
Youdao (DAO) Debt to Equity (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Youdao (DAO) has 9 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at -$0.43 in Q1 2026.
- Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at -$0.43, up 7.79% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$0.43 (up 7.79% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$0.92, down 39.89% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity grew to -$0.43 in Q1 2026 per DAO's latest filing, from -$0.93 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at -$0.27 in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$0.93 in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of -$0.52 and a median of -$0.43 in 2026 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Debt to Equity jumped 35.15% in 2022, then slumped 45.72% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at -$0.91 in 2022, then grew by 23.36% to -$0.7 in 2023, then retreated by 23.16% to -$0.86 in 2024, then fell by 8.84% to -$0.93 in 2025, then surged by 54.26% to -$0.43 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DAO's Debt to Equity at -$0.43 in Q1 2026, -$0.93 in Q4 2025, and -$0.47 in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.64 Bn | 7.60 Bn | 22.18 Mn | -0.11 |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.92 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 0.17 |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.86 Bn | 4.70 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 0.21 |
| 4 | Covista | 4.36 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 0.37 |
| 5 | Stride | 4.16 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 0.25 |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.97 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 244.77 Mn | - |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.35 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.38 |
| 8 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | - |
| 9 | Strategic Education | 1.76 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Youdao | 164.33 Mn | 65.90 Mn | 87.31 Mn | -0.43 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.93 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.86 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.70 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.91 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.40 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -0.03 |