Youdao (DAO) Interest Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Youdao (DAO) posted quarterly Interest Expenses of -$2.0 million for Q1 2026, up 11.09% year-over-year from -$1.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 7.5% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.1 million in Q4 2025.

Youdao (DAO) Interest Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Youdao (DAO) has reported Interest Expenses for 9 consecutive years, with -$2.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses rose 11.09% year-over-year to -$2.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$8.6 million (up 10.07% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $13.4 million, up 4.22% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses climbed to -$2.0 million in Q1 2026 per DAO's latest filing, from -$2.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at -$1.4 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$2.9 million in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged -$2.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$2.2 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Interest Expenses sank 69.5% — and 2025, when it increased 21.2%.
  • Youdao's Interest Expenses stood at -$2.1 million in 2022, then decreased by 25.2% to -$2.7 million in 2023, then gained by 13.28% to -$2.3 million in 2024, then gained by 7.46% to -$2.1 million in 2025, then grew by 7.5% to -$2.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAO's Interest Expenses at -$2.0 million in Q1 2026, -$2.1 million in Q4 2025, and -$2.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 New Oriental Education & Technology 84.71 Bn 82.71 Bn 812.22 Mn -
2 51Talk Online Education 7.32 Bn 7.28 Bn 22.97 Mn -
3 Laureate Education 5.21 Bn 5.05 Bn 237.67 Mn 4.17 Mn
4 Graham Holdings 4.98 Bn 3.74 Bn 777.03 Mn 17.17 Mn
5 Covista 4.66 Bn 4.66 Bn 284.63 Mn 17.62 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.78 Bn 3.50 Bn 204.08 Mn 122.80 Mn
7 Stride 3.50 Bn 2.55 Bn 217.28 Mn 993,000.00
8 McGraw Hill 2.38 Bn 2.13 Bn 388.89 Mn -107.46 Mn
9 TAL Education 2.28 Bn -401.26 Mn 227.32 Mn 11.32 Mn
10 Youdao 2.08 Bn 2.00 Bn 87.31 Mn -1.97 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -2.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -2.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -2.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.86 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -2.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -2.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -2.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -2.66 Mn