Youdao (DAO) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)

Youdao (DAO) reported Return on Capital Employed of 18.69% for Q1 2026, up 647.0% year-over-year from 2.5% in Q1 2025, and up 7.59% quarter-over-quarter from 20.22% in Q4 2025.

Youdao (DAO) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Youdao (DAO) has 8 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 18.69% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 18.69%, up 647.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 18.69% (up 647.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 20.24%, down 766.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 18.69% in Q1 2026 per DAO's latest filing, from 20.22% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 465.42% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 26.73% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 52.99% and a median of 22.32% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 17649 bps in 2022, then plunged 40340 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 81.52% in 2022, then slumped by 61 bps to 31.93% in 2023, then tumbled by 139 bps to 12.6% in 2024, then plunged by 61 bps to 20.22% in 2025, then grew by 8 bps to 18.69% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAO's Return on Capital Employed at 18.69% in Q1 2026, 20.22% in Q4 2025, and 24.71% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.64 Bn 7.60 Bn 22.18 Mn 46.13%
2 Graham Holdings 4.92 Bn 3.91 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.48%
3 Laureate Education 4.86 Bn 4.70 Bn -16.39 Mn 23.56%
4 Covista 4.36 Bn 4.35 Bn 276.31 Mn 4.10%
5 Stride 4.16 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 19.19%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.97 Bn 3.72 Bn 244.77 Mn 7.87%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.35 Bn 2.19 Bn 103.97 Mn 8.69%
8 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 18.63%
9 Strategic Education 1.76 Bn 1.60 Bn - 9.78%
10 Youdao 164.33 Mn 65.90 Mn 87.31 Mn -18.69%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -18.69%
Dec 31, 2025 -20.22%
Sep 30, 2025 -24.71%
Jun 30, 2025 -26.73%
Mar 31, 2025 -25.16%
Dec 31, 2024 -12.60%
Sep 30, 2024 -11.63%
Jun 30, 2024 1.55%
Mar 31, 2024 22.32%
Dec 31, 2023 31.93%
Sep 30, 2023 41.29%
Jun 30, 2023 34.78%
Mar 31, 2023 62.02%
Dec 31, 2022 81.52%
Sep 30, 2022 172.05%
Jun 30, 2022 127.66%
Mar 31, 2022 465.42%
Dec 31, 2021 245.74%
Sep 30, 2021 413.31%
Jun 30, 2021 384.70%