Youdao (DAO) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026)
Youdao (DAO) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 18.76% for Q1 2026, up 666.0% year-over-year from 2.45% in Q1 2025, and up 7.42% quarter-over-quarter from 20.26% in Q4 2025.
Youdao (DAO) Return on Capital Employed (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Youdao (DAO) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 8 consecutive years, with 18.76% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 666.0% year-over-year to 18.76%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 18.76% (up 666.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 20.53%, down 795.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 18.76% in Q1 2026 per DAO's latest filing, from 20.26% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 465.49% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 26.94% in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 52.75% across 5 years, with a median of 21.36% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed jumped 17656 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 40352 bps.
- Youdao's Return on Capital Employed stood at 81.53% in 2022, then tumbled by 62 bps to 31.18% in 2023, then sank by 141 bps to 12.79% in 2024, then slumped by 58 bps to 20.26% in 2025, then grew by 7 bps to 18.76% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DAO's Return on Capital Employed at 18.76% in Q1 2026, 20.26% in Q4 2025, and 24.76% in Q3 2025.
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| 10 | Youdao | 2.08 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 87.31 Mn | -18.76% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -18.76% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -20.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -24.76% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -26.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -25.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -12.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -11.81% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 40.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 34.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 61.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 81.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 172.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 127.68% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 465.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 245.74% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 413.31% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 384.70% |