Youdao (DAO) Return on Invested Capital (2019 - 2025)
Youdao (DAO) reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q4 2025, little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q4 2024, and down 23.88% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q3 2025.
Youdao (DAO) Return on Invested Capital (2019 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Youdao (DAO) has 7 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.0% in Q4 2025.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 came in at 0.0%, changed 0.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital retreated to 0.0% in Q4 2025 per DAO's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.05% in Q1 2021 and troughed at 0.0% in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.0% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Return on Invested Capital grew 8 bps in 2021, then decreased 4 bps in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.03% in 2021, then plunged by 78 bps to 0.01% in 2022, then sank by 63 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then sank by 134 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then sank by 79 bps to 0.0% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows DAO's Return on Invested Capital at 0.0% in Q4 2025, 0.0% in Q3 2025, and 0.0% in Q2 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.64 Bn | 7.60 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 0.01% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.92 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.86 Bn | 4.70 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Covista | 4.36 Bn | 4.35 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Stride | 4.16 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.97 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.35 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Strategic Education | 1.76 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 10 | Youdao | 164.33 Mn | 65.90 Mn | 87.31 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.02% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.05% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.05% |