Youdao (DAO) Return on Invested Capital (2019 - 2025)
Youdao (DAO) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q4 2025, little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q4 2024, and down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q3 2025.
Youdao (DAO) Return on Invested Capital (2019 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Youdao (DAO) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 7 consecutive years, with 0.0% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital slipped to 0.0% in Q4 2025 per DAO's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.0% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q4 2021.
- Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.01% across 5 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Return on Invested Capital changed 0 bps — and 2022, when it rose 1 bps.
- Youdao's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2021, then jumped by 40 bps to 0.01% in 2022, then surged by 40 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then soared by 135 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then surged by 56 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 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 84.71 Bn | 82.71 Bn | 812.22 Mn | -19.59% |
| 2 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.32 Bn | 7.28 Bn | 22.97 Mn | -0.01% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.21 Bn | 5.05 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 0.01% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.98 Bn | 3.74 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Covista | 4.66 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 0.47% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.78 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 204.08 Mn | - |
| 7 | Stride | 3.50 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | McGraw Hill | 2.38 Bn | 2.13 Bn | 388.89 Mn | 0.04% |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -401.26 Mn | 227.32 Mn | - |
| 10 | Youdao | 2.08 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 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 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.01% |