Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2025)

Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) reported Operating Expenses of -$180.5 million for Q4 2025, down 20.06% on a YoY basis from -$225.8 million in Q4 2024, and down 5.21% quarter-over-quarter from -$171.6 million in Q3 2025.

Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Gaotu Techedu has reported Operating Expenses for 8 years, with the latest figure at -$180.5 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Expenses fell 20.06% year-over-year to -$180.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$652.4 million (down 9.61% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $664.7 million, up 13.35% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 stood at -$180.5 million, down from -$171.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was -$65.4 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$438.3 million in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$149.4 million across 5 years, with a median of -$121.5 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Expenses plunged 236.43% — and 2022, when it jumped 82.49%.
  • Gaotu Techedu's Operating Expenses stood at -$98.8 million in 2021, then rose by 29.0% to -$70.1 million in 2022, then tumbled by 44.88% to -$101.6 million in 2023, then slumped by 48.03% to -$150.4 million in 2024, then fell by 20.06% to -$180.5 million in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$180.5 million (Q4 2025), -$171.6 million (Q3 2025), and -$161.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.49 Bn 7.45 Bn 22.18 Mn -27.37 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.02 Bn 4.86 Bn -16.39 Mn 11.13 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 4.93 Bn 3.93 Bn 841.00 Mn 1.18 Bn
4 Covista 4.32 Bn 4.32 Bn 276.31 Mn 395.69 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 102.49 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 4.00 Bn 3.75 Bn 244.77 Mn 213.30 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.15 Bn 1.99 Bn 103.97 Mn 221.06 Mn
8 Perdoceo Education 2.15 Bn 1.47 Bn 174.68 Mn 158.62 Mn
9 Strategic Education 1.74 Bn 1.59 Bn - 154.77 Mn
10 Gaotu Techedu 32.77 Mn -449.54 Mn 163.65 Mn -180.54 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -180.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -171.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -161.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -138.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -150.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -180.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -159.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -104.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -101.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -91.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -65.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -65.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -70.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -71.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -65.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -76.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -98.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -228.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -365.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -438.27 Mn