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

Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) reported Operating Margin of 7.0% for Q4 2025, up 375.0% on a YoY basis from 1.47% in Q4 2024, and up 37.87% quarter-over-quarter from 11.27% in Q3 2025.

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

Gaotu Techedu has reported Operating Margin for 8 years, with the latest figure at 7.0% in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Margin rose 375.0% year-over-year to 7.0%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at 8.22% (up 1787.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.19%, up 1777.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 7.0%, up from 11.27% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 20.27% in Q4 2021, with the low at 96.99% in Q3 2021.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 18.52% across 5 years, with a median of 11.26% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Margin sank 8452 bps — and 2022, when it surged 8552 bps.
  • Gaotu Techedu's Operating Margin stood at 20.27% in 2021, then tumbled by 110 bps to 2.11% in 2022, then sank by 1073 bps to 24.69% in 2023, then soared by 56 bps to 10.75% in 2024, then surged by 35 bps to 7.0% in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 7.0% (Q4 2025), 11.27% (Q3 2025), and 17.41% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.49 Bn 7.45 Bn 22.18 Mn -16.93%
2 Laureate Education 5.02 Bn 4.86 Bn -16.39 Mn -10.10%
3 Graham Holdings 4.93 Bn 3.93 Bn 841.00 Mn 4.68%
4 Covista 4.32 Bn 4.32 Bn 276.31 Mn 18.75%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 20.49%
6 Grand Canyon Education 4.00 Bn 3.75 Bn 244.77 Mn 30.92%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.15 Bn 1.99 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.15%
8 Perdoceo Education 2.15 Bn 1.47 Bn 174.68 Mn 28.47%
9 Strategic Education 1.74 Bn 1.59 Bn - 13.43%
10 Gaotu Techedu 32.77 Mn -449.54 Mn 163.65 Mn -7.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -7.00%
Sep 30, 2025 -11.27%
Jun 30, 2025 -17.41%
Mar 31, 2025 2.33%
Dec 31, 2024 -10.75%
Sep 30, 2024 -40.56%
Jun 30, 2024 -46.02%
Mar 31, 2024 -8.21%
Dec 31, 2023 -24.69%
Sep 30, 2023 -12.61%
Jun 30, 2023 6.16%
Mar 31, 2023 13.45%
Dec 31, 2022 -2.11%
Sep 30, 2022 -11.47%
Jun 30, 2022 -11.25%
Mar 31, 2022 3.49%
Dec 31, 2021 20.27%
Sep 30, 2021 -96.99%
Jun 30, 2021 -38.29%
Mar 31, 2021 -77.44%