Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Operating Margin (2018 - 2025)
Gaotu Techedu's (GOTU) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 7.0% in Q4 2025, up 375.0% YoY from 1.47% in Q4 2024, and up 37.87% on a QoQ basis from 11.27% in Q3 2025.
Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Operating Margin (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) has 8 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 7.0% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 375.0% year-over-year to 7.0% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 8.22% (up 1787.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.19%, up 1777.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin rose to 7.0% in Q4 2025, from 11.27% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 20.27% in Q4 2021 to a low of 96.99% in Q3 2021.
- A 5-year average of 18.52% and a median of 11.26% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Operating Margin sank 8452 bps — and 2022, when it surged 8552 bps.
- Tracing GOTU's Operating Margin over 5 years: 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 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 84.71 Bn | 82.71 Bn | 812.22 Mn | 5.61% |
| 2 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.32 Bn | 7.28 Bn | 22.97 Mn | -4.56% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.21 Bn | 5.05 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 36.28% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.98 Bn | 3.74 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 6.42% |
| 5 | Covista | 4.66 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 19.04% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.78 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 204.08 Mn | 22.02% |
| 7 | Stride | 3.50 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 16.64% |
| 8 | McGraw Hill | 2.38 Bn | 2.13 Bn | 388.89 Mn | -1.37% |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -401.26 Mn | 227.32 Mn | -10.34% |
| 10 | Gaotu Techedu | 271.59 Mn | -210.72 Mn | 163.65 Mn | -7.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |