Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Research & Development (2018 - 2025)

Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) reported Research & Development of -$23.6 million for Q4 2025, down 19.01% on a YoY basis from -$29.2 million in Q4 2024, and down 3.35% quarter-over-quarter from -$22.9 million in Q3 2025.

Gaotu Techedu (GOTU) Research & Development (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Gaotu Techedu has reported Research & Development for 8 years, with the latest figure at -$23.6 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Research & Development fell 19.01% year-over-year to -$23.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$88.0 million (up 2.44% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $89.7 million, up 0.98% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 stood at -$23.6 million, down from -$22.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was -$13.6 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$66.1 million in Q2 2021.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged -$25.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$20.3 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Research & Development plunged 296.94% — and 2022, when it soared 76.52%.
  • Gaotu Techedu's Research & Development stood at -$19.6 million in 2021, then grew by 17.64% to -$16.2 million in 2022, then slipped by 18.64% to -$19.2 million in 2023, then dropped by 3.71% to -$19.9 million in 2024, then decreased by 19.01% to -$23.6 million in 2025.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$23.6 million (Q4 2025), -$22.9 million (Q3 2025), and -$20.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.49 Bn 7.45 Bn 22.18 Mn -1.61 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.02 Bn 4.86 Bn -16.39 Mn -
3 Graham Holdings 4.93 Bn 3.93 Bn 841.00 Mn -
4 Covista 4.32 Bn 4.32 Bn 276.31 Mn -
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Grand Canyon Education 4.00 Bn 3.75 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.15 Bn 1.99 Bn 103.97 Mn -
8 Perdoceo Education 2.15 Bn 1.47 Bn 174.68 Mn -
9 Strategic Education 1.74 Bn 1.59 Bn - -
10 Gaotu Techedu 32.77 Mn -449.54 Mn 163.65 Mn -23.65 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -23.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -22.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -20.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -20.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -19.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -26.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -22.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -21.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -19.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -17.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -13.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -14.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -16.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -14.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -15.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -19.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -19.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -51.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -66.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -55.73 Mn