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Youdao, Inc. logoYoudao, Inc.DAO
$18.52+0.11%
Youdao, Inc. logo

Youdao, Inc.

DAO

$18.52

+$0.02 (+0.11%)

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ProfitabilityThin marginsGrowthSteady growthCash FlowThin conversionValuationRichly valued
What stands out

Operating margin is thin at 3.75%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.

What's changing

Revenue grew 9.6%, steady but not accelerating.

What deserves caution

At 951x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration.

Valuation context

950.8x earnings, 3501.5x FCF. The market is pricing in years of above-average growth. If that thesis breaks, downside from multiple compression alone could be 30%+. This is a stock where you're paying for the future, not the present.

Price History

+71.0%

Valuation & Multiples

Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares

Market Cap¥14.81B
EPS¥0.13
P/E950.84
P/FCF3501.45
EV/EBITDA421.51
FCF Yield0.0%
Div. Yield—
Net Debt/FCF-15.2x
52-Week Range
$8.43$19.50

Profitability & Returns

Revenue (TTM)

¥845M

▲ +9.6% YoY

Net Income (TTM)

¥15M

▲ +36.3% YoY

Op. Margin

3.75%

▲ +1.1pp YoY

ROIC

—

Cash Flow & Balance Sheet

FCF (TTM)

¥4M

▲ +138.7% YoY

Op. Cash Flow (TTM)

¥8M

▲ +184.8% YoY

Net Debt

-¥64M

Net Cash Position

Cash & Equiv.

¥106M

5Y CAGR: +11.7%

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SourceComputed from the 10-K filed 15 Apr 2026, covering the period ending 31 Dec 2025, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 5 Jun 2026. How this is calculated.

Price from market data, last close as of 22 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.

Is Youdao (DAO) overvalued?

At a P/E of 950.8 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 3,501.5, Youdao (DAO) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about CNY 1.15 per share, so at CNY 18.52 the stock looks overvalued (93.8% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.

On quality, Youdao scores 54/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.

Frequently asked

What is Youdao's fair value?+

Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about CNY 1.15 per share for DAO, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around CNY 0.86. At today's CNY 18.52, that puts the stock about 93.8% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.

Is Youdao a high-quality business?+

Youdao scores 54 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 6 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 3.7% operating margin. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.

Is Youdao a good stock to buy right now?+

That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. DAO currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 54/100 on quality (mixed). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.

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