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17 Education & Technology Group Inc. YQ
Services-Educational Services · SIC 8200 · Vertical: Services-Educational Services (SIC 8200)
At the close of 04 Nov 2026, 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (YQ) stock was 3.01 USD (+5.99% on the day), with market capitalisation 1.5 bn USD, beta 0.81, 52-week range 1.73–5.12 USD.
Data as of · Source: SEC filings and closing prices, computed by olivLaw.
Price history
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Technical reading
- RSI (14)
- 46.0
- neutral
- Bollinger (20, 2)
- 2.62 – 3.73
- in the lower half of the band · %B 0.35 · band width 35.0%
- SMA 50 / 200
- 3.23 / 2.70
- mixed trend
- MACD (12, 26, 9)
- -0.13 / -0.09
- MACD below signal
Indicators describe past prices; on their own they do not predict direction. On our history the RSI ≤ 40 filter added no return (see the signals methodology).
Performance
| Company | S&P 500 | vs S&P 500 | Vertical median | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | −9.9% | −1.1% | −8.8 pp | — |
| 3 months | +49.8% | −0.5% | +50.2 pp | — |
| 6 months | +9.5% | +4.4% | +5.1 pp | — |
| Year to date | −15.9% | +12.3% | −28.2 pp | — |
| 1 year | −37.3% | +13.5% | −50.8 pp | −30.3% |
| 3 years | −10.1% | +76.4% | −86.6 pp | −16.5% |
| 5 years | −83.5% | +63.7% | −147.1 pp | — |
Price returns, dividends excluded.
Quarterly results
ESEF annual reports carry no quarters: the results are annual (below).
E/P over time
E/P = trailing-12-month diluted EPS / price at quarter end. E/P is the inverse of P/E and stays defined when earnings are negative.
Fiscal years
| Fiscal year | 2018 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | unavailable | 198.4 m | 342.8 m | 77.0 m | 24.1 m | 25.9 m | 15.2 m |
| Revenue YoY | unavailable | unavailable | +72.8% | −77.5% | −68.7% | +7.7% | −41.5% |
| Net income | unavailable | -205.3 m | -226.3 m | -25.8 m | -43.9 m | -26.4 m | -22.1 m |
| Net income YoY | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable |
| Diluted EPS | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | -0.05 | -0.10 | -0.07 | -0.04 |
| Diluted EPS YoY | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable | unavailable |
| net % | unavailable | -103.5% | -66.0% | -33.5% | -182.4% | -102.0% | -145.6% |
| Free cash flow | unavailable | -93.9 m | -256.7 m | -67.7 m | -33.6 m | -20.4 m | 4.4 m |
Reported results vs expectations
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Balance sheet & financial health
Fiscal year 2025 · 31 Dec 2025
- Cash
- 35.2 m USD
- Financial debt
- unavailable USD
- Net debt
- unavailable USD
- Equity
- 41.0 m USD
- Total assets
- 84.4 m USD
- Debt / equity
- unavailable
- Current ratio
- 1.87x
- ROE
- -46.5%
- ROA
- -27.6%
- FCF margin
- 28.7%
Financial statements (source on every figure)
Revenue and net income (USD)
Margins
Income statement · USD
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Source (latest year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 198.4 m | 342.8 m | 77.0 m | 24.1 m | 25.9 m | 15.2 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Cost of revenue | 76.0 m | 137.8 m | 29.9 m | 12.7 m | 16.4 m | 7.9 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Gross profit | 122.4 m | 205.0 m | 47.1 m | 11.4 m | 9.5 m | 7.2 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Research & development | 94.2 m | 125.6 m | 34.2 m | 23.7 m | 9.9 m | 8.0 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Operating income | -204.5 m | -231.2 m | -30.6 m | -48.3 m | -29.3 m | -23.4 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Interest expense | 448.0 k | — | — | — | — | — | SEC (XBRL)· 09 Apr 2021verified |
| Pre-tax income | -205.3 m | -226.3 m | -25.8 m | -43.9 m | -26.4 m | -22.1 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Income tax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Net income | -205.3 m | -226.3 m | -25.8 m | -43.9 m | -26.4 m | -22.1 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Diluted EPS | — | — | -0.05 | -0.10 | -0.07 | -0.04 | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Weighted average diluted shares | 93.5 m | 494.1 m | 502.8 m | 458.6 m | 401.9 m | 501.1 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
Balance sheet · USD
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Source (latest year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 434.5 m | 185.3 m | 102.6 m | 43.2 m | 32.1 m | 35.2 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Receivables | — | — | 5.0 m | 8.3 m | 9.2 m | 6.1 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Inventories | — | — | — | — | 0 | 15.7 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Current assets | 466.9 m | 210.7 m | 132.4 m | 88.8 m | 69.7 m | 78.7 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Property, plant & equipment, net | 16.1 m | 11.0 m | 4.7 m | 4.5 m | 3.6 m | 3.2 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Total assets | 519.5 m | 248.0 m | 142.2 m | 96.4 m | 75.3 m | 84.4 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Current liabilities | 184.8 m | 107.2 m | 31.0 m | 25.4 m | 20.8 m | 42.1 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Total liabilities | 203.2 m | 122.9 m | 32.1 m | 26.8 m | 21.4 m | 43.5 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Equity | 316.3 m † | 125.1 m † | 110.0 m † | 69.6 m † | 53.9 m † | 41.0 m † | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Shares outstanding at year end | 480.2 m | 508.0 m | — | — | — | — | SEC (XBRL)· 27 Apr 2022verified |
† equity attributable to the parent's shareholders: in these years the issuer no longer reports the total including non-controlling interests.
Cash flow · USD
| Line | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Source (latest year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -80.2 m | -236.4 m | -67.3 m | -29.9 m | -19.1 m | 5.3 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Capex | 13.7 m | 20.3 m | 401.0 k | 3.7 m | 1.3 m | 981.0 k | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Free cash flow | -93.9 m ≈ | -256.7 m ≈ | -67.7 m ≈ | -33.6 m ≈ | -20.4 m ≈ | 4.4 m ≈ | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026derived |
| Investing cash flow | -13.7 m | -18.5 m | -1.3 m | -22.7 m | 4.9 m | -5.9 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
| Financing cash flow | 428.7 m | 149.0 k | -4.9 m | -7.2 m | 2.9 m | 3.6 m | SEC (XBRL)· 29 Apr 2026verified |
≈ computed by olivLaw from the reported lines of the same year: Operating cash flow − Capex.
Computed indicators
Growth
Profitability
Returns
Balance sheet
Liquidity
Cash
Efficiency
Market and valuation
1 indicators that do not apply to the sector.
Valuation
olivLaw classification
- indicators available: 4 of at least 6
- score weight coverage: 27.1% of at least 60%
- valuation methods computed: 0 of at least 1
A scoring methodology on indicators and valuation, not investment advice.
Closing price
04 Nov 2026Source: olivLaw, closing series
Market cap: 1.5 bn USD
Key indicators
Coverage and freshness
Score by group
27% · Insufficient data
Estimated value range
unavailable — no valuation method could be computed
Valuation assumptions are editorial choices, not measured; beta is not measured.
Valuation methods
- DCF (discounted cash flow)unavailable · the reported interest expense is far older than the latest period (the filer changed its XBRL tag): a stale figure is not used
- Peers: EV/EBITDAunavailable · net debt missing: EV cannot be bridged to equity (missing debt is not zero)
- Peers: P/Eunavailable · the base of the ratio is not positive
- Dividend discount (DDM)unavailable · the company pays no dividend: a dividend model needs an explicit initiation assumption
no valuation method could be computed
Classification (SIC) comparables group by industry code, not by economic activity; the direct group is an editorial selection by activity. Members' multiples are on their own trailing twelve months, at their own latest close.
Assumptions (illustrative, editorial)
- Risk-free rate
- 4.3%
- Equity risk premium
- 5.0%
- Beta (default)
- 1.00
- Cost of equity
- 9.3%
- Terminal growth
- 2.5%
Factor scorecard
Insufficient data
Minimum-evidence gate: indicators available: 4 of at least 6; score weight coverage: 27.1% of at least 60%; valuation methods computed: 0 of at least 1
| Factor | Value | Score | Weight used |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROIC · Quality | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| Net margin · Quality | -145.6% | 8 (vs peers) | 23% |
| FCF conversion · Quality | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y · Growth | -41.8% | 0 (on a fixed band) | 31% |
| EPS CAGR 3Y · Growth | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA · Balance sheet | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| Interest coverage · Balance sheet | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| Current ratio · Balance sheet | 1.9x | 89 (on a fixed band) | 15% |
| P/E (TTM) · Valuation | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| EV/EBITDA · Valuation | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| FCF yield · Valuation | 0.3% | 4 (on a fixed band) | 31% |
| Shareholder yield (distributions) · Returns | unavailable | unavailable | — |
| Payout ratio (FCF) · Returns | unavailable | unavailable | — |
Factors without a value were dropped; the remaining weights were renormalised.
Score groups
- Balance sheet· partial89/100 · 1/3 factors with a value
- Growth· partial0/100 · 1/2 factors with a value
- Quality· partial8/100 · 1/3 factors with a value
- Returns· partialunavailable · 0/2 factors with a value
- Valuation· partial4/100 · 1/3 factors with a value
A «partial» group is computed from under half of its weight or from one factor: it is not a full assessment of the group.
Memo
17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (YQ). Latest full fiscal year: 2025; data up to 2025-12-31.
Figures computed from the financial statements: revenue 15.2 m USD in 2025; YoY growth -41.5%; net margin -145.6%; ROE -46.5%.
Valuation cannot be computed from the available data.
Insufficient data for a verdict (indicators available: 4 of at least 6; score weight coverage: 27.1% of at least 60%; valuation methods computed: 0 of at least 1).
Text generated deterministically from the figures shown; no language model. Not investment advice.
What supports the thesis
- Current ratio: 1.9x
What contradicts it
- Net margin: -145.6%
- Revenue CAGR 3Y: -41.8%
- FCF yield: 0.3%
Not assessed (insufficient data or a ratio without meaning): ROIC, FCF conversion, EPS CAGR 3Y, Net debt / EBITDA, Interest coverage, P/E (TTM), EV/EBITDA, Shareholder yield (distributions), Payout ratio (FCF).
Versus the vertical median
Services-Educational Services (SIC 8200) · same industry (4-digit SIC) · compared with 39 companies
Multiples and returns vs the median
Price rebased to 100 (monthly, 5 years)
Companies in the vertical
| Market cap | P/E | ROE | Net margin | Revenue YoY | 1A / 3A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDUNew Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. | 80.7 bn | 169.7 | 12.4% | 8.4% | +15.5% | +2% / −36% |
| LAURLaureate Education, Inc. | 4.8 bn | 12.9 | 34.1% | 20.3% | +8.6% | +14% / +168% |
| CVSACovista Inc. | 4.1 bn | 17.0 | 17.9% | 12.8% | +9.3% | +34% / +118% |
| COE51Talk Online Education Group | 4.1 bn | — | — | -17.6% | +88.6% | −73% / +43% |
| LOPEGrand Canyon Education, Inc. | 3.8 bn | 16.1 | 35.9% | 21.9% | +7.1% | −4% / +10% |
| LRNStride, Inc. | 3.3 bn | 10.9 | 20.9% | 13.2% | +4.7% | +25% / +31% |
| NAMIJinxin Technology Holding Company | 2.6 bn | — | -89.7% | -22.8% | +6.1% | −89% / unavailable |
| DAOYoudao, Inc. | 2.5 bn | 159.2 | — | 1.6% | +9.6% | +105% / +397% |
| PRDOPerdoceo Education Corp | 1.9 bn | 10.9 | 17.6% | 20.6% | +24.2% | +7% / +72% |
| STRAStrategic Education, Inc. | 1.7 bn | 12.4 | 8.2% | 10.5% | +4.0% | −5% / −16% |
| YQ17 Education & Technology Group Inc. | 1.5 bn | — | -46.5% | -145.6% | −41.5% | −37% / −10% |
| UTIUniversal Technical Institute, Inc | 1.2 bn | 36.3 | 10.5% | 3.9% | +14.0% | −3% / +91% |
| PXEDPhoenix Education Partners, Inc. | 794.4 m | 9.5 | 30.1% | 8.7% | +1.0% | −36% / unavailable |
| APEIAmerican Public Education, Inc. | 776.2 m | 17.5 | 15.6% | 6.8% | +3.9% | +22% / +439% |
| LINCLincoln Educational Services Corporation | 637.9 m | 28.0 | 11.9% | 4.0% | +17.8% | −2% / +117% |
| JZJianzhi Education Technology Group Company Limited | 522.3 m | — | -44.4% | -22.4% | −70.6% | −98% / −100% |
| GOTUGaotu Techedu Inc. | 373.9 m | — | -20.8% | -5.3% | +40.9% | −0% / −9% |
| IHiHuman Inc. | 245.2 m | 22.8 | 10.0% | 11.8% | −8.7% | −60% / −59% |
| FEDUFour Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. | 210.5 m | 46.6 | 6.8% | 12.1% | +7.6% | −30% / +13% |
| LXEHLixiang Education Holding Co. Ltd. | 155.2 m | — | -83.1% | -395.4% | −1.9% | −63% / −99% |
| LGCYLegacy Education Inc. | 118.1 m | 14.0 | 19.5% | 11.4% | +24.8% | −12% / unavailable |
| EEIQEpicQuest Education Group International Limited | 93.6 m | — | -34.8% | -27.2% | +9.6% | −23% / −81% |
| VSAVisionSys AI Inc | 81.8 m | 0.3 | — | 164,963.8% | −99.9% | −97% / −100% |
| CHGGChegg, Inc | 71.1 m | — | -30.7% | -17.2% | −39.0% | −34% / −94% |
| AMBOAmbow Education Holding Ltd. | 62.3 m | — | -2.9% | -2.6% | +0.8% | −61% / −10% |
1- and 3-year price returns: for YQ from daily closes (the same as the performance table), for the other companies from month-end closes.
olivLaw engine forecast
The world engine ran after the company's latest material disclosure. Probabilities are of TOUCHING a level within the horizon (not closing there) and sit next to the random walk (p_rw), the no-information benchmark.
The engine has no published run for this company yet.
Valuation scenarios (editable assumptions)
Illustrative scenarios
Illustrative: not forecasts and without probabilities. Each case is one coherent set of assumptions, computed on today's figures.
Estimated price (USD)
| Estimated price | Bear | Base | Bull |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 years | insufficient data Total return unavailable · Per year unavailable | insufficient data Total return unavailable · Per year unavailable | insufficient data Total return unavailable · Per year unavailable |
| 3 years | insufficient data Total return unavailable · Per year unavailable | insufficient data Total return unavailable · Per year unavailable | insufficient data Total return unavailable · Per year unavailable |
| 5 years | insufficient data Total return unavailable · Per year unavailable | insufficient data Total return unavailable · Per year unavailable | insufficient data Total return unavailable · Per year unavailable |
AI analysis
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Products, market & competition
The qualitative analysis has not been written for this company yet.
Links, dependencies and risks
Who the company is tied to, from its own SEC filings (customers, suppliers, production, partners, competitors, countries, regulation), from the 5 %+ holders' statements (13D/13G) and from what other companies say about it. Click a node for its evidence; on a listed company the graph moves to it.
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News & filings
In the press
No news in our archive over the last 180 days.
SEC filings
- Current report (foreign issuer)09 Sept 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)03 Sept 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)17 Jun 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)28 May 2026
- Annual report (foreign issuer)29 Apr 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)25 Mar 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)24 Mar 2026
- Current report (foreign issuer)10 Dec 2025
- Current report (foreign issuer)04 Sept 2025
- Current report (foreign issuer)11 Jun 2025
Figures computed by olivLaw from SEC filings and closing prices; the qualitative analysis is AI-generated from cited sources. Not investment advice.