AACG vs GOTU
ATA Creativity Global and Gaotu Techedu Inc., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in CNY, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AACG | GOTU |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 268.1M | CNY 6.1B |
| Net income | CNY -48.0M | CNY -323.3M |
| Gross margin | 48.6% | 67.4% |
| Net margin | −17.9% | −5.3% |
| Return on equity | −86.0% | −20.3% |
| Diluted EPS | −CNY 0.76 | −CNY 1.98 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | CNY -17.1M | CNY 246.6M |
| Equity | CNY 32.0M | CNY 1.3B |
| Net debt / equity | −2.16× | −0.37× |
| Current ratio | 0.32× | 0.94× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 10.6% | −2.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
GOTU bills 22.9× the revenue of AACG, and both closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AACG | GOTU |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 268.1M | CNY 6.1B |
| FY2024 | CNY 268.1M | CNY 4.6B |
| FY2023 | CNY 221.6M | CNY 3.0B |
| FY2022 | CNY 206.8M | CNY 2.5B |
| FY2021 | CNY 202.2M | CNY 6.6B |
| FY2020 | CNY 162.2M | CNY 7.1B |
| FY2019 | CNY 97.8M | CNY 2.1B |
| FY2018 | CNY 1.3M | CNY 397.3M |
| FY2017 | CNY 7.4M | CNY 97.6M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AACG | GOTU |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY -48.0M | CNY -323.3M |
| FY2024 | CNY -36.1M | CNY -1.0B |
| FY2023 | CNY -33.7M | CNY -7.3M |
| FY2022 | CNY -47.9M | CNY 13.2M |
| FY2021 | CNY -33.6M | CNY -3.1B |
| FY2020 | CNY -92.2M | CNY -1.4B |
| FY2019 | CNY -122.3M | CNY 226.6M |
| FY2018 | CNY 854.9M | CNY 19.6M |
| FY2017 | CNY -26.1M | CNY -87.0M |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −CNY 5,878,659,124 | GOTU |
| FY2024 | −CNY 4,285,495,838 | GOTU |
| FY2023 | −CNY 2,739,194,032 | GOTU |
| FY2022 | −CNY 2,291,393,126 | GOTU |
| FY2021 | −CNY 6,359,537,535 | GOTU |
| FY2020 | −CNY 6,962,576,453 | GOTU |
| FY2019 | −CNY 2,017,084,833 | GOTU |
| FY2018 | −CNY 395,967,408 | GOTU |
| FY2017 | −CNY 90,190,629 | GOTU |
GOTU has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 9 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
9 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
7 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −12.7 pp | GOTU |
| FY2024 | +9.6 pp | AACG |
| FY2023 | −15.0 pp | GOTU |
| FY2022 | −24.0 pp | GOTU |
| FY2021 | +29.3 pp | AACG |
| FY2020 | −42.5 pp | GOTU |
| FY2017 | −263.8 pp | GOTU |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AACG and GOTU over this period.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AACG's net margin has been more volatile than GOTU's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 115.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 30.0.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between AACG and GOTU over these 7 fiscal years — AACG led in 2 and GOTU in 5.
7 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GOTU's return on equity has been more volatile than AACG's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 25.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 22.1.
6 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between AACG and GOTU over these 6 fiscal years — AACG led in 3 and GOTU in 3.
6 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.