AACG vs YQ
ATA Creativity Global and 17 Education & Technology Group Inc., side by side — 8 fiscal years reported in CNY, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AACG | YQ |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 268.1M | CNY 106.0M |
| Net income | CNY -48.0M | CNY -154.4M |
| Gross margin | 48.6% | 47.8% |
| Net margin | −17.9% | −145.6% |
| Return on equity | −86.0% | −45.4% |
| Diluted EPS | −CNY 0.76 | −CNY 0.31 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | CNY -17.1M | CNY 30.5M |
| Equity | CNY 32.0M | CNY 286.6M |
| Net debt / equity | −2.16× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.32× | 1.87× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 10.6% | −39.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
AACG bills 2.5× the revenue of YQ, 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.
8 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AACG | YQ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 268.1M | CNY 106.0M |
| FY2024 | CNY 268.1M | CNY 189.2M |
| FY2023 | CNY 221.6M | CNY 171.0M |
| FY2022 | CNY 206.8M | CNY 531.1M |
| FY2021 | CNY 202.2M | CNY 2.2B |
| FY2020 | CNY 162.2M | CNY 1.3B |
| FY2019 | CNY 97.8M | CNY 406.2M |
| FY2018 | CNY 1.3M | CNY 310.7M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AACG | YQ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY -48.0M | CNY -154.4M |
| FY2024 | CNY -36.1M | CNY -192.9M |
| FY2023 | CNY -33.7M | CNY -311.8M |
| FY2022 | CNY -47.9M | CNY -177.9M |
| FY2021 | CNY -33.6M | CNY -1.4B |
| FY2020 | CNY -92.2M | CNY -1.3B |
| FY2019 | CNY -122.3M | CNY -963.8M |
| FY2018 | CNY 854.9M | CNY -656.1M |
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +CNY 162,088,876 | AACG |
| FY2024 | +CNY 78,848,162 | AACG |
| FY2023 | +CNY 50,656,968 | AACG |
| FY2022 | −CNY 324,243,126 | YQ |
| FY2021 | −CNY 1,982,310,535 | YQ |
| FY2020 | −CNY 1,132,203,453 | YQ |
| FY2019 | −CNY 308,474,833 | YQ |
| FY2018 | −CNY 309,367,408 | YQ |
The higher-revenue side has changed between AACG and YQ over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
8 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
6 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +127.7 pp | AACG |
| FY2024 | +88.5 pp | AACG |
| FY2023 | +167.2 pp | AACG |
| FY2022 | +10.0 pp | AACG |
| FY2021 | +48.0 pp | AACG |
| FY2020 | +41.5 pp | AACG |
AACG has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 6 fiscal years.
6 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
YQ's net margin has been more volatile than AACG's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 48.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 16.8.
6 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
AACG led in net margin in every one of the 6 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
6 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
YQ's return on equity has been more volatile than AACG's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 25.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 24.2.
5 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 YQ over these 5 fiscal years — AACG led in 3 and YQ in 2.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.