ATHM vs SY
Autohome Inc. and So-Young International Inc., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in CNY, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ATHM | SY |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 6.5B | CNY 1.5B |
| Net income | CNY 1.4B | CNY -242.3M |
| Gross margin | 72.4% | 47.8% |
| Net margin | 21.5% | −16.2% |
| Return on equity | 6.1% | −14.3% |
| Diluted EPS | CNY 2.93 | · |
| Dividend / share | $1.79 | · |
| Payout ratio | 102.7% | −7.9% |
| Free cash flow | CNY 771.4M | CNY -302.0M |
| Equity | CNY 23.0B | CNY 1.6B |
| Net debt / equity | · | −0.24× |
| Current ratio | 6.00× | 1.89× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −5.7% | 3.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −15.1% | · |
ATHM bills 4.2× the revenue of SY, and SY 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 | ATHM | SY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 6.5B | CNY 1.5B |
| FY2024 | CNY 7.0B | CNY 1.5B |
| FY2023 | CNY 7.2B | CNY 1.5B |
| FY2022 | CNY 6.9B | CNY 1.3B |
| FY2021 | CNY 7.2B | CNY 1.7B |
| FY2020 | CNY 8.7B | CNY 1.3B |
| FY2019 | CNY 8.4B | CNY 1.2B |
| FY2018 | CNY 7.2B | CNY 617.2M |
| FY2017 | CNY 6.2B | CNY 259.3M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ATHM | SY |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 1.4B | CNY -242.3M |
| FY2024 | CNY 1.7B | CNY -589.5M |
| FY2023 | CNY 1.9B | CNY 21.3M |
| FY2022 | CNY 1.9B | CNY -65.6M |
| FY2021 | CNY 2.2B | CNY -8.4M |
| FY2020 | CNY 3.3B | CNY 5.8M |
| FY2019 | CNY 3.2B | CNY 176.7M |
| FY2018 | CNY 2.9B | CNY 55.1M |
| FY2017 | CNY 2.0B | CNY 17.2M |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +CNY 4,928,620,000 | ATHM |
| FY2024 | +CNY 5,572,889,000 | ATHM |
| FY2023 | +CNY 5,686,106,000 | ATHM |
| FY2022 | +CNY 5,682,954,000 | ATHM |
| FY2021 | +CNY 5,544,541,000 | ATHM |
| FY2020 | +CNY 7,363,571,000 | ATHM |
| FY2019 | +CNY 7,269,114,000 | ATHM |
| FY2018 | +CNY 6,615,925,000 | ATHM |
| FY2017 | +CNY 5,950,876,000 | ATHM |
ATHM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 9 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
9 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +37.8 pp | ATHM |
| FY2024 | +63.1 pp | ATHM |
| FY2023 | +25.1 pp | ATHM |
| FY2022 | +31.5 pp | ATHM |
| FY2021 | +31.8 pp | ATHM |
| FY2020 | +37.5 pp | ATHM |
| FY2019 | +22.7 pp | ATHM |
| FY2018 | +30.7 pp | ATHM |
| FY2017 | +28.2 pp | ATHM |
ATHM has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 9 fiscal years.
9 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SY's net margin has been more volatile than ATHM's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 15.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.5.
9 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
ATHM led in net margin in every one of the 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
9 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SY's return on equity has been more volatile than ATHM's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 10.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.8.
6 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
ATHM led in return on equity in every one of the 6 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
6 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.