FEDU vs GOTU
Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. and Gaotu Techedu Inc., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in CNY, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FEDU | GOTU |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 254.4M | CNY 6.1B |
| Net income | CNY 30.8M | CNY -323.3M |
| Gross margin | 25.8% | 67.4% |
| Net margin | 11.4% | −5.3% |
| Return on equity | 6.6% | −20.3% |
| Diluted EPS | CNY 1.34 | −CNY 1.98 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | CNY 23.8M | CNY 246.6M |
| Equity | CNY 473.6M | CNY 1.3B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.10× | −0.37× |
| Current ratio | 1.85× | 0.94× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.9% | −2.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
GOTU bills 24.2× the revenue of FEDU, and GOTU 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 | FEDU | GOTU |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 254.4M | CNY 6.1B |
| FY2024 | CNY 251.1M | CNY 4.6B |
| FY2023 | CNY 125.4M | CNY 3.0B |
| FY2022 | CNY 34.2M | CNY 2.5B |
| FY2021 | CNY 250.2M | CNY 6.6B |
| FY2020 | CNY 280.3M | CNY 7.1B |
| FY2019 | CNY 389.0M | CNY 2.1B |
| FY2018 | CNY 335.6M | CNY 397.3M |
| FY2017 | CNY 300.5M | CNY 97.6M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FEDU | GOTU |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 30.8M | CNY -323.3M |
| FY2024 | CNY 801,000 | CNY -1.0B |
| FY2023 | CNY 5.0M | CNY -7.3M |
| FY2022 | CNY -29.7M | CNY 13.2M |
| FY2021 | CNY -113.5M | CNY -3.1B |
| FY2020 | CNY -28.2M | CNY -1.4B |
| FY2019 | CNY -109.5M | CNY 226.6M |
| FY2018 | CNY -601,000 | CNY 19.6M |
| FY2017 | CNY 44.4M | CNY -87.0M |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −CNY 5,892,328,000 | GOTU |
| FY2024 | −CNY 4,302,480,000 | GOTU |
| FY2023 | −CNY 2,835,368,000 | GOTU |
| FY2022 | −CNY 2,463,998,000 | GOTU |
| FY2021 | −CNY 6,311,524,000 | GOTU |
| FY2020 | −CNY 6,844,462,000 | GOTU |
| FY2019 | −CNY 1,725,806,000 | GOTU |
| FY2018 | −CNY 61,663,000 | GOTU |
| FY2017 | +CNY 202,953,000 | FEDU |
The higher-revenue side has changed between FEDU and GOTU over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
9 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +16.7 pp | FEDU |
| FY2024 | +22.8 pp | FEDU |
| FY2023 | +2.5 pp | FEDU |
| FY2022 | −98.4 pp | GOTU |
| FY2021 | −0.2 pp | GOTU |
| FY2020 | +9.6 pp | FEDU |
| FY2019 | −38.9 pp | GOTU |
| FY2018 | −5.4 pp | GOTU |
| FY2017 | +103.0 pp | FEDU |
The higher net margin has changed hands between FEDU and GOTU over this period.
9 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
FEDU's net margin has been more volatile than GOTU's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 33.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 30.0.
9 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between FEDU and GOTU over these 9 fiscal years — FEDU led in 5 and GOTU in 4.
9 of 11 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 FEDU's over the 6 comparable fiscal years — 25.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.0.
6 of 9 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 FEDU and GOTU over these 6 fiscal years — FEDU led in 5 and GOTU in 1.
6 of 9 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.