FEDU vs YQ
Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. and 17 Education & Technology Group Inc., side by side — 8 fiscal years reported in CNY, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FEDU | YQ |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 254.4M | CNY 106.0M |
| Net income | CNY 30.8M | CNY -154.4M |
| Gross margin | 25.8% | 47.8% |
| Net margin | 11.4% | −145.6% |
| Return on equity | 6.6% | −45.4% |
| Diluted EPS | CNY 1.34 | −CNY 0.31 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | CNY 23.8M | CNY 30.5M |
| Equity | CNY 473.6M | CNY 286.6M |
| Net debt / equity | −0.10× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.85× | 1.87× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −1.9% | −39.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
FEDU bills 2.4× the revenue of YQ, and YQ 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 | FEDU | YQ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 254.4M | CNY 106.0M |
| FY2024 | CNY 251.1M | CNY 189.2M |
| FY2023 | CNY 125.4M | CNY 171.0M |
| FY2022 | CNY 34.2M | CNY 531.1M |
| FY2021 | CNY 250.2M | CNY 2.2B |
| FY2020 | CNY 280.3M | CNY 1.3B |
| FY2019 | CNY 389.0M | CNY 406.2M |
| FY2018 | CNY 335.6M | CNY 310.7M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FEDU | YQ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 30.8M | CNY -154.4M |
| FY2024 | CNY 801,000 | CNY -192.9M |
| FY2023 | CNY 5.0M | CNY -311.8M |
| FY2022 | CNY -29.7M | CNY -177.9M |
| FY2021 | CNY -113.5M | CNY -1.4B |
| FY2020 | CNY -28.2M | CNY -1.3B |
| FY2019 | CNY -109.5M | CNY -963.8M |
| FY2018 | CNY -601,000 | CNY -656.1M |
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +CNY 148,420,000 | FEDU |
| FY2024 | +CNY 61,864,000 | FEDU |
| FY2023 | −CNY 45,517,000 | YQ |
| FY2022 | −CNY 496,848,000 | YQ |
| FY2021 | −CNY 1,934,297,000 | YQ |
| FY2020 | −CNY 1,014,089,000 | YQ |
| FY2019 | −CNY 17,196,000 | YQ |
| FY2018 | +CNY 24,937,000 | FEDU |
The higher-revenue side has changed between FEDU and YQ over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
8 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +157.1 pp | FEDU |
| FY2024 | +101.7 pp | FEDU |
| FY2023 | +184.6 pp | FEDU |
| FY2022 | −64.4 pp | YQ |
| FY2021 | +18.6 pp | FEDU |
| FY2020 | +93.6 pp | FEDU |
| FY2019 | +209.1 pp | FEDU |
| FY2018 | +210.7 pp | FEDU |
The higher net margin has changed hands between FEDU and YQ over this period.
8 of 11 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 FEDU's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 66.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 34.0.
8 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 YQ over these 8 fiscal years — FEDU led in 7 and YQ in 1.
8 of 11 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 FEDU's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 25.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.8.
5 of 9 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
FEDU led in return on equity in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
5 of 9 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.