GOTU vs STG
Gaotu Techedu Inc. and Sunlands Technology Group, side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in CNY, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | GOTU | STG |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 6.1B | CNY 2.0B |
| Net income | CNY -323.3M | CNY 365.6M |
| Gross margin | 67.4% | 86.9% |
| Net margin | −5.3% | 18.1% |
| Return on equity | −20.3% | 47.3% |
| Diluted EPS | −CNY 1.98 | CNY 54.28 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | 0.0% |
| Free cash flow | CNY 246.6M | CNY 146.6M |
| Equity | CNY 1.3B | CNY 945.6M |
| Net debt / equity | −0.37× | −0.61× |
| Current ratio | 0.94× | 1.21× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −2.9% | −1.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
GOTU bills 3.0× the revenue of STG, 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 | GOTU | STG |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 6.1B | CNY 2.0B |
| FY2024 | CNY 4.6B | CNY 2.0B |
| FY2023 | CNY 3.0B | CNY 2.2B |
| FY2022 | CNY 2.5B | CNY 2.3B |
| FY2021 | CNY 6.6B | CNY 2.5B |
| FY2020 | CNY 7.1B | CNY 2.2B |
| FY2019 | CNY 2.1B | CNY 2.2B |
| FY2018 | CNY 397.3M | CNY 2.0B |
| FY2017 | CNY 97.6M | CNY 974.7M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | GOTU | STG |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY -323.3M | CNY 365.6M |
| FY2024 | CNY -1.0B | CNY 342.1M |
| FY2023 | CNY -7.3M | CNY 640.8M |
| FY2022 | CNY 13.2M | CNY 644.0M |
| FY2021 | CNY -3.1B | CNY 219.1M |
| FY2020 | CNY -1.4B | CNY -430.5M |
| FY2019 | CNY 226.6M | CNY -394.8M |
| FY2018 | CNY 19.6M | CNY -927.0M |
| FY2017 | CNY -87.0M | CNY -918.6M |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +CNY 4,122,006,000 | GOTU |
| FY2024 | +CNY 2,559,211,000 | GOTU |
| FY2023 | +CNY 797,175,000 | GOTU |
| FY2022 | +CNY 169,396,000 | GOTU |
| FY2021 | +CNY 4,051,347,000 | GOTU |
| FY2020 | +CNY 4,920,398,000 | GOTU |
| FY2019 | −CNY 85,986,000 | STG |
| FY2018 | −CNY 1,585,199,000 | STG |
| FY2017 | −CNY 877,098,000 | STG |
The higher-revenue side has changed between GOTU and STG over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
9 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −23.4 pp | STG |
| FY2024 | −40.2 pp | STG |
| FY2023 | −29.9 pp | STG |
| FY2022 | −27.2 pp | STG |
| FY2021 | −55.8 pp | STG |
| FY2020 | +0.0 pp | GOTU |
| FY2019 | +28.7 pp | GOTU |
| FY2018 | +51.9 pp | GOTU |
| FY2017 | +5.6 pp | GOTU |
The higher net margin has changed hands between GOTU and STG over this period.
9 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
STG's net margin has been more volatile than GOTU's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 38.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 30.0.
9 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between GOTU and STG over these 9 fiscal years — GOTU led in 4 and STG in 5.
9 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.