IH vs YQ
iHuman 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 | IH | YQ |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 807.0M | CNY 106.0M |
| Net income | CNY 95.4M | CNY -154.4M |
| Gross margin | 67.9% | 47.8% |
| Net margin | 11.8% | −145.6% |
| Return on equity | 9.8% | −45.4% |
| Diluted EPS | CNY 0.36 | −CNY 0.31 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | 41.0% | · |
| Free cash flow | CNY 46.4M | CNY 30.5M |
| Equity | CNY 995.2M | CNY 286.6M |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 3.57× | 1.87× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.7% | −39.4% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
IH bills 7.6× 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 | IH | YQ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 807.0M | CNY 106.0M |
| FY2024 | CNY 922.2M | CNY 189.2M |
| FY2023 | CNY 1.0B | CNY 171.0M |
| FY2022 | CNY 985.5M | CNY 531.1M |
| FY2021 | CNY 944.7M | CNY 2.2B |
| FY2020 | CNY 531.9M | CNY 1.3B |
| FY2019 | CNY 218.7M | CNY 406.2M |
| FY2018 | CNY 131.9M | CNY 310.7M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | IH | YQ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 95.4M | CNY -154.4M |
| FY2024 | CNY 98.6M | CNY -192.9M |
| FY2023 | CNY 180.9M | CNY -311.8M |
| FY2022 | CNY 109.8M | CNY -177.9M |
| FY2021 | CNY -37.1M | CNY -1.4B |
| FY2020 | CNY -37.5M | CNY -1.3B |
| FY2019 | CNY -275.6M | CNY -963.8M |
| FY2018 | CNY -17.6M | CNY -656.1M |
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +CNY 700,995,000 | IH |
| FY2024 | +CNY 732,989,000 | IH |
| FY2023 | +CNY 847,177,000 | IH |
| FY2022 | +CNY 454,453,000 | IH |
| FY2021 | −CNY 1,239,798,000 | YQ |
| FY2020 | −CNY 762,456,000 | YQ |
| FY2019 | −CNY 187,589,000 | YQ |
| FY2018 | −CNY 178,839,000 | YQ |
The higher-revenue side has changed between IH and YQ over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
8 of 8 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +157.5 pp | IH |
| FY2024 | +112.7 pp | IH |
| FY2023 | +200.1 pp | IH |
| FY2022 | +44.6 pp | IH |
| FY2021 | +62.1 pp | IH |
| FY2020 | +96.5 pp | IH |
| FY2019 | +111.2 pp | IH |
| FY2018 | +197.8 pp | IH |
IH has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 8 fiscal years.
8 of 8 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 IH's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 66.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 44.2.
8 of 8 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
IH led in net margin in every one of the 8 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
8 of 8 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 IH's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 25.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.0.
5 of 5 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
IH led in return on equity in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
5 of 5 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.