Gaotu Techedu Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Key Takeaways

  • Positive Sentiment: Company reported strong historical growth with revenue up 53.8% YoY in 2024 and says revenue more than doubled over the past two years, guiding to roughly 35% YoY top-line growth in 2025.
  • Neutral Sentiment: For 2026 the company expects growth to moderate to about 15% YoY as it shifts strategy to prioritize profitability and balance growth with loss reduction.
  • Positive Sentiment: Management attributes growth to a larger base of students and parents, a strengthened product portfolio, deeper online–offline integration, and the use of AI to enhance course experience.
  • Positive Sentiment: Leadership says expanding scale is delivering sustained operating leverage and expects continued improvement in operating cash flow with a path toward sustainable net profitability in 2026.
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Earnings Conference Call
Gaotu Techedu Q3 2025
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Operator

The first question today comes from Crystal Liu with CMS (China Merchants Securities). Please go ahead.

Crystal Li
Analyst at China Merchants Securities

Thanks, for taking my questions. Congratulations on strong results. Could you give us some color on your 2026 upline growth and your expectations on each business line? In terms of the bottom line, how's your plan? Maybe could you share more about your plan to balance your growth and loss reduction? Thank you.

Shannon Shen
Shannon Shen
CFO at Gaotu Techedu Inc

Thanks, Crystal, for your question. Looking back at 2024 and 2025, our revenue grew 53.8% year-over-year in 2024. Based on our latest guidance, we expect close to 35% year-over-year growth of our top line in 2025. Over the past two years, our revenue actually more than doubled. We achieved relatively strong top line expansion in the past two years. Behind this growth is the steady increase in the number of students and parents we serve, the continued strengthening of our product portfolio, and also the growing influence of our brand. As of today, our offerings cover the key needs of users with strong learning demand and learning motivation. Also from a product perspective, the integration of our online and offline solutions, along with the use of AI to enhance the user experience in our courses, is progressing steadily and continuously improving.

Shannon Shen
Shannon Shen
CFO at Gaotu Techedu Inc

As our scale expands, we are seeing sustained operating leverage, which adds a solid foundation for achieving full profitability at our target scale. In 2026, we expect our growth trajectory to become more balanced, with profitability as the major focus guiding the execution of our overall strategy, which means in 2026, profitability will play the most important role. Based on our expected gross billings in 2025 in Q4, together with our operating plans and upcoming initiatives, we anticipate approximately 15% year-over-year revenue growth in 2026. We also expect to see further improvements in our operating cash flows with ongoing efforts aimed at moving the company towards sustainable net profitability in 2026. Hope that addressed your question. Thanks.

Operator

Thanks, Shannon. This concludes our question-and-answer session. I would like to turn the conference back over for any closing remarks.

Catherine Chen
Catherine Chen
Head of Investor Relations at Gaotu Techedu Inc

Thank you, Operator, and thank you, everyone, for joining the call today. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact our Investor Relations Department or our management via email at ir@gaotu.cn directly. You are also welcome to subscribe to our news alert on the company's IR website. Thank you very much again for your time. Have a great night.

Operator

The conference has now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect.

Executives
    • Shannon Shen
      Shannon Shen
      CFO
    • Catherine Chen
      Catherine Chen
      Head of Investor Relations
Analysts
    • Crystal Li
      Analyst at China Merchants Securities