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Youlife GroupYOUL +7.02%16 PB Ratio is 0.42 as of Jul. 15, 2026, which is 60% below its 10-year median of 1.04. GuruFocus rates YOUL with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 254 Education companies, Youlife Group ranks better than 82.68% on this metric.
The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2026-07-15), Youlife Group's share price is $0.5729. Youlife Group's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was $1.37. Hence, Youlife Group's PB Ratio of today is 0.42.
The historical rank and industry rank for Youlife Group's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
YOUL'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.31 Med: 1.04 Max: 3.26
Current: 0.42
During the past 4 years, Youlife Group's highest PB Ratio was 3.26. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 1.04.
YOUL's PB Ratio is ranked better than 82.68% of 254
companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.4
vs YOUL: 0.42
During the past 12 months, Youlife Group's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 22.60% per year.
The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.
Be Aware
Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.
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Youlife Group PB Ratio Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Youlife Group's PB Ratio can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Youlife Group's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Youlife Group PB Ratio vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Youlife Group's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Youlife Group's PB Ratio falls into.
The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.
Youlife Group's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.
Youlife Group (YOUL) has a PB Ratio of 0.42 as of Jul. 15, 2026. Price-to-Book ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's book value per share. View historical data on Youlife Group and its competitors. This is 60% below median its historical median of 1.04. Over the past decade, Youlife Group's PB Ratio has ranged from 0.31 to 3.26. According to the industry distribution chart, Youlife Group ranks #44 out of 254 companies in the Education industry, placing it in the top 17.3%.
Is Youlife Group's PB Ratio too high?
Youlife Group's current PB Ratio of 0.42 is 60% below median its 10-year median of 1.04. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.31 to a high of 3.26. The Education industry median PB Ratio is 1.40. Youlife Group's value of 0.42 is 70% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Youlife Group ranks #44 out of 254 companies in the Education industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Youlife Group has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Youlife Group's PB Ratio compare to RYET and AACG?
According to the Education industry distribution chart, Youlife Group ranks #44 out of 254 companies for PB Ratio. This places Youlife Group in the top 17% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median PB Ratio is 1.40. Youlife Group's value of 0.42 is 70% below this benchmark. Historically, Youlife Group's own PB Ratio has ranged from 0.31 to 3.26 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.04 vs. the industry median of 1.40, Youlife Group has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good PB Ratio for an Education company?
The median PB Ratio among Education companies is 1.40, based on 254 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a PB Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, PB Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Youlife Group's current PB Ratio of 0.42 is 70% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high PB Ratio mean?
A high PB Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Price-to-Book ratio is the ratio of share price to a company's book value per share. View historical data on Youlife Group and its competitors. For the Education industry, the median PB Ratio is 1.40 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Youlife Group's current PB Ratio is 0.42, which is 60% below median its own 10-year median of 1.04. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Youlife Group stock overvalued right now?
Youlife Group (YOUL) has a current PB Ratio of 0.42. The current PB Ratio is 0.42, which is 60% below median its 10-year median of 1.04 and 70% below the Education industry median of 1.40. Youlife Group's overall GF Score™ is 16/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is PB Ratio calculated?
PB Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Youlife Group (YOUL), the current PB Ratio is 0.42 as of Jul. 15, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Youlife Group Inc is a blue-collar lifetime service platform in China, dedicated to serving the needs throughout the entire life cycle of the blue-collar talent. It provides blue-collar lifetime services to students, blue-collar talent, and corporate customers. Its segments are the vocational education segment, which engages in the provision of vocational education entrusted management services, self-operated vocational school services, and Others; the HR recruitment segment engages in the provision of HR recruitment services regarding blue-collar talent to customers; the employee management segment engages in the provision of labor outsourcing services, labor dispatch services and others; and the market service segment engages in the provision of value-added services.
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