YOUL (Youlife Group) Research & Development: $2.4 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Youlife Group Research & Development?

Youlife Group YOUL -3.56% 16 Research & Development is $2.4 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates YOUL with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

Research & Development is the aggregate amount of research and development expenses during the year. Youlife Group's Research & Development for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $2.2 Mil. Its Research & Development for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $2.4 Mil.

Youlife Group  (NAS:YOUL) Research & Development Explanation

If competitive advantage is created by a patent or tech advantage, at some point it will disappear.

High R&D usually dictates high SG&A which threatens the competitive advantage.

Youlife Group Research & Development Related Terms

Youlife Group Research & Development Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Youlife Group's Research & Development 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.

Youlife Group Research & Development Chart

Youlife Group Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Research & Development
2.40 1.72 1.38 2.40

Youlife Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Research & Development Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.60 0.78 0.60 0.22 2.17
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Youlife Group Research & Development Calculation

This is the expense the company spent on research and development.

Research & Development for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $2.4 Mil.

* 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Research & Development →
What does a Research & Development of $2.4 Mil mean?
Youlife Group (YOUL) has a Research & Development of $2.4 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Research and development expense is the total cost for research and development activities. View historical data on Youlife Group and its competitors.
Is Youlife Group's Research & Development too high?
Youlife Group's current Research & Development is $2.4 Mil. 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 Research & Development compare to RYET and AACG?
Youlife Group's Research & Development of $2.4 Mil can be compared against companies in the Education industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Research & Development for an Education company?
A good Research & Development depends on the Education industry context. However, Research & Development should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Research & Development mean?
A high Research & Development can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Research and development expense is the total cost for research and development activities. View historical data on Youlife Group and its competitors. Youlife Group's current Research & Development is $2.4 Mil. 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 Research & Development of $2.4 Mil. The current Research & Development is $2.4 Mil. 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 Research & Development calculated?
Research & Development is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Youlife Group (YOUL), the current Research & Development is $2.4 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Business Description

Address No.180 South Changjiang Road, Room C431, Changjiang Software Park, Baoshan District, Shanghai, CHN, 201900
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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