YOUL (Youlife Group) Retained Earnings: $-82.3 Mil (As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Youlife Group Retained Earnings?

Youlife Group YOUL -0.59% 16 Retained Earnings is $-82.3 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates YOUL with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

Retained earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Youlife Group's retained earnings for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was $-82.3 Mil.

Youlife Group's quarterly retained earnings increased from Dec. 2024 ($-85.4 Mil) to Jun. 2025 ($-81.8 Mil) but then declined from Jun. 2025 ($-81.8 Mil) to Dec. 2025 ($-82.3 Mil).

Youlife Group's annual retained earnings declined from Dec. 2023 ($-77.0 Mil) to Dec. 2024 ($-85.4 Mil) but then increased from Dec. 2024 ($-85.4 Mil) to Dec. 2025 ($-82.3 Mil).

Youlife Group  (NAS:YOUL) Retained Earnings Explanation

Historically profitable companies sometimes have negative retained earnings. This is because they have cumulatively paid out more to shareholders than they reported in profits.

For example, in 2011, Microsoft had negative retained earnings. This does not mean the company lost more money than it made over the years. It just means it paid out more money than it earned.

If a company has negative retained earnings, investors should check the 10-year financial results. They should not assume that negative retained earnings prove a company has generally lost money in the past.

Of course, many companies with negative retained earnings have indeed lost money in the past.

Retained Earnings: Warren Buffett's Secret.

One of the most important indicators of durable competitive advantage. Net earnings can be paid out as dividends, used to buy back shares or retained for growth.

If the company loses more than it has accumulated, retained earnings is negative.

If a company isn't adding to its retained earnings, it isn't growing its net worth.

Rate of growth of retained earnings is good indicator whether it's benefiting from a competitive advantage.

Microsoft is negative because it chose to buyback stock and pay dividends.

The more earnings retained, the faster it grows and increases growth rate for future earnings.

Youlife Group Retained Earnings Historical Data

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Youlife Group Retained Earnings Chart

Youlife Group Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Retained Earnings
-92.90 -77.00 -85.40 -82.33

Youlife Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Retained Earnings Get a 7-Day Free Trial -77.00 -78.17 -85.40 -81.84 -82.33
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Youlife Group Retained Earnings Calculation

Retained Earnings is the accumulated portion of net income that is not distributed to shareholders. Because the net income was not distributed to shareholders, shareholders' equity is increased by the same amount.

Of course, if a company loses, it is called retained losses, or accumulated losses.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Retained Earnings →
What does a Retained Earnings of $-82.3 Mil mean?
Youlife Group (YOUL) has a Retained Earnings of $-82.3 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Retained earnings is the amount of net income not issued to shareholders. View historical data on Youlife Group and its competitors.
Is Youlife Group's Retained Earnings too high?
Youlife Group's current Retained Earnings is $-82.3 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 Retained Earnings compare to RYET and AACG?
Youlife Group's Retained Earnings of $-82.3 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 Retained Earnings for an Education company?
A good Retained Earnings depends on the Education industry context. However, Retained Earnings 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 Retained Earnings mean?
A high Retained Earnings can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Retained earnings is the amount of net income not issued to shareholders. View historical data on Youlife Group and its competitors. Youlife Group's current Retained Earnings is $-82.3 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 Retained Earnings of $-82.3 Mil. The current Retained Earnings is $-82.3 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 Retained Earnings calculated?
Retained Earnings is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Youlife Group (YOUL), the current Retained Earnings is $-82.3 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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