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Youlife GroupYOUL +7.02%16 ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is -45.66% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates YOUL with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 263 Education companies, Youlife Group ranks worse than 71.86% on this metric.
Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Youlife Group's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -45.66%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Youlife Group's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:
YOUL'
s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -135 Med: -3.88 Max: 14.31
Current: 2.44
During the past 4 years, Youlife Group's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 14.31%. The lowest was -135.00%. And the median was -3.88%.
YOUL's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than 71.86% of 263
companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 18.42
vs YOUL: 2.44
Youlife Group's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 0.00% per year.
Youlife Group (NAS:YOUL) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation
The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.
Youlife Group ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Related Terms
Youlife Group ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Youlife Group's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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.
YOUL vs RYET, AACG, GNS: ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Youlife Group's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Youlife Group's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Youlife Group's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.
Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:
EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.
Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.
GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.
Note:
The EBIT data used here is two times the semi-annual (Dec. 2025) EBIT data.
* 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.
What does a ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of -45.66% mean?
Youlife Group (YOUL) has a ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of -45.66% as of Dec. 2025. Joel Greenblatt's return on capital is the ratio of EBIT to average fixed assets and net working capital. View historical data on Youlife Group and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Youlife Group ranks #189 out of 263 companies in the Education industry, placing it in the top 71.9%.
Is Youlife Group's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % too high?
Youlife Group's current ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is -45.66%. Based on the distribution chart, Youlife Group ranks #189 out of 263 companies in the Education industry, which is below the industry midpoint. 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 ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % compare to RYET and AACG?
According to the Education industry distribution chart, Youlife Group ranks #189 out of 263 companies for ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %. This places Youlife Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is 18.42. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for an Education company?
The median ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % among Education companies is 18.42, based on 263 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % mean?
A high ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Joel Greenblatt's return on capital is the ratio of EBIT to average fixed assets and net working capital. View historical data on Youlife Group and its competitors. For the Education industry, the median ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is 18.42 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Youlife Group's current ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is -45.66%. 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 ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of -45.66%. The current ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is -45.66%. 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 ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % calculated?
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Youlife Group (YOUL), the current ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is -45.66% 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 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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