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Youlife GroupYOUL +1.63%16 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -2.80 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates YOUL with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 161 Education companies, Youlife Group ranks worse than 72.05% on this metric.
Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.
3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Youlife Group's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -2.80%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Youlife Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
YOUL'
s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8 Med: -2.8 Max: -2.8
Current: -2.8
During the past 4 years, Youlife Group's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -2.80%. The lowest was -2.80%. And the median was -2.80%.
YOUL's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than 72.05% of 161
companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: -0.5
vs YOUL: -2.80
Youlife Group (NAS:YOUL) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation
A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.
Be Aware
Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.
Youlife Group 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms
YOUL vs STG, SKIL, RYET: 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Youlife Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback 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 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Youlife Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Youlife Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.
Youlife Group 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation
This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).
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What does a 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -2.80 mean?
Youlife Group (YOUL) has a 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -2.80 as of Dec. 2025. The 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. View historical data for Youlife Group and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Youlife Group ranks #116 out of 161 companies in the Education industry, placing it in the top 72%.
Is Youlife Group's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio too high?
Youlife Group's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -2.80. Based on the distribution chart, Youlife Group ranks #116 out of 161 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 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio compare to STG and SKIL?
According to the Education industry distribution chart, Youlife Group ranks #116 out of 161 companies for 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio. This places Youlife Group in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio for an Education company?
A good 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio depends on the Education industry context. However, 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio 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 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio mean?
A high 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. View historical data for Youlife Group and its competitors. Youlife Group's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -2.80. 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 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -2.80. The current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -2.80. 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 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio calculated?
3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Youlife Group (YOUL), the current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -2.80 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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