YOUL (Youlife Group) Total Payout Ratio: -4.52 (As of Jul. 30, 2026)

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YOUL Youlife Group Inc YOUL
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What is Youlife Group Total Payout Ratio?

Youlife Group YOUL -10.06% 16 Total Payout Ratio is -4.52 as of Jul. 30, 2026. GuruFocus rates YOUL with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

Total Payout Ratio is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Net Income.

Youlife Group's current Total Payout Ratio is -4.52.


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Youlife Group Total Payout Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Youlife Group's Total Payout 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.

Youlife Group Total Payout Ratio Chart

Youlife Group Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Total Payout Ratio
0.00 0.00 0.00 -4.50

Youlife Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Total Payout Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 0.00 -3.76 -9.96

YOUL vs STG, SKIL, RYET: Total Payout Ratio Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Youlife Group's Total Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout 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 Total Payout Ratio vs Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Youlife Group's Total Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Youlife Group's Total Payout Ratio falls into.


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Youlife Group Total Payout Ratio Calculation

Total Payout Ratio is a measurement showing the proportion of earnings a company pays shareholders in the form of dividends and net stock repurchases.

Youlife Group's Total Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Total Payout Ratio=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) / Net Income
=- (0 + 27.305 + 0) / 6.064
=-4.50

Youlife Group's Total Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Total Payout Ratio=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) / Net Income
=- (0 + 7.257 + 0) / 0.729
=-9.95

* 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 Total Payout Ratio →
What does a Total Payout Ratio of -4.52 mean?
Youlife Group (YOUL) has a Total Payout Ratio of -4.52 as of Jul. 30, 2026. Total Payout Ratio is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Net Income. View historical data on Youlife Group and its competitors.
Is Youlife Group's Total Payout Ratio too high?
Youlife Group's current Total Payout Ratio is -4.52. 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 Total Payout Ratio compare to STG and SKIL?
Youlife Group's Total Payout Ratio of -4.52 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 Total Payout Ratio for an Education company?
A good Total Payout Ratio depends on the Education industry context. However, Total Payout 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 Total Payout Ratio mean?
A high Total Payout Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Total Payout Ratio is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Net Income. View historical data on Youlife Group and its competitors. Youlife Group's current Total Payout Ratio is -4.52. 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 Total Payout Ratio of -4.52. The current Total Payout Ratio is -4.52. 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 Total Payout Ratio calculated?
Total Payout Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Youlife Group (YOUL), the current Total Payout Ratio is -4.52 as of Jul. 30, 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 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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