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Youlife GroupYOUL +7.02%16 Altman Z2-Score is 2.88 as of Jul. 15, 2026, which is 164% above its 10-year median of 1.09. GuruFocus rates YOUL with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 255 Education companies, Youlife Group ranks worse than 52.16% on this metric.
Altman Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score, is used to predict the likelihood that a non-manufacturing company (excluding property/financial company) will face bankruptcy within a two-year period.
Good Sign:
Youlife Group has a Altman Z2-Score of 2.88, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z2-Score is strong.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
When Altman Z2-Score <= 1.1, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score >= 2.6, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score is between 1.1 and 2.6, it is in Grey Zones.
The historical rank and industry rank for Youlife Group's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:
YOUL'
s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.33 Med: 1.09 Max: 2.88
Current: 2.88
During the past 4 years, Youlife Group's highest Altman Z2-Score was 2.88. The lowest was -0.33. And the median was 1.09.
Youlife Group (NAS:YOUL) Altman Z2-Score Explanation
The original Z-Score model was based on publicly traded manufacturing companies while the Z2-Score, also known as Z"-score can be used for any type of company excluding property/financial companies. Both Z-Score and Z2-Score describes the financial health of a company, and its likelihood of financial distress.
X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.
X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.
X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.
Altman Z2-Score does not apply to financial companies.
Youlife Group Altman Z2-Score Related Terms
Youlife Group Altman Z2-Score Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Youlife Group's Altman Z2-Score 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: Altman Z2-Score Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Youlife Group's Altman Z2-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z2-Score 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 Altman Z2-Score vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Youlife Group's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Youlife Group's Altman Z2-Score falls into.
Altman Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.
Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score is the Z-Score for non-manufacturing companies excluding property/financial companies.
Youlife Group's Altman Z2-Score for today is calculated with this formula:
Z
=
6.56
*
X1
+
3.26
*
X2
+
6.72
*
X3
+
1.05
*
X4_2
=
6.56
*
0.3806
+
3.26
*
-0.4666
+
6.72
*
0.0487
+
1.05
*
1.4997
=
2.88
* 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. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z2-Score when X4_2 value is 0.
Youlife Group (YOUL) has a Altman Z2-Score of 2.88 as of Jul. 15, 2026. Z2-Score is the Z-Score for non-manufacturing companies excluding property/financial companies, which measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Youlife Group and its competitors. This is 164% above median its historical median of 1.09. According to the industry distribution chart, Youlife Group ranks #133 out of 255 companies in the Education industry, placing it in the top 52.2%.
Is Youlife Group's Altman Z2-Score too high?
Youlife Group's current Altman Z2-Score of 2.88 is 164% above median its 10-year median of 1.09. The Education industry median Altman Z2-Score is 3.14. Youlife Group's value of 2.88 is 8.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Youlife Group ranks #133 out of 255 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 Altman Z2-Score compare to RYET and AACG?
According to the Education industry distribution chart, Youlife Group ranks #133 out of 255 companies for Altman Z2-Score. This places Youlife Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z2-Score is 3.14. Youlife Group's value of 2.88 is 8.3% below this benchmark. While the company's 10-year median is 1.09 vs. the industry median of 3.14, Youlife Group has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Altman Z2-Score for an Education company?
The median Altman Z2-Score among Education companies is 3.14, based on 255 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Altman Z2-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Altman Z2-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Youlife Group's current Altman Z2-Score of 2.88 is 8.3% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Altman Z2-Score mean?
A high Altman Z2-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Z2-Score is the Z-Score for non-manufacturing companies excluding property/financial companies, which measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Youlife Group and its competitors. For the Education industry, the median Altman Z2-Score is 3.14 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Youlife Group's current Altman Z2-Score is 2.88, which is 164% above median its own 10-year median of 1.09. 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 Altman Z2-Score of 2.88. The current Altman Z2-Score is 2.88, which is 164% above median its 10-year median of 1.09 and 8.3% below the Education industry median of 3.14. 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 Altman Z2-Score calculated?
Altman Z2-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Youlife Group (YOUL), the current Altman Z2-Score is 2.88 as of Jul. 15, 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 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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