Stock

17 Education & Technology Group

Education & Training Services · Consumer Defensive

Price

$3.76

-0.49 (-11.63%)

Market Cap

$36.4M

Exchange

NASDAQ Global Select

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Strong

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Data not available

Valuation

Data not available

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Share count rising — dilution

+1.5% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 9.9M (2021) → 10.0M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

17 Education & Technology Group is a China-based education technology company. It offers digital tools for students, teachers, and parents, including homework-checking apps and online learning services. The company primarily serves K-12 students and schools across China.

17 Education makes money by selling online tutoring services and software subscriptions to students and educational institutions. It operates mainly in mainland China and is a small-cap company listed on the Nasdaq. China's strict regulations on the private tutoring industry, introduced in 2021, significantly disrupted the company's core business model, forcing a pivot toward educational technology services and non-academic offerings. The company's path forward depends on whether it can build a sustainable business under these regulatory constraints, and its deeply negative operating margins highlight the ongoing financial challenge.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+254.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+103.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

¥55M/ year

↓ Declining (-24% vs prior year)

53.0% of revenue

26.5x the sector average (2%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

2.9%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

¥457M cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

17 Education & Technology Group grew revenue 255% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

69.2%

Premium pricing power — 69.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-0.7%

Losing money on operations — -0.7%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-45.3%

Weak — -45.3% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+73.1%

Fast-growing sales (+73.1% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

—

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

11.9%

Modest free cash flow (11.9%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

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Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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