iQIYI
iQIYI's revenue fell 6.6% to CN¥27.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 0.8%, down from 6.2% a year earlier. Free cash flow was CN¥10 million, down 99.5%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
iQIYI lost money in fiscal 2025: a net loss of CN¥206 million.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 4.3 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 16.9 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 9.9 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 12.5 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 5.3 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 3.1x | 1.9x | 4.0x | 14.3x |
| Debt to equity | 3.2x | 2.0x | 1.0x | 0.9x | 0.8x |
| Interest coverage | −3.3x | 1.8x | 2.6x | 1.7x | 0.2x |
| Current ratio | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.5x |
| Quick ratio | 0.5x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.4x | 0.5x |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Fail |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Pass | Fail | Pass |
| Share count didn't rise | — | — | — |
| Gross margin rose | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| F-score | — | — | — |
| Accruals ratio | −3.1% | −3.0% | −0.7% |
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10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 11.2 | 17.4 | 25.0 | 29.0 | 29.7 | 30.6 | 29.0 | 31.9 | 29.2 | 27.3 |
| Revenue growth | — | 54.6% | 43.8% | 16.0% | 2.5% | 2.9% | −5.1% | 9.9% | −8.3% | −6.6% |
| Gross profit | −0.2 | −0.0 | −2.1 | −1.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 5.7 |
| Research and development | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Operating income | −2.8 | −4.0 | −8.3 | −9.3 | −6.0 | −4.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Net income | −3.1 | −3.7 | −9.1 | −10.3 | −7.0 | −6.2 | −0.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | −0.2 |
| Diluted EPS (CNY) | −23.20 | −1.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 342 | 3,243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 2.6 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | −5.4 | −6.0 | −0.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| Capital expenditure | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Free cash flow | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | −5.7 | −6.2 | −0.2 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Dividends paid | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Share buybacks | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Acquisitions | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | — | 1.5 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 14.3 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | 0.3 | 7.8 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 16.9 | 13.0 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 9.9 |
| Total assets | — | 20.2 | 44.8 | 44.8 | 48.2 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 44.6 | 45.8 | 46.7 |
| Total liabilities | — | 11.9 | 26.6 | 35.1 | 38.7 | 36.8 | 39.7 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 33.4 |
| Shareholders' equity | −15.3 | −14.3 | 18.2 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | −1.8% | −0.1% | −8.6% | −4.7% | 6.1% | 9.9% | 23.0% | 27.5% | 24.9% | 21.1% |
| Operating margin | −24.8% | −22.8% | −33.2% | −31.9% | −20.3% | −14.7% | 4.5% | 9.4% | 6.2% | 0.8% |
| Net margin | −27.4% | −21.5% | −36.5% | −35.6% | −23.7% | −20.2% | −0.5% | 6.0% | 2.6% | −0.8% |
| Free cash flow margin | 19.7% | 17.2% | 9.1% | 10.9% | −19.0% | −20.3% | −0.8% | 10.4% | 7.0% | 0.0% |
| Return on capital | — | — | — | −49.9% | −39.7% | −25.5% | 7.1% | 19.2% | 8.5% | 0.9% |
| Return on equity | — | — | −474.9% | −74.3% | −74.3% | −84.5% | −2.3% | 20.8% | 6.0% | −1.6% |
| Return on assets | — | — | −28.1% | −23.1% | −15.1% | −13.6% | −0.3% | 4.2% | 1.7% | −0.5% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1x | 1.9x | 4.0x | 14.3x |