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ATA Creativity Global AACG

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Educational Services · website · IPO 2008-01-29

ATA Creativity Global statistics & valuation

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-2.10% 63867.60% -125.00% -56.90% -16.60% -23.20% -15.20% -13.50% -17.90% 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
49.20% 32.90% -217.60% 36.70% 39.20% 51.80% 49.60% 51.70% 52.70% 48.60% 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
15.10% -969.90% -5064.40% -120.50% -66.30% -32.80% -27.40% -18.70% -16.10% -23.90% 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-2.50% 309.50% -40.00% -46.30% -17.60% -33.40% -29.80% -45.30% -149.90% 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
48.5M 48.4M 47.6M 63.5M 63.3M 63.2M 63.2M 64.0M 64.0M 63.9M 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$10.0M 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-1.90% 255.10% -18.10% -16.00% -6.60% -10.10% -7.50% -7.90% -11.80% 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
89.00% -23886.10% -60.50% -20.20% -17.90% -7.80% 2.90% -8.70% -6.40% 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.47× 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.03 $18.25 -$2.52 -$1.57 -$0.57 -$0.11 -$0.08 -$0.08 -$0.11 2017201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ATA Creativity Global trades at about 0× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 0.1×–63.2×, median 49.4×).

0× 63.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (0.1×–63.2×); dot = today's 0×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2017
Gross margin48.6%52.7%51.7%49.6%51.8%39.2%36.7%-217.6%32.9%49.2%
Operating margin-23.9%-16.1%-18.7%-27.4%-32.8%-66.3%-120.5%-5064.4%-969.9%15.1%
Net margin-17.9%-13.5%-15.2%-23.2%-16.6%-56.9%-125.0%63867.6%—-2.1%
FCF margin-6.4%-8.7%2.9%-7.8%-17.9%-20.2%-60.5%-23886.1%—89.0%
Return on assets-11.8%-7.9%-7.5%-10.1%-6.6%-16.0%-18.1%255.1%—-1.9%
Return on equity-149.9%-45.3%-29.8%-33.4%-17.6%-46.3%-40.0%309.5%—-2.5%
Debt / equity0.47×—————————
Current ratio0.320.190.220.220.280.440.6910.812.592.87

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.