ATA Creativity Global
AACG Nasdaq· Services-Educational Services
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- ATA Creativity Global had $37.3M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 0.1% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +9.7% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was −23.9%, down 7.9 pts: of every 100 in sales, about −24 is left after running the business.
- ATA Creativity Global lost $6.7M in fiscal 2025.
- Free cash flow was −$2.4M in fiscal 2025, −6.4% of revenue.
- ATA Creativity Global has $9.9M more cash than debt.
Market cap
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P/E
—
Revenue
$37.3M
Net income
−$6.7M
Free cash flow
−$2.4M
Operating margin
−23.9%
ATA Creativity Global in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+0.1%
Only a little. Sales grew 0.1% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−17.9%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
−6.4%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
How healthy are the accounts?
3 / 8
Weak. It passes 3 of 8 health tests.
What ATA Creativity Global does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 20-F · Mar 31, 2026
- Legal name
- ATA Creativity Global
- CIK
- 0001420529
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $31.4M | $30.7M | $31.3M | $37.2M | $37.3M |
| Revenue growth | 33.4% | −2.0% | 1.9% | 19.0% | 0.1% |
| Gross margin | 51.8% | 49.6% | 51.7% | 52.7% | 48.6% |
| Operating margin | −32.8% | −27.4% | −18.7% | −16.1% | −23.9% |
| Net income | −$5.2M | −$7.1M | −$4.8M | −$5.0M | −$6.7M |
| Net margin | −16.6% | −23.2% | −15.2% | −13.5% | −17.9% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.18 | −$0.23 | −$0.15 | −$0.16 | −$0.21 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | −$4.9M | −$2.2M | $1.2M | −$0.5M | −$2.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.7M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $2.8M | $0.2M |
| Free cash flow | −$5.6M | −$2.4M | $0.9M | −$3.2M | −$2.4M |
| FCF margin | −17.9% | −7.8% | 2.9% | −8.7% | −6.4% |
| Share count change | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $11.2M | $8.0M | $8.5M | $5.0M | $12.2M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | — | — | — | — | $2.3M |
| Shareholders' equity | $29.6M | $20.7M | $15.9M | $10.9M | $4.6M |
| Current ratio | 0.3x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.2x | 0.3x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on equity | −17.4% | −28.3% | −25.9% | −37.4% | −86.3% |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Altman Z'' | −4.7 | −6.0 | −6.7 | −7.6 | −8.5 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
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Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.0M
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Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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Dividends and buybacks
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001420529). Data updated October 24, 2026. Filed in CNY under US GAAP and converted to US$: income and cash-flow lines at each period's average exchange rate, balance-sheet lines at the period-end rate. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.