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Waterdrop Inc. had $553M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 43.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +4.8% a year on average.
Hi! I read Waterdrop Inc.βs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
+43.7%
Yes. Sales grew 43.7% last year.
Does it make a profit?
14.3%
Yes. It keeps 14.3% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
5.4%
Partly. 5.4% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
Net cash
Yes. It has more cash than debt.
How healthy are the accounts?
6 / 8
Mixed. It passes 6 of 8 health tests.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
KIRA Β· Waterdrop Inc. had $553M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 43.7% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +4.8% a year on average. Its operating margin was 9.3%, up 2.9Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 9 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· Waterdrop Inc. made $79.2M of net profit in fiscal 2025.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was $29.8M in fiscal 2025, 5.4% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
KIRA Β· Waterdrop Inc. returned $18.1M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 61% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.2%.
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
KIRA Β· Waterdrop Inc. has $138M more cash than debt.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Waterdrop Inc. can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $439M | $537M | $478M | $356M | $145M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | β | β | $19.4M | $27.2M | $6.7M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β486.4x | β12.5x | β2.6x |
| Debt / equity | β | β | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Current ratio | 4.0x | 5.1x | 4.0x | 3.1x | 2.1x |
| Quick ratio | 4.0x | 5.1x | 4.0x | 3.1x | 2.1x |
| Total assets | $827M | $858M | $865M | $884M | $1.0B |
| Total liabilities | $201M | $168M | $207M | $216M | $278M |
| Shareholders' equity | $626M | $691M | $645M | $657M | $736M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β$458M | β$329M | β$138M |
KIRA Β· Its return on capital was 8.6%: every 100 invested in the business earned about 9 in a year.
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· Waterdrop Inc. passes 6 of 8 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 4 | 2 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 6 / 8 | 6 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β | 2.3% | β9.6% | β2.8% | β3.9% | β1.1% | 4.8% |
| Altman Z'' | β | 1.58 | 3.58 | 8.44 | 6.24 | 5.47 | 4.30 |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||
| Revenue | $219M | $439M | $497M | $416M | $371M | $385M | $553M |
| Research and development | $31.1M | $35.4M | $58.8M | $43.3M | $42.2M | $30.1M | $32.4M |
| Operating income | β$28.1M | β$71.9M | β$289M | $71.0M | β$1.0M | $24.8M | $51.6M |
| Pretax income | β$25.9M | β$88.9M | β$278M | $93.7M | $23.2M | $50.1M | $75.6M |
| Income tax | $20.6M | $7.3M | β$34.3M | $3.4M | $0.1M | $1.3M | β$3.0M |
| Net income | β$46.5M | β$96.2M | β$244M | $90.3M | $23.6M | $51.1M | $79.2M |
| Net income to common | β$66.3M | β$160M | β$268M | $90.3M | $23.6M | $51.1M | $79.2M |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.55 | β$1.36 | β$0.90 | $0.22 | $0.06 | $0.14 | $0.21 |
| Diluted shares | 0.12B | 0.12B | 0.30B | 0.40B | 0.39B | 0.37B | 0.37B |
| Cash flow | |||||||
| Cash from operations | β$77.1M | β$113M | β$170M | $114M | $57.4M | $60.8M | $33.9M |
| Capital expenditure | $1.9M | $3.9M | $5.5M | $1.8M | $1.9M | $30.3M | $4.1M |
| Free cash flow | β$79.0M | β$116M | β$176M | $112M | $55.5M | $30.4M | $29.8M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $1.0M | $1.9M | $2.8M | $3.4M | $1.9M | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Stock-based compensation | $4.1M | $33.0M | $35.1M | $16.6M | $18.9M | $12.1M | $7.2M |
| Dividends paid | β | β | β | β | β | $22.0M | $18.1M |
| Dividends and buybacks | β | β | β | β | β | $22.0M | $18.1M |
| Balance sheet | |||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $139M | $345M | $439M | $537M | $478M | $356M | $145M |
| Total debt | β | β | β | β | $19.4M | $27.2M | $6.7M |
| Finance lease liabilities | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β | β |
| Current assets | β | $693M | $792M | $825M | $764M | $635M | $569M |
| Current liabilities | β | $194M | $197M | $163M | $193M | $203M | $270M |
| Property and equipment, net | β | $4.4M | $7.0M | $4.6M | $4.8M | $32.9M | $36.5M |
| Goodwill | β | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.5M | $11.4M | $11.1M | $11.5M |
| Intangible assets | β | $8.1M | $8.9M | $8.2M | $25.0M | $21.0M | $25.3M |
| Total assets | β | $720M | $827M | $858M | $865M | $884M | $1.0B |
| Total liabilities | β | $233M | $201M | $168M | $207M | $216M | $278M |
| Preferred stock | $317M | $740M | $0.0M | β | β | β | β |
| Shareholders' equity | β$101M | β$253M | $626M | $691M | $645M | $657M | $736M |
| Margins | |||||||
| Operating margin | β12.9% | β16.4% | β58.1% | 17.1% | β0.3% | 6.4% | 9.3% |
| EBITDA margin | β12.4% | β16.0% | β57.5% | 17.9% | 0.3% | 6.8% | 9.7% |
| Net margin | β21.3% | β21.9% | β49.1% | 21.7% | 6.4% | 13.3% | 14.3% |
| FCF margin | β36.1% | β26.5% | β35.3% | 26.9% | 14.9% | 7.9% | 5.4% |
| Returns | |||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β | β | β0.5% | 7.3% | 8.6% |
| Return on capital employed | β | β13.7% | β45.9% | 10.2% | β0.1% | 3.6% | 6.9% |
| Return on equity | β | β | β131.2% | 13.7% | 3.5% | 7.8% | 11.4% |
| Return on assets | β | β13.4% | β31.6% | 10.7% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 8.3% |
| Return on tangible equity | β | β | β43.5% | 13.2% | 3.9% | 8.2% | 11.3% |
| Growth | |||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 100.6% | 13.3% | β16.3% | β10.7% | 3.7% | 43.7% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β73.8% | 116.3% | 55.0% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β74.9% | 148.2% | 50.4% |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | β | β50.4% | β45.2% | β2.0% |
| Share count change | β | β2.4% | 154.6% | 34.5% | β3.5% | β4.2% | β0.2% |
| Financial health | |||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β | β | β | β486.4x | β12.5x | β2.6x |
| Debt / equity | β | β | β | β | 0.0x | 0.0x | 0.0x |
| Current ratio | β | 3.6x | 4.0x | 5.1x | 4.0x | 3.1x | 2.1x |
| Quick ratio | β | 3.6x | 4.0x | 5.1x | 4.0x | 3.1x | 2.1x |
| Capital allocation | |||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 7.9% | 0.7% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.9% | 7.5% | 7.1% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 3.1% | 1.3% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | β | β | β | 72.5% | 60.9% |
| Quality scores | |||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 2.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β | 1.6 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| Accruals ratio | β | 2.3% | β9.6% | β2.8% | β3.9% | β1.1% | 4.8% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001823986). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. Filed in CNY under US GAAP and converted to US$: income and cash-flow lines at each period's average exchange rate, balance-sheet lines at the period-end rate. Per-share figures are per US-listed share (1 ADS = 10 ordinary shares). For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
