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ATA Creativity Global (AACG) Stock Analysis

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) is a Education & Training Services stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

AACG

$0.67

+$0.02 (+2.49%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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AACG Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $0.65
Previous Close: $0.66
Day's Range: 0.65–0.70
52-Week Range: 0.60–1.50
Volume: 11.51K
Beta: 1.11

Valuation

Market Cap: $45.94M
P/E Ratio: unprofitable
PEG Ratio: 0.62
P/S ratio: 0.17
EPS (ttm): −0.21

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $268.11M+0.02%
Net Income (FY): −$48.05M
Profit margin: −17.92%
Shares Outstanding: 68.17M
1-Year Return: −46.09%

Dividend and dates

Avg Volume: 222.25K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, AACG closed at $0.67, −46.09% over 1 year.

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) has a market capitalization of $45.94M.

In fiscal 2025, AACG reported revenue of $268.11M.

AACG Stock Return by Calendar Year

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $5,391; −46.09%
5 years: $10,000 $2,785; −72.15%
10 years: $10,000 $18,787; +87.87%

If you had invested $10,000 in ATA Creativity Global (AACG) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $18,787 at the close on October 21, 2026: +87.87% in total, +6.51% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

+85.86%−26.72%−14.70%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−14.70%
2025	−7.06%
2024	−26.72%
2023	−8.66%
2022	+18.69%
2021	−10.08%
2020	−12.50%
2019	+47.83%
2018	+85.86%
2017	+38.73%
2016 (partial year)	+3.90%

As of October 21, 2026.

AACG Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$268.11M	−$48.05M	−17.9%
2024	$268.06M	−$36.10M	−13.5%
2023	$221.62M	−$33.66M	−15.2%
2022	$206.82M	−$47.89M	−23.2%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$268.11M	$130.31M	−$30.20M	−$48.05M	−17.9%
2024	$268.06M	$141.26M	−$43.04M	−$36.10M	−13.5%
2023	$221.62M	$114.66M	−$41.50M	−$33.66M	−15.2%
2022	$206.82M	$102.51M	−$56.59M	−$47.89M	−23.2%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

AACG Dividend History

$6.00+1,363.4% vs 2017

Dividends per share, 2018 · 1 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2018	$6.00	1	+1,363.4%
2017	$0.41	1	—

Most recent payment: $6.00 per share, ex-dividend August 27, 2018. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

AACG Valuation vs Education & Training Services Median

Median of 44 stocks

Metric	AACG	Education & Training Services median	vs median
P/S ratio	0.17	0.84	0.2x the median
Profit margin	−17.92%	3.14%	21.1 pts below

Medians across 44 Education & Training Services stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) is capitalised at $45.94M on the latest close. It is classified in the Education & Training Services industry, within the Consumer Defensive sector. The company reports 489 employees.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $0.60 to $1.50. The most recent close on file for AACG is $0.67, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.02 (+2.49%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 12.32% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $268.11M. That is +0.02% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $268.06M. The same year closed with a net loss of $48.05M. Profit margin runs at −17.92%. That is 21.1 percentage points below the Education & Training Services median of 3.14%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to −0.21.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $206.82M in 2022 to $268.11M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 0 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The record shows negative trailing earnings, so no price-to-earnings ratio is published. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 0.62. The price-to-sales ratio is 0.17. On price-to-sales that is 0.2 times the Education & Training Services median of 0.84. The medians here are taken across 44 Education & Training Services companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year total return is −46.09%. Measured over 10 years, that is +6.51% a year compounded. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.11. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 324.28%.

Growth & Income

The latest dividend on file for AACG dates from 2018. Dividends are recorded for 2 calendar years; 2018 shows 1 payments totalling $6.00 a share. The year before, 2017, totalled $0.41 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2018 at +85.86%; the weakest is 2024 at −26.72%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is −14.70% year to date.

Peer Comparison

ATA Creativity Global (AACG) operates in the Education & Training Services industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
ATA Creativity Global	AACG	$45.94M	—
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.	EDU	$9.22B	19.8
TAL Education Group	TAL	$5.85B	6.6
Laureate Education, Inc.	LAUR	$5.28B	17.4

The Education & Training Services industry average P/E ratio is 17.0x. ATA Creativity Global has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About ATA Creativity Global

ATA Creativity Global, together with its subsidiaries, provides educational services in China and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Overseas Art Study Services, Other Educational Services, and Other Services. It offers portfolio training services, including portfolio training courses and specializations; academic educational learning, workshop experience, themed educational travel, and other research-based learning services; art-related overseas study counselling services, such as background development, university and program selection, paper writing, interview simulation, and application preparation; and other educational services, as well as online courses. The company serves high school and undergraduate students. It markets its services through partnership with sales channels, internet and mobile advertisements, word of mouth referral, and marketing events and activities. The company was formerly known as ATA Inc. and changed its name to ATA Creativity Global in September 2019. ATA Creativity Global was founded in 1999 and is based in Hefei, China.

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