YALA TechnologyBeta data

Yalla Group Limited

$5.54+0.73%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 1, 2026

Basics

Sector: Technology
Industry: Software - Application
Country: United Arab Emirates
Market cap: 841.1M USD
Enterprise value: -18.6M USD
Full-time employees: 849

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers
Strength: lower risk than most peers: a steadier share price, more short-term liquidity and less debt relative to equitylower risk: a steadier share price, more liquidity and less debt vs equity
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Not enough data: valuation

Would rank #70 of 1,612 fully scored technology companies (top 5%)

Partial overall score — 3/4 categories available.

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Cash exceeds market value plus debt. Its cash is worth more than its market value plus debt.
Yalla's cash is larger than its market value and debt combined (enterprise value at or below zero). The market is valuing the operating business at nothing or less, which is rare.Yalla's cash is larger than its market value and debt combined. The market is valuing the operating business at nothing or less, which is rare.
Stock pay is large next to buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $43M vs $79M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.
Over three fiscal years Yalla recorded $43M of stock-based pay expense and spent $79M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes).Over three fiscal years Yalla recorded $43M of stock-based pay expense and spent $79M repurchasing shares.
Profits growing faster than sales. Since 2022: revenue +13%, operating profit +55%.
Since 2022, Yalla's revenue grew 13% while operating profit grew 55%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.
Financials may be out of date. Latest financial period ended 10 months ago.
The latest financial period we have ended 10 months ago, so the scores may not reflect recent results.

StockQuotient Score

78/ 100

Oct 5 78 → Nov 4 78

Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings

Valuation

Is the price right?

Insufficient data

Insufficient data: 1 of 3 inputs reported (at least 2 needed). We leave it blank rather than fill the gap with a made-up middle value.

Growth

Is it growing?

39/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: No major change

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth12.2%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.04Sector median: 0.1108 · MAD: 0.3050

3-year revenue growth4.0%

SEC filings · 3 years to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.10Sector median: 0.0483 · MAD: 0.0793

Revenue growth0.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.77Sector median: 0.0853 · MAD: 0.1017

Profitability

Does it earn well?

96/100

Strong

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Operating margin
▲ ROA
▲ ROIC

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin35.7%

SEC filings · 12 months to Dec 2025Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score 3.63Sector median: 0.0631 · MAD: 0.0710

Return on assets16.5%

SEC filings · 12 months to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 3.76Sector median: 0.0293 · MAD: 0.0362

Return on invested capital34.1%

SEC filings · 12 months to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score 3.19Sector median: 0.0676 · MAD: 0.0857

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin67.8%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.3343 · MAD: 0.1632

Return on equity16.8%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0753 · MAD: 0.0889

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Lower

Lower relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Since last year: No major change

Why

Stronger than most peers on:

▲ Current ratio
▲ Debt / equity
▲ Beta

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta0.51

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score 0.98Sector median: 0.8710 · MAD: 0.3700

Current ratio10.30×

Yahoo FinanceOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score 8.42Sector median: 1.8295 · MAD: 0.6848

Debt / equity0.01×

Yahoo FinanceReported value33% base weight · Z-score 1.08Sector median: 0.2495 · MAD: 0.2270

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about Yalla

Is Yalla getting weaker?: Its latest SEC filing (Apr 22, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 78/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Yalla valued vs its peers?: Insufficient data: 1 of 3 inputs reported (at least 2 needed).
Is Yalla growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 39/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Revenue growth 0.7% vs a peer median of 8.5% (weaker than 71% of peers).Revenue growth 0.7% vs peers 8.5% (weaker than 71% of peers).
How profitable is Yalla?: More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 96/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Operating margin 35.7% vs a peer median of 6.3% (stronger than 95% of peers).Operating margin 35.7% vs peers 6.3% (stronger than 95% of peers).
How risky is Yalla?: Lower risk relative to 1,711 technology peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 10.30× vs a peer median of 1.83× (stronger than 95% of peers).Current ratio 10.30× vs peers 1.83× (stronger than 95% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Latest filing: what changed

Year ended Dec 31, 2025 · filed Apr 22, 2026 · compared with the year ended Dec 31, 2024

No major changes

	Previous year	Latest year	Change
Revenue (12 months)	339.7M USD	341.9M USD	+0.7%
Net income (12 months)	134.2M USD	148.1M USD	+10.4%
Operating margin	35.7%	35.7%	+0.0 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)	172.1M USD	135.6M USD	−21.2%
Cash	488.4M USD	527.0M USD	+7.9%

From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one year at a time.

Financials

Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year

Key ratios	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	Change
Gross margin	65.2%	62.5%	64.1%	64.5%	67.3%	▲ 2.7 pts
Operating margin	30.4%	25.9%	30.2%	35.7%	35.7%	▲ 0.0 pts
Net margin	30.2%	26.0%	35.5%	39.5%	43.3%	▲ 3.8 pts
Return on assets (ROA)	21.7%	15.6%	17.7%	16.7%	16.5%	▼ 0.2 pts
Return on equity (ROE)	24.6%	17.9%	19.9%	19.0%	18.3%	▼ 0.8 pts
Free cash flow margin	52.3%	38.9%	43.3%	50.7%	39.6%	▼ 11 pts
Current ratio	8.41×	7.41×	7.55×	6.80×	9.02×	▲ 33%

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Strength: more profitable than most peersmore profitable than peers

Strength: lower risk than most peers: a steadier share price, more short-term liquidity and less debt relative to equitylower risk: a steadier share price, more liquidity and less debt vs equity

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Not enough data: valuation

Would rank #70 of 1,612 fully scored technology companies (top 5%)

Partial overall score — 3/4 categories available.

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Cash exceeds market value plus debt. Its cash is worth more than its market value plus debt.

Yalla's cash is larger than its market value and debt combined (enterprise value at or below zero). The market is valuing the operating business at nothing or less, which is rare.Yalla's cash is larger than its market value and debt combined. The market is valuing the operating business at nothing or less, which is rare.

Stock pay is large next to buybacks. Stock-based pay expense $43M vs $79M spent repurchasing shares over the 3 fiscal years to 2025.

Over three fiscal years Yalla recorded $43M of stock-based pay expense and spent $79M repurchasing shares (repurchases can include shares withheld to cover employees' taxes).Over three fiscal years Yalla recorded $43M of stock-based pay expense and spent $79M repurchasing shares.

Profits growing faster than sales. Since 2022: revenue +13%, operating profit +55%.

Since 2022, Yalla's revenue grew 13% while operating profit grew 55%: each extra dollar of sales is adding more profit.

Financials may be out of date. Latest financial period ended 10 months ago.

The latest financial period we have ended 10 months ago, so the scores may not reflect recent results.

Questions investors ask about Yalla

Is Yalla getting weaker?

Its latest SEC filing (Apr 22, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 78/100 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is Yalla valued vs its peers?

Insufficient data: 1 of 3 inputs reported (at least 2 needed).

Is Yalla growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 39/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Revenue growth 0.7% vs a peer median of 8.5% (weaker than 71% of peers).Revenue growth 0.7% vs peers 8.5% (weaker than 71% of peers).

How profitable is Yalla?

More profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 96/100 against 1,711 technology peers. Operating margin 35.7% vs a peer median of 6.3% (stronger than 95% of peers).Operating margin 35.7% vs peers 6.3% (stronger than 95% of peers).

How risky is Yalla?

Lower risk relative to 1,711 technology peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 10.30× vs a peer median of 1.83× (stronger than 95% of peers).Current ratio 10.30× vs peers 1.83× (stronger than 95% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Previous year

Latest year

Change

Revenue (12 months)

339.7M USD

341.9M USD

+0.7%

Net income (12 months)

134.2M USD

148.1M USD

+10.4%

Operating margin

35.7%

35.7%

+0.0 pts

Free cash flow (12 months)

172.1M USD

135.6M USD

−21.2%

Cash

488.4M USD

527.0M USD

+7.9%

Key ratios

FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Change

Gross margin

65.2%

62.5%

64.1%

64.5%

67.3%

▲ 2.7 pts

Operating margin

30.4%

25.9%

30.2%

35.7%

▲ 0.0 pts

Net margin

30.2%

26.0%

35.5%

39.5%

43.3%

▲ 3.8 pts

Return on assets (ROA)

21.7%

15.6%

17.7%

16.7%

16.5%

▼ 0.2 pts

Return on equity (ROE)

24.6%

17.9%

19.9%

19.0%

18.3%

▼ 0.8 pts

Free cash flow margin

52.3%

38.9%

43.3%

50.7%

39.6%

▼ 11 pts

Current ratio

8.41×

7.41×

7.55×

6.80×

9.02×

▲ 33%