Full Truck Alliance (YMM) Net Margin Above 35% Challenges Bearish Profitability Narratives

Full Truck Alliance (NYSE:YMM) has just posted another set of solid numbers, with Q4 2025 revenue of C¥3.2b and net income of C¥987.8m translating into basic EPS of C¥0.95. Trailing twelve month EPS reached C¥4.23 on revenue of C¥12.5b and net income of C¥4.4b. Over recent quarters the company has seen revenue move from C¥3.2b in Q4 2024 to C¥2.7b in Q1 2025, C¥3.2b in Q2 2025, C¥3.4b in Q3 2025 and back to C¥3.2b in Q4 2025. Basic EPS ranged between C¥0.54 and C¥1.22 over the same period, setting up this latest release as a test of how durable its margin profile really is.

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With the headline figures on the table, the next step is to weigh them against the key narratives around growth, profitability and risk that investors have been using to frame Full Truck Alliance’s story.

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Margins Hold Above 35% Net Level

• Over the last 12 months, Full Truck Alliance generated a net profit margin of 35.3% on C¥12.5b of revenue, compared with 27.3% a year earlier, and Q4 2025 net income of C¥987.8m sat near the top of the recent quarterly range.
• Bulls point to high digital engagement and premium services as long term support for profitability, and the current margin profile lines up with that view in some ways:
  • The bullish narrative expects margins to move from 35.3% to 38.5% over time, and the step up from the prior 27.3% level shows the platform already operating in a higher margin zone than a year ago.
  • At the same time, forecasts in the dataset call for earnings growth of 14.4% a year, which is lower than the 16.8% cited for the broader US market, so the present 35.3% margin supports the bullish case on quality but not on outlier growth.

Bulls argue that this kind of profitability puts the company in a small group of high margin platforms, and they see digital adoption and value added services as the engine behind it, which they lay out in more detail in the 🐂 Full Truck Alliance Bull Case.

Low 14.1x P/E Versus Peers

• The stock trades on a trailing P/E of 14.1x, which sits well below the reported 39.8x for the US Transportation industry and 51x for peers, while the DCF fair value of US$23.16 is well above the current US$8.82 share price.
• The consensus style narrative around the company highlights both growth and risk, and the current valuation metrics sit in the middle of that discussion:
  • On one side, earnings grew 43.6% over the past year and revenue is forecast to grow 12.4% a year, so a 14.1x P/E and a DCF fair value that is about 2.6x the share price give data points value focused investors might pay attention to.
  • On the other side, that 14.4% forecast earnings growth rate is below the 16.8% reference for the US market and below the 72.7% five year annualized pace in the dataset, so the low multiple also reflects more moderate forward growth assumptions than the past might suggest.

Growth Forecasts Test Bearish Slowdown Fears

• Earnings increased 43.6% over the past year with five year annualized earnings growth of 72.7%, and the dataset shows forward expectations for about 12.4% annual revenue growth and 14.4% annual earnings growth.
• Critics focus on slowing freight brokerage trends and guidance for only low single digit net revenue growth next quarter, yet the broader numbers create some tension with that bearish view:
  • The bearish narrative talks about a possible long term drag from competition and higher costs, but the trailing C¥4.4b of net income and 35.3% margin indicate that, for now, the business is generating substantial profits from its existing order base.
  • Bears also highlight modest near term revenue guidance, while the 12.4% revenue growth forecast in the dataset suggests that, beyond the next quarter, expectations still point to mid teens type annual expansion rather than a flat or shrinking top line.

Skeptics warn that slowing freight brokerage and rising costs could eventually bite harder, and if you want to see how that argument stacks up against the recent numbers, the bearish case is set out in the 🐻 Full Truck Alliance Bear Case.

Next Steps

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