Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Yduqs Participações S.A stock BRL 15.69, price BRL 9.30, upside +68.7%, quality 58 out of 100. Rating: strongly undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 24 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 7, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range R$5.82 – R$24.67 · fair‑value band R$11.77 – R$19.61 · the R$9.30 price screens below the R$15.69 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 7, 2026.
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Yduqs Participações S.A. provides higher education services in Brazil. The company offers face-to-face, semi-face-to-face, and distance education under the Estácio, Ibmec, IDOMED, Wyden, and Damásio brands.
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It also operates two edtechs to prepare the candidates for exams and competitions, including HardWork Medicina and Grupo Q which offers Qconcursos solutions.
The company was formerly known as Estácio Participações S.A. Yduqs Participações S.A. was founded in 1970 and is based in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Stock analysis
Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3) currently trades at R$9.30, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is R$15.69, implying the stock looks roughly 41% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of R$52.67 per share, and 18 of the 24 models we run sit above the R$9.30 price.
Bear case: the Dividend Discount group reads lowest at R$6.54, and 6 of the 24 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is high.
Scenario range: R$11.77 (bear) to R$19.61 (bull), the price of R$9.30 sits below it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 58/100 (solid quality), in the Consumer Defensive sector.
Healthy Growth: Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Yduqs Participações S.A reported revenue of R$5.5B in FY2025 versus R$4.4B in FY2021, a compound +5.9%/yr. Reported net income was R$181M in FY2025, compounding +3.5%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap R$2.4B (≈ $444M) Small · P/E ratio 22.1 · P/S ratio 0.44 · EPS (TTM) R$0.4200 · Dividend yield 6.1% · Net margin 2.0% · Return on equity 3.8% · Return on assets (EBIT) 8.2% (5-year average).
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 39 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 37% below its 52-week high and 27% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Consumer Defensive peers we cover trades at 31% fair-value upside, at 69%, YDUQ3 screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
BearR$11.77Fair Value R$15.69BullR$19.61
Price R$9.30 · Upside +68.7%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.75/100
Revenue growth appears healthy and is supported by profitability and cash-flow quality.
Revenue growth 1 year
+3.2%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+6.5%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+7.5%
Start year 2020 (pandemic). Over 10 years: +6.5% a year
Revenue growth 21 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+10.8%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years), in BRL ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Measured in BRL: this currency has depreciated against the euro and dollar over the long run, so part of the nominal rate is currency erosion that never reaches a EUR/USD investor.
≈ +10.7%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year≈ +4.6%
Dividend (yield on the price)6.1%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.base effect: 4.6% / −7.2%
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.9% → 19%
⚠ Base effect: the rate starts in the earnings trough around 2020 (starting value 0.52 per share, median 1.38 in 2015 to 2018). It measures the recovery from the trough, not lasting growth.
Growth Forecast
Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far and less than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
−8.3%
The company could shrink this much every year for the next five years and today's price would still be justified.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+3.9%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (Brazil: IMF forecast 3.3% a year to 2030, 5.4% from 2016 to 2025) that is about −11.2% a year for the price and +0.6% for the forecasts.
News mood ⓘNews mood, the average tone of recent news (5 articles), rated against how stocks are usually covered. 🚀 Hype = unusually upbeat · 🙂 Positive = above average · 😐 Neutral = typical · 🙁 Negative = below average · 😨 Very negative = unusually downbeat. It reflects the tone of coverage, not our valuation.Positive
Recent news coverage is more positive than average.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Education & Training Services · 108 stocks
Beats the industry median on 7/14 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score58 · Below median
Fair Value upside+68.7% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)3.8% · Below median
Return on assets1.8% · Below median
Net margin (12 months)2.0% · Below median
Operating margin (12 months)16.6% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)1.0% · Below median
Dividend yield (12 months)6.1% · Top 25%
Balance sheet
Debt / equity1.08× · Highest 25%
Valuation Multiplesvs Education & Training Services median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)22.1× · Pricier than median
P/B0.83× · book value is mostly goodwill ⓘGoodwill and other intangible assets are larger than the equity. The book value mainly reflects prices paid for past acquisitions, so we do not rank this P/B against the peer group.
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Is Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 7, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of R$15.69 versus a price of R$9.30, about +69% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of YDUQ3?
Our model-based fair value for Yduqs Participações S.A is R$15.69 (as of Nov 7, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: R$9.30.
What is the quality score of YDUQ3?
Yduqs Participações S.A has a Quality Score of 58/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of R$15.69 (as of Nov 7, 2026) from 24 valuation models. Cautious scenario R$11.77, optimistic scenario R$19.61. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Yduqs Participações S.A stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at R$15.69, about +69% upside versus a price of R$9.30 (undervalued). Cautious scenario R$11.77, optimistic scenario R$19.61. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
Yduqs Participações S.A reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about R$5.6B (latest available figure, as of Nov 7, 2026).
Does Yduqs Participações S.A pay a dividend?
Yduqs Participações S.A currently shows a dividend yield of 6.12% relative to its recent price (as of Nov 7, 2026).
How much is the dividend of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3) and when is the ex-dividend date?
Yduqs Participações S.A pays a dividend of R$0.569 per share a year, a dividend yield of 6.1%. The last ex-dividend date was Dec 29, 2025. A dividend has been paid every year since at least 2009. The payout ratio is 135% of earnings. Free cash flow covers the dividend 6.30 times. Our assessment: Sustainable. Payout and cash coverage both look sustainable.
What growth is priced into Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Yduqs Participações S.A would have to grow free cash flow by -8.3 % per year for five years (discount rate 12.7 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +7.5 % per year. As of Nov 7, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of YDUQ3 use?
Our models discount Yduqs Participações S.A at 12.7 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 0.06, country premium for Brazil. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Yduqs Participações S.A that is -8.3 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (12.7 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Yduqs Participações S.A grew +7.5 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of -8.3 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +4.7 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Yduqs Participações S.A (-8.3 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 37.34 %: that much free cash flow Yduqs Participações S.A produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (12.7 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Yduqs Participações S.A it is R$15.69 per share (as of Nov 7, 2026), against a price of R$9.30. It is the blended result of 24 valuation models in 7 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Yduqs Participações S.A stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 7, 2026, YDUQ3 trades below its calculated fair value: price R$9.30, fair value R$15.69, a gap of about +69% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of YDUQ3?
No. The price is what the market pays today (R$9.30); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (R$15.69). For Yduqs Participações S.A the two are R$6.39 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Yduqs Participações S.A worth?
The market values Yduqs Participações S.A at about R$2.4B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 7, 2026). Per share that is R$9.30; our models calculate a fair value of R$15.69 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about YDUQ3?
Our models span a range for Yduqs Participações S.A: cautious scenario R$11.77, base R$15.69, optimistic R$19.61 per share (as of Nov 7, 2026, price R$9.30). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of YDUQ3?
Yduqs Participações S.A trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.1 (as of Nov 7, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of R$15.69 is built from several models across several years. Median P/E at fiscal year-end, 9 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings: 22.1. Other multiples: PEG 0.8, P/B 0.8, P/S 0.4, EV/EBITDA 3.4.
What is the PEG ratio of YDUQ3?
The PEG ratio of Yduqs Participações S.A is 0.78 (P/E divided by earnings growth, as of Nov 7, 2026). That is below 1, so growth is priced more cheaply than the earnings multiple alone suggests.
How solid is the balance sheet of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
Balance-sheet figures for Yduqs Participações S.A (as of Nov 7, 2026): return on equity 3.8%, debt of 1.08 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 58/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is YDUQ3 from its 52-week high?
Yduqs Participações S.A trades at R$9.30, about 37% below its 52-week high of R$14.76 and 27% above the low of R$7.32 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of R$15.69 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Yduqs Participações S.A?
From the same area (Consumer Defensive) we also value New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Laureate Education, Inc, Covista Inc, Physicswallah Limited, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Yduqs Participações S.A stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 7, 2026: price R$9.30, calculated fair value R$15.69 (+69%), Quality Score 58/100, from 24 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of YDUQ3 calculated?
We run Yduqs Participações S.A through 24 models from 7 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Dividend Discount, Multiples, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of R$15.69 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.3% above its aggregate fair value. Yduqs Participações S.A currently trades 41% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was R$9.30. Our model-based fair value is R$15.69, about +69% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Yduqs Participações S.A right now?
The price is below even our cautious bear case (R$11.77). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario. Solid quality (58/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
Key figures of Yduqs Participações S.A
How large is the market capitalisation of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
The market capitalisation of Yduqs Participações S.A is R$2.4B (≈ $444M). The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Yduqs Participações S.A is 0.44 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
Earnings per share at Yduqs Participações S.A are R$0.4200 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 22.1). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the dividend yield of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
The dividend yield of Yduqs Participações S.A is 6.1% (payout 135%). Yearly dividend relative to the share price. 3% pays 3 per 100 invested. Below: how much of profit is used for it.
What is the net margin of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
The net margin of Yduqs Participações S.A is 2.0% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Yduqs Participações S.A is 3.8% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Yduqs Participações S.A is 8.2% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
The operating margin of Yduqs Participações S.A is 16.6% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
Revenue at Yduqs Participações S.A is growing +1.0% versus a year earlier (3y avg +6.5%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3)?
Earnings per share at Yduqs Participações S.A are growing −46.7% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Yduqs Participações S.A (YDUQ3) carry?
The net debt of Yduqs Participações S.A is R$4.7B (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 5.2 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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