X Financial Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Unaudited Financial Results
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X Financial (NYSE: XYF) reported unaudited Q4 2025 and full-year results on March 25, 2026. Q4 total net revenue was RMB1,467.8 million (US$209.9M), down 14.1% YoY and 25.1% QoQ; FY 2025 revenue was RMB7,639.4 million, up 30.1% YoY.
Q4 net income fell to RMB57.2 million, driven by higher credit provisions and weaker loan facilitation. Delinquencies rose materially (31–60 days 2.90%; 91–180 days 6.31%). Company expects Q1 2026 loan originations of RMB14.5–15.5 billion. Declared semi-annual dividend of US$0.28 per ADS; buyback program remaining ~US$46.15M.
Positive
- Fiscal 2025 revenue +30.1% YoY
- Fiscal 2025 loan originations +24.5% YoY
- Share repurchases totaling ~US$53.85M executed
Negative
- Q4 2025 revenue down 14.1% YoY
- Q4 2025 net income down 85.2% YoY
- Delinquency 91–180 days rose to 6.31%
- Operating margin declined to 1.4% in Q4 2025
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Key Figures
Previous Earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20 | Q3 2025 earnings | Positive | -15.7% | Strong revenue and income growth but higher credit costs and delinquencies. |
| Aug 18 | Q2 2025 earnings | Positive | -4.2% | Record loan originations, strong revenue and income, dividend and buybacks. |
| May 19 | Q1 2025 earnings | Positive | +5.6% | Strong growth, better asset quality, new $100M repurchase program. |
| Apr 25 | FY 2024 20-F | Neutral | -4.2% | Annual report filing providing full-year 2024 audited financials. |
| Mar 19 | Q4/FY 2024 earnings | Positive | -4.2% | Strong Q4 and FY 2024 growth, improved delinquencies, capital returns. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Earnings and related filings have often been followed by negative price reactions, even when financial results were strong.
Over the past year, X Financial’s earnings releases have shown strong growth through Q1–Q2 2025, with rising loan volumes, net income, and dividends. However, since Q3 2025, investors have reacted negatively to updates, including robust quarters like Q4 2024 and Q2 2025, with shares often declining after results. Today’s weak Q4 2025 metrics and rising delinquencies continue a shift from earlier strength toward asset-quality concerns and tighter regulation, extending this pattern of cautious market response.
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Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Highlights
- Total net revenue in Q4 2025 was
RMB1,467.8 million (US ), a decrease of$209.9 million 14.1% year-over-year and25.1% quarter-over-quarter. For fiscal year 2025, total net revenue wasRMB7,639.4 million (US ), an increase of$1,092.4 million 30.1% from 2024. - Total loan amount facilitated and originated[1] in Q4 2025 was
RMB22,768 million , down29.5% year-over-year and32.3% quarter-over-quarter. For fiscal year 2025, total loan amount facilitated and originated wasRMB130,552 million , an increase of24.5% fromRMB104,889 million in fiscal year 2024.
- Net income in Q4 2025 was
RMB57.2 million (US ), a decrease of$8.2 million 85.2% year-over-year, driven by higher credit-related provisions and lower loan facilitation revenue. For fiscal year 2025, net income wasRMB1,464.6 million (US ), compared with$209.4 million RMB1,539.9 million in 2024. - Delinquency rates for loans 31–60 days past due increased to
2.90% (from1.17% a year ago); loans 91–180 days past due increased to6.31% (from2.48% a year ago), reflecting deteriorating asset quality and the Company's adoption of more conservative provisioning.
Mr. Kent Li, President of X Financial, commented: "In the fourth quarter of 2025, we facilitated and originated
Mr. Frank Fuya Zheng, Chief Financial Officer of X Financial, added: "In the fourth quarter of 2025, total net revenue was
Fourth Quarter 2025 GAAP and Non-GAAP Financial Summary
(In thousands, except for share and per share data) | Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | QoQ | YoY |
RMB | RMB | RMB | |||
Total net revenue | 1,708,722 | 1,960,954 | 1,467,843 | (25.1 %) | (14.1 %) |
Total operating costs and expenses | (1,183,510) | (1,599,021) | (1,447,660) | (9.5 %) | 22.3 % |
Income from operations | 525,212 | 361,933 | 20,183 | (94.4 %) | (96.2 %) |
Net income | 385,626 | 421,241 | 57,167 | (86.4 %) | (85.2 %) |
Non-GAAP adjusted net income | 408,022 | 438,178 | 61,320 | (86.0 %) | (85.0 %) |
Net income per ADS—basic | 8.22 | 10.56 | 1.44 | (86.4 %) | (82.5 %) |
Net income per ADS—diluted | 8.04 | 10.08 | 1.44 | (85.7 %) | (82.1 %) |
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per ADS—basic | 8.70 | 11.04 | 1.56 | (85.9 %) | (82.1 %) |
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per ADS—diluted | 8.46 | 10.44 | 1.56 | (85.1 %) | (81.6 %) |
Business Outlook & Capital Return
- Business Outlook: Given the limited visibility at the start of the year and evolving market conditions, X Financial expects the total loan amount facilitated and originated in the first quarter of 2026 to be in the range of
RMB 14.5 billion toRMB 15.5 billion . This outlook reflects management's cautious approach amid ongoing macroeconomic and regulatory uncertainty, with continued emphasis on asset quality, disciplined risk management, and sustainable profitability. The forecast represents the Company's current preliminary view and remains subject to change as the year progresses. - Capital Return to Shareholders: As of March 15, 2026, under the Company's
US share repurchase program, the Company had repurchased an aggregate of approximately 3.79 million ADSs, including approximately 3.37 million ADSs and 2.53 million Class A ordinary shares, for a total consideration of approximately$100 million US . The Company now has approximately$53.85 million US remaining under the share repurchase program, which is effective through November 30, 2026. This program underscores the Company's confidence in its long-term growth outlook and its commitment to enhancing shareholder value. Repurchases under the program remain subject to market conditions and other factors and may be modified or suspended at management's discretion.$46.15 million
- Declaration of Semi-Annual Dividend: Pursuant to the semi-annual dividend policy, the Board today approved the declaration and payment of a semi-annual dividend of
US per ADS (approximately$0.28 US per ordinary share). The holders of the Company's ordinary shares shown on the Company's record at the close of trading on April 30, 2026 ($0.0467 U.S. Eastern Daylight Time) will be entitled to the semi-annual dividend. These shareholders, including the Bank of New York Mellon, the depositary of our ADS program (the "Depositary"), will receive the payments of dividends on or about May 20, 2026. Dividends to the Company's ADS holders will be paid by the Depositary after May 20, 2026, and the precise timing of receipt will vary based on the processing efficiency of the respective holding brokerage.
Regulatory Update
The regulatory environment governing internet-based lending in
The most significant development during the period was Notice 9, issued by the National Financial Regulatory Administration on April 1, 2025, which requires commercial banks to strictly control total borrowing costs. Although Notice 9 does not explicitly stipulate a cap of not exceeding
Importantly,
Notice 9 also requires commercial bank head offices to implement whitelist management systems for loan facilitation platform operators, prohibiting cooperation with institutions not included on such lists. The implementation of whitelist requirements has introduced additional uncertainty with respect to the Company's funding relationships. By way of illustration only, current practices regarding whitelist administration vary across banking groups and their respective subsidiaries, and it is possible that future regulatory guidance could alter the level at which such determinations are made in ways that may affect the Company's authorized funding relationships. This example is indicative of the broader unpredictability of the regulatory environment, and numerous other aspects of implementation remain similarly subject to change without notice or predictability.
Separately, payment institution rating measures issued by the People's Bank of China in December 2025 extend regulatory oversight further across the lending chain, increasing overall compliance burdens and operational costs for industry participants.
The Company is closely monitoring these developments as they continue to evolve into 2026. Management currently has limited visibility into the ultimate scope, pace, and direction of implementation, and the potential impact of these regulatory changes on the Company's business, financial condition, and results of operations cannot be determined with any degree of certainty at this time.
Conference Call
X Financial's management team will host an earnings conference call at 8:30 AM
Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:
1-888-346-8982 | |
800-905945 | |
Mainland | 4001-201203 |
International: | 1-412-902-4272 |
Passcode: | X Financial |
Please dial in ten minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the passcode to join the call. A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following numbers until April 2, 2026:
1-855-669-9658 | |
International: | 1-412-317-0088 |
Passcode: | 7562117 |
Additional Information
This press release contains highlights only. For the Company's complete financial results and management's discussion and analysis for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, please refer to the Form 6-K filed with the
About X Financial
X Financial (NYSE: XYF) (the "Company") is a leading Chinese fintech platform. The Company is committed to connecting borrowers on its platform with its institutional funding partners. With its proprietary big data-driven technology, the Company has established strategic partnerships with financial institutions across multiple areas of its business operations, enabling it to facilitate and originate loans to prime borrowers under a risk assessment and control system.
For more information, please visit http://ir.xiaoyinggroup.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In evaluating our business, we consider and use non-GAAP measures as supplemental measures to review and assess our operating performance. We present the non-GAAP financial measures because they are used by our management to evaluate our operating performance and formulate business plans. We believe that the use of the non-GAAP financial measures facilitates investors' assessment of our operating performance and help investors to identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be distorted by the effect of certain income or expenses that we include in income (loss) from operations and net income (loss). We also believe that the non-GAAP measures provide useful information about our core operating results, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by our management in its financial and operational decision-making.
We use in this press release the following non-GAAP financial measures: (i) adjusted net income (loss), (ii) adjusted net income (loss) per basic ADS, (iii) adjusted net income (loss) per diluted ADS, (iv) adjusted net income (loss) per basic share, and (v) adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share, each of which excludes share-based compensation expense, impairment losses on financial investments, income (loss) from financial investments, gain (loss) from financial investments at equity method and impairment losses on long-term investments. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and when assessing our operating performance, investors should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with
We mitigate these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable
For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP results" set forth at the end of this press release.
Exchange Rate Information
This press release contains translations of certain RMB amounts into
Disclaimer
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the
Use of Projections
This announcement also contains certain financial forecasts (or guidance) with respect to the Company's projected financial results. The Company's independent auditors have not audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the projections or guidance for the purpose of their inclusion in this announcement, and accordingly, they did not express an opinion or provide any other form assurance with respect thereto for the purpose of this announcement. This guidance should not be relied upon as being necessarily indicative of future results. The assumptions and estimates underlying the prospective financial information are inherently uncertain and are subject to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the prospective financial information. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the prospective results are indicative of the future performance of the Company, or that actual results will not differ materially from those set forth in the prospective financial information. Inclusion of the prospective financial information in this announcement should not be regarded as a representation by any person that the results contained in the prospective financial information will actually be achieved. You should review this information together with the Company's historical information.
[1] Represents the total amount of loans that the Company facilitated and originated during the relevant period.
X Financial | |||||
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||
(In thousands, except for share and per share data) | As of December 31, 2024 | As of December 31, 2025 | As of December 31, 2025 | ||
RMB | RMB | USD | |||
ASSETS | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 984,611 | 987,631 | 141,229 | ||
Restricted cash, net | 676,793 | 1,145,962 | 163,870 | ||
Accounts receivable and contract assets, net | 2,029,550 | 3,145,976 | 449,869 | ||
Loans receivable from Credit Loans and other loans, net | 4,828,317 | 5,298,631 | 757,694 | ||
Deposits to institutional cooperators, net | 1,958,297 | 1,713,593 | 245,041 | ||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 34,079 | 43,547 | 6,227 | ||
Financial guarantee derivative | 1,038 | - | - | ||
Deferred tax assets, net | 197,713 | 455,358 | 65,115 | ||
Long term investments | 498,038 | 515,524 | 73,719 | ||
Property and equipment, net | 15,833 | 23,900 | 3,418 | ||
Intangible assets, net | 36,592 | 39,183 | 5,603 | ||
Financial investments | 513,476 | 1,243,076 | 177,758 | ||
Other non-current assets | 44,951 | 53,364 | 7,631 | ||
TOTAL ASSETS | 11,819,288 | 14,665,745 | 2,097,174 | ||
LIABILITIES | |||||
Payable to investors and institutional funding partners at amortized cost | 2,184,086 | 3,054,982 | 436,856 | ||
Contingent guarantee liabilities | 187,641 | 748,307 | 107,006 | ||
Deferred guarantee income | 164,725 | 467,629 | 66,870 | ||
Financial guarantee derivative | - | 15,426 | 2,206 | ||
Short-term borrowings | 328,500 | 409,530 | 58,562 | ||
Accrued payroll and welfare | 94,717 | 76,058 | 10,876 | ||
Other tax payable | 279,993 | 221,940 | 31,739 | ||
Income tax payable | 591,491 | 677,521 | 96,884 | ||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 941,506 | 1,053,071 | 150,587 | ||
Other non-current liabilities | 27,516 | 34,807 | 4,977 | ||
Deferred tax liabilities | 65,959 | 69,673 | 9,963 | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 4,866,134 | 6,828,944 | 976,526 | ||
Commitments and Contingencies | |||||
Equity: | |||||
Common shares (250,678,439 and 234,517,901 shares outstanding | 207 | 207 | 30 | ||
Treasury stock | (509,644) | (967,773) | (138,390) | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 3,207,028 | 3,256,349 | 465,652 | ||
Retained earnings | 4,174,511 | 5,484,294 | 784,244 | ||
Other comprehensive income | 81,052 | 63,724 | 9,112 | ||
TOTAL EQUITY | 6,953,154 | 7,836,801 | 1,120,648 | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | 11,819,288 | 14,665,745 | 2,097,174 | ||
X Financial | |||||||
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income | |||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||
(In thousands, except for share and per share data) | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | |
RMB | RMB | USD | RMB | RMB | USD | ||
Net revenues | |||||||
Loan facilitation service | 877,664 | 440,669 | 63,015 | 3,102,345 | 3,843,005 | 549,542 | |
Post-origination service | 266,018 | 249,251 | 35,642 | 759,539 | 1,074,454 | 153,645 | |
Financing income | 350,599 | 393,987 | 56,339 | 1,372,004 | 1,396,976 | 199,765 | |
Guarantee income | 69,649 | 263,245 | 37,644 | 201,716 | 636,572 | 91,030 | |
Other revenue | 144,792 | 120,691 | 17,259 | 436,178 | 688,418 | 98,442 | |
Total net revenue | 1,708,722 | 1,467,843 | 209,899 | 5,871,782 | 7,639,425 | 1,092,424 | |
Operating costs and expenses: | |||||||
Origination and servicing | 438,975 | 505,378 | 72,268 | 1,738,139 | 2,020,546 | 288,934 | |
Borrower acquisitions and marketing | 503,704 | 212,165 | 30,339 | 1,582,472 | 2,202,375 | 314,935 | |
General and administrative | 48,886 | 46,158 | 6,601 | 175,934 | 199,559 | 28,537 | |
Provision for accounts receivable and contract assets | 13,262 | 139,609 | 19,964 | 35,732 | 242,719 | 34,708 | |
Provision for loans receivable | 64,289 | 132,624 | 18,965 | 221,658 | 340,209 | 48,649 | |
Provision for contingent guarantee liabilities | 116,103 | 398,052 | 56,921 | 241,738 | 1,001,273 | 143,180 | |
Change in fair value of financial guarantee derivative | (1,038) | 14,704 | 2,103 | (1,038) | 3,367 | 481 | |
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses for deposits and other financial assets | (671) | (1,030) | (147) | 3,378 | (702) | (100) | |
Total operating costs and expenses | 1,183,510 | 1,447,660 | 207,014 | 3,998,013 | 6,009,346 | 859,324 | |
Income from operations | 525,212 | 20,183 | 2,885 | 1,873,769 | 1,630,079 | 233,100 | |
Interest income (expenses), net | 4,338 | 4,446 | 636 | (560) | 10,659 | 1,524 | |
Foreign exchange (loss) gain | (6,183) | 2,102 | 301 | (9,533) | (8,539) | (1,221) | |
Income (loss) from financial investments | 13,396 | (513) | (73) | 17,134 | (14,456) | (2,067) | |
Other income, net | 4,084 | 5,029 | 719 | 13,521 | 132,250 | 18,911 | |
Income before income taxes | 540,847 | 31,247 | 4,468 | 1,894,331 | 1,749,993 | 250,247 | |
Income tax (expense) benefit | (150,778) | 15,849 | 2,266 | (405,702) | (291,650) | (41,705) | |
Gain from equity in affiliates, net of tax | 4,587 | 4,740 | 678 | 10,159 | 25,716 | 3,677 | |
(Loss) gain from financial investments at equity method, net of tax | (9,030) | 5,331 | 762 | 41,118 | (19,506) | (2,789) | |
Net income | 385,626 | 57,167 | 8,174 | 1,539,906 | 1,464,553 | 209,430 | |
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Net income attributable to X Financial shareholders | 385,626 | 57,167 | 8,174 | 1,539,906 | 1,464,553 | 209,430 | |
Net income | 385,626 | 57,167 | 8,174 | 1,539,906 | 1,464,553 | 209,430 | |
Other comprehensive income, net of tax of nil: | |||||||
Gain (loss) from equity in affiliates | 105 | (30) | (4) | (314) | 148 | 21 | |
(Loss) income from financial investments | (5,807) | 3,966 | 567 | 293 | 3,198 | 457 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustments | 19,186 | (9,336) | (1,335) | 11,596 | (20,674) | (2,956) | |
Comprehensive income | 399,110 | 51,767 | 7,402 | 1,551,481 | 1,447,225 | 206,952 | |
Less: comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Comprehensive income attributable to X Financial shareholders | 399,110 | 51,767 | 7,402 | 1,551,481 | 1,447,225 | 206,952 | |
Net income per share—basic | 1.37 | 0.24 | 0.03 | 5.33 | 6.00 | 0.86 | |
Net income per share—diluted | 1.34 | 0.24 | 0.03 | 5.25 | 5.87 | 0.84 | |
Net income per ADS—basic | 8.22 | 1.44 | 0.21 | 31.98 | 36.00 | 5.15 | |
Net income per ADS—diluted | 8.04 | 1.44 | 0.21 | 31.50 | 35.22 | 5.04 | |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding—basic | 281,823,659 | 233,525,027 | 233,525,027 | 288,828,371 | 243,975,946 | 243,975,946 | |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding—diluted | 288,542,180 | 238,285,537 | 238,285,537 | 293,354,671 | 249,489,203 | 249,489,203 | |
X Financial | |||||||
Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results | |||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||
(In thousands, except for share and per share data) | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2025 | |
RMB | RMB | USD | RMB | RMB | USD | ||
GAAP net income | 385,626 | 57,167 | 8,174 | 1,539,906 | 1,464,553 | 209,430 | |
Less: Income (loss) from financial investments (net of tax of nil) | 13,396 | (513) | (73) | 17,134 | (14,456) | (2,067) | |
Less: Impairment losses on financial investments (net of tax of nil) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Less: Impairment losses on long-term investments (net of tax) | (16,680) | - | - | (16,680) | - | - | |
Less: (Loss) gain from financial investments at equity method (net of tax of nil) | (9,030) | 5,331 | 762 | 41,118 | (19,506) | (2,789) | |
Add: Share-based compensation expenses (net of tax of nil) | 10,082 | 8,971 | 1,283 | 40,178 | 60,967 | 8,718 | |
Non-GAAP adjusted net income | 408,022 | 61,320 | 8,768 | 1,538,512 | 1,559,482 | 223,004 | |
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share—basic | 1.45 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 5.33 | 6.39 | 0.91 | |
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share—diluted | 1.41 | 0.26 | 0.04 | 5.24 | 6.25 | 0.89 | |
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per ADS—basic | 8.70 | 1.56 | 0.22 | 31.98 | 38.34 | 5.48 | |
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per ADS—diluted | 8.46 | 1.56 | 0.22 | 31.44 | 37.50 | 5.36 | |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding—basic | 281,823,659 | 233,525,027 | 233,525,027 | 288,828,371 | 243,975,946 | 243,975,946 | |
Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding—diluted | 288,542,180 | 238,285,537 | 238,285,537 | 293,354,671 | 249,489,203 | 249,489,203 | |
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