Tuniu Announces Unaudited Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results

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    NANJING, China, Dec. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Tuniu Corporation (NASDAQ: TOUR) (“Tuniu” or the “Company”), a leading online leisure travel company in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.

    “In the third quarter, our business maintained steady growth momentum,” said Mr. Donald Dunde Yu, Tuniu’s founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Revenues from Tuniu’s core packaged tour products increased by 12.4% year-over-year. At the same time, we continued to deliver quarterly profitability on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. During the peak season, in response to customers’ evolving needs, we leveraged our core capabilities and worked closely with our partners to better tailor our products, services and channels, further improving customer satisfaction. Looking forward, we will further apply technologies such as AI applications across more scenarios to further enhance Tuniu’s operational efficiency and customer experience. Our ongoing commitment to product and technology innovation will continue to drive high-quality development and fuel the company’s long-term growth.”

    Third Quarter 2025 Results

    Net revenues were RMB202.1 million (US$28.4 million[1]) in the third quarter of 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 8.6% from the corresponding period in 2024.

    • Revenues from packaged tours were RMB179.0 million (US$25.1 million) in the third quarter of 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.4% from the corresponding period in 2024. The increase was primarily due to the growth of organized tours and self-guided tours.
    • Other revenues were RMB23.0 million (US$3.2 million) in the third quarter of 2025, representing a year-over-year decrease of 13.7% from the corresponding period in 2024. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in the commission fees received from other travel-related products.

    Cost of revenues was RMB92.5 million (US$13.0 million) in the third quarter of 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 44.0% from the corresponding period in 2024. As a percentage of net revenues, cost of revenues was 45.8% in the third quarter of 2025, compared to 34.5% in the corresponding period in 2024.

    Gross profit was RMB109.6 million (US$15.4 million) in the third quarter of 2025, representing a year-over-year decrease of 10.0% from the corresponding period in 2024.

    Operating expenses were RMB95.8 million (US$13.5 million) in the third quarter of 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 3.4% from the corresponding period in 2024.

    [1] The conversion of Renminbi (“RMB”) into United States dollars (“US$”) is based on the exchange rate of US$1.00=RMB7.1190 on September 30, 2025 as set forth in H.10 statistical release of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and available at https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h10/default.htm.

    • Research and product development expenses were RMB15.7 million (US$2.2 million) in the third quarter of 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 15.4%. The increase was primarily due to the increase in research and product development personnel related expenses. Research and product development expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 7.8% in the third quarter of 2025.
    • Sales and marketing expenses were RMB61.5 million (US$8.6 million) in the third quarter of 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.6%. The increase was primarily due to the increase in sales and marketing personnel related expenses. Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 30.5% in the third quarter of 2025.
    • General and administrative expenses were RMB18.5 million (US$2.6 million) in the third quarter of 2025, which were almost in line with general and administrative expenses in the third quarter of 2024. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net revenues were 9.2% in the third quarter of 2025.

    Income from operations was RMB13.8 million (US$1.9 million) in the third quarter of 2025, compared to an income from operations of RMB29.2 million in the third quarter of 2024. Non-GAAP[2] income from operations, which excluded share-based compensation expenses and amortization of acquired intangible assets, was RMB15.8 million (US$2.2 million) in the third quarter of 2025.

    Net income was RMB19.4 million (US$2.7 million) in the third quarter of 2025, compared to a net income of RMB43.9 million in the third quarter of 2024. Non-GAAP net income, which excluded share-based compensation expenses and amortization of acquired intangible assets, was RMB21.4 million (US$3.0 million) in the third quarter of 2025.

    Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of Tuniu Corporation was RMB19.8 million (US$2.8 million) in the third quarter of 2025, compared to a net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of Tuniu Corporation of RMB44.4 million in the third quarter of 2024. Non-GAAP net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of Tuniu Corporation, which excluded share-based compensation expenses and amortization of acquired intangible assets, was RMB21.8 million (US$3.1 million) in the third quarter of 2025.

    As of September 30, 2025, the Company had cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments and long-term deposits of RMB1.1 billion (US$155.6 million). 

    [2] The section below entitled “About Non-GAAP Financial Measures” provides information about the use of Non-GAAP financial measures in this press release, and the table captioned “Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results” set forth at the end of this press release reconciles Non-GAAP financial information with the Company’s financial results under GAAP.

    Business Outlook

    For the fourth quarter of 2025, Tuniu expects to generate RMB111.0 million to RMB116.1 million of net revenues, which represents an 8% to 13% increase year-over-year compared with net revenues in the corresponding period in 2024. This forecast reflects Tuniu’s current and preliminary view on the industry and its operations, which is subject to change.

    Share Repurchase Update

    In March 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program (the “2024 Share Repurchase Program”) under which the Company may repurchase up to US$10 million worth of its ordinary shares or American depositary shares (“ADS”) representing ordinary shares. By August 2025, the Company had repurchased an aggregate of approximately 10.7 million ADSs for US$10 million from the open market under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program, and accordingly, the 2024 Share Repurchase Program was terminated.

    In August 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program (the “2025 Share Repurchase Program”) under which the Company may repurchase up to US$10 million worth of its ordinary shares or ADS representing ordinary shares, effective immediately upon the termination of the 2024 Share Repurchase Program. As of November 30, 2025, the Company had repurchased an aggregate of approximately 3.0 million ADSs for approximately US$2.6 million from the open market under the 2025 Share Repurchase Program.

    Conference Call Information

    Tuniu’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 am U.S. Eastern Time, on December 5, 2025, (9:00 pm, Beijing/Hong Kong Time, on December 5, 2025) to discuss the third quarter 2025 financial results.

    To participate in the conference call, please dial the following numbers:

    United States

    1-888-346-8982

    Hong Kong

    852-301-84992

    Mainland China

    4001-201203

    International

    1-412-902-4272

    Conference ID: Tuniu 3Q 2025 Earnings Conference Call

    A telephone replay will be available one hour after the end of the conference call through December 12, 2025. The dial-in details are as follows:

    United States

    1-855-669-9658

    International

    1-412-317-0088

    Replay Access Code: 2651018

    Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available on the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.tuniu.com.

    About Tuniu

    Tuniu (Nasdaq: TOUR) is a leading online leisure travel company in China that offers integrated travel service with a large selection of packaged tours, including organized and self-guided tours, as well as travel-related services for leisure travelers through its website tuniu.com and mobile platform. Tuniu provides one-stop leisure travel solutions and a compelling customer experience through its online platform and offline service network, including a dedicated team of professional customer service representatives, 24/7 call centers, extensive networks of offline retail stores and self-operated local tour operators. For more information, please visit http://ir.tuniu.com.

    Safe Harbor Statement

    This press release contains forward-looking statements made under the “safe harbor” provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar statements. Tuniu may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Any statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Tuniu’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements that involve factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such factors and risks include, but are not limited to the following: Tuniu’s goals and strategies; the growth of the online leisure travel market in China; the demand for Tuniu’s products and services; its relationships with customers and travel suppliers; Tuniu’s ability to offer competitive travel products and services; Tuniu’s future business development, results of operations and financial condition; competition in the online travel industry in China; government policies and regulations relating to Tuniu’s structure, business and industry; the impact of health epidemics on Tuniu’s business operations, the travel industry and the economy of China and elsewhere generally; and the general economic and business condition in China and elsewhere. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is current as of the date of the press release, and Tuniu does not undertake any obligation to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

    About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    To supplement the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial results presented in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company has provided non-GAAP information related to income from operations, net income, net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of Tuniu Corporation, which excludes share-based compensation expenses and amortization of acquired intangible assets. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We believe that the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are useful for understanding and assessing underlying business performance and operating trends, and management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our financial performance and when planning and forecasting future periods.

    This non-GAAP financial measure is not defined under U.S. GAAP and is not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measure has limitations as an analytical tool. Further, this non-GAAP measure may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore its comparability may be limited. The Company compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measure to the nearest U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating performance. Tuniu encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

    For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP Results” set forth at the end of this press release.

    (Financial Tables Follow)

    Tuniu Corporation

    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

    (All amounts in thousands, except per share information)

     December 31, 2024 

     September 30, 2025 

     September 30, 2025 

     RMB 

     RMB 

     US$ 

    ASSETS

    Current assets

    Cash and cash equivalents

    465,004

    229,141

    32,187

    Restricted cash 

    26,061

    10,508

    1,476

    Short-term investments

    432,823

    724,937

    101,831

    Accounts receivable, net

    43,313

    86,023

    12,084

    Amounts due from related parties

    752

    1,045

    147

    Prepayments and other current assets  

    235,443

    251,104

    35,272

    Total current assets

    1,203,396

    1,302,758

    182,997

    Non-current assets

    Long-term investments

    534,041

    330,784

    46,465

    Property and equipment, net

    32,849

    19,705

    2,768

    Intangible assets, net

    22,210

    20,482

    2,877

    Land use right, net

    88,467

    Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

    9,266

    7,559

    1,062

    Other non-current assets

    19,208

    20,734

    2,913

    Total non-current assets

    706,041

    399,264

    56,085

    Total assets

    1,909,437

    1,702,022

    239,082

    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    Current liabilities

    Short-term borrowings

    36

    36

    5

    Accounts and notes payable 

    290,112

    327,405

    45,990

    Amounts due to related parties

    3,121

    7,021

    986

    Salary and welfare payable

    23,148

    23,035

    3,236

    Taxes payable

    5,060

    1,716

    241

    Advances from customers

    247,151

    93,847

    13,183

    Operating lease liabilities, current

    2,994

    3,294

    463

    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    322,034

    266,936

    37,496

    Total current liabilities

    893,656

    723,290

    101,600

    Non-current liabilities

    Operating lease liabilities, non-current

    1,680

    1,198

    168

    Deferred tax liabilities

    5,151

    4,677

    657

    Total non-current liabilities

    6,831

    5,875

    825

    Total liabilities

    900,487

    729,165

    102,425

    Equity

    Ordinary shares

    249

    249

    35

    Less: Treasury stock

    (329,668)

    (364,956)

    (51,265)

    Additional paid-in capital

    9,146,928

    9,120,883

    1,281,203

    Accumulated other comprehensive income

    313,460

    309,660

    43,498

    Accumulated deficit

    (8,050,378)

    (8,020,799)

    (1,126,675)

    Total Tuniu Corporation shareholders’ equity

    1,080,591

    1,045,037

    146,796

    Noncontrolling interests

    (71,641)

    (72,180)

    (10,139)

    Total equity

    1,008,950

    972,857

    136,657

    Total liabilities and equity

    1,909,437

    1,702,022

    239,082

    Tuniu Corporation

    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

    (All amounts in thousands, except per share information)

     Quarter Ended 

     Quarter Ended 

     Quarter Ended 

     Quarter Ended 

     September 30, 2024 

     June 30, 2025 

     September 30, 2025 

     September 30, 2025 

     RMB 

     RMB 

     RMB 

     US$ 

    Revenues

    Packaged tours

    159,289

    113,404

    179,018

    25,147

    Others

    26,706

    21,450

    23,042

    3,237

    Net revenues

    185,995

    134,854

    202,060

    28,384

    Cost of revenues

    (64,212)

    (48,865)

    (92,455)

    (12,987)

    Gross profit

    121,783

    85,989

    109,605

    15,397

    Operating expenses

    Research and product development

    (13,640)

    (16,403)

    (15,734)

    (2,210)

    Sales and marketing

    (60,578)

    (45,019)

    (61,533)

    (8,643)

    General and administrative

    (18,600)

    (17,760)

    (18,497)

    (2,598)

    Other operating income/(loss)

    202

    312

    (2)

    Total operating expenses

    (92,616)

    (78,870)

    (95,766)

    (13,451)

    Income from operations

    29,167

    7,119

    13,839

    1,946

    Other income/(expenses)

    Interest and investment income, net

    7,213

    7,279

    8,912

    1,252

    Interest expense

    (865)

    (583)

    (576)

    (81)

    Foreign exchange gains/(losses), net

    1,115

    (804)

    (858)

    (121)

    Other income/(loss), net

    6,931

    (55)

    (480)

    (67)

    Income before income tax expense

    43,561

    12,956

    20,837

    2,929

    Income tax expense

    (159)

    (274)

    (625)

    (88)

    Equity in income/(loss) of affiliates

    464

    1,423

    (844)

    (119)

    Net income

    43,866

    14,105

    19,368

    2,722

    Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    (582)

    (421)

    (383)

    (54)

    Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of Tuniu
    Corporation

    44,448

    14,526

    19,751

    2,776

    Net income

    43,866

    14,105

    19,368

    2,722

    Other comprehensive income:

    Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of nil tax

    (6,859)

    (1,625)

    (1,314)

    (185)

    Comprehensive income

    37,007

    12,480

    18,054

    2,537

    Net income per ordinary share attributable to ordinary shareholders –
    basic and diluted

    0.12

    0.04

    0.06

    0.01

    Net income per ADS – basic and diluted*

    0.36

    0.12

    0.18

    0.03

    Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing
    basic income per share

    357,427,106

    343,694,559

    339,255,345

    339,255,345

    Weighted average number of ordinary shares used in computing
    diluted income per share

    359,607,726

    345,928,965

    341,395,417

    341,395,417

    Share-based compensation expenses included are as follows

    Cost of revenues

    65

    65

    65

    9

    Research and product development

    65

    65

    65

    9

    Sales and marketing

    32

    32

    32

    4

    General and administrative

    1,246

    1,244

    1,247

    175

    Total

    1,408

    1,406

    1,409

    197

    *Each ADS represents three of the Company’s ordinary shares.

    Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results

    (All amounts in thousands, except per share information)

     Quarter Ended September 30, 2025

     GAAP Result 

     Share-based 

    Amortization of acquired 

     Non-GAAP 

     Compensation 

      intangible assets 

     Result 

    Income from operations

    13,839

    1,409

    591

    15,839

    Net income

    19,368

    1,409

    591

    21,368

    Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders

    19,751

    1,409

    591

    21,751

     Quarter Ended June 30, 2025

     GAAP Result 

     Share-based 

    Amortization of acquired 

     Non-GAAP 

     Compensation 

      intangible assets 

     Result 

    Income from operations

    7,119

    1,406

    591

    9,116

    Net income

    14,105

    1,406

    591

    16,102

    Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders

    14,526

    1,406

    591

    16,523

     Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

     GAAP Result 

     Share-based 

    Amortization of acquired 

     Non-GAAP 

     Compensation 

      intangible assets 

     Result 

    Income from operations

    29,167

    1,408

    764

    31,339

    Net income

    43,866

    1,408

    764

    46,038

    Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders

    44,448

    1,408

    764

    46,620