Press Release: Waterdrop Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Unaudited Financial Results and Declares a Cash Dividend

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BEIJING, March 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Waterdrop Inc. ("Waterdrop", the "Company" or "we") $(WDH)$, a leading technology platform dedicated to insurance and healthcare service with a positive social impact, today announced its unaudited financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 and a cash dividend.

Financial and Operational Highlights for the Fourth Quarter of 2025

   -- Accelerated Profit Expansion: In the fourth quarter of 2025, operating 
      profit was RMB83.9 million (US$12.0 million), marking a strong 
      year-over-year increase of 58.4%. Net profit attributable to our ordinary 
      shareholders reached RMB162.1 million (US$23.2 million), representing a 
      solid year-over-year increase of 62.7%. 
 
   -- Substantial Core Revenue Growth: Net operating revenue for the fourth 
      quarter escalated to RMB1,411.2 million (US$201.8 million), representing 
      a 105.5% year-over-year increase. Insurance-related income for the 
      quarter reached RMB1,310.4 million (US$187.4 million), up by 125.0% from 
      the same period of 2024. 
 
   -- Reinforced Medical Crowdfunding Coverage: As of December 31, 2025, around 
      490 million people cumulatively donated an aggregate of RMB72.3 billion 
      to 3.68 million patients through Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding. 
 
   -- Strong Performance in Patient Enrollment: As of December 31, 2025, the 
      Company had cumulatively enrolled 14,555 patients into 1,611 clinical 
      trial programs through the E-Find Platform. 

Mr. Peng Shen, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Waterdrop, commented, "2025 marked a year of renewed acceleration for Waterdrop, driven by the strategic integration of AI into our core operational infrastructure. This technological alignment has materially enhanced our operational efficiency and reinforced our competitive positioning.

In our insurance business, we achieved a 125.0% year-over-year surge in insurance-related income this quarter, driven by AI models that efficiently handle high-concurrency traffic and refine targeting as more data becomes available. To support this growth, we simultaneously expanded AI deployment across key insurance operations, enhancing efficiency and scalability. Premiums facilitated by 'AI Medical Insurance Expert' increased 145% on a quarter-over-quarter basis. 'AI Customer Service Agent' independently handled over 1.4 million customer inquiries within a single month. The rollout of 'AI Service Quality Copilot' drove per-capita inspection efficiency to 2.75 times that of the manual-only baseline. 'Waterdrop Sea.AI', our proprietary low-code AI application platform, completed the launch of its core modules and was used to deploy 'Xiao Bao AI Planner', an AI-powered insurance planner purpose-built for long-term protection products to enhance user response efficiency and advisor-matching precision.

Concurrently, we comprehensively upgraded the risk control system for Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding. By deploying automated dynamic data masking to replace manual redaction, thereby mitigating the risk of data theft and accelerating reviews. Furthermore, we introduced a receipt verification model that integrates a Medical Knowledge Graph with credential validation. This model cross-references clinical logic, pharmacy qualifications, and other data to precisely root out fabricated receipts and effectively prevent fund misappropriation.

In our digital clinical trial business, we secured a national invention patent for China's first intelligent drug-patient matching technology. Capable of deeply interpreting complex medical records and trial protocols, our system enables high-precision, automated matching between patients and clinical trials. During the quarter, we collaborated with 224 pharmaceutical companies and contract research organizations. Patient enrollment for this quarter reached 1,273, driving a 39.9% year-over-year revenue increase.

As we approach our tenth anniversary in 2026, we remain steadfast in our commitment to consistent shareholder returns. By the end of February 2026, the Company had cumulatively repurchased approximately 60.7 million ADSs from the open market, for approximately US$118.1 million. We are also pleased to announce that, with the board approval, the Company will soon start another cash dividend of approximately US$10.8 million.

Looking ahead, the burgeoning AI landscape unlocks vast new possibilities for industry innovation. Waterdrop is poised to harness its technological advantages to further accelerate scale, fortify its competitive moat, and deliver sustainable long-term value to all stakeholders."

Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of 2025

Operating revenue, net

Net operating revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025 reached RMB1,411.2 million (US$201.8 million), which represents a significant increase of 105.5% year-over-year from RMB686.8 million for the same period of 2024. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, net operating revenue grew by 44.8%.

   -- Insurance-related income includes insurance brokerage income and 
      technical service income. Insurance brokerage income represents brokerage 
      commissions earned from insurance companies. Technical service income is 
      derived from providing technical services including analytics and 
      intelligent recommendation service, risk assessment technical service, 
      customer relationship maintenance, customer complaint management, claim 
      assistance and investigation service, and user referral services, among 
      other things, to insurance companies, insurance brokers, and agency 
      companies. We leverage multi-dimensional consumer insights to deliver 
      analytics and intelligent recommendation services, enabling policyholders 
      to be matched with more suitable products and improving sales efficiency. 
      We provide risk assessment services through the analysis of potential 
      insureds' information, providing risk assessment results that help 
      insurers refine their risk analysis capabilities. Consideration for each 
      of these services is primarily based on standard unit prices and service 
      volumes rendered during the period. Our insurance-related income amounted 
      to RMB1,310.4 million (US$187.4 million) in the fourth quarter of 2025, 
      representing an increase of 125.0% year-over-year from RMB582.4 million 
      for the fourth quarter of 2024, which was mainly due to the increase in 
      technical service income. Our technical service income amounted to 
      RMB639.6 million (US$91.5 million) in the fourth quarter of 2025, 
      comparing with RMB1.8 million for the same quarter of 2024. On a 
      quarter-over-quarter basis, insurance-related income increased by 50.7%, 
      also driven by the increase in technical service income. 
   -- Crowdfunding service fees represent the service income earned when 
      patients successfully withdraw the proceeds from their crowdfunding 
      campaigns. Our role is to operate the Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding 
      platform to provide crowdfunding related services through the internet, 
      enabling patients with significant medical bills to seek help from caring 
      hearts through technology (the "medical crowdfunding services"). Our 
      medical crowdfunding services generally consist of providing technical 
      and internet support, managing, reviewing and supervising the 
      crowdfunding campaigns, providing comprehensive risk management and 
      anti-fraud measures, and facilitating the collection and transfer of the 
      funds. For the fourth quarter of 2025, we generated RMB61.4 million 
      (US$8.8 million) in service fees, representing a decrease of 5.7% from 
      RMB65.1 for the fourth quarter of 2024. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, 
      crowdfunding service fees decreased by 6.4%. 
   -- Digital clinical trial solution income represents the service income 
      earned from our customers mainly including biopharmaceutical companies 
      and leading biotechnology companies. We match qualified and suitable 
      patients for enrollment in clinical trials for our customers and generate 
      digital clinical trial solution revenue for successful matches and we 
      typically charge our customers a fixed unit price per successful match. 
      For the fourth quarter of 2025, our digital clinical trial solution 
      income amounted to RMB35.7 million (US$5.1 million), representing an 
      increase of 39.9% from RMB25.5 million in the same period of 2024. On a 
      quarter-over-quarter basis, digital clinical trial solution income 
      increased by 12.1%. 

Operating costs and expenses

Operating costs and expenses increased by 109.4% year-over-year to RMB1,327.4 million (US$189.8 million) for the fourth quarter of 2025. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, operating costs and expenses increased by 54.2%.

   -- Operating costs increased by 109.2% year-over-year to RMB677.3 million 
      (US$96.9 million) for the fourth quarter of 2025, as compared with 
      RMB323.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, which was primarily 
      driven by (i) an increase of RMB283.9 million in costs of referral and 
      service fees, (ii) an increase of RMB26.8 million in the costs for short 
      message service (SMS) costs for new user onboarding and authentication 
      processes; (iii)an increase of RMB11.5 million in personnel costs, and 
      (iv) an increase of RMB11.0 million in the costs for the crowdfunding 
      consultants team. On a quarter-over-quarter basis, operating costs 
      increased by 42.6% from RMB475.1 million, primarily due to (i) an 
      increase of RMB205.3 million in costs of referral and service fees and 
      (ii) an increase of RMB14.1 million in the costs for SMS, partially 
      offset by (iii) a decrease of RMB15.2 million in personnel costs. 
   -- Sales and marketing expenses increased by 178.4% year-over-year to 
      RMB506.8 million (US$72.5 million) for the fourth quarter of 2025, as 
      compared with RMB182.0 million for the same quarter of 2024. The increase 
      was primarily due to an increase of RMB324.5 million in marketing 
      expenses for third-party traffic channels. On a quarter-over-quarter 
      basis, sales and marketing expenses increased by 108.6% from RMB243.0 
      million, primarily due to an increase of RMB257.4 million in marketing 
      expenses for third-party traffic channels. 
   -- General and administrative expenses increased by 4.6% year-over-year to 
      RMB77.1 million (US$11.0 million) for the fourth quarter of 2025, as 
      compared with RMB73.7 million for the same quarter of 2024. The 
      year-over-year variance was due to (i) an increase of RMB6.7 million in 
      allowance for credit losses and (ii) an increase of RMB5.2 million in 
      professional service fees, partially offset by (iii) a decrease of RMB6.5 
      million in personnel costs and share-based compensation expenses. On a 
      quarter-over-quarter basis, general and administrative expenses decreased 
      by 9.0% from RMB84.7 million, due to (i) a decrease of RMB15.9 million in 
      allowance for credit losses, which was partially offset by (ii)an 
      increase of RMB5.6 million in professional service fee, and(iii) an 
      increase of RMB3.7 million in personnel costs and share-based 
      compensation expenses. 
   -- Research and development expenses increased by 21.9% year-over-year to 
      RMB66.2 million (US$9.5 million) for the fourth quarter of 2025, as 
      compared with RMB54.3 million for the same period of 2024, which was 
      primarily driven by (i) an increase of RMB6.4 million in personnel costs 
      and share-based compensation expenses, and (ii) an increase of RMB5.8 
      million in cloud server fees and other IT support expenses. On a 
      quarter-over-quarter basis, research and development expenses increased 
      by 13.4% from RMB58.3 million. The increase was primarily due to (i) an 
      increase of RMB3.9 million in personnel costs and share-based 
      compensation expenses, and (ii) an increase of RMB3.7 million in cloud 
      server fees and other IT support expenses. 

Operating profit for the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB83.9 million (US$12.0 million), as compared with RMB53.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2024 and RMB113.8 million for the third quarter of 2025.

Interest income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB34.8 million (US$5.0 million), as compared with RMB35.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2024 and RMB37.5 million for the third quarter of 2025.

Income tax benefit for the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB41.7 million (US$6.0 million), as compared with income tax expense of RMB1.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2024 and income tax expense of RMB9.6 million for the third quarter of 2025.

Net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB162.1 million (US$23.2 million), as compared with RMB99.6 million for the same period of 2024, and RMB158.5 million for the third quarter of 2025.

Adjusted net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders (non-GAAP((1) ) for the fourth quarter of 2025 was RMB170.2 million (US$24.3 million), as compared with RMB107.1 million for the same period of 2024 and RMB167.7 million for the third quarter of 2025.

Financial Results for the Fiscal Year of 2025

Net operating revenue for the year of 2025 increased by 43.5% year-over-year to RMB3,977.8 million (US$568.8 million) from RMB2,771.8 million for the year of 2024, which was primarily due to the increase of insurance related income.

   -- Our insurance-related income amounted to RMB3,576.6 million (US$511.4 
      million) in 2025, representing an increase of 51.3% year-over-year from 
      RMB2,363.8 million for the year of 2024, which was mainly due to the 
      increase in technical service income. 
   -- Our crowdfunding service fees amounted to RMB261.6 million (US$37.4 
      million) in 2025, representing a slight decrease of 2.2% year-over-year 
      from RMB267.7 million for the year of 2024. 
   -- Our digital clinical trial solution income amounted to RMB118.3 million 
      (US$16.9 million) in 2025, representing an increase of 29.9% 
      year-over-year from RMB91.1 million for the year of 2024. 

Operating costs and expenses

Operating costs and expenses increased by 39.1% year-over-year to RMB3,606.9 million (US$515.8 million) for the year of 2025, mainly due to the business expansion.

Operating costs increased by 47.8% year-over-year to RMB1,943.2 million (US$277.9 million) for the year of 2025, compared with RMB1,314.7 million for the year of 2024, which was primarily driven by (i) an increase of RMB461.7 million in costs of referral and service fees, (ii) an increase of RMB52.6 million in personnel costs, (iii) an increase of RMB42.2 million in SMS cost; (iv) an increase of RMB39.7 million in the costs for crowdfunding consultants team, and (v) an increase of RMB12.2 million in the costs for digital clinical trial solution consultants team.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by 61.3% year-over-year to RMB1,120.9 million (US$160.3 million) for the year of 2025, compared with RMB694.8 million for the year of 2024. The increase was primarily due to (i) an increase of RMB452.3 million in marketing expenses to third-party traffic channel, partially offset by (ii) a decrease of RMB11.4 million in sales and marketing personnel costs and share-based compensation expenses, and (iii) a decrease of RMB8.9 million in outsourced sales and marketing service fees to third parties.

General and administrative expenses decreased by 15.6% year-over-year to RMB310.1 million (US$44.3 million) for the year of 2024, compared with RMB367.7 million for the year of 2024. The year-over-year variance was due to (i) a decrease of RMB23.2 million in general and administrative personnel costs and share-based compensation expenses, (ii) a decrease of RMB9.5 million in the professional service fee, (iii) a RMB20.6 million impairment of intangible assets related to Shenlanbao recorded in the year of 2024, with no corresponding item in the year of 2025, and (iv) a decrease of RMB1.9 million in allowance for credit losses.

Research and development expenses increased by 7.5% year-over-year to RMB232.7 million (US$33.3 million) for the year of 2025, compared with RMB216.5 million for the year of 2024. The increase was primarily due to (i) an increase of RMB9.0 million in cloud server fees and other IT support expenses and (ii) an increase of RMB8.3 million in research and development personnel costs and share-based compensation expenses.

Operating profit for the year of 2025 was RMB370.9 million (US$53.0 million), compared with RMB178.2 million for the year of 2024.

Interest income for the year of 2025 was RMB135.7 million (US$19.4 million), compared with RMB149.1 million for the year of 2024.

Income tax benefit for the year of 2025 was RMB21.6 million (US$3.1 million), compared with income tax expense of RMB9.7 million for the year of 2024.

Net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders for the year of 2025 was RMB568.9 million (US$81.4 million), compared to RMB367.5 million for the year of 2024.

Adjusted net profit attributable to the Company's ordinary shareholders (non-GAAP((1) ) for the year 2025 was RMB619.6 million (US$88.6 million), compared to RMB440.2 million for the year of 2024.

Cash position((2)

As of December 31, 2025, cash position of the Company was RMB3,249.0 million (US$464.6 million), as compared with RMB3,670.3 million as of December 31, 2024.

 
(1) See the sections entitled "Non-GAAP Financial Measure" and 
"Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" for more information about the 
non-GAAP    measures referred to in this announcement. 
(2) Cash position includes cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, 
and long-term debt investments included in long-term investments. 
 

Share Repurchase Programs

Pursuant to the share repurchase programs launched in September 2021, September 2022, September 2023, September 2024, and September 2025, respectively, we had cumulatively repurchased approximately 60.7 million ADSs from the open market with cash for a total consideration of approximately US$118.1 million as of February 28, 2026.

Cash Dividend

The Board has approved a cash dividend of US$0.03 per ADS or US$0.003 per ordinary share to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 24, 2026. The aggregate amount of the dividend is expected to be approximately US$10.8 million. The payment date is expected to be on or around May 13, 2026, for holders of ordinary shares and on or around May 20, 2026, for holders of ADSs.

Supplemental Information

We organize and report our business in the following operating segments:

   -- Insurance, which mainly includes insurance brokerage service and 
      technical service; 
 
   -- Crowdfunding, which mainly includes crowdfunding service; and 
 
   -- Others, which do not individually or in the aggregate meet the 
      quantitative and qualitative thresholds to be individually reportable and 
      are aggregated. 

The table below sets forth the segment operating results, with three-month and twelve-month ended December 31, 2025.

 
                          For the Three Months Ended               For the Twelve Months Ended 
                 --------------------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
                 December   September                           December 
                 31, 2024   30, 2025     December 31, 2025      31, 2024      December 31, 2025 
                 ---------  ---------  ----------------------  -----------  ---------------------- 
                    RMB        RMB         RMB         USD         RMB          RMB         USD 
                          (All amounts in thousands) 
Operating 
revenue, net 
 Insurance         582,442    869,660    1,310,357    187,379    2,363,777    3,576,566    511,442 
 Crowdfunding       65,138     65,657       61,429      8,784      267,650      261,636     37,413 
 Others             39,244     39,543       39,462      5,643      140,394      139,559     19,957 
                 ---------  ---------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
Total 
 consolidated 
 operating 
 revenue, net      686,824    974,860    1,411,248    201,806    2,771,821    3,977,761    568,812 
                 ---------  ---------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
Operating 
costs and 
expenses 
 Insurance       (479,856)  (693,216)  (1,164,229)  (166,483)  (1,886,572)  (2,931,662)  (419,222) 
 Crowdfunding     (87,147)   (98,771)     (96,722)   (13,831)    (362,734)    (392,311)   (56,100) 
 Others           (45,177)   (60,291)     (58,252)    (8,329)    (236,925)    (231,163)   (33,056) 
                 ---------  ---------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
Operating 
profit/(loss) 
 Insurance         102,586    176,444      146,128     20,896      477,205      644,904     92,220 
 Crowdfunding     (22,009)   (33,114)     (35,293)    (5,047)     (95,084)    (130,675)   (18,687) 
 Others            (5,933)   (20,748)     (18,790)    (2,686)     (96,531)     (91,604)   (13,099) 
                 ---------  ---------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
Total segment 
 operating 
 profit             74,644    122,582       92,045     13,163      285,590      422,625     60,434 
                 ---------  ---------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
Unallocated 
 items*           (21,684)    (8,817)      (8,181)    (1,170)    (107,432)     (51,767)    (7,402) 
                 ---------  ---------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
Total 
 consolidated 
 operating 
 profit             52,960    113,765       83,864     11,993      178,158      370,858     53,032 
                 ---------  ---------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
Total other 
 income             40,443     54,331       36,538      5,225      182,432      172,591     24,679 
                 ---------  ---------  -----------  ---------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
Consolidated 
 profit before 
 income tax         93,403    168,096      120,402     17,218      360,590      543,449     77,711 
                 =========  =========  ===========  =========  ===========  ===========  ========= 
 
* The share-based compensation represents unallocated items in the segment information because our 
management does not consider this as part of the segment operating performance measure. 
 

Exchange Rate

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars ("USD" or "US$") at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise stated, all translations from RMB to USD were made at the rate of RMB6.9931 to US$1.00, the noon buying rate in effect on December 31, 2025 in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board. The Company makes no representation that the RMB or USD amounts referred could be converted into USD or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all. For analytical presentation, all percentages are calculated using the numbers presented in the financial statements contained in this earnings release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

The Company uses non-GAAP financial measure, adjusted net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders, in evaluating the Company's operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. Adjusted net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders represents net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders excluding share-based compensation expense attributable to our ordinary shareholders, foreign currency exchange gain or losses, impact of terminating the mutual aid plan, impairment of intangible assets acquired from business combination and related tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments.

The non-GAAP financial measure is not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP methods of accounting and reporting used by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measure has limitations as analytical tools and when assessing the Company's operating performance, investors should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for net loss or other consolidated statements of comprehensive loss data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company encourages investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure. Investors are encouraged to review the Company's historical non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted net profit attributable to our ordinary shareholders presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measure presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measure differently, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure to our data.

The Company mitigates these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company's performance.

For more information on the non-GAAP financial measure, please see the table captioned "Reconciliation of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results" set forth at the end of this press release.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "aims," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "likely to" and similar statements. Among other things, quotations in this announcement, contain forward-looking statements. Waterdrop may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the SEC, 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. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Waterdrop's beliefs, plans and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Waterdrop's mission, goals and strategies; Waterdrop's future business development, financial condition and results of operations; the expected growth of the insurance, medical crowdfunding and healthcare industry in China; Waterdrop's expectations regarding demand for and market acceptance of our products and services; Waterdrop's expectations regarding its relationships with consumers, insurance carriers and other partners; competition in the industry and relevant government policies and regulations relating to insurance, medical crowdfunding and healthcare industry. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Waterdrop's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and Waterdrop does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

Conference Call Information

Waterdrop's management team will hold a conference call on March 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on the same day) to discuss the financial results. Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

 
 International:                                                 1-412-317-6061 
 United States Toll Free:                                       1-888-317-6003 
 Hong Kong Toll Free:                                           800-963976 
 Hong Kong:                                                     852-58081995 
 Mainland China:                                                4001-206115 
 Chinese Line (Mandarin) Entry Number:                          1613336 
 English Interpretation Line (Listen-only Mode) Entry Number:   0047529 
 

Participants can choose between the Chinese and the English interpretation lines. Please note that the English interpretation option will be in listen-only mode. Please dial in 15 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and provide the Elite Entry Number to join the call.

Telephone replays will be accessible two hours after the conclusion of the conference call through April 1, 2026 by dialing the following numbers:

 
 United States Toll Free:                    1-855-669-9658 
 International:                              1-412-317-0088 
 Chinese Line Access Code:                   2333750 
 English Interpretation Line Access Code:    7366741 
 

A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available at the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.waterdrop-inc.com/.

About Waterdrop Inc.

Waterdrop Inc. (NYSE: WDH) is a leading technology platform dedicated to insurance and healthcare service with a positive social impact. Founded in 2016, with the comprehensive coverage of Waterdrop Insurance Marketplace and Waterdrop Medical Crowdfunding, Waterdrop aims to bring insurance and healthcare service to billions through technology. For more information, please visit www.waterdrop-inc.com.

For investor inquiries, please contact

Waterdrop Inc.

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                              WATERDROP INC. 
             UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
            (All amounts in thousands, unless otherwise noted) 
                                                   As of 
                                 ----------------------------------------- 
                                 December 31, 2024    December 31, 2025 
                                 -----------------  ---------------------- 
                                        RMB             RMB         USD 
Assets 
Current assets 
      Cash and cash equivalents            986,323      483,003     69,069 
      Restricted cash                      520,588      648,450     92,727 
      Short-term investments             1,612,619      530,668     75,885 
      Accounts receivable, net             716,206    1,260,464    180,244 
      Current contract assets              619,436      806,916    115,387 
      Amount due from related 
       parties                                 257          209         30 
      Prepaid expense and other 
       assets                              182,641      251,084     35,905 
Total current assets                     4,638,070    3,980,794    569,247 
                                 -----------------  -----------  --------- 
Non-current assets 
      Non-current contract 
       assets                              153,749      295,516     42,258 
      Property, equipment and 
       software, net                       240,024      255,698     36,564 
      Intangible assets, net               153,011      177,140     25,331 
      Long-term investments              1,114,160    2,284,102    326,622 
      Right of use assets, net              46,872       23,955      3,426 
      Deferred tax assets                   27,028        2,870        410 
      Goodwill                              80,751       80,751     11,547 
Total non-current assets                 1,815,595    3,120,032    446,158 
                                 -----------------  -----------  --------- 
Total assets                             6,453,665    7,100,826  1,015,405 
                                 =================  ===========  ========= 
 
Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity 
and Shareholders' Equity 
Current liabilities 
      Amount due to related 
       parties                              10,616        9,324      1,333 
      Insurance premium 
       payables                            537,344      684,800     97,925 
      Accrued expenses and 
       other current 
       liabilities                         704,035    1,140,448    163,082 
      Short-term loans                     198,373       47,000      6,721 
      Current lease liabilities             34,573       10,888      1,557 
Total current liabilities                1,484,941    1,892,460    270,618 
                                 -----------------  -----------  --------- 
Non-current liabilities 
      Non-current lease 
       liabilities                          10,971       12,640      1,807 
      Deferred tax liabilities              84,185       43,798      6,263 
Total non-current liabilities               95,156       56,438      8,070 
                                 -----------------  -----------  --------- 
Total liabilities                        1,580,097    1,948,898    278,688 
                                 -----------------  -----------  --------- 
 
Mezzanine Equity 
      Redeemable 
       non-controlling 
       interests                            76,133            -          - 
 
Shareholders' equity 
      Class A ordinary shares                  112          116         17 
      Class B ordinary shares                   27           27          4 
      Treasury stock                          (15)         (16)        (2) 
      Additional paid-in 
       capital                           6,832,214    6,733,696    962,906 
      Accumulated other 
       comprehensive income                159,550       43,622      6,238 
      Accumulated deficit              (2,194,453)  (1,625,517)  (232,446) 
Total shareholders' equity               4,797,435    5,151,928    736,717 
                                 -----------------  -----------  --------- 
Total liabilities, mezzanine 
 equity and shareholders' 
 equity                                  6,453,665    7,100,826  1,015,405 
                                 =================  ===========  ========= 
 
 
                                                       WATERDROP INC. 
                     UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
                     (All amounts in thousands, except for share and per share data, or otherwise noted) 
                                      For the Three Months Ended                          For the Twelve Months Ended 
                      ----------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
                      December 31,   September 30,                                December 31, 
                          2024           2025            December 31, 2025            2024            December 31, 2025 
                      -------------  -------------  ----------------------------  -------------  ---------------------------- 
                           RMB            RMB            RMB            USD            RMB            RMB            USD 
 
Operating revenue, 
 net                        686,824        974,860      1,411,248        201,806      2,771,821      3,977,761        568,812 
                      -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
Operating costs and 
expenses(i) 
 Operating costs          (323,836)      (475,114)      (677,337)       (96,858)    (1,314,740)    (1,943,162)      (277,868) 
 Sales and marketing 
  expenses                (182,038)      (242,962)      (506,786)       (72,469)      (694,769)    (1,120,929)      (160,291) 
 General and 
  administrative 
  expenses                 (73,725)       (84,692)       (77,094)       (11,024)      (367,652)      (310,129)       (44,348) 
 Research and 
  development 
  expenses                 (54,265)       (58,327)       (66,167)        (9,462)      (216,502)      (232,683)       (33,273) 
                      -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
Total operating 
 costs and expenses       (633,864)      (861,095)    (1,327,384)      (189,813)    (2,593,663)    (3,606,903)      (515,780) 
                      -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
Operating profit             52,960        113,765         83,864         11,993        178,158        370,858         53,032 
                      -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
Other income 
 Interest income             35,802         37,537         34,812          4,978        149,121        135,697         19,404 
 Foreign currency 
  exchange 
  (loss)/gain                 (963)          (388)            111             16          8,016            276             39 
 Others, net                  5,604         17,182          1,615            231         25,295         36,618          5,236 
Profit before income 
 tax                         93,403        168,096        120,402         17,218        360,590        543,449         77,711 
                      -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Income tax 
  (expense)/benefit         (1,936)        (9,630)         41,714          5,965        (9,707)         21,608          3,090 
Net profit                   91,467        158,466        162,116         23,183        350,883        565,057         80,801 
                      -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Net loss 
  attributable to 
  mezzanine equity 
  classified as 
  non-controlling 
    interests 
  shareholders              (8,148)              -              -              -       (16,627)        (3,879)          (555) 
Net profit 
 attributable to 
 ordinary 
 shareholders                99,615        158,466        162,116         23,183        367,510        568,936         81,356 
                      =============  =============  =============  =============  =============  =============  ============= 
Other comprehensive 
income: 
 Foreign currency 
  translation 
  adjustment, net of 
  tax                        89,187       (15,103)       (44,224)        (6,324)         44,773      (106,666)       (15,253) 
 Unrealized 
  (loss)/gain on 
  available for sale 
  investments, net 
  of tax                   (29,330)          9,427       (17,530)        (2,507)       (29,330)        (9,262)        (1,324) 
Total comprehensive 
 income                     151,324        152,790        100,362         14,352        366,326        449,129         64,224 
                      -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Total comprehensive 
  loss attributable 
  to mezzanine 
  equity classified 
  as 
    non-controlling 
  interests 
  shareholders              (8,148)              -              -              -       (16,627)        (3,879)          (555) 
Total comprehensive 
 income attributable 
 to ordinary 
   shareholders             159,472        152,790        100,362         14,352        382,953        453,008         64,779 
                      =============  =============  =============  =============  =============  =============  ============= 
Weighted average 
number of ordinary 
shares used in 
  computing net 
profit per share 
 Basic                3,620,987,566  3,619,786,490  3,612,924,848  3,612,924,848  3,650,504,339  3,615,328,154  3,615,328,154 
 Diluted              3,699,552,300  3,724,685,425  3,706,306,921  3,706,306,921  3,719,776,955  3,713,518,076  3,713,518,076 
Net profit per 
share attributable 
to ordinary 
shareholders 
 Basic                         0.03           0.04           0.04           0.01           0.10           0.16           0.02 
 Diluted                       0.03           0.04           0.04           0.01           0.10           0.15           0.02 
 
 
(i)  Share-based compensation expenses are 
included in the operating costs and expenses as 
follows. 
 
                                      For the Three Months Ended                          For the Twelve Months Ended 
                      ----------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
                      December 31,   September 30,                                December 31, 
                          2024           2025            December 31, 2025            2024            December 31, 2025 
                      -------------  -------------  ----------------------------  -------------  ---------------------------- 
                           RMB            RMB            RMB            USD            RMB            RMB            USD 
Sales and marketing 
 expenses                   (1,692)        (1,314)        (1,134)          (162)        (6,825)        (6,296)          (900) 
General and 
 administrative 
 expenses                  (17,336)        (6,940)        (6,531)          (934)       (69,245)       (40,897)        (5,848) 
Research and 
 development 
 expenses                   (2,656)          (563)          (516)           (74)       (10,802)        (4,574)          (654) 
Total                      (21,684)        (8,817)        (8,181)        (1,170)       (86,872)       (51,767)        (7,402) 
                      =============  =============  =============  =============  =============  =============  ============= 
 
 
                                  WATERDROP INC. 
                   RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP AND NON-GAAP RESULTS 
                (All amounts in thousands, unless otherwise noted) 
 
 
                                                          For the Twelve Months 
                       For the Three Months Ended                 Ended 
                  ------------------------------------  -------------------------- 
                  December                              December 
                    31,     September   December 31,      31,       December 31, 
                    2024    30, 2025        2025          2024          2025 
                  --------  ---------  ---------------  --------  ---------------- 
                    RMB        RMB       RMB     USD      RMB       RMB      USD 
 
Net profit 
 attributable to 
 the Company's 
 ordinary 
 shareholders       99,615    158,466  162,116  23,183   367,510  568,936   81,356 
                  --------  ---------  -------  ------  --------  -------  ------- 
Add: 
 Share-based 
  compensation 
  expense 
  attributable 
  to the 
    Company's 
  ordinary 
  shareholders      21,502      8,817    8,181   1,170    86,449   50,892    7,277 
 Foreign 
  currency 
  exchange 
  loss/(gain)          963        388    (111)    (16)   (8,016)    (276)     (39) 
 Impact of 
  terminating 
  the mutual aid 
  plan (ii)       (14,985)          -        -       -  (14,985)        -        - 
 Impairment of 
  intangible 
  assets 
  acquired from 
  business 
    combination          -          -        -       -    12,336        -        - 
 Tax effects on 
  non-GAAP 
  adjustments            -          -        -       -   (3,084)        -        - 
Adjusted net 
 profit 
 attributable to 
 the Company's 
 ordinary 
   shareholders    107,095    167,671  170,186  24,337   440,210  619,552   88,594 
                  ========  =========  =======  ======  ========  =======  ======= 
 
 
(ii) This represents the reversal of 
 the difference between estimated 
 cost of medical expense coverage and 
 actual payment. 
 

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