Unitree is preparing to price a 4.2 billion yuan initial public offering that would value the Chinese robotics maker at roughly 42 billion yuan, or about $6.2 billion, based on its fundraising target and planned share sale. The offering would arrive after a year of rapid revenue growth and rising humanoid-robot shipments, but with forecasts pointing to slower growth and weaker profit momentum in early 2026.
The company is scheduled to announce its offer price on Aug. 6 after an initial inquiry process on Aug. 5. Unitree plans to issue 40.4464 million new shares, equivalent to 10% of its enlarged share capital. Dividing the targeted proceeds by the number of new shares produces an implied reference price near 104 yuan per share, though the final valuation will depend on the price set in the offering.
Online and offline subscriptions are planned for Aug. 10, according to the transaction timetable, followed by the publication of results on Aug. 14. Market expectations cited alongside the proposal point to a possible listing around Aug. 19, subject to the exchange’s final notice.
A premium valuation rests on 2025 growth
At the implied 42 billion yuan valuation, Unitree would trade at about 70 times its 2025 non-GAAP earnings and roughly 25 times its 2025 revenue. The calculations use the company’s reported 2025 non-GAAP net profit of 600.1 million yuan and revenue of 1.708 billion yuan.
Those multiples place considerable weight on Unitree’s ability to sustain expansion in the commercial robotics market. The company reported that 2025 revenue rose 335% from a year earlier, while gross margin reached 60.27%. Its profit figure suggests that Unitree had moved beyond a purely early-stage hardware profile, where product development and manufacturing investment often consume cash faster than sales can scale.
Humanoid robots accounted for a meaningful portion of its operating momentum. Unitree said it shipped 5,500 humanoid robots in 2025, giving it a 32.4% global share based on the figures included in its materials. The sales volume came alongside a steep reduction in average selling prices: Unitree’s average humanoid robot price fell from 590,000 yuan to 166,400 yuan, a decline of more than 70%.
That price drop creates a mixed picture for the IPO. Lower prices can expand the customer base for humanoid machines, particularly among industrial users, research institutions and developers that previously faced much higher purchase costs. Yet lower unit prices also require sharply higher shipment volumes to maintain revenue growth, placing greater emphasis on manufacturing efficiency, product mix and recurring demand.
2026 forecasts point to a more difficult comparison
Unitree’s outlook for the first half of 2026 indicates that the exceptional pace of its 2025 expansion may be hard to repeat immediately. Revenue growth for the period is projected at around 40%, with cited estimates ranging from 35.6% to 45.4%.
Non-GAAP net profit in the first half is expected to decline between 6% and 22% year on year. The pressure was already visible in the first quarter, when net profit attributable to shareholders was reported down 47.69%.
The contrast between 2025’s 335% revenue increase and the projected first-half growth rate does not necessarily signal falling demand. A business growing from a larger sales base will naturally face harder year-on-year comparisons. But the timing means public-market buyers would be asked to price Unitree using strong historical results while assessing whether its margins can withstand a faster shift toward lower-priced machines.
A 100 billion yuan aftermarket valuation, sometimes discussed in connection with highly sought-after technology listings, would carry a much more demanding earnings burden. Using Unitree’s unchanged 2025 non-GAAP profit of 600.1 million yuan, such a valuation would imply a price-to-earnings ratio above 160 times. That calculation does not account for future earnings growth, but it illustrates how quickly the valuation would outrun the company’s latest reported profit base.
Limited initial float could sharpen early price moves
The proposed structure would leave only about 10% of Unitree’s enlarged share capital as newly issued stock. A relatively small initial float can tighten the supply of shares available to public buyers during the first days of trading, especially if demand is concentrated among retail participants.
Recent discussion has drawn comparisons with ChangXin Memory, whose shares rose 466% on their first trading day on July 27. That performance reflected circumstances specific to its own listing and does not establish a likely outcome for Unitree. It does show why the size of Unitree’s available float, rather than the headline valuation alone, may be closely watched once subscriptions open.
Early trading in newly listed Chinese technology companies can be influenced by allocation mechanics and scarcity as much as underlying financial results. That can produce sharp gains or reversals that do not immediately reflect long-term demand for a company’s products. Unitree’s subscription results on Aug. 14 should offer a clearer indication of how much demand is competing for the new shares.
Export rules add another variable
The pricing process also comes after the United States announced import restrictions affecting foreign-made humanoid and quadruped robots. The policy could limit Unitree’s access to a potential overseas market, although its eventual commercial effect would depend on the scope of the restrictions, customer exposure and later order data.
For Unitree, the immediate IPO case remains centered on domestic production scale, aggressive robot pricing and the commercial uptake of humanoid systems. The export restrictions add a constraint to the overseas part of that story, particularly if the company’s growth plans rely on selling into markets that are becoming more protective of locally produced hardware.
The final offer price on Aug. 6 will show how the market balances Unitree’s 2025 sales surge against its slower 2026 outlook. At about 104 yuan per share, the company would enter public trading with a valuation that assumes its lower-cost humanoid strategy can keep converting shipments into profitable growth.
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