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The company is using technology for things like new ingredient discovery as Chinese consumers seek increasingly individualized products image credit: Bamboo Works Key Takeaways: Yatsen is turning to AI and

The Chinese beauty firm has snapped up a string of overseas skincare brands, but it now plans to focus on expanding its existing portfolio.

Yatsen Holding Limited (NYSE:YSG) reported second-quarter 2026 total net revenues of RMB1.14 billion, up 5.1% year over year, as skincare net revenues increased 40.4%. Skincare represented 71.5% of total net revenues, confirming rapid progress in the portfolio shift. However, color-cosmetics net revenues declined 35.8%, while the GAAP operating loss widened to RMB131.9 million from RMB55.5 […]

Yatsen (NYSE:YSG) reported second-quarter 2026 revenue growth of 5.1% as continued strength in its skincare portfolio offset a sharp decline in color cosmetics sales, while higher inventory provisions and increased marketing spending widened the company’s losses. Total net revenue rose to RMB1.14 b

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Skincare revenues jump 40.4% to represent 71.5% of total sales, while the company navigates a deliberate downturn in color cosmetics and guides for a softer Q3.

Yatsen Holding Limited ("Yatsen" or the "Company") (NYSE: YSG), a leading China-based beauty group, today announced that it will release its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2026, on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, before the open of the U.S. markets.

From speeding up development to discovering new cosmetic ingredients and trends, AI is changing how Chinese beauty products come to market.