stride - LRN

LRN

Close Chg Chg %
70.40 0.58 0.82%

Open Market

70.98

+0.58 (0.82%)

Volume: 127.76K

Last Updated:

Jan 15, 2026, 11:45 AM EDT

Company Overview: stride - LRN

LRN Key Data

Open

$70.44

Day Range

69.86 - 71.17

52 Week Range

60.61 - 171.17

Market Cap

$3.09B

Shares Outstanding

43.86M

Public Float

42.57M

Beta

0.06

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

10.65

EPS

$7.32

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

1.12M

 

LRN Performance

1 Week
 
0.31%
 
1 Month
 
6.51%
 
3 Months
 
-51.45%
 
1 Year
 
-38.35%
 
5 Years
 
195.22%
 

LRN Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 6
Full Ratings ➔

About stride - LRN

Stride, Inc. is a technology-based educational company, which engages in the provision of proprietary and third-party curriculum, software systems and educational services. It also offers online curriculum and career services to middle and high school students, under the Destinations Career Academy brand name. The company was founded by Ronald J. Packard in 2000 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

LRN At a Glance

Stride, Inc.
11720 Plaza America
Reston, Virginia 20190
Phone 1-703-483-7000 Revenue 2.41B
Industry Other Consumer Services Net Income 287.94M
Sector Consumer Services 2025 Sales Growth 17.904%
Fiscal Year-end 06 / 2026 Employees 8,600
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LRN Valuation

P/E Current 10.645
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 24.412
Price to Sales Ratio 2.922
Price to Book Ratio 4.27
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 16.24
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 12.192
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.741
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.083

LRN Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 279,688.023
Income Per Employee 33,481.512
Receivables Turnover 4.298
Total Asset Turnover 1.141

LRN Liquidity

Current Ratio 5.391
Quick Ratio 5.267
Cash Ratio 3.253

LRN Profitability

Gross Margin 38.499
Operating Margin 17.897
Pretax Margin 15.932
Net Margin 11.971
Return on Assets 13.665
Return on Equity 21.685
Return on Total Capital 14.189
Return on Invested Capital 15.83

LRN Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 37.156
Total Debt to Total Capital 27.09
Total Debt to Total Assets 23.966
Long-Term Debt to Equity 33.526
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 24.444
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  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Stride - LRN

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.69B 1.84B 2.04B 2.41B
Sales Growth
+9.75% +8.93% +11.03% +17.90%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
1.11B 1.21B 1.30B 1.48B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
113.92M 119.49M 105.68M 110.37M
Depreciation
57.52M 54.99M 32.78M 37.87M
Amortization of Intangibles
56.40M 64.50M 72.90M 72.50M
COGS Growth
+8.70% +8.94% +7.28% +14.05%
Gross Income
576.77M 628.27M 743.00M 926.02M
Gross Income Growth
+11.84% +8.93% +18.26% +24.63%
Gross Profit Margin
+34.20% +34.19% +36.42% +38.50%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
406.03M 453.77M 484.80M 495.55M
Research & Development
7.50M 15.50M 16.70M 16.60M
Other SG&A
398.53M 438.27M 468.10M 478.95M
SGA Growth
+1.60% +11.76% +6.84% +2.22%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
19.30M 9.00M 8.60M 70.38M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
151.44M 165.50M 249.60M 360.09M
Non Operating Income/Expense
3.91M 15.45M 26.90M 33.63M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - 31.60M
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
8.28M 8.40M 8.81M 10.50M
Interest Expense Growth
-53.96% +1.53% +4.85% +19.20%
Gross Interest Expense
8.28M 8.40M 8.81M 10.50M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
147.07M 172.55M 267.69M 383.22M
Pretax Income Growth
+54.32% +17.32% +55.14% +43.16%
Pretax Margin
+8.72% +9.39% +13.12% +15.93%
Income Tax
40.09M 45.35M 64.48M 93.01M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
35.52M 53.39M 60.34M 109.62M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
3.38M 2.33M 1.25M 1.17M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
1.19M (10.37M) 2.89M (17.78M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
107.13M 126.87M 204.18M 287.94M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
107.13M 126.87M 204.18M 287.94M
Net Income Growth
+49.93% +18.42% +60.94% +41.02%
Net Margin Growth
+6.35% +6.90% +10.01% +11.97%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
107.13M 126.87M 204.18M 287.94M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
107.13M 126.87M 204.18M 287.94M
EPS (Basic)
2.5845 3.0002 4.79 6.6899
EPS (Basic) Growth
+45.45% +16.08% +59.66% +39.66%
Basic Shares Outstanding
41.45M 42.29M 42.63M 43.04M
EPS (Diluted)
2.5242 2.9692 4.69 5.9475
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+47.91% +17.63% +57.96% +26.81%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
42.44M 42.73M 43.54M 48.41M
EBITDA
284.67M 293.99M 363.88M 540.84M
EBITDA Growth
+23.02% +3.27% +23.78% +48.63%
EBITDA Margin
+16.88% +16.00% +17.84% +22.49%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 105.00
Number of Ratings 6 Current Quarters Estimate 1.975
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 7.183
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.975 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 5.95 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 7.813
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 4 4 4 4
Mean Estimate 1.98 1.81 7.18 7.81
High Estimates 2.10 1.91 7.51 8.06
Low Estimate 1.83 1.66 6.98 7.53
Coefficient of Variance 5.65 6.36 3.18 3.14

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 4 3 4
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 2 2 3
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Stride - LRN

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Aug 13, 2025 Greerson Green McMullen EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL 13,426 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 13, 2025 Greerson Green McMullen EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL 1,004 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 13, 2025 James Jeaho Rhyu CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; Director 738,988 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 13, 2025 James Jeaho Rhyu CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; Director 735,724 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $149.45 per share 109,953,951.80
Aug 13, 2025 James Jeaho Rhyu CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; Director 23,419 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 13, 2025 Donna Meacham Blackman CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 115,522 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 13, 2025 Donna Meacham Blackman CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 114,697 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $149.45 per share 17,141,466.65
Aug 13, 2025 Donna Meacham Blackman CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 4,266 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 13, 2025 Todd Goldthwaite MANAGING DIRECTOR 91,360 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Aug 13, 2025 Todd Goldthwaite MANAGING DIRECTOR 91,304 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $149.45 per share 13,645,382.80
Aug 13, 2025 Todd Goldthwaite MANAGING DIRECTOR 402 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

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