Stride, Inc.
LRN · Price history
Price at last available close
$80.10
+$4.51 (+5.97%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Stride, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2026-06-30 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Stride, Inc. is an ed-tech company that specializes in providing a variety of online learning tools and services. The firm delivers personalized educational experiences to students, primarily from kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12), across the United States and internationally, leveraging both its proprietary content and third-party resources, including curriculum, software platforms, and support services. The company's digital solutions empower its clients to efficiently attract, enroll, instruct, monitor the academic progress of, and provide comprehensive assistance to their student populations.
How they make money
Stride operates primarily through school-as-a-service agreements where it provides technology-based education solutions to schools, districts, and individual consumers. The company generates revenue through enrollment-based fees, licensing of curriculum, professional consulting, training, and support services for K-12 and adult learners.
Products & services
Stride provides online and blended K-12 education, career learning programs, professional skills training, talent development, and digital curriculum licensing.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Unnamed technology and content providers — The company relies on various third-party providers for digital curriculum content, platform infrastructure, and educational software tools.Source
Competitors
- Curriculum Associates — Provider of digital and print curriculum.Source
- Imagine Learning LLC — Provider of digital and print curriculum.Source
- Edmentum Inc. — Provider of digital and print curriculum.Source
- Discovery Education — Provider of digital and print curriculum.Source
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt — Traditional textbook publisher and digital curriculum provider.Source
- McGraw Hill — Traditional textbook publisher and digital curriculum provider.Source
- Khan Academy — Digital curriculum provider.Source
- Duolingo — Digital curriculum provider.Source
- IXL — Digital curriculum provider.Source
Strengths
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
74
Strong
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
81
Strong
Financial Strength
84
Business Quality / Moat
90
Management
100
Growth Quality
31
Risk / Durability
92
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
68
Fully Valued
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
63/100
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Model Score 63/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is strong across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. Review Company Quality separately to assess the business without its share price.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as moderate rather than unusually attractive.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
- •Strong overall Wall Street Score
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Valuation scores attractively
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •M&A headline · Sep 8, 2026
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for LRN
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can LRN maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is LRN's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Does LRN's balance between cash and debt leave enough flexibility if business conditions weaken?
- •Is LRN's valuation discount tied to a temporary concern or to a longer-term business risk?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
74
Opportunity Score
68
Market Cap
$3.33B
P/E Ratio
9.8
EPS
$7.92
52-Week High
$155.06
52-Week Low
$60.61
Beta
0.11
Intrinsic Value
$242.78
Analyst Target
$38.00
Shares Outstanding
47.3M
Total Revenue
$2.52B
Total Debt
$546.0M
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$34.49
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for LRN
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
M&A headline · Sep 8, 2026
Chime Financial Signals Breakout On Strong Guidance, Stride Takeover — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Investors Business DailyM&A headline · Sep 8, 2026
Chime Announces Agreement to Acquire Stride Bank — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Business WireCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on LRN.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Established technology-based education platform.
- +Diversified revenue streams across K-12 and Career Learning.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Education & Training Services industry.
- −Dependence on state and local funding for public education.
- −Regulatory and legislative changes affecting online education.
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Scores
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Score Changes
2 historical score records availablePrevious Score
71
Jul 24, 2026
Change
+3.8
points
Current Score
74
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
LRN increased 3.8 points because Capital improved by 14 points, Valuation improved by 17.5 points.
Positive Contributors
- + Capital improved by 14 points
- + Valuation improved by 17.5 points
Negative Contributors
- − Revenue declined by 5.1 points
- − Asset declined by 10.6 points
- − Moat declined by 5.8 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
78
Projected Change
+3.2 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 3.2 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Review model assumptionsThis model estimate is more than three times the share price.
This is a formula-based estimate, not a verified fair value or price target. Check the earnings and growth assumptions.
Stored EPS: $7.92 · Growth assumption: 11.1% · Earnings multiplier: 30.7×.
Current Price
$80.10
Model Intrinsic Value
$242.78
Difference
−$162.68
-67.0% vs IV
Margin of Safety
67.0%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.52B | $2.52B | $2.41B | $2.04B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.57B | $1.57B | $1.46B | $1.28B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $950.6M | $950.6M | $943.9M | $763.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $499.8M | $499.8M | $524.3M | $514.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $499.8M | $499.8M | $583.8M | $514.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $579.5M | $579.5M | $508.4M | $386.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $450.8M | $450.8M | $360.1M | $249.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $11.8M | $11.8M | $10.5M | $8.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $441.2M | $441.2M | $380.9M | $268.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $103.0M | $102.8M | $93.0M | $64.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $338.2M | $338.2M | $287.9M | $204.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $7.92 | $7.92 | $6.69 | $4.79 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 42.72M | 42.72M | 43.04M | 42.63M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 47.33M | 47.33M | 48.41M | 43.54M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$636.1M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$1.69
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-0.7%
Cash Change
-3.6%
Margin Change
+4.9 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included EPS growth, debt levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included revenue growth, cash levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue declined 2.7%. EPS increased 64.1%. Cash declined 3.6%. Total debt declined 0.7%. Net income margin improved by 4.9 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
0
Smart Money
0
Number of Gurus
0
Total Guru Value
Avg Portfolio Weight
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Largest Holder %
New Positions
Increased Positions
Reduced Positions
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Short Interest
Dividend History
Dividend data is not available yet. Missing data does not mean this company pays no dividend.
Conservative Projected Values
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