STRIDE INC (LRN) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NYSE:LRN • US86333M1080

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This LRN fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. LRN Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • LRN had positive earnings in the past year.
  • LRN had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Each year in the past 5 years LRN has been profitable.
  • Each year in the past 5 years LRN had a positive operating cash flow.
LRN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLRN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M

1.2 Ratios

  • LRN has a better Return On Assets (13.83%) than 90.41% of its industry peers.
  • With an excellent Return On Equity value of 20.61%, LRN belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 86.30% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LRN has a Return On Invested Capital of 16.82%. This is amongst the best in the industry. LRN outperforms 90.41% of its industry peers.
  • LRN had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 11.97%. This is in line with the industry average of 10.88%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (16.82%) for LRN is above the 3 year average (11.97%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 13.83%
ROE 20.61%
ROIC 16.82%
ROA(3y)10.13%
ROA(5y)8.29%
ROE(3y)16.74%
ROE(5y)14.46%
ROIC(3y)11.97%
ROIC(5y)10.27%
LRN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLRN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • LRN has a better Profit Margin (12.66%) than 82.19% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of LRN has grown nicely.
  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 18.38%, LRN belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 80.82% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LRN's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • LRN has a Gross Margin of 39.30%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: LRN outperforms 43.84% of its industry peers.
  • LRN's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 18.38%
PM (TTM) 12.66%
GM 39.3%
OM growth 3Y23.39%
OM growth 5Y41.07%
PM growth 3Y23.52%
PM growth 5Y38.44%
GM growth 3Y3.53%
GM growth 5Y3.28%
LRN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLRN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30

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2. LRN Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • LRN has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for LRN has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • Compared to 5 years ago, LRN has more shares outstanding
  • LRN has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
LRN Yearly Shares OutstandingLRN Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M 40M
LRN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLRN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B 2B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 6.03 indicates that LRN is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • LRN has a better Altman-Z score (6.03) than 91.78% of its industry peers.
  • LRN has a debt to FCF ratio of 3.02. This is a good value and a sign of high solvency as LRN would need 3.02 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • LRN has a Debt to FCF ratio of 3.02. This is in the better half of the industry: LRN outperforms 76.71% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.31 indicates that LRN is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.31, LRN is in line with its industry, outperforming 56.16% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.31
Debt/FCF 3.02
Altman-Z 6.03
ROIC/WACC2.07
WACC8.13%
LRN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLRN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 7.27 indicates that LRN has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of LRN (7.27) is better than 97.26% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 7.19 indicates that LRN has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 7.19, LRN belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 97.26% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 7.27
Quick Ratio 7.19
LRN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLRN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. LRN Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • LRN shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 16.03%, which is quite good.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 58.07% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • The Revenue has grown by 14.86% in the past year. This is quite good.
  • LRN shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 18.24% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)16.03%
EPS 3Y33.5%
EPS 5Y58.07%
EPS Q2Q%23.15%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)14.86%
Revenue growth 3Y12.56%
Revenue growth 5Y18.24%
Sales Q2Q%7.5%

3.2 Future

  • LRN is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 12.78% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 5.66% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y22.73%
EPS Next 2Y14.4%
EPS Next 3Y12.78%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year6.51%
Revenue Next 2Y5.62%
Revenue Next 3Y5.4%
Revenue Next 5Y5.66%

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
LRN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLRN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 1B 2B 3B
LRN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLRN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2 4 6 8

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4. LRN Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • LRN is valuated correctly with a Price/Earnings ratio of 12.24.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of LRN indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: LRN is cheaper than 78.08% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 25.23, LRN is valued rather cheaply.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 10.80, the valuation of LRN can be described as very reasonable.
  • 86.30% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LRN, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 23.28. LRN is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 12.24
Fwd PE 10.8
LRN Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLRN Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 82.19% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LRN, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, LRN is valued a bit cheaper than 65.75% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 20.19
EV/EBITDA 6.03
LRN Per share dataLRN EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 10 20 30 40 50

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • LRN has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as LRN's earnings are expected to grow with 12.78% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.54
PEG (5Y)0.21
EPS Next 2Y14.4%
EPS Next 3Y12.78%

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5. LRN Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • LRN does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

LRN Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

STRIDE INC

NYSE:LRN (3/20/2026, 8:06:24 PM)

After market: 85.06 0 (0%)

85.06

-2.35 (-2.69%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Earnings (Last)01-27
Earnings (Next)04-27
Inst Owners110.17%
Inst Owner Change-1.82%
Ins Owners3.1%
Ins Owner Change1.48%
Market Cap3.62B
Revenue(TTM)2.52B
Net Income(TTM)318.94M
Analysts82
Price Target128.01 (50.49%)
Short Float %14.77%
Short Ratio4.84
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)22.44%
Min EPS beat(2)18.86%
Max EPS beat(2)26.01%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)0.71%
Min EPS beat(4)-41.53%
Max EPS beat(4)26.01%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)44.91%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)45.21%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)17.55%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.15%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.46%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.16%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)1.49%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.46%
Max Revenue beat(4)3.34%
Revenue beat(8)7
Avg Revenue beat(8)2.32%
Revenue beat(12)10
Avg Revenue beat(12)2.47%
Revenue beat(16)14
Avg Revenue beat(16)2.55%
PT rev (1m)-2.81%
PT rev (3m)-5.01%
EPS NQ rev (1m)1.75%
EPS NQ rev (3m)3.73%
EPS NY rev (1m)1.46%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.64%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.01%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)2.59%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.27%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.51%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 12.24
Fwd PE 10.8
P/S 1.44
P/FCF 20.19
P/OCF 14.63
P/B 2.34
P/tB 3.16
EV/EBITDA 6.03
EPS(TTM)6.95
EY8.17%
EPS(NY)7.88
Fwd EY9.26%
FCF(TTM)4.21
FCFY4.95%
OCF(TTM)5.81
OCFY6.83%
SpS59.16
BVpS36.35
TBVpS26.93
PEG (NY)0.54
PEG (5Y)0.21
Graham Number75.4
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 13.83%
ROE 20.61%
ROCE 22.19%
ROIC 16.82%
ROICexc 24.03%
ROICexgc 33.13%
OM 18.38%
PM (TTM) 12.66%
GM 39.3%
FCFM 7.12%
ROA(3y)10.13%
ROA(5y)8.29%
ROE(3y)16.74%
ROE(5y)14.46%
ROIC(3y)11.97%
ROIC(5y)10.27%
ROICexc(3y)20.97%
ROICexc(5y)16.99%
ROICexgc(3y)36.26%
ROICexgc(5y)30.39%
ROCE(3y)15.79%
ROCE(5y)13.55%
ROICexgc growth 3Y30.19%
ROICexgc growth 5Y48.22%
ROICexc growth 3Y36.36%
ROICexc growth 5Y54.51%
OM growth 3Y23.39%
OM growth 5Y41.07%
PM growth 3Y23.52%
PM growth 5Y38.44%
GM growth 3Y3.53%
GM growth 5Y3.28%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.09
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.31
Debt/FCF 3.02
Debt/EBITDA 0.83
Cap/Depr 57.06%
Cap/Sales 2.7%
Interest Coverage 44.37
Cash Conversion 42.51%
Profit Quality 56.26%
Current Ratio 7.27
Quick Ratio 7.19
Altman-Z 6.03
F-Score7
WACC8.13%
ROIC/WACC2.07
Cap/Depr(3y)56.69%
Cap/Depr(5y)59.43%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.07%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.32%
Profit Quality(3y)114.14%
Profit Quality(5y)117.4%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)16.03%
EPS 3Y33.5%
EPS 5Y58.07%
EPS Q2Q%23.15%
EPS Next Y22.73%
EPS Next 2Y14.4%
EPS Next 3Y12.78%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)14.86%
Revenue growth 3Y12.56%
Revenue growth 5Y18.24%
Sales Q2Q%7.5%
Revenue Next Year6.51%
Revenue Next 2Y5.62%
Revenue Next 3Y5.4%
Revenue Next 5Y5.66%
EBIT growth 1Y38.43%
EBIT growth 3Y38.88%
EBIT growth 5Y66.8%
EBIT Next Year37.23%
EBIT Next 3Y12.15%
EBIT Next 5Y18.08%
FCF growth 1Y13.3%
FCF growth 3Y38.85%
FCF growth 5Y60.14%
OCF growth 1Y12.51%
OCF growth 3Y27.9%
OCF growth 5Y40.03%

STRIDE INC / LRN Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of STRIDE INC (LRN) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 7 / 10 to LRN.


What is the valuation status of STRIDE INC (LRN) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 8 / 10 to STRIDE INC (LRN). This can be considered as Undervalued.


How profitable is STRIDE INC (LRN) stock?

STRIDE INC (LRN) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for STRIDE INC (LRN) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of STRIDE INC (LRN) is expected to grow by 22.73% in the next year.


Can you provide the dividend sustainability for LRN stock?

The dividend rating of STRIDE INC (LRN) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.