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Stride

Provides online K–12 schooling and career-learning programs through an integrated education platform.

$87.00
After-hours close+0.21 (+0.24%)
At close$86.79(+1.75%)
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Stride, Inc.LRNConsumer Discretionary

Delivers online General Education and Career Learning through curriculum, technology, instruction, and student support sold mainly to schools, districts, and charter boards. Most revenue comes from school-as-a-service contracts tied to public funding, and the business reports as a single operating segment.

Provides online education across the United States through an integrated platform spanning curriculum, learning systems, instruction, enrollment, progress tracking, and student support. General Education covers core K–12 subjects, while Career Learning pairs middle- and high-school coursework with pathways in information technology, healthcare, and business; adult programs provide online job training for employers, government agencies, and consumers.

Generates most revenue through comprehensive school-as-a-service contracts with public and private schools, districts, and charter boards, using centralized technology and support operations to support virtual or blended programs at scale. The business reports as a single operating segment. School-based revenue depends largely on public funding, enrollment, contract renewals, state education regulation, academic accountability, and reliable online learning systems.

Company facts

CEORobert E. Knowling, Jr.
ListedDec 13, 2007
ExchangeNYSE
HeadquartersReston, VA
CountryUnited States
Employees9,200
CIK0001157408
ISINUS86333M1080

Key statistics

Market cap$3.69B
EPS (ttm)$7.14
P/E (ttm)12.16
ROE21.3%
P/B2.27
P/S1.47
Dividend yield
Beta0.02vs XLY 0.74

Year to date +34.3% · Average volume (30d) 965.1K

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$94.00+8.2%Median of 17 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusHold5 of 17 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior ratingRatingPrior targetTarget
Jul 30, 2026William BlairDowngradeOutperformMarket Perform
Jan 28, 2026BMO CapitalTarget$108$94
Jan 28, 2026Canaccord GenuityReiterateBuy$100$125
Oct 29, 2025BMO CapitalDowngradeOutperformMarket Perform$88$108
Aug 29, 2025BarringtonTarget$170$185

Earnings

EPS

Estimate$1.30
ReportedDue Oct 27, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$612.3M
ReportedDue Oct 27, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 4, 2026Q4 FY26$1.64$1.75+6.7%$626.5M$636.1M+1.5%+2.65%
Apr 28, 2026Q3 FY26$1.93$2.30+19.2%$629.7M$629.9M0.0%+2.79%
Jan 27, 2026Q2 FY26$2.01$2.12+5.5%$627.9M$631.3M+0.5%+14.25%
Oct 28, 2025Q1 FY26$1.07$1.52+42.1%$613.3M$620.9M+1.2%−54.37%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26Q3 FY26Q4 FY26
Revenue$613.4M$653.6M$620.9M$631.3M$629.9M$636.1M
Gross profit$249.3M$238.9M$242.1M$259.6M$231.6M$217.3M
Operating income$130.8M$56.9M$69.0M$146.9M$129.1M$105.9M
Net income$99.3M$51.3M$68.8M$99.5M$88.5M$81.4M
Diluted EPS$2.02$1.03$1.40$2.12$1.93$1.69
Gross margin40.6%36.6%39.0%41.1%36.8%34.2%
Operating margin21.3%8.7%11.1%23.3%20.5%16.6%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY22 $1.69B · FY23 $1.84B · FY24 $2.04B · FY25 $2.41B · FY26 $2.52B

Revenue by product · Q4 FY26

General Education$355.8M · 39%
Career Learning$280.3M · 31%
Middle - High School$267.1M · 29%
Adult$13.1M · 1%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $958.0M · Total debt $546.0M · Total assets $2.44B · Shareholders' equity $1.63B

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 121.06%Insiders 3.33%

A 13F quarter can total more than the shares outstanding — sub-advisers file the same block twice, and a filer's own share count can be a quarter stale. No split is drawn from it.

Shares outstanding 42.52M · Float 41.32M · 97.2% free float

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
BlackRock, Inc.6.44M15.14%13FAug 7, 2026
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.37M5.58%13FAug 13, 2026
Jupiter Topco LLC2.32M5.45%13FAug 14, 2026
Janus Henderson Group PLC2.28M5.40%13GMay 15, 2026
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1.92M4.50%13FAug 11, 2026

Insider tradesForm 4

No open-market trades in the last 12 months.

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Peers

  • Pearson (ADR)

    Closest public peer in virtual K-12 school services

  • Coursera

    Global career-skills platform enlarged by Udemy

  • Strategic Education

    Working-adult and employer education platform overlap

  • Chegg

    Skilling and academic-support adjacency

CompareAfter-hours close

CompanyPriceChange
Stride$87.00+0.24%$3.69B12.211.31.5−2.7%
Pearson (ADR)$16.730.00%$10.04B23.92.0
Coursera$6.47−0.08%$1.19B8.31.3+59.6%
Strategic Education$84.64+0.01%$1.92B14.110.51.5+2.7%
Chegg$0.8500+0.83%$94.5M0.4−50.7%
Median19.09.41.4+2.7%