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Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services
Reston, VA 20190, United States IPO 2007 stridelearning.com Updated Jun 26, 9:16pm
Price
$87.12
Market Cap
$3.7B
Employees
7,800
Beta
0.08
Avg Volume
788,832
CEO
James J. Rhyu
Business Description

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. For the K-12 segment, Stride offers all-encompassing integrated packages—including systems, services, and expert guidance—to facilitate the operation of virtual or blended public schools. It also provides individual online courses, supplementary educational materials, and general education resources covering core subjects like mathematics, English language arts, science, and history for K-12 students. Beyond K-12, Stride expands into career-focused education, helping individuals develop essential skills for industries such as information technology, healthcare, and business. This includes specialized post-secondary career development programs for adult learners, offered under brands like Galvanize, Tech Elevator, and MedCerts, which provide skills training in fields like software engineering, healthcare, and various medical professions. Additionally, Stride offers staffing and talent development services to businesses. Stride, Inc. caters to a broad spectrum of clients, including public and private schools, school districts, charter boards, individual consumers, corporations, and government entities. Originally established in 2000 as K12 Inc., the company changed its name to Stride, Inc. in December 2020 and maintains its headquarters in Reston, Virginia.

Business History
Revenue & Net Income Trend
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Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 11:02am (5d ago)
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
Period Revenue Net Income Net Margin YoY/QoQ
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
CALC
Stock Price / EPS (Diluted)
13.02
Stock Price: $87.12
EPS (Diluted): 6.69
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
API
Stock Price / Book Value Per Share
4.22
Stock Price: $87.12
Total Equity: $1.48B
Shares: 48,414,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
API
Enterprise Value / EBITDA
11.83
Market Cap: $3.70B
Total Debt: $416.32M
Cash: $782.50M
EBITDA: $508.39M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
API
Market Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$6.0B
Market Cap: $3.70B
Total Debt: $416.32M
Cash: $782.50M
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
API
Gross Profit / Revenue
39.2%
Gross Profit: $943.92M
Revenue: $2.41B
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
API
Operating Income / Revenue
15.0%
Operating Income: $360.09M
Revenue: $2.41B
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
API
Net Income / Revenue
12.0%
Net Income: $287.94M
Revenue: $2.41B
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
CALC
Net Income / Total Equity
19.5%
Net Income: $287.94M
Total Equity: $1.48B
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
CALC
NOPAT / Invested Capital
24.4%
Operating Income: $360.09M
Tax Rate: 24.4%
Equity: $1.48B
Total Debt: $416.32M
Cash: $782.50M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
API
Current Assets / Current Liabilities
5.39
Current Assets: $1.63B
Current Liabilities: $302.88M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALC
Total Debt / Total Equity
0.28
Short-Term Debt: $0.00
Long-Term Debt: $416.32M
Total Debt: $416.32M
Total Equity: $1.48B
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALC
Revenue / Shares Outstanding
$49.68
Revenue: $2.41B
Shares: 48,414,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC
(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$30.56
Total Equity: $1.48B
Shares: 48,414,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC
(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$7.70
Operating CF: $432.82M
CapEx: -$60.01M
Shares: 48,414,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
API
Last Annual Dividend / Stock Price
0.0%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $87.12
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: $287.94M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
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Deep Analysis

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0 Company Classification — What type of company is this?
1 Industry Landscape — Where is the industry headed?
2 Company Momentum — Where is this company trending?
3 Forward Projection — 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a DCF Valuation — Present value of future cash flows
4b Earnings Power Value — Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c Anchored PE — Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d Reverse DCF — What growth is the market pricing in?
4e Revenue-Based DCF — For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f Anchored P/S — Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g Scenario Analysis — Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h Dividend Discount Model — For dividend/income stocks only
4i Book Value Analysis — For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j Insider Activity — Are insiders buying or selling?
4f Cash Flow Quality — How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g Debt Maturity Risk — Can it handle its debt?
4h Macro Environment — Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i Sector Intelligence — How does this company compare within its sector?
4j Revenue Confidence — How reliable is the growth projection?
4k Sensitivity Analysis — How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l Sector Demand Cycle — Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5 AI Investigation — Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b Thesis Evaluation — What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6 Valuation Synthesis — Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 11:02am (5d ago)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue $1.5B $1.7B $1.8B $2.0B $2.4B
Cost of Revenue $1.0B $1.1B $1.2B $1.3B $1.5B
Gross Profit $534.9M $596.5M $647.1M $763.6M $943.9M
Operating Expenses $424.4M $439.8M $481.6M $514.0M $583.8M
Operating Income $110.5M $156.6M $165.5M $249.6M $360.1M
Net Income $71.5M $107.1M $126.9M $204.2M $287.9M
EBITDA $203.4M $253.3M $291.3M $386.2M $508.4M
EPS $1.78 $2.58 $3.00 $4.79 $6.69
EPS (Diluted)
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 11:02am (5d ago)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Cash & Equivalents $386.1M $389.4M $410.8M $500.6M $782.5M
Total Current Assets $857.5M $950.5M $1.1B $1.2B $1.6B
Total Assets $1.6B $1.6B $1.8B $1.9B $2.3B
Current Liabilities $306.2M $302.1M $309.1M $244.3M $302.9M
Long-Term Debt $299.3M $411.4M $413.0M $414.7M $416.3M
Total Liabilities $772.6M $831.0M $813.4M $744.4M $814.3M
Total Equity $804.6M $812.6M $947.3M $1.2B $1.5B
Retained Earnings $112.2M $227.5M $354.3M $558.5M $846.5M
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 11:02am (5d ago)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Operating Cash Flow $134.2M $206.9M $203.2M $278.8M $432.8M
Capital Expenditure -$52.3M -$67.6M -$66.5M -$61.6M -$60.0M
Free Cash Flow $81.9M $139.3M $136.6M $217.2M $372.8M
Acquisitions (net) -$71.1M -$3.9M -$1.7M $0 $0
Debt Repayment
Dividends Paid
Stock Buybacks -$9.2M -$37.9M -$13.5M -$8.2M -$21.5M
Net Change in Cash $173.3M $2.8M $21.4M $89.8M $281.9M
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 9:16pm (11h ago)
Metric 2027 2028 2029 2030
Revenue $2.6B
$2.6B – $2.7B
$2.8B
$2.7B – $2.8B
$3.0B
$3.0B – $3.0B
$3.1B
$3.1B – $3.2B
EBITDA $445.3M
$440.2M – $457.0M
$463.2M
$460.8M – $468.1M
$503.8M
$501.3M – $509.1M
$526.4M
$523.7M – $531.9M
Net Income $364.0M
$358.7M – $369.3M
$393.0M
$389.1M – $397.0M
$437.2M
$434.3M – $443.1M
$467.7M
$464.6M – $474.1M
EPS
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 21, 2026 11:02am (5d ago)
Metric 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue Growth +9.8% +8.9% +11.0% +17.9%
Gross Profit Growth +11.5% +8.5% +18.0% +23.6%
Operating Income Growth +41.8% +5.7% +50.8% +44.3%
Net Income Growth +49.9% +18.4% +60.9% +41.0%
EBITDA Growth +24.5% +15.0% +32.6% +31.6%
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