Growth Metrics

Chegg (CHGG) Debt Ratio (2018 - 2026)

Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 2.69% to 0.14 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.14 through Mar 2026, down 2.69% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.19 for FY2025, 65.42% down from the prior year.

Chegg's Debt Ratio history spans 9 years, with the latest figure at 0.14 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt Ratio came in at 0.14 for Q1 2026, down from 0.19 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.63 in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.14 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.39 (2023), against an average of 0.39.
  • Year-over-year, Debt Ratio surged 80.64% in 2024 and then plummeted 72.43% in 2025.
  • Chegg's Debt Ratio stood at 0.48 in 2022, then fell by 27.97% to 0.35 in 2023, then skyrocketed by 61.03% to 0.56 in 2024, then plummeted by 65.42% to 0.19 in 2025, then dropped by 28.35% to 0.14 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CHGG's Debt Ratio are 0.14 (Q1 2026), 0.19 (Q4 2025), and 0.17 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 0.05
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.10
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.09
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.17
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.15
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 0.01
10 Chegg 159.77 Mn 93.85 Mn 37.89 Mn 0.14

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.14
Dec 31, 2025 0.19
Sep 30, 2025 0.17
Jun 30, 2025 0.15
Mar 31, 2025 0.14
Dec 31, 2024 0.56
Sep 30, 2024 0.60
Jun 30, 2024 0.54
Mar 31, 2024 0.35
Dec 31, 2023 0.35
Sep 30, 2023 0.33
Jun 30, 2023 0.39
Mar 31, 2023 0.50
Dec 31, 2022 0.48
Sep 30, 2022 0.50
Jun 30, 2022 0.63
Mar 31, 2022 0.63
Dec 31, 2021 0.57
Sep 30, 2021 0.53
Jun 30, 2021 0.53
Mar 31, 2021 0.56
Dec 31, 2020 0.67
Sep 30, 2020 0.66
Jun 30, 2020 0.60
Mar 31, 2020 0.61
Dec 31, 2019 0.60
Sep 30, 2019 0.61
Jun 30, 2019 0.62
Mar 31, 2019 0.60
Dec 31, 2018 0.37
Sep 30, 2018 0.37
Jun 30, 2018 0.38