Chegg (CHGG) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026)

Chegg (CHGG) recorded quarterly FCF Margin of 4.84% in Q1 2026, up 122.72% quarter-over-quarter from 21.31% in Q4 2025, and down 822.0% on a YoY basis from 0.67% in Q1 2025.

Chegg (CHGG) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chegg's FCF Margin history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.84% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 822.0% year-over-year to 4.84%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.98% (down 1521.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.35%, down 1149.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 4.84% for Q1 2026 at Chegg, up from 21.31% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 29.85% in Q1 2023 to a low of 21.31% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 10.77% across 5 years, with a median of 13.07% in 2025.
  • Biggest YoY gain for FCF Margin was 1141 bps in 2024; the steepest drop was 2737 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 24.45% in 2022, then climbed by 13 bps to 27.52% in 2023, then slumped by 88 bps to 3.37% in 2024, then plunged by 732 bps to 21.31% in 2025, then surged by 123 bps to 4.84% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 4.84% (Q1 2026), 21.31% (Q4 2025), and 1.21% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 19.66%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.93%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 41.97%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 29.13%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 28.01%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -36.65%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -11.94%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 30.51%
10 Chegg 124.02 Mn 58.10 Mn 37.89 Mn 4.84%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.84%
Dec 31, 2025 -21.31%
Sep 30, 2025 -1.21%
Jun 30, 2025 -11.48%
Mar 31, 2025 13.07%
Dec 31, 2024 3.37%
Sep 30, 2024 17.34%
Jun 30, 2024 -2.19%
Mar 31, 2024 14.51%
Dec 31, 2023 27.52%
Sep 30, 2023 5.94%
Jun 30, 2023 25.18%
Mar 31, 2023 29.85%
Dec 31, 2022 24.45%
Sep 30, 2022 9.72%
Jun 30, 2022 18.47%
Mar 31, 2022 24.97%
Dec 31, 2021 18.34%
Sep 30, 2021 25.06%
Jun 30, 2021 21.82%