Growth Metrics

Chegg (CHGG) Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Invested Capital fell 16.54% to $155.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $155.0 million through Mar 2026, down 16.54% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $173.4 million for FY2025, 68.57% down from the prior year.

Chegg's Invested Capital history spans 14 years, with the latest figure at $155.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Invested Capital came in at $155.0 million for Q1 2026, down from $173.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $1.3 billion in Q1 2024 to a low of $155.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $808.5 million (2022), against an average of $720.5 million.
  • Year-over-year, Invested Capital skyrocketed 31.21% in 2024 and then tumbled 85.94% in 2025.
  • Chegg's Invested Capital stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then increased by 16.58% to $1.3 billion in 2023, then plummeted by 57.63% to $551.6 million in 2024, then tumbled by 68.57% to $173.4 million in 2025, then dropped by 10.63% to $155.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CHGG's Invested Capital are $155.0 million (Q1 2026), $173.4 million (Q4 2025), and $208.6 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -28.02 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 4.87 Bn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 1.27 Bn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 696.19 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 2.34 Bn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 999.91 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 470.64 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 1.63 Bn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 229.84 Mn
10 Chegg 159.77 Mn 93.85 Mn 37.89 Mn 154.97 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 154.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 173.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 208.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 220.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 185.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 551.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 543.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 723.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.30 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.12 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 818.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 808.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 1.35 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 1.34 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 1.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 609.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 645.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 498.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 462.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 498.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 468.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 459.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 428.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 410.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 388.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 388.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 370.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 391.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 368.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 222.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 214.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 221.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 215.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 221.73 Mn