Chegg (CHGG) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026)

Chegg (CHGG) recorded quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% in Q1 2026, up 12.13% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025, and up 2.0% on a YoY basis from 0.01% in Q1 2025.

Chegg (CHGG) Return on Invested Capital (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Chegg's Return on Invested Capital history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 2.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (up 2.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.0%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.01% for Q1 2026 at Chegg, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.0% in Q3 2022 to a low of 0.02% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.01% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Return on Invested Capital fell 2 bps in 2024, then gained 2 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.0% in 2022, then plunged by 198 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then slumped by 7737 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then jumped by 61 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then advanced by 12 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn 0.01%
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.00%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.00%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 0.00%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.00%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 0.00%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 0.00%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.00%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 0.00%
10 Chegg 124.02 Mn 58.10 Mn 37.89 Mn -0.01%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.02%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.02%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.02%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%