Duolingo (DUOL) Cost of Revenue (2020 - 2026)

Duolingo's (DUOL) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $78.9 million in Q1 2026, up 18.34% year-on-year from $66.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.43% quarter-over-quarter from $77.0 million in Q4 2025.

Duolingo (DUOL) Cost of Revenue (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Duolingo's Cost of Revenue history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $78.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cost of Revenue rose 18.34% year-over-year to $78.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $300.4 million, a 33.43% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $288.1 million, up 41.49% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue rose to $78.9 million in Q1 2026 per DUOL's latest filing, from $77.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $78.9 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $21.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $45.2 million (2024), against an average of $47.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Cost of Revenue surged 47.91% in 2022 and increased 18.34% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cost of Revenue stood at $27.8 million in 2022, then surged by 46.1% to $40.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 45.24% to $58.9 million in 2024, then soared by 30.67% to $77.0 million in 2025, then gained by 2.43% to $78.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest DUOL Cost of Revenue figures stand at $78.9 million (Q1 2026), $77.0 million (Q4 2025), and $74.8 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Sap Se 199.59 Bn 179.36 Bn 8.16 Bn 3.02 Bn
2 Full Truck Alliance 193.24 Bn 190.53 Bn - -
3 Shopify 164.78 Bn 159.04 Bn 1.55 Bn 1.62 Bn
4 Salesforce 150.52 Bn 138.68 Bn 8.56 Bn 2.57 Bn
5 Uber Technologies 139.79 Bn 138.58 Bn 5.95 Bn 7.26 Bn
6 ServiceNow 109.10 Bn 104.44 Bn 2.82 Bn 1.17 Bn
7 Automatic Data Processing 102.68 Bn 99.45 Bn 2.87 Bn 3.07 Bn
8 Adobe 95.80 Bn 90.17 Bn 5.90 Bn 715.00 Mn
9 Snowflake 93.75 Bn 90.79 Bn 926.45 Mn 464.50 Mn
10 Duolingo 25.20 Mn -1.23 Bn 213.10 Mn 78.87 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 78.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 78.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 77.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 77.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 74.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 74.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 69.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 69.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 66.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 66.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 58.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 58.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 52.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 52.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 47.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 47.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 45.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 45.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 40.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 40.57 Mn