Duolingo (DUOL) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Duolingo's quarterly Operating Margin came in at 15.25% in Q1 2026, up 503.0% year-on-year from 2.53% in Q1 2025, and down 0.72% quarter-over-quarter from 15.36% in Q4 2025.
Duolingo has reported Operating Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 15.25% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 503.0% year-over-year to 15.25%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 14.24% (up 564.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.07%, up 470.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 15.25%, down from 15.36% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 15.36% in Q4 2025, with the low at 20.99% in Q3 2022.
- Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 1.15%, with a median of 6.62% recorded in 2024.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 2414 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1620 bps in 2022.
- Tracing DUOL's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 17.48% in 2022, then jumped by 118 bps to 3.18% in 2023, then surged by 109 bps to 6.62% in 2024, then soared by 132 bps to 15.36% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 15.25% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 15.25% (Q1 2026), 15.36% (Q4 2025), and 12.94% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 253.17 Bn | 235.20 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 28.69% |
| 2 | Salesforce | 171.07 Bn | 161.50 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 16.69% |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 151.10 Bn | 150.06 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 14.56% |
| 4 | Shopify | 134.25 Bn | 128.50 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 12.05% |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 105.72 Bn | 100.54 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 13.34% |
| 6 | Cadence Design Systems | 101.64 Bn | 100.23 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 29.26% |
| 7 | Adobe | 100.35 Bn | 93.46 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 37.79% |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 90.91 Bn | 87.68 Bn | 2.87 Bn | -22.99% |
| 9 | Intuit | 88.30 Bn | 81.52 Bn | 6.77 Bn | 46.97% |
| 10 | Duolingo | 4.99 Bn | 3.74 Bn | 213.10 Mn | 15.25% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.25% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.36% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.81% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.84% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -7.37% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -17.48% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -20.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -17.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -14.59% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -23.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -45.13% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.81% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -24.23% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -21.90% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -6.77% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.20% |