Growth Metrics

Stride (LRN) EBITDA (2016 - 2026)

On a quarterly basis, EBITDA fell 1.3% to $129.1 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $401.8 million, a 6.6% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $360.1 million, up 44.27% from a year prior.

Stride (LRN) has 17 years of EBITDA data on record, last reported at $129.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA reached $129.1 million in Q1 2026 per LRN's latest filing, down from $146.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBITDA for LRN hit a ceiling of $146.9 million in Q4 2025 and a floor of -$28.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $72.2 million and a median of $69.0 million in 2025 define the central range for EBITDA.
  • Peak YoY movement for EBITDA: plummeted 311.62% in 2022, then soared 1326.02% in 2024.
  • Tracing LRN's EBITDA over 5 years: stood at $68.1 million in 2022, then rose by 23.82% to $84.3 million in 2023, then soared by 48.42% to $125.1 million in 2024, then grew by 17.39% to $146.9 million in 2025, then dropped by 12.1% to $129.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA for LRN at $129.1 million in Q1 2026, $146.9 million in Q4 2025, and $69.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -5.19 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 76.23 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -27.53 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 95.46 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 129.08 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 63.12 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 339,000.00
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 41.09 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 6.41 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 21.64 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 129.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 146.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 68.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 56.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 130.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 125.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 47.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 73.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 88.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 84.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 3.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 53.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 72.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 68.07 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -28.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 46.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 60.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 56.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -6.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 21.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 38.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 38.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 12.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 7.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 14.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 30.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -19.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 2.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 23.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 33.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -13.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 9.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 19.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 13.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -17.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 4.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 12.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 18.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -17.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 510,000.00