Stride (LRN) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)
Stride (LRN) posted Free Cash Flow of $316.85 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 6.4% from $297.89 million a year earlier and up 43.8% from the prior quarter.
Stride (LRN) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Stride's Free Cash Flow came in at $433.23 million, up 0.5% from FY2025.
- Annual Free Cash Flow has increased for six consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 27.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Stride's Free Cash Flow was $431.04 million in FY2025 (+55.9%), $276.53 million in FY2024 (+39.1%), $198.81 million in FY2023 (+0.9%) and $197.14 million in FY2022 (+51.0%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 57.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2026, with growth of 316.3%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2026, with a decline of 58.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior fiscal quarters was $220.37 million (Q3 2026), $92.09 million (Q2 2026) and -$196.09 million (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.50 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 181.31 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.07 Bn | -2.95 Bn | 20,000.00 | 195.39 Mn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.08 Bn | -6.40 Bn | 594.64 Mn | -179.07 Mn |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.21 Bn | 307.76 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 134.64 Mn |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.77 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 123.82 Mn |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.62 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 67.30 Mn |
| 7 | Covista | 4.17 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 76.68 Mn |
| 8 | Stride | 3.33 Bn | 151.03 Mn | 241.12 Mn | -124.79 Mn |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.13 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 43.60 Mn |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.70 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 204.83 Mn | -25.08 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -124.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 316.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 220.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 92.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -196.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 297.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 52.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 222.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -142.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 171.43 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 68.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 173.33 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -137.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 96.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 84.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 162.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -144.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 120.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 91.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 118.42 Mn |
Stride Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=LRN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "LRN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=LRN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();