Stride (LRN) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Stride (LRN) reported Free Cash Flow of $183.5 million for Q1 2026, up 325.45% year-over-year from $43.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 99.25% quarter-over-quarter from $92.1 million in Q4 2025.

Stride (LRN) Free Cash Flow (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Stride (LRN) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $183.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $183.5 million, up 325.45% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $370.0 million (up 20.94% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $396.4 million, up 43.36% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow rose to $183.5 million in Q1 2026 per LRN's latest filing, from $92.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $290.5 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$196.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $67.0 million and a median of $84.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Free Cash Flow sank 55.17% in 2025, then jumped 325.45% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $152.7 million in 2022, then increased by 13.49% to $173.3 million in 2023, then gained by 18.52% to $205.4 million in 2024, then slumped by 55.17% to $92.1 million in 2025, then surged by 99.25% to $183.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LRN's Free Cash Flow at $183.5 million in Q1 2026, $92.1 million in Q4 2025, and -$196.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 53.60 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 48.56 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 204.40 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 183.49 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 86.48 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -169.95 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -26.43 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 67.65 Mn
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 77.31 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 183.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 183.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 92.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 92.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -196.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -196.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 290.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 290.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 43.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 43.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 205.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 205.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -142.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -142.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 200.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 200.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 40.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 40.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 173.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 173.33 Mn