Growth Metrics

Stride (LRN) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 325.45% to $183.5 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $370.0 million, a 20.94% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $396.4 million, up 43.36% from a year prior.

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

  • Free Cash Flow reached $183.5 million in Q1 2026 per LRN's latest filing, up from $92.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for LRN hit a ceiling of $290.5 million in Q2 2025 and a floor of -$196.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $67.0 million and a median of $84.5 million in 2023 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: tumbled 55.17% in 2025, then soared 325.45% in 2026.
  • Tracing LRN's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $152.7 million in 2022, then increased by 13.49% to $173.3 million in 2023, then grew by 18.52% to $205.4 million in 2024, then crashed by 55.17% to $92.1 million in 2025, then surged by 99.25% to $183.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for LRN 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 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 48.56 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 53.60 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 86.48 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 183.49 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 67.65 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -26.43 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 77.31 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -10.06 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 60.78 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
Sep 30, 2023 -137.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -137.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 84.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 84.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 73.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 73.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 152.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 152.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -152.94 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -152.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 146.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 146.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 81.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 81.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 110.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 110.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -141.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -141.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 111.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 111.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 84.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 84.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 27.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 27.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -121.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -121.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 77.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 77.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 24.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 24.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 65.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 65.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -88.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -88.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 83.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 83.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 29.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 29.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 81.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 81.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -58.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -58.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 60.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 60.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 43.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 43.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 53.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 53.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -60.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -60.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 68.52 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 68.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 21.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 21.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 57.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 57.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -60.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -60.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 58.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 58.11 Mn