Stride LRN
NYSE LRN
$85.51 +0.42 (+0.49%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 11:09 AM EDT

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

Stride (LRN) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $220.4 million for Q1 2026, up 758.15% year-over-year from $25.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 108.89% quarter-over-quarter from $105.5 million in Q4 2025.

Analysis

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

Stride (LRN) has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $220.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 758.15% year-over-year to $220.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $406.9 million (up 46.73% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $396.4 million, up 43.36% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow grew to $220.4 million in Q1 2026 per LRN's latest filing, from $105.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $290.5 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$209.5 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $67.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $102.9 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Free Cash Flow sank 62.66% — and 2026, when it soared 758.15%.
  • Stride's Free Cash Flow stood at $152.7 million in 2022, then rose by 18.96% to $181.7 million in 2023, then rose by 27.15% to $231.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 54.33% to $105.5 million in 2025, then surged by 108.89% to $220.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LRN's Free Cash Flow at $220.4 million in Q1 2026, $105.5 million in Q4 2025, and -$209.5 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 New Oriental Education & Technology 93.76 Bn 91.02 Bn 812.22 Mn 518.75 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.08 Bn 4.92 Bn 237.67 Mn 83.78 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 4.76 Bn 3.51 Bn 777.03 Mn 32.62 Mn
4 Covista 4.48 Bn 4.07 Bn 284.63 Mn 97.52 Mn
5 Grand Canyon Education 3.93 Bn 3.66 Bn 204.08 Mn 97.91 Mn
6 Stride 3.64 Bn 2.69 Bn 217.28 Mn 292.72 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.54 Bn 2.35 Bn 439.20 Mn -23.33 Mn
8 Perdoceo Education 2.05 Bn 746.93 Mn 162.46 Mn 73.08 Mn
9 TAL Education 1.93 Bn -756.47 Mn 227.32 Mn -40.96 Mn
10 Youdao 1.80 Bn 1.67 Bn 105.66 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 292.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 208.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 80.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -209.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 290.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 43.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 213.56 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -150.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 161.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 56.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 164.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -145.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 84.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 73.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 152.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -152.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 114.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 81.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 110.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -141.21 Mn