Stride (LRN) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Stride (LRN) posted Operating Margin of 16.64% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 7.94 percentage points from 8.70% a year earlier but down 3.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Stride (LRN) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Stride's Operating Margin came in at 17.90%, up 2.93 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +10.71 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Stride's Operating Margin was 14.97% in FY2025 (+2.74 pp), 12.23% in FY2024 (+3.23 pp), 9.01% in FY2023 (-0.28 pp) and 9.29% in FY2022 (+2.10 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of -6.76% in fiscal Q1 2023 to a high of 23.26% in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.92 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2026, with a gain of 7.94 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2025, with a drop of 5.09 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was 20.49% (Q3 2026), 23.26% (Q2 2026) and 11.11% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.50 Bn | 9.57 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 22.84% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.07 Bn | -2.95 Bn | 20,000.00 | 19.99% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 6.08 Bn | -6.40 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 23.71% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.21 Bn | 307.76 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 6.45% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.77 Bn | 4.12 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 24.56% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.62 Bn | 4.33 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 7 | Covista | 4.17 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 19.16% |
| 8 | Stride | 3.33 Bn | 151.03 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 13.18% |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.13 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 10.83% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.70 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 204.83 Mn | -22.24% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.18% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.90% |
Stride Operating Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "LRN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();