Stride (LRN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Stride (LRN) reported Return on Capital Employed of 19.19% for Q1 2026, down 97.0% year-over-year from 639.7% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 19.22% in Q4 2025.
Stride (LRN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Stride (LRN) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 19.19% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 19.19%, down 97.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 19.19% (down 97.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 19.96%, up 432.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed held at 19.19% in Q1 2026 per LRN's latest filing, from 19.22% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 20.16% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 10.04% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 14.97% and a median of 14.78% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 538 bps in 2025, then sank 97 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 10.65% in 2022, then jumped by 31 bps to 13.93% in 2023, then surged by 34 bps to 18.68% in 2024, then gained by 3 bps to 19.22% in 2025, then decreased by 0 bps to 19.19% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LRN's Return on Capital Employed at 19.19% in Q1 2026, 19.22% in Q4 2025, and 18.44% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.03 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 46.13% |
| 2 | Laureate Education | 5.22 Bn | 5.06 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 23.56% |
| 3 | Graham Holdings | 5.09 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 3.48% |
| 4 | Covista | 4.40 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 4.10% |
| 5 | Stride | 4.17 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 19.19% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.94 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 7.87% |
| 7 | McGraw Hill | 2.19 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 388.89 Mn | 6.44% |
| 8 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.14 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 8.69% |
| 9 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 18.63% |
| 10 | Strategic Education | 1.69 Bn | 1.53 Bn | - | 9.78% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.93% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.48% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.46% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.09% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.84% |