Stride (LRN) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 97.0% to 19.19% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 19.19%, a 97.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 19.96%, up 432.0% from a year prior.
Stride (LRN) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on record, last reported at 19.19% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed reached 19.19% in Q1 2026 per LRN's latest filing, roughly flat from 19.22% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for LRN hit a ceiling of 20.16% in Q1 2025 and a floor of 10.04% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 14.97% and a median of 14.78% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: skyrocketed 538bps in 2025, then crashed -97bps in 2026.
- Tracing LRN's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 10.65% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 31bps to 13.93% in 2023, then surged by 34bps to 18.68% in 2024, then grew by 3bps to 19.22% in 2025, then decreased by 0bps to 19.19% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for LRN 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 | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 46.13% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 3.48% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 23.56% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 7.87% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 19.19% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 18.63% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 8.69% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 9.78% |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 8.38% |
| 10 | American Public Education | 943.17 Mn | 722.17 Mn | 100.11 Mn | 13.18% |
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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 7.70% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.96% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 6.37% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 4.15% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 4.17% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 5.37% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 5.89% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 6.91% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 8.14% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 7.64% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.88% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 4.02% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 3.23% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.10% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 2.96% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.90% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.24% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.24% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.77% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 2.28% |