Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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%