Stride (LRN) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Stride (LRN) posted quarterly 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 reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 19.19% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 97.0% year-over-year to 19.19%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.19% (down 97.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure 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.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 20.16% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 10.04% in Q3 2022.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 14.97% across 5 years, with a median of 14.78% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Capital Employed surged 538 bps — and 2026, when it sank 97 bps.
- Stride's Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.65% in 2022, then surged by 31 bps to 13.93% in 2023, then soared by 34 bps to 18.68% in 2024, then advanced by 3 bps to 19.22% in 2025, then slipped 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 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 84.71 Bn | 82.71 Bn | 812.22 Mn | -61.66% |
| 2 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.32 Bn | 7.28 Bn | 22.97 Mn | 44.74% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.21 Bn | 5.05 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 24.30% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.98 Bn | 3.74 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 3.69% |
| 5 | Covista | 4.66 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 16.83% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.78 Bn | 3.50 Bn | 204.08 Mn | 33.87% |
| 7 | Stride | 3.50 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 20.94% |
| 8 | McGraw Hill | 2.38 Bn | 2.13 Bn | 388.89 Mn | 6.44% |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.28 Bn | -401.26 Mn | 227.32 Mn | - |
| 10 | Youdao | 2.08 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 87.31 Mn | -18.76% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.94% |
| 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% |