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

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DateValue
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%