Stride (LRN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Stride (LRN) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 16.64% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 7.94 percentage points from 8.70% a year earlier but down 3.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Stride (LRN) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Stride reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 17.90%, up 2.93 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three straight fiscal years, with a five-year change of +10.71 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 14.97% in FY2025 (+2.74 pp), 12.23% in FY2024 (+3.23 pp), 9.01% in FY2023 (-0.28 pp) and 9.29% in FY2022 (+2.10 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -6.76% in fiscal Q1 2023 to 23.26% in fiscal Q2 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.92 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 7.94 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2026, against a drop of 5.09 percentage points in fiscal Q4 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 20.49% (Q3 2026), 23.26% (Q2 2026) and 11.11% (Q1 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.06 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 22.84% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.68 Bn | -2.70 Bn | 20,000.00 | 19.99% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 5.79 Bn | -6.69 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 23.71% |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.18 Bn | 243.01 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 6.45% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.67 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 24.56% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.45 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 20.60% |
| 7 | Covista | 3.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 19.16% |
| 8 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.16 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 10.83% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.11 Bn | -66.08 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 13.18% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.77 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 204.83 Mn | -22.24% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.18% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 21.30% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.16% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -6.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.90% |
Stride Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LRN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "LRN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=LRN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();