Chegg profit margin CHGG
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2013.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −20.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −20.9%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +33.7 pts
- Peer median
- 4.7%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Chegg kept −20.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −20.9% and a gross margin of 58.0%.
Five years earlier its net margin was −5.8%.
The median for 10 consumer staples stocks of a similar size is 4.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −27.4% | −31.0% | 59.6% |
| FY2024 | n/a | n/a | 70.7% |
| FY2023 | 2.5% | −9.5% | 68.5% |
| FY2022 | 34.8% | 1.2% | 74.3% |
| FY2021 | −0.2% | 10.1% | 67.2% |
| FY2020 | −1.0% | 8.8% | 68.1% |
| FY2019 | −2.3% | 4.3% | 77.6% |
| FY2018 | −4.6% | −1.9% | 75.1% |
| FY2017 | −8.0% | −7.4% | 68.6% |
| FY2016 | −16.6% | −15.8% | 52.9% |
| FY2015 | −19.6% | −19.1% | 37.0% |
| FY2014 | −21.2% | −21.4% | 30.8% |
| FY2013 | −21.9% | −20.0% | 31.5% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −20.0% | +33.7 pts | −20.9% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −26.9% | n/a | −27.9% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −27.4% | n/a | −31.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −17.1% | n/a | −24.5% | |
| Q2 FY25 | −53.7% | +38.1 pts | −62.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Q4 FY24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Q3 FY24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Q2 FY24 | −91.7% | −129.6 pts | −77.9% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 2.1% | −32.9 pts | −9.4% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 2.5% | −32.2 pts | −9.5% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 1.4% | −36.2 pts | −10.0% |
Against its peers
Companies in Consumer Defensive nearest Chegg's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CHGGChegg | −20.0% |
| DITAmcon Distributing | 0.1% |
| LGCYLegacy Education | 11.4% |
| AXILAxil Brands | 9.3% |
| RAVERave Restaurant | 22.3% |
| JVACoffee | 4.9% |
| LWAYLifeway Foods | 4.5% |
| ARKOARKO | 0.2% |
| WEYSWeyco | 12.4% |
| MAMAMama's Creations | 3.5% |
| VLGEAVillage Super Market | 2.2% |
| Peer median | 4.7% |
Where Chegg ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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