Stride profit margin LRN
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 13.2%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 18.4%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.4 pts
- Peer median
- 11.7%
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Stride kept 13.2% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 18.4% and a gross margin of 37.4%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 3.4%.
The median for 8 education and Training Services stocks of a similar size is 11.7%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 13.4% | 17.9% | 37.8% |
| FY2025 | 12.0% | 15.0% | 39.2% |
| FY2024 | 10.0% | 12.2% | 37.4% |
| FY2023 | 6.9% | 9.0% | 35.2% |
| FY2022 | 6.4% | 9.3% | 35.4% |
| FY2021 | 4.6% | 7.2% | 34.8% |
| FY2020 | 2.4% | 3.1% | 33.4% |
| FY2019 | 3.7% | 4.5% | 34.7% |
| FY2018 | 3.0% | 2.8% | 35.4% |
| FY2017 | 0.1% | 1.5% | 37.3% |
| FY2016 | 1.0% | 1.6% | 37.4% |
| FY2015 | 1.2% | 1.9% | 35.9% |
| FY2014 | 2.1% | 2.5% | 38.1% |
| FY2013 | 3.3% | 5.4% | 41.2% |
| FY2012 | 2.5% | 4.1% | 42.3% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | 13.2% | +0.4 pts | 18.4% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 13.4% | +1.5 pts | 17.9% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 12.2% | −0.9 pts | 15.8% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 12.7% | +0.4 pts | 16.0% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 12.8% | +1.4 pts | 15.4% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 12.0% | +2.0 pts | 15.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 13.1% | +3.8 pts | 16.5% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 12.3% | +3.5 pts | 15.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 11.4% | +3.2 pts | 13.9% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 10.0% | +3.1 pts | 12.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 9.3% | +3.1 pts | 11.6% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 8.8% | +3.2 pts | 11.0% |
Against its peers
Companies in Education & Training Services nearest Stride's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| LRNStride | 13.2% |
| LOPEGrand Canyon Education | 19.6% |
| CVSACovista | 12.9% |
| PRDOPERDOCEO EDUCATION | 20.6% |
| LAURLaureate Education | 17.6% |
| STRAStrategic Education | 10.5% |
| UTIUniversal Technical Institute | 3.9% |
| APEIAmerican Public Education | 6.8% |
| LINCLincoln Educational Services | 4.0% |
| Peer median | 11.7% |
Where Stride 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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