# Stride Inc. (LRN) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $84.68, market value $3.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 11.9×** (5-yr avg 16.0×, 3-yr avg 17.2×). Stride Inc. trades at 11.9× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 16.0×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 9.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.46**. A PEG of 0.46 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.4×.
- **Price / book: 2.1×**. The shares trade at 2.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 5.5×**. Enterprise value is 5.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 12.3%** (5-yr avg 9.9%). Free cash flow equals 12.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of 9.9%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 8.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 8.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 37.8%**. Stride Inc. keeps 37.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 17.9%**. 17.9% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 13.4%**. 13.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 20.7%**. 20.7% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 27.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 27.5%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 13.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 13.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.7%** (3-yr 11.1%/yr, 5-yr 10.4%/yr). Revenue grew 4.7% over the last year, against 10.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 20.0%** (3-yr 34.0%/yr, 5-yr 33.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 20.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 29.6%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 29.6% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.26**. Debt is 0.26 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Stride Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 5.94** (quick 5.94). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 5.94 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 5.92**. A Z-score of 5.92 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Stride Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (2 analysts). 2 analysts cover Stride Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $109.00 (+29% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -47.8%** (YTD 30.4%, 3-mo -15.3%). The shares are down 47.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -49.3%** (39.7% above the low). Trading 49% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.11** (volatility 69%). Beta of 0.11 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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