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Stride, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Stride, Inc. had return on equity of 21.7% and a net margin of 13.4%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Jun 20102011Jun 20112012Jun 20122013Jun 20132014Jun 20142015Jun 20152016Jun 20162017Jun 20172018Jun 20182019Jun 20192020Jun 20202021Jun 20212022Jun 20222023Jun 20232024Jun 20242025Jun 20252026Jun 2026LTMSept 2026
Net margin5.6%2.4%2.5%3.3%2.1%1.2%1.0%0.1%3.0%3.7%2.4%4.6%6.4%6.9%10.0%12.0%13.4%13.2%
Return on equity9.5%3.8%3.8%5.6%3.7%2.1%1.6%0.1%4.8%6.1%3.7%9.7%13.2%14.4%19.2%21.7%21.7%20.2%
Return on assets—2.2%2.9%4.1%2.7%1.5%1.3%0.1%3.7%4.8%2.6%5.4%6.7%7.5%11.1%13.7%14.3%13.5%
Effective tax rate38.8%49.3%42.4%43.0%37.9%38.4%40.6%—−3.4%21.8%25.6%25.6%27.2%26.3%24.0%24.4%23.3%24.1%
R&D as % of revenue2.5%3.1%3.6%2.5%1.5%1.5%1.2%1.4%1.0%0.9%0.9%0.2%0.4%0.8%0.8%0.7%0.9%—
SG&A as % of revenue30.5%33.5%34.6%33.4%34.1%32.5%34.6%34.4%32.7%30.2%30.3%27.6%26.1%26.2%25.2%21.8%19.8%19.1%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

4 of 6 checks passed · September 30, 2026
What it owns · $2.5bn
Short-term assets $1.8bnLonger-term assets $777m
What it owes, and who funded it · $2.5bn
Short-term liabilities $686mLonger-term liabilities $174mShareholders' equity $1.7bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $1.8bn of assets due within a year against $686m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $1.8bn short-term assets against $174m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $548m of cash against $837m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 50% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 53% to 50% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $505m of operating cash flow against $837m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Stride, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

48 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Stride's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 7 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 6.4% of total assets over 8 years.

  • Pricing power 13 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 35.8%, moving by 2.0 percentage points (standard deviation) across 8 years.

  • Durability 5 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 6.9%; its worst year was 2.0%.

  • Cash conversion 15 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 10.9% of revenue.

  • Discipline 13 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 11.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.7% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (53 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Stride, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Stride, Inc.