Stride Achieves Another Record Year

RESTON, Va., Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stride, Inc. (NYSE:LRN), one of the nation's most successful technology-based education companies, today announced its results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended June 30, 2025.

Fiscal 2025 Highlights Compared to 2024

• Revenue of $2,405.3 million, compared with $2,040.1 million
• Income from operations of $360.1 million, compared with $249.6 million
• Net income of $287.9 million, compared with $204.2 million
• Diluted net income per share of $5.95, compared with $4.69
• Adjusted operating income of $466.2 million, compared with $293.9 million (1)
• Adjusted EBITDA of $571.0 million, compared with $390.7 million (1)
• Adjusted earnings per share of $8.10, compared with $5.49 (1)

During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, the Company incurred one-time charges totaling $59.5 million, related to an impairment expense for our Galvanize business; these charges are excluded from adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted earnings per share.

Fiscal 2025 Summary Financial Metrics

	Year Ended June 30,					Change 2025/2024
	2025			2024		$		%
	(In thousands, except percentages and per share data)
Revenues	$	2,405,317		2,040,069		365,248		17.9	%
Income from operations		360,094		249,600		110,494		44.3	%
Adjusted operating income (1)		466,233		293,940		172,293		58.6	%
Net income		287,941		204,183		83,758		41.0	%
Net income per share, diluted		5.95		4.69		1.26		26.9	%
Adjusted earnings per share (1)		8.10		5.49		2.61		47.5	%
EBITDA (1)		474,763		359,283		115,480		32.1	%
Adjusted EBITDA (1)		571,035		390,745		180,290		46.1	%

(1) To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we also present non-GAAP financial measures including adjusted operating income (loss), EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted earnings per share. Management believes that these additional measures provide useful information to investors relating to our financial performance. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is provided below.

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2025 Highlights Compared to 2024

• Revenue of $653.6 million, compared with $534.2 million
• Income from operations of $56.9 million, compared with $73.7 million
• Net income of $51.3 million, compared with $62.8 million
• Diluted net income per share of $1.03, compared with $1.42
• Adjusted operating income of $130.6 million, compared with $87.9 million
• Adjusted EBITDA of $158.4 million, compared with $112.1 million
• Adjusted earnings per share of $2.29, compared with $1.68

Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2025 Summary Financial Metrics

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Change 2025/2024
	2025			2024		$			%
	(In thousands, except percentages and per share data)
Revenues	$	653,647		534,183		119,464			22.4	%
Income from operations		56,864		73,678		(16,814	)		(22.8	%)
Adjusted operating income		130,558		87,896		42,662			48.5	%
Net income		51,320		62,782		(11,462	)		(18.3	%)
Net income per share, diluted		1.03		1.42		(0.39	)		(27.5	%)
Adjusted earnings per share		2.29		1.68		0.61			36.3	%
EBITDA		87,063		101,897		(14,834	)		(14.6	%)
Adjusted EBITDA		158,413		112,087		46,326			41.3	%

Revenue Data

	Three Months Ended												Year Ended
	June 30,					Change 2025 / 2024							June 30,					Change 2025 / 2024
	2025			2024		$				%			2025			2024		$				%
	(In thousands, except percentages)
General Education	$	394,134		347,058		$	47,076			13.6	%		$	1,448,676		1,289,193		$	159,483			12.4	%
Career Learning
Middle - High School		240,455		167,219			73,236			43.8	%			876,287		651,191			225,096			34.6	%
Adult		19,058		19,906			(848	)		(4.3	%)			80,354		99,685			(19,331	)		(19.4	%)
Total Career Learning		259,513		187,125			72,388			38.7	%			956,641		750,876			205,765			27.4	%
Total Revenues	$	653,647		534,183		$	119,464			22.4	%		$	2,405,317		2,040,069		$	365,248			17.9	%

Enrollment and Revenue Per Enrollment Data

Full year enrollments averaged 234.0K, up 20.4% compared to 194.3K enrollments in fiscal year 2024. Of the total average enrollments, 96.3K were Career Learning enrollments, up 32.5% compared to 72.7K Career Learning enrollments in fiscal year 2024.

Fourth quarter enrollments averaged 235.3K, up 21.7% compared to 193.4K enrollments in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024. Of the total average enrollments, 97.0K were Career Learning enrollments, up 33.2% compared to 72.8K Career Learning enrollments in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Enrollments only include those students in full service public or private programs where Stride provides a combination of curriculum, technology, and instructional and support services, inclusive of administrative support and may include enrollments for which Stride receives no public funding or revenue. Stride does not report enrollments for our Adult Learning business.

Revenue per enrollment for the fourth quarter was $2,630, up 2.4% compared to $2,569 in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024. General Education revenue per enrollment was $2,736, flat compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, and Career Learning revenue per enrollment was $2,479, up 8.1%, compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024.

Revenue per enrollment for the full fiscal year 2025 was $9,677, up 0.6% compared to $9,623 in fiscal year 2024. General Education revenue per enrollment was $10,077, up 0.5%, and Career Learning revenue per enrollment was $9,104, up 1.8%, compared to fiscal year 2024. If the mix of enrollments changes, our revenues will be impacted to the extent the average revenues per enrollments are significantly different.

Cash Flow and Capital Allocation

As of June 30, 2025, the Company's cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $1,011.4 million, compared with $714.2 million reported at June 30, 2024.

Capital expenditures for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 were $60.0 million, compared to $61.6 million in fiscal year 2024, and were comprised of $1.8 million of property and equipment, $36.4 million of capitalized software development and $21.8 million of capitalized curriculum development.

Conference Call

The Company will discuss its fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2025 financial results during a conference call scheduled for Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. eastern time (ET).

A live webcast of the call will be available at investors.stridelearning.com/events-and-presentations. To participate in the live call, investors and analysts should dial (800) 715-9871 (domestic) or +1 (646) 307-1963 (international) and provide the conference ID number 8901384. Please access the website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call.

A replay of the call will be posted at investors.stridelearning.com/events-and-presentations as soon as it is available.

About Stride Inc.

Stride Inc. (NYSE:LRN) is redefining lifelong learning with innovative, high-quality education solutions. Serving learners in primary, secondary, and postsecondary settings, Stride provides a wide range of services including K-12 education, career learning, professional skills training, and talent development. Stride reaches learners in all 50 states and over 100 countries. Learn more at stridelearning.com.

Special Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. We have tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as "outlook," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "continues," "likely," "may," "opportunity," "potential," "projects," "will," "will be," "expects," "plans," "intends" and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, whether in the negative or the affirmative. These statements reflect our current beliefs and are based upon information currently available to us. Accordingly, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such statements. These risks, uncertainties, factors and contingencies include, but are not limited to: reduction of per pupil funding amounts at the schools we serve; inability to achieve a sufficient level of new enrollments to sustain our business model; limitations of the enrollment data we present, which may not fully capture trends in the performance of our business; failure to enter into new school contracts or renew existing contracts, in part or in their entirety; failure of the schools we serve or us to comply with our contracts, federal, state and local laws and regulations, resulting in a loss of funding, an obligation to repay funds previously received, or contractual remedies; change in law, governmental policy and/or regulations; governmental investigations that could result in fines, penalties, settlements, or injunctive relief; declines or variations in academic performance outcomes of the students and schools we serve as curriculum standards, testing programs and state accountability metrics evolve; harm to our reputation resulting from poor performance or misconduct by operators or us in any school in our industry and/or in any school in which we operate; legal and regulatory challenges from opponents of virtual public education or for-profit education companies; changes in national and local economic and business conditions and other factors, such as natural disasters, pandemics and outbreaks of contagious diseases and other adverse public health developments; discrepancies in interpretation of legislation by regulatory agencies that may lead to payment or funding disputes; termination of our contracts, or a reduction in the scope of services, with schools; failure to develop the Career Learning business; entry of new competitors with superior technologies and lower prices; unsuccessful integration of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures; failure to further develop, maintain and enhance our technology, products, services and brands; inadequate recruiting, training and retention of effective teachers and employees; infringement of our intellectual property; disruptions to our Internet-based learning and delivery systems, including, but not limited to, our data storage systems and third-party cloud systems and facilities, resulting from cybersecurity attacks; misuse or unauthorized disclosure of student and personal data; failure to prevent or mitigate a cybersecurity incident that affects our systems; risks related to artificial intelligence; and other risks and uncertainties associated with our business described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that the expectations will be attained or that any deviation will not be material. All information in this press release is as of today's date, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.

Financial Statements

The financial statements set forth below are not the complete set of Stride, Inc.'s financial statements for the three months and year ended June 30, 2025 and are presented below without footnotes. Readers are encouraged to obtain and carefully review Stride Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2025, including all financial statements contained therein and the footnotes thereto, filed with the SEC, which may be retrieved from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or from Stride Inc.'s Investor Relations website at investors.stridelearning.com.

STRIDE, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
	Three Months Ended							Year Ended
	June 30,							June 30,
	2025				2024			2025			2024
	(In thousands except share and per share data)
Revenues	$	653,647			534,183			2,405,317			2,040,069
Instructional costs and services		414,728			345,971			1,461,398			1,276,466
Gross margin		238,919			188,212			943,919			763,603
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		122,577			114,534			524,347			514,003
Impairment of long-lived assets		59,478			—			59,478			—
Income from operations		56,864			73,678			360,094			249,600
Interest expense, net		(2,693	)		(2,318	)		(10,504	)		(8,812	)
Other income, net		10,160			7,519			33,629			26,900
Income before income taxes and income (loss) from equity method investments		64,331			78,879			383,219			267,688
Income tax expense		(12,919	)		(16,099	)		(93,007	)		(64,482	)
Income (loss) from equity method investments		(92	)		2			(2,271	)		977
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	51,320			62,782			287,941			204,183
Net income attributable to common stockholders per share:
Basic	$	1.19			1.47			6.69			4.79
Diluted	$	1.03			1.42			5.95			4.69
Weighted average shares used in computing per share amounts:
Basic		43,186,913			42,760,745			43,041,274			42,626,588
Diluted		49,767,056			44,248,689			48,413,717			43,535,441

 

STRIDE, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
	June 30,
	2025				2024
	(In thousands except share and per share data)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	782,497			500,614
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $31,124 and $31,298		559,646			472,754
Inventories, net		37,570			36,748
Prepaid expenses		35,579			29,164
Marketable securities		202,769			191,672
Other current assets		14,673			14,494
Total current assets		1,632,734			1,245,446
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		15,960			54,503
Property and equipment, net		78,582			50,856
Capitalized software, net		75,314			81,952
Capitalized curriculum development costs, net		58,584			53,232
Intangible assets, net		18,227			60,282
Goodwill		246,676			246,676
Deferred tax asset		26,377			7,200
Deposits and other assets		141,505			120,318
Total assets	$	2,293,959			1,920,465
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	43,962			40,970
Accrued liabilities		103,276			60,796
Accrued compensation and benefits		74,939			64,878
Deferred revenue		26,995			35,742
Current portion of finance lease liability		42,316			29,146
Current portion of operating lease liability		11,391			12,748
Total current liabilities		302,879			244,280
Long-term finance lease liability		44,567			26,452
Long-term operating lease liability		35,164			45,192
Long-term debt		416,322			414,675
Other long-term liabilities		15,408			13,841
Total liabilities		814,340			744,440
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, par value $0.0001; 10,000,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued or outstanding		—			—
Common stock, par value $0.0001; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 48,852,419 and 48,576,164 shares issued; and 43,517,676 and 43,241,421 shares outstanding, respectively		4			4
Additional paid-in capital		735,711			720,033
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(67	)		(42	)
Retained earnings		846,453			558,512
Treasury stock of 5,334,743 shares at cost		(102,482	)		(102,482	)
Total stockholders' equity		1,479,619			1,176,025
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,293,959			1,920,465

 

STRIDE, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
	Year Ended
	June 30,
	2025				2024
	(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	287,941			204,183
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense		114,669			109,683
Stock-based compensation expense		36,794			31,462
Deferred income taxes		(17,783	)		2,890
Provision for credit losses		15,267			22,844
Amortization of fees on debt		1,647			1,640
Noncash operating lease expense		12,265			14,246
Impairment of long-lived assets		59,478			—
Other		(596	)		849
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(102,188	)		(32,056	)
Inventories, prepaid expenses, deposits and other current and long-term assets		(6,239	)		(8,877	)
Accounts payable		310			(6,844	)
Accrued liabilities		40,915			(16,556	)
Accrued compensation and benefits		9,913			7,394
Operating lease liability		(12,396	)		(14,990	)
Deferred revenue and other liabilities		(7,181	)		(37,071	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		432,816			278,797
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property and equipment		(1,781	)		(2,270	)
Capitalized software development costs		(36,428	)		(40,653	)
Capitalized curriculum development costs		(21,801	)		(18,666	)
Other acquisitions, loans and investments, net of distributions		(20,682	)		(5,196	)
Proceeds from the maturity of marketable securities		252,930			204,487
Purchases of marketable securities		(260,233	)		(277,573	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(87,995	)		(139,871	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Repayments on finance lease obligations		(41,469	)		(40,919	)
Repurchase of restricted stock for income tax withholding		(21,469	)		(8,200	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(62,938	)		(49,119	)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		281,883			89,807
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period		500,614			410,807
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	$	782,497			500,614

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we have presented adjusted operating income (loss), EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted earnings per share, which are not presented in accordance with GAAP.

• Adjusted operating income (loss) is defined as income (loss) from operations as adjusted for amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation, and other one-time charges or gains.
• EBITDA is defined as income (loss) from operations as adjusted for depreciation and amortization.
• Adjusted EBITDA is defined as income (loss) from operations as adjusted for depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, and other one-time charges or gains.
• Adjusted earnings per share (adjusted EPS) is defined as net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders as adjusted for the amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation, and other one-time charges or gains net of tax impact divided by the diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding less the shares expected to be received for the capped call transaction related to Stride's convertible senior notes.

Adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EPS exclude stock-based compensation, which consists of expenses for restricted stock, restricted stock units, and performance stock units.

             

Management believes that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors relating to our financial performance. Adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS remove stock-based compensation, which is a non-cash charge that varies based on market volatility and the terms and conditions of the awards. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA remove depreciation and amortization, which can vary depending upon accounting methods and the book value of assets. Adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings per share remove one-time charges or gains which are not related to core operating activities and are not indicative of our ongoing operating performance. Additionally, adjusted EPS includes the impact from shares expected to be received by the Company to offset potential dilution from the convertible senior notes. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA provide a measure of corporate performance exclusive of capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired.

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures:

• as additional measures of operating performance because they assist in comparing the Company's performance on a consistent basis; and
• in presentations to the members of the Company's Board of Directors to enable the Board to review the same measures used by management to compare the Company's current operating results with corresponding prior periods.

Other companies may define these non-GAAP financial measures differently and, as a result, these non-GAAP financial measures may not be directly comparable to similar non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Although these non-GAAP financial measures are used to assess the performance of the business, the use of non-GAAP financial measures is limited as they include and/or do not include certain items included and/or not included in the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, revenues, income (loss) from operations, net income (loss) and diluted net income (loss) per share or other related financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of liquidity. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these non-GAAP financial measures.

Reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided below.

Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2025

Reconciliation of Income from Operations to Adjusted Operating Income

	Three Months Ended						Year Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2025			2024			2025			2024
	(In thousands)
Income from operations	$	56,864		$	73,678		$	360,094		$	249,600
Amortization of intangible assets	2,344			4,028			9,867			12,878
Stock-based compensation expense	11,872			10,190			36,794			31,462
Impairment of long-lived assets	59,478			-			59,478			-
Adjusted operating income	$	130,558		$	87,896		$	466,233		$	293,940

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

	Three Months Ended June 30,								Year Ended June 30,
	2025				2024				2025				2024
	(In thousands)
Net income	$	51,320			$	62,782			$	287,941			$	204,183
Interest expense, net	2,693				2,318				10,504				8,812
Other income, net	(10,160		)		(7,519		)		(33,629		)		(26,900		)
Income tax expense	12,919				16,099				93,007				64,482
(Income) loss from equity method investments	92				(2		)		2,271				(977		)
Depreciation and amortization	30,199				28,219				114,669				109,683
EBITDA	87,063				101,897				474,763				359,283
Stock-based compensation expense	11,872				10,190				36,794				31,462
Impairment of long-lived assets	59,478				-				59,478				-
Adjusted EBITDA	$	158,413			$	112,087			$	571,035			$	390,745

Reconciliation of Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders and Diluted Net Income Per Share to Adjusted Earnings Per Share

	Three Months Ended								Year Ended
	June 30,								June 30,
	2025				2024				2025				2024
	(In thousands)
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$	51,320			$	62,782			$	287,941			$	204,183
Amortization of intangible assets	2,344				4,028				9,867				12,878
Stock-based compensation expense	11,872				10,190				36,794				31,462
Impairment of long-lived assets	59,478				-				59,478				-
Income tax effect on adjustment above	(15,309		)		(2,841		)		(21,442		)		(9,683		)
Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders	$	109,705			$	74,159			$	372,638			$	238,840
Share computation:
Weighted average common shares  — diluted	49,767,056				44,248,689				48,413,717				43,535,441
Effect of capped call transactions	(1,827,961		)		-				(2,396,207		)		-
Adjusted weighted average common shares  — diluted	47,939,095				44,248,689				46,017,510				43,535,441
Adjusted diluted net income per share	$	2.29			$	1.68			$	8.10			$	5.49
	Three Months Ended								Year Ended
	June 30,								June 30,
	2025				2024				2025				2024
	(per share)
Diluted net income per share	$	1.03			$	1.42			$	5.95			$	4.69
Amortization of intangible assets	0.05				0.09				0.20				0.30
Stock-based compensation expense	0.24				0.23				0.76				0.72
Impairment of long-lived assets	1.20				-				1.23				-
Income tax effect on adjustment above	(0.31		)		(0.06		)		(0.44		)		(0.22		)
Effect of capped call transactions	0.08				-				0.40				-
Adjusted earnings per share	$	2.29			$	1.68			$	8.10			$	5.49

Investor Contact
Timothy Casey
Vice President, Investor Relations
Stride, Inc.
[email protected]

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