LRN

Stride, Inc.

Consumer Defensive · $3.2B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$78.89

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$106.99

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$42.80

buy price

Undervalued

LRN is Undervalued: at $78.89 it trades 26% below its fair value of $106.99. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $42.80, 46% below today's price. Business quality is strong: 4 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Free Cash Flow. Sales grew 11% a year over the last 3 years, below the 15% we look for in a fast grower, so we value it on its free cash flow instead of an earnings forecast.

Business quality

4 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth32.3% a year✓
Equity per share growth8.8% a year✗
Sales growth11.5% a year✓
Free cash flow growth13.2% a year✓
Return on invested capital13.3%✓

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Superinvestors

1 of the investors we track holds LRN. In Q2 2026, 1 added and 1 sold out. Who we track

Insider activity

Since Jul 29, 2026: no open-market purchases and 28 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Other filings

Shepherd Brian A.

director · 2026-08-20

Award

186 shares

Blackman Donna

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 2026-08-18

Tax withholding

$284K

Goldthwaite Todd

MANAGING DIRECTOR · 2026-08-18

Tax withholding

$38K

KNOWLING ROBERT E JR

Chief Executive Officer · 2026-08-10

Award

13,633 shares

KNOWLING ROBERT E JR

Chief Executive Officer · 2026-08-10

Award

87,249 shares

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KNOWLING ROBERT E JR

Chief Executive Officer · 2026-08-10

Award

46,741 shares

Blackman Donna

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 2026-08-09

Tax withholding

$149K

Goldthwaite Todd

MANAGING DIRECTOR · 2026-08-09

Tax withholding

$9K

Blackman Donna

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 2026-08-08

Tax withholding

$46K

Goldthwaite Todd

MANAGING DIRECTOR · 2026-08-08

Tax withholding

$10K

McMullen Greerson Greene

EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL · 2026-08-08

Tax withholding

$7K

Blackman Donna

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 2026-08-07

Award

5,303 shares

Blackman Donna

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 2026-08-07

Award

18,180 shares

Goldthwaite Todd

MANAGING DIRECTOR · 2026-08-07

Award

1,061 shares

Goldthwaite Todd

MANAGING DIRECTOR · 2026-08-07

Award

3,636 shares

McMullen Greerson Greene

EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL · 2026-08-07

Award

2,651 shares

McMullen Greerson Greene

EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL · 2026-08-07

Award

9,090 shares

Blackman Donna

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 2026-08-07

Award

4,545 shares

Blackman Donna

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 2026-08-07

Award

24,239 shares

Goldthwaite Todd

MANAGING DIRECTOR · 2026-08-07

Award

909 shares

Goldthwaite Todd

MANAGING DIRECTOR · 2026-08-07

Award

4,848 shares

McMullen Greerson Greene

EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL · 2026-08-07

Award

2,273 shares

McMullen Greerson Greene

EVP, GENERAL COUNSEL · 2026-08-07

Award

12,120 shares

Blackman Donna

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 2026-07-29

Tax withholding

$3.7M

Blackman Donna

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 2026-07-29

Award

77,380 shares

Goldthwaite Todd

MANAGING DIRECTOR · 2026-07-29

Tax withholding

$399K

Goldthwaite Todd

MANAGING DIRECTOR · 2026-07-29

Award

11,040 shares

Shepherd Brian A.

director · 2026-07-29

Award

1,094 shares

About Stride, Inc.

Stride, Inc. is an ed-tech company that specializes in providing a variety of online learning tools and services. The firm delivers personalized educational experiences to students, primarily from kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12), across the United States and internationally, leveraging both its proprietary content and third-party resources, including curriculum, software platforms, and support services…

Education & Training Services

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works