LRN vs TAL
Stride, Inc. and TAL Education Group, side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LRN | TAL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.5B | $3.0B |
| Net income | $338.2M | $530.8M |
| Gross margin | 37.8% | 55.4% |
| Net margin | 13.4% | 17.6% |
| Return on equity | 21.7% | 14.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $7.14 | $2.75 |
| Dividend / share | — | — |
| Payout ratio | — | — |
| Free cash flow | $433.2M | $508.3M |
| Equity | $1.6B | $3.8B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.21× | — |
| Current ratio | 5.94× | 2.17× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 10.4% | −7.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 36.5% | — |
TAL bills 1.2× the revenue of LRN, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (17.6% against 13.4%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | LRN | TAL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.5B | $3.0B |
| FY2024 | $2.4B | $2.3B |
| FY2023 | $2.0B | $1.5B |
| FY2022 | $1.8B | $1.0B |
| FY2021 | $1.7B | $4.4B |
| FY2020 | $1.5B | $4.5B |
| FY2019 | $1.0B | $3.3B |
| FY2018 | $1.0B | $2.6B |
| FY2017 | $917.7M | $1.7B |
| FY2016 | $888.5M | $1.0B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LRN | TAL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $338.2M | $530.8M |
| FY2024 | $287.9M | $84.6M |
| FY2023 | $204.2M | $-3.6M |
| FY2022 | $126.9M | $-135.6M |
| FY2021 | $107.1M | $-1.1B |
| FY2020 | $71.5M | $-116.0M |
| FY2019 | $24.5M | $-110.2M |
| FY2018 | $37.2M | $367.2M |
| FY2017 | $27.6M | $198.4M |
| FY2016 | $451,000 | $116.9M |