Duolingo, Inc.

NasdaqGS:DUOL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$15.0b

Duolingo Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Duolingo's CEO is Luis von Ahn Arellano, appointed in Aug 2011, has a tenure of 13.33 years. total yearly compensation is $766.50K, comprised of 97.8% salary and 2.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 7.04% of the company’s shares, worth $1.06B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.8 years and 4.5 years respectively.

Key information

Luis von Ahn Arellano

Chief executive officer

US$766.5k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage97.8%
CEO tenure13.3yrs
CEO ownership7.0%
Management average tenure4.8yrs
Board average tenure4.5yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL)

Dec 19
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL)

Duolingo: Stellar Stock With Stretched Valuation (Rating Downgrade)

Dec 10

Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) 26% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors

Nov 23
Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) 26% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors

Duolingo Keeps Shattering Investors' And Users' Expectations, But Don't Succumb To Euphoria

Nov 09

Duolingo: Priced To Perfection

Oct 31

Is Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Trading At A 39% Discount?

Oct 28
Is Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Trading At A 39% Discount?

Duolingo: Too Rich To Be Excited About

Oct 09

Duolingo: I Expect Strong Adoption For Max Tier

Sep 26

Duolingo: Great For The Watch List, But Don't Buy Until The $170s

Sep 09

Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Stocks Shoot Up 31% But Its P/S Still Looks Reasonable

Sep 01
Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Stocks Shoot Up 31% But Its P/S Still Looks Reasonable

Duolingo: Q2 2024 Offers More Compelling Reasons To Buy Now

Aug 14

Duolingo Earnings Preview: Downgrading To 'Hold' As Risk From OpenAI Is Unknown

Aug 04

Duolingo: A Leading E-Learning Innovator

Jul 26

Duolingo, The Language Learning Market Leader Is Worth Buying

Jun 29

Duolingo Stock Is A Buy After Stellar Q1

Jun 10

Duolingo: OpenAI Disruption Risk

Jun 03

Duolingo: The Post-Earnings Crash Makes This Stock More Appealing

May 10

Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Shares Could Be 48% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Apr 24
Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Shares Could Be 48% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Duolingo: Rating Upgrade As Accelerated Innovation Will Produce Outsized Revenue And Margin Growth

Apr 01

Duolingo: Caution Is The Best Approach Here (Rating Upgrade)

Mar 23

Duolingo Earnings: Delivering Hyper-Growth, Still Priced At 40x FCF

Feb 29

Duolingo: Navigating The Language Of Growth

Feb 21

Market Participants Recognise Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Revenues

Feb 11
Market Participants Recognise Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Revenues

Duolingo: Navigating Growth And Innovation In The Dynamic Edtech Landscape

Feb 10

Duolingo's Product Innovation Is Exciting, But Not Its Stock Price

Jan 30

Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

Jan 12
Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Luis von Ahn Arellano's remuneration changed compared to Duolingo's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$87m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$66m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$46m

Dec 31 2023US$767kUS$750k

US$16m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$10m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$31m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$50m

Dec 31 2022US$765kUS$750k

-US$60m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$63m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$74m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$59m

Dec 31 2021US$74mUS$540k

-US$60m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$53m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$27m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$27m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$330k

-US$16m

Compensation vs Market: Luis's total compensation ($USD766.50K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.88M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Luis's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Luis von Ahn Arellano (45 yo)

13.3yrs

Tenure

US$766,500

Compensation

Dr. Luis Alfonso von Ahn Arellano, Ph.D. had been Independent Director of Root, Inc. since October 2020 until June 7, 2022. Since August 2011, he serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Duo...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Luis von Ahn Arellano
Co-Founder13.3yrsUS$766.50k7.04%
$ 1.1b
Matthew Skaruppa
Chief Financial Officer4.8yrsUS$3.87m0.031%
$ 4.6m
Stephen Chen
General Counsel4.8yrsUS$2.12m0.021%
$ 3.1m
Robert Meese
Chief Business Officer3.8yrsUS$2.43m0.27%
$ 40.0m
Natalie Glance
Chief Engineering Officer5yrsUS$3.87m0.20%
$ 29.5m
Severin Hacker
Co-Founder13.3yrsUS$37.42m6.85%
$ 1.0b
Deborah Belevan
VP of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Sam Dalsimer
Global Head of Communicationsno datano datano data
Manu Orssaud
Chief Marketing Officerno datano datano data
Molly Lindsay
Chief People Officerno datano datano data
Linda Simensky
Head of Animation & Scripted Content3.2yrsno datano data
Kendra Ross
Head of Social Impact3.1yrsno datano data

4.8yrs

Average Tenure

46yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: DUOL's management team is considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Luis von Ahn Arellano
Co-Founder13.3yrsUS$766.50k7.04%
$ 1.1b
Severin Hacker
Co-Founder13.3yrsUS$37.42m6.85%
$ 1.0b
William Gordon
Independent Director4.8yrsUS$201.95k0.17%
$ 25.7m
John Lilly
Independent Director3yrsUS$199.95k0.013%
$ 1.9m
James Shelton
Independent Director4.3yrsUS$203.95k0.0097%
$ 1.5m
Mario Schlosser
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Amy Bohutinsky
Independent Director4.5yrsUS$203.95k0.0097%
$ 1.5m
Sara Clemens
Independent Director4.5yrsUS$207.95k0.0061%
$ 916.4k
Gilian Munson
Independent Director5.3yrsUS$209.95kno data
Bonnie Ross
Independent Directorno datano datano data

4.5yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: DUOL's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:49
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Duolingo, Inc. is covered by 29 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Ross SandlerBarclays
X. LuBarclays