Duolingo Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 3/6
Duolingo has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 44.5%, while the Consumer Services industry saw earnings growing at 25% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 35.7% per year. Duolingo's return on equity is 10.6%, and it has net margins of 12.6%.
Key information
44.5%
Earnings growth rate
69.0%
EPS growth rate
| Consumer Services Industry Growth | 20.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | 35.7% |
| Return on equity | 10.6% |
| Net Margin | 12.6% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Sep 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Duolingo (NASDAQ:DUOL)
Dec 19
Duolingo: Stellar Stock With Stretched Valuation (Rating Downgrade)
Dec 10Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) 26% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors
Nov 23Duolingo Keeps Shattering Investors' And Users' Expectations, But Don't Succumb To Euphoria
Nov 09Duolingo: Priced To Perfection
Oct 31Is Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Trading At A 39% Discount?
Oct 28Duolingo: Too Rich To Be Excited About
Oct 09Duolingo: I Expect Strong Adoption For Max Tier
Sep 26Duolingo: Great For The Watch List, But Don't Buy Until The $170s
Sep 09Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Stocks Shoot Up 31% But Its P/S Still Looks Reasonable
Sep 01Duolingo: Q2 2024 Offers More Compelling Reasons To Buy Now
Aug 14Duolingo Earnings Preview: Downgrading To 'Hold' As Risk From OpenAI Is Unknown
Aug 04Duolingo: A Leading E-Learning Innovator
Jul 26Duolingo, The Language Learning Market Leader Is Worth Buying
Jun 29Duolingo Stock Is A Buy After Stellar Q1
Jun 10Duolingo: OpenAI Disruption Risk
Jun 03Duolingo: The Post-Earnings Crash Makes This Stock More Appealing
May 10Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) Shares Could Be 48% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Apr 24Duolingo: Rating Upgrade As Accelerated Innovation Will Produce Outsized Revenue And Margin Growth
Apr 01Duolingo: Caution Is The Best Approach Here (Rating Upgrade)
Mar 23Duolingo Earnings: Delivering Hyper-Growth, Still Priced At 40x FCF
Feb 29Duolingo: Navigating The Language Of Growth
Feb 21Market Participants Recognise Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Revenues
Feb 11Duolingo: Navigating Growth And Innovation In The Dynamic Edtech Landscape
Feb 10Duolingo's Product Innovation Is Exciting, But Not Its Stock Price
Jan 30Duolingo, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DUOL) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 24% Below Its Share Price
Jan 12Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Duolingo makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 24 | 689 | 87 | 231 | 219 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 634 | 66 | 223 | 207 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 583 | 46 | 216 | 199 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 531 | 16 | 208 | 194 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 484 | -10 | 202 | 189 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 442 | -31 | 194 | 180 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 404 | -50 | 189 | 167 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 369 | -60 | 185 | 150 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 339 | -63 | 175 | 136 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 306 | -74 | 172 | 123 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 277 | -59 | 149 | 111 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 251 | -60 | 138 | 104 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 226 | -53 | 121 | 86 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 208 | -27 | 96 | 73 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 189 | -27 | 90 | 63 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 162 | -16 | 79 | 53 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 71 | -14 | 31 | 32 |
Quality Earnings: DUOL has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: DUOL became profitable in the past.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: DUOL has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 44.5% per year.
Accelerating Growth: DUOL has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: DUOL has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Consumer Services industry (34.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: DUOL's Return on Equity (10.6%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/22 01:49 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Ross Sandler | Barclays |
| X. Lu | Barclays |