Quarterly Revenue Growth
Q3 adjusted cash revenues of $245 million, up $22 million or 10% year-over-year, driven by growth across Nearly all segments.
EBITDA Turnaround
Q3 adjusted cash EBITDA increased $21 million to positive $18 million for the quarter versus negative $3 million in the prior-year period.
Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Improvement
TTM adjusted cash revenues of $1.53 billion, up $41 million or 3% year-over-year; TTM adjusted cash EBITDA of $532 million, up $29 million or 6% year-over-year, representing ~71% flow-through of revenue growth into EBITDA.
U.S. Higher Education Strength
Q3 Higher Education revenues grew 15% year-over-year (nearly 50% of company revenue); U.S. Higher Ed grew 20% year-over-year for the quarter, digital sales +9%, and institutional sales ~ $250 million year-to-date, up 23% and now ~56% of U.S. Higher Ed sales.
Work Segment Momentum
Work segment Q3 revenues up 6% year-over-year (4% year-to-date). ed2Go delivered 24% growth in the quarter and 26% year-to-date, with triple-digit growth in an emerging employer sales channel; Career & Technical Education (CTE) grew 14% year-over-year.
K-12 School Segment Recovery
School segment Q3 adjusted cash revenues increased 17% year-over-year, supported by early Gale renewals and stabilization of the business.
Cash Flow and Leverage Progress
Working capital improved (resolving prior invoicing/ERP issues), free-cash-flow improvement of $10 million versus prior year period, net leverage down 0.2x to 2.5x, and term loan repriced lowering borrowing costs by 50 basis points (incremental ~$8 million annual interest savings; total >$20 million savings since March 2024).
Strategic AI & Partnership Initiatives
Expanded AI partnership with AWS, launched Instructor Assistant in January, partnered with LinkedIn Learning for 20 AI/security courses, embedding AI into products and reporting increased adoption and measurable learning improvements among active users.
Execution on Digital-First Strategy
Company nearing ~90% digital revenue mix in certain businesses, launched 'Explore' unified K-12 digital learning platform, and continued brand unification to support cross-sell and go-to-market simplification.