Duolingo, Inc. Class A (DUOL)
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Rating:75Outperform
Price Target:
$121.00
▲(20.39% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/09/26
Score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (rapid scaling, strong gross margins, and substantial free-cash-flow generation with minimal leverage). Earnings call guidance supports continued growth and healthy EBITDA/FCF, though near-term bookings cadence, flat MAUs, and AI-related margin pressure add execution risk. Technicals are mixed (short-term improvement but still below longer-term averages), and valuation is only moderate with no dividend support.
Positive Factors
Strong free cash flow generation
Duolingo's material free cash flow expansion and guidance for >$350M FCF provide durable financial flexibility. Consistent FCF supports ongoing product investment (AI/content), buybacks, and marketing buildout without needing external capital, cushioning the business during execution risks.
Negative Factors
AI-related cost pressure on margins
Greater AI usage is structurally increasing content and operating costs, pressuring gross margins and operating leverage. If AI costs remain elevated or scale efficiencies lag, margin compression could persist, reducing long-term free cash flow and forcing trade-offs between growth and profitability.
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Positive Factors
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Strong free cash flow generation
Duolingo's material free cash flow expansion and guidance for >$350M FCF provide durable financial flexibility. Consistent FCF supports ongoing product investment (AI/content), buybacks, and marketing buildout without needing external capital, cushioning the business during execution risks.
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Duolingo Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Monthly Active Users
Captures the size of Duolingo’s active user base over a month, indicating reach and brand traction. Trends in MAU reveal user acquisition strength, seasonal patterns, and the addressable market for upselling to paid tiers.
Captures the size of Duolingo’s active user base over a month, indicating reach and brand traction. Trends in MAU reveal user acquisition strength, seasonal patterns, and the addressable market for upselling to paid tiers.
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Market Cap
$5.00B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)1.81M
Price to Earnings (P/E)12.1
Beta (1Y)1.62
Revenue Growth35.45%
EPS Growth319.59%
CountryUS
Employees830
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)9.17
Shares Outstanding40,237,064
10 Day Avg. Volume1,302,194
30 Day Avg. Volume1,806,189
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.06
Price to Book (P/B)5.96
Price to Sales (P/S)7.74
P/FCF Ratio21.73
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.83
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.77
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.23
Enterprise Value/Ebitda23.35
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$104.38Price Target Upside3.85% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering13
EPS Forecast (FY)2.83
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.21B
Duolingo Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Duolingo, Inc. develops a language-learning website and mobile app in the United States and China. The company offers courses in 40 different languages, including Spanish, English, French, Japanese, German, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, and others...
How the Company Makes Money
Duolingo generates revenue primarily through a freemium model and related education services. (1) Subscriptions: The company sells paid subscription tiers that provide an ad-free experience and additional premium features to users of the Duolingo ...
Duolingo Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 04, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presents a broadly positive picture: strong DAU growth (21% YoY), double-digit bookings and revenue growth, robust adjusted EBITDA and cash generation, and a transformative ramp in AI-driven content and product features that materially improve teaching experience. Management is deliberately investing in 2026 to support long-term durability and provided transparent guidance and point estimates. Near-term headwinds include a tough Q2 bookings comp, flat MAU/top-of-funnel this quarter, and higher AI-related costs that pressure gross margins into the high-60s by year-end. These risks are framed as expected and being actively managed via experiments and marketing investments.Positive Updates
Strong DAU Growth
Daily active users (DAUs) grew 21% year-over-year; company expects DAU growth to remain around ~20% through 2026 with continued improvements in retention (DAU-to-MAU ratio increasing).
Negative Updates
Top-of-Funnel / MAU Deceleration
Top-of-funnel and monthly active users (MAU) growth was roughly flat in the quarter, representing a deceleration vs prior trends and creating a reliance on retention and word-of-mouth improvements to sustain DAU momentum.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong DAU Growth
Daily active users (DAUs) grew 21% year-over-year; company expects DAU growth to remain around ~20% through 2026 with continued improvements in retention (DAU-to-MAU ratio increasing).
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Company Guidance
Management reiterated full-year 2026 targets of 10%–12% bookings growth, 15%–18% revenue growth and an adjusted EBITDA margin of about 25% (point estimates: ~10.5% bookings growth, ~16.1% revenue growth, ~25.7% adjusted EBITDA margin). Near-term cadence: Q2 bookings growth of ~6% (tough comp), Q2 revenue growth ~17%, Q2 gross margin ~71% and Q2 adjusted EBITDA margin ~24%; gross margin is expected to trend to ~69% by year-end as AI usage expands, with Q3 EBITDA roughly flat-to-slightly down and approaching ~27% in Q4 as bookings accelerate (≈3-point lift in Q3 and further acceleration in Q4). Balance sheet and cash flow metrics: enter Q2 with >$1B cash, no debt, $400M buyback authorization with 514k shares repurchased (~1% fully diluted), and an expected >$350M of free cash flow for 2026; recent operating datapoints included Q1 DAUs +21% YoY and adjusted EBITDA of $83M (~29% of revenue).Duolingo Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
86
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
80
Positive
Cash Flow
84
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.10B | 1.04B | 748.02M | 531.11M | 369.50M | 250.77M |
| Gross Profit | 792.69M | 743.72M | 538.84M | 383.93M | 266.06M | 180.89M |
| EBITDA | 177.41M | 155.63M | 74.42M | -5.83M | -59.69M | -53.37M |
| Net Income | 422.39M | 414.06M | 88.57M | 16.07M | -59.57M | -60.13M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 2.06B | 1.99B | 1.30B | 953.96M | 747.35M | 661.31M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.25B | 1.14B | 877.64M | 747.61M | 608.18M | 553.92M |
| Total Debt | 91.87M | 93.78M | 54.66M | 25.04M | 28.41M | 32.46M |
| Total Liabilities | 666.23M | 645.18M | 477.18M | 298.46M | 205.27M | 148.25M |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.39B | 1.35B | 824.55M | 655.50M | 542.08M | 513.06M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 416.04M | 369.73M | 273.40M | 150.42M | 48.09M | 5.58M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 432.96M | 387.82M | 285.51M | 153.61M | 53.66M | 9.17M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -113.88M | -107.68M | -217.33M | -13.58M | -14.17M | -6.21M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -64.52M | -29.55M | -30.00M | 2.13M | 14.78M | 430.47M |
Duolingo Technical Analysis
Neutral
100.51
Price Trends
103.82
Positive
111.60
Negative
182.16
Negative
Market Momentum
1.36
Positive
51.41
Neutral
31.01
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DUOL, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 100.51 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 109.21, below the 50-day MA of 103.82, and below the 200-day MA of 182.16, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 1.36 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 51.41 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 31.01 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for DUOL.
Duolingo Risk Analysis
Duolingo disclosed 55 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Duolingo reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Duolingo Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 Outperform | $7.50B | 44.10 | 77.45% | 2.11% | 17.39% | -31.63% | |
78 Outperform | $2.74B | 15.08 | 18.54% | ― | 15.92% | ― | |
75 Outperform | $5.00B | 12.09 | 33.63% | ― | 35.45% | 319.59% | |
71 Outperform | $4.40B | 35.13 | 10.69% | ― | 25.42% | 125.90% | |
69 Neutral | $5.22B | -209.20 | -6.24% | ― | 24.90% | -233.01% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
61 Neutral | $7.28B | -149.54 | -2.40% | ― | 73.49% | -109.13% |
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Duolingo Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackFinancial Disclosures
Duolingo Posts Strong 2025 Results, Authorizes $400M Buyback
Positive
Feb 26, 2026
On February 26, 2026, Duolingo reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results, highlighting that it ended 2025 with strong momentum, surpassing 50 million daily active users and exceeding $1 billion in bookings for the first time. Manageme...
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