Duolingo, Inc.
DUOLAnalytical Summary
Duolingo, Inc. shows strong fundamentals with top-quartile Return on Common Equity (%) and Profit Margin (%). The company's metrics support a bullish outlook for growth-oriented investors.
7-Year Financial Trajectory
AnnualBullish Indicators
- Profit Margin (%)Profit Margin (%) is in the top quartile
- Return on Common Equity (%)Return on Common Equity (%) is in the top quartile
Bearish Risks
- No bearish risks detected.
Health Breakdown
Statement lens
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| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth YoY (%) |
38.7%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+223%)
|
40.8%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+240%)
|
43.7%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+264%)
|
47.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+295%)
|
55.1%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in total revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+359%)
|
— | — |
| EPS Growth YoY (%) |
343.6%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
423.1%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
N/M |
41.2%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-107.3%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in earnings per share
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— | — |
| Net Income Growth YoY (%) |
367.5%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
451.3%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Year-over-year change in net income |
N/M |
0.9%
Caution
Caution
Year-over-year change in net income |
-281.2%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in net income |
— | — |
| FCF Growth YoY (%) | — | — | — |
411.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
-78.8%
Weak
Weak
Year-over-year change in free cash flow |
— | — |
| Revenue CAGR 3Y (%) |
41.1%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
44.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
48.6%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years |
— | — | — | — |
| Revenue CAGR 5Y (%) |
45.0%
Excellent
Excellent
Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Margin (%) (%) |
13.1%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-35%)
|
8.4%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-58%)
|
-2.5%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-112%)
|
-17.6%
Weak
→
Weak
Stable
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-188%)
|
-23.9%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-220%)
|
-9.9%
Weak
Weak
Operating income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-150%)
|
— |
| Effective Tax Rate (%) (%) |
-127.0%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
13.4%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
9.6%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-1.6%
Excellent
↓
Excellent
Declining
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-0.3%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
-0.4%
Excellent
Excellent
Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income
Optimal:
15-25%
|
— |
| Profit Margin (%) (%) |
39.9%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+166%)
|
11.8%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-21%)
|
3.0%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-80%)
|
-16.1%
Weak
→
Weak
Stable
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-207%)
|
-24.0%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-260%)
|
-9.8%
Weak
Weak
Net income as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-165%)
|
— |
| FCF Margin (%) (%) |
35.6%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
36.5%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
28.3%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
13.0%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
2.2%
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
8.9%
Caution
Caution
Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| FCF / Net Income (x) |
0.89x
Caution
↓
Caution
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
3.09x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
9.36x
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-0.81x
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-0.09x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
-0.91x
Weak
Weak
Free cash flow relative to reported net income
Optimal:
> 1x
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (%) |
22.8%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
6.6%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-1.8%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-12.2%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-11.7%
Weak
Weak
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
19.9%
Excellent
Excellent
Return earned on debt + equity capital invested
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Capital (%) (%) |
6.8%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
4.8%
Caution
↑
Caution
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-1.4%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-8.7%
Weak
→
Weak
Stable
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-9.1%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
-9.1%
Weak
Weak
Operating profit relative to total assets
Optimal:
> 10%
|
— |
| Return on Common Equity (%) (%) |
30.7%
Excellent
↑
Excellent
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+66%)
|
10.7%
Fair
↑
Fair
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-42%)
|
2.5%
Weak
↑
Weak
Improving
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-87%)
|
-11.0%
Weak
↓
Weak
Declining
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-159%)
|
-11.7%
Weak
Weak
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Below avg (-163%)
|
19.6%
Good
Good
Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity
Optimal:
> 15%
vs Sector:
Above avg (+6%)
|
— |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working Capital (USD) | $885.46M | $679.36M | $620.44M | $515.42M | $500.14M | $92.69M | — |
| Total Equity (USD) | $1.35B | $824.55M | $655.50M | $542.08M | $513.06M | $-80.69M | $-83.98M |
| Metric | FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗ | FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗ | FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗ | FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗ | FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 10-K ↗ | FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 10-K ↗ | FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 10-K ↗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD) | $1.04B | $748.02M | $531.11M | $369.50M | $250.77M | $161.70M | — |
| Depreciation Expense (USD) | $14.39M | $10.85M | $7.09M | $4.87M | $2.73M | $2.26M | — |
| Net Income, GAAP (USD) | $414.06M | $88.57M | $16.07M | $-59.57M | $-60.13M | $-15.78M | — |
| Operating Cash Flow (USD) | $387.82M | $285.51M | $153.61M | $53.66M | $9.17M | $17.71M | — |
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Signals
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Profit Margin (%) is in the top quartile
Return on Common Equity (%) is in the top quartile
No bearish signals detected
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