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DUOL · Duolingo, Inc.

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$144.27 -2.30 (-1.57%) At close · Oct 2
Market Cap
$6.79B
Shares
46.79M
Volume · Oct 2 776.69K Avg daily vol (3M) 1.17M

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$144.27 Open$146.00 Day$143.48–147.57 52W close$90.03–347.27 Avg vol 30d1.1M Short int6.6M · 14.1% float · 5.0d Short vol69% Last earningsAug 5, 2026 DataJul 2021–Oct 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
filed Aug 6, 2026
call held Aug 5, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$410.77M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+18.3%
Year over year
Operating margin
13.7%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
17.0
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 5.9%
FCF yield
6.0%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
$1.18B
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+2.1%
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
-53.9%
Trailing year
Short interest
14.1%
Latest settlement · 5.0 days to cover
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AI Brief

Q2 FY26 earnings call · Aug 5, 2026
Q2 FY26

TL;DR. Duolingo delivered Q2 DAU growth of 23% YoY, accelerating from Q1 and ahead of expectations, and raised its full-year adjusted EBITDA margin outlook to ~26.5% (from ~25%) while reaffirming 10-12% bookings growth and 15-18% revenue growth ranges.

Bullish
  • + Raised full-year adjusted EBITDA margin outlook to ~26.5% from ~25%
  • + DAUs grew 23% YoY, accelerating from Q1 and ahead of expectations
  • + Gross margin guidance raised to ~71.6% for FY (from ~69% earlier) on AI cost savings
  • + Strong cash generation with $1.3B in cash/investments and $78.6M quarterly free cash flow; ~$44M of stock repurchased in Q2
Bearish
  • − Q2 bookings growth slowed to 8% (6% constant-currency) due to a tough prior-year comparison

AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Neutral Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 15.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +13%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +1%
above
RSI (14) 50
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 21%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Neutral
1-month return −9%
trailing
6-month return +54%
trailing
YTD return −18%
this year
Relative strength +42%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $142 › 200d $127 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
2 of 438 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +113 sh shares
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$307.1K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
14.05% of float · ▼ -13.2% MoM · 5.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
438 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 67
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
Revenue growth +39%
Y/Y
Gross margin 72%
contracting
EPS growth +356%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $369.7M
Buyback $328.1M
remaining
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 63%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −74%
past year
ATR 4.8%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Beat or met 8 of last 8
Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Aug 5, 2026
full year
Adjusted EBIT margin Non-GAAP 26.5%
Revenue growth 16%
Gross margin 70%
Adjusted EBITDA margin Non-GAAP 25.5%
Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP $320M
Free cash flow at least $375M
Q3
Bookings $307M
Bookings growth 9%
Revenue growth 11%
Revenue $302M
prior qtr $298.45M midpoint +1.2% QoQ
Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP $76M
Gross margin 71%
Adjusted EBITDA margin Non-GAAP 25.2%
Guided vs delivered · last 8 settled
Revenues Q3 2024
guided $186.7M – $189.7M
$192.59M Beat +2.3%
Revenues FY 2024
guided $731.3M – $738.3M
$748.02M Beat +1.8%
Revenues Q1 24
guided $164M – $167M
$167.55M Beat +1.2%
Revenues Q4 2023
guided $145M – $148M
$150.99M Beat +3.1%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 4 · 2
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+13% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+1% Bullish
RSI (14)
50 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
21% Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $142 › 200d $127 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
2 of 438 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +113 sh shares
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$307.1K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
14.05% of float · ▼ -13.2% MoM · 5.0 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
438 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $90 Now $144 · 21% Range high $347
vs 200-day avg +13% vs 50-day avg +1%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP 77.32M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing —
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
GAAP Net income 33.16M
-11.83M Interest income
+12.21M Provision for income taxes
+4.25M Depreciation and amortization
+38.61M Stock-based compensation expenses related to equity awards
+0K Acquisition transaction and integration costs
+349K Acquisition earn-out costs
+578K Impairment of capitalized software
= Adjusted EBITDA 77.32M
Daily active users (DAUs) 58.7M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Free cash flow non-GAAP 78.63M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing —
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
GAAP Net cash provided by operating activities 88.26M
-2.73M Capitalized software development costs and purchases of intangible assets
-6.9M Purchases of property and equipment
= Free cash flow 78.63M
Monthly active users (MAUs) 140.6M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Paid subscribers (at period end) 12.7M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Subscription bookings 250.32M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing —
Total bookings 289.05M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 filing —

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

Versus peers

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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
DUOL
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this stock
$6.79B -17.8% +38.7% — 14.1%
QH
QUHUO Ltd
$350.35B +240.7% +59.7% — 0.0%
SAP
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$243.17B -14.1% — — 0.4%
CRM
Salesforce, Inc.
$191.79B -11.4% +25.9% 21.3 3.9%
SHOP
Shopify Inc.
$183.03B -6.0% +30.1% 95.5 1.3%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
438
% held
97.5%
Reported
2 of 438
Top holder
BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
332
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
6.6M
Days to cover
5.0d
Change
-999.9K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
69%
As of
Oct 2, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
200
Value
$30.9K
As of
Sep 8, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
41.5%
Week of
Aug 24, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$307.1K
Buyers / Sellers
0 / 2
Buyers Sellers
View
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Lisa McClain
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Aug 13, 2025
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$1.0B
Net income (FY)
$414.1M
EPS diluted
$8.57
View
Buybacks
Authorized
$400.0M
Remaining
$328.1M
Spent Remaining
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Aug 19, 2026
This year
12
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$6.8M
Shares
46.7K
Filed
Sep 24, 2026
View
Exempt Offerings
Offering
$35.0M
Filed
Nov 19, 2020
View
Earnings & Events
Webcasts
Last webcast
Aug 5, 2026
View
Investor Relations
Latest news
Duolingo to Participate in Citi’s…
Published
Sep 2, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
DUOL +0.5% -9.2% +54.3% +1.3% -17.8%
SPY -0.2% -0.5% +12.2% +0.9% +12.9%
vs SPY +0.8% -8.7% +42.1% +0.4% -30.7%

Capital returns

Buyback program · as of Aug 1, 2026
Authorized
$400.00M
Spent (derived)
$71.90M
Remaining
$328.10M
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1562088 CUSIP 26603R106 13F (30d) 13 filings 10 filers Visit website Investor relations