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LRN vs DAO // ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP
Stride Inc. (NYSE) VS. Youdao Inc. each representing one Class A Ordinary Share (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LRN 8
— DAO 3
▲ ENTERPRISE SCALE & MARKET CAP LEADER: LRN
LAST: $80.70 (+0.75%) • MKT CAP: $3.39B
market-cap
$3.39B
LAST: $19.30 (+1.79%) • MKT CAP: $2.33B
market-cap
$2.33B
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LRN VS. DAO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LRN | DAO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 39.20% | 44.30% | -5.10 | DAO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 19.40% | 21.50% | -2.10 | DAO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.2x | 65.2x | -56.00 | LRN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 12.70% | 0.18% | +12.52 | LRN | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.00% | 3.70% | +11.30 | LRN | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.00% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 17.90% | 9.60% | +8.30 | LRN | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.40% | 0.00% | +3.40 | LRN | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.58 | 5.12 | +0.46 | LRN | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 9/9 | 4/9 | +5.00 | LRN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.8 | 69.8 | -19.05 | DAO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.08 | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 9.9x | — | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap ACTIVE | $3.39B | $2.33B | $1.07B | LRN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LRN REV | DAO REV | LRN GROSS % | DAO GROSS % | LRN FCF | DAO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.41B | $845.0M | 39.2% | 44.3% | $431.0M | $4.2M |
| FY 2024 | $2.04B | $770.7M | 37.4% | 48.9% | $276.5M | -$10.9M |
| FY 2023 | $1.84B | $759.1M | — | — | $120.5M | -$61.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LRN // BETA 1.08
DAO // BETA —