Duolingo
ConvictionModerate
Freemium: a free ad-supported tier funnels to Super Duolingo and Duolingo Max (AI) auto-renewing subscriptions (~80%+ of revenue); plus in-app advertising and the paid Duolingo English Test (DET). App-store-distributed, asset-light software.
Revenue
$1,037.59MFY2025Rev growth
+38.7%FY2025 vs $748M FY2024); guided ~+16% for FY2026 ($1.205BGross margin
72.2%FY2025; gross profit $749.5M); Q1 FY2026 came in ~73.0%, but management guides compression toward ~69% by Q4 FY2026 on rising AI-feature costsOp margin
13.1%FY2025); 15.5% in Q4 2025; adj. EBITDA ~28% in Q1 2026Capex intensity
Very low~1-2% of revenue) — asset-light SaaS/mobile; FCF tracks operating cash flow closelyMarket cap
~$5.65BNasdaq: DUOL, $125.76/sh, 2026-07-02; ~46.8M shares outPrimary source
Reported financials — SEC EDGAR
Audited GAAP figures pulled from SEC filings · latest filing 2026-02-27. The audited primary-source spine — not financial advice.
Revenue — annual (GAAP)
FY’21
$251M
FY’22
$369M+47%
FY’23
$531M+44%
FY’24
$748M+41%
FY’25
$1.0B+39%
Margins & balance sheet — FY’25
Gross margin72.2%
Operating margin13.1%
Net margin39.9%
Net cash$1.1B
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