Chegg, Inc
CHGG NYSE Services-Educational Services Financials FY2016βFY2025
What Chegg, Inc does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- CHEGG, INC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K Β· Mar 9, 2026
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001364954-26-000021
0001364954
Revenue and margins
Chegg, Inc had $377M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 39.0% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was β$12.6M in fiscal 2025, β3.4% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Chegg, Inc returned $0.0M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 4.1%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Chegg, Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.5B | $1.1B | $330M | $316M | $72.8M |
| Interest coverage | β | 1.5x | β17.9x | β284.6x | β198.1x |
| Current ratio | 14.2x | 8.2x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Quick ratio | 14.2x | 8.2x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Total assets | $2.9B | $2.5B | $1.7B | $869M | $278M |
| Total liabilities | $1.8B | $1.3B | $783M | $676M | $158M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.1B | $1.1B | $945M | $193M | $120M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 6 / 8 | 5 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β22.9% | β19.5% | β14.9% | β10.9% | β13.0% | β10.6% | 0.4% | β10.9% | β74.1% | β20.7% |
| Altman Z'' | β0.64 | 6.81 | 3.19 | 2.94 | 3.07 | 3.83 | 3.48 | 0.51 | β9.42 | β14.13 |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $254M | $255M | $321M | $411M | $644M | $776M | $767M | $716M | $618M | $377M |
| Net interest income | β$0.2M | β$0.1M | β$11.2M | β$44.9M | β$66.3M | β$6.9M | β$6.0M | β$3.8M | β | β |
| Gross profit | $134M | $175M | $241M | $319M | $439M | $521M | $570M | $490M | $437M | $225M |
| Research and development | $66.3M | $81.9M | $114M | $140M | $171M | $179M | $197M | $192M | $170M | $93.5M |
| Operating income | β$40.1M | β$19.0M | β$6.2M | $17.8M | $56.8M | $78.1M | $9.0M | β$67.7M | β$737M | β$117M |
| Interest expense | β | β | β | β | β | β | $6.0M | $3.8M | $2.6M | $0.6M |
| Pretax income | β$40.5M | β$18.5M | β$13.5M | β$7.0M | β$0.9M | $5.7M | $104M | $50.3M | β$688M | β$100M |
| Income tax | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.4M | $2.6M | $5.4M | $7.2M | β$163M | $32.1M | $149M | $3.3M |
| Net income | β$42.2M | β$20.3M | β$14.9M | β$9.6M | β$6.2M | β$1.5M | $267M | $18.2M | β$837M | β$103M |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.47 | β$0.20 | β$0.13 | β$0.08 | β$0.05 | β$0.01 | $1.34 | β$0.34 | β$8.10 | β$0.96 |
| Diluted shares | 0.09B | 0.10B | 0.11B | 0.12B | 0.13B | 0.14B | 0.15B | 0.13B | 0.10B | 0.11B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $24.3M | $51.6M | $75.1M | $113M | $236M | $273M | $256M | $246M | $125M | $15.5M |
| Capital expenditure | $24.7M | $26.1M | $31.2M | $42.3M | $81.3M | $94.2M | $103M | $83.1M | $75.0M | $28.1M |
| Free cash flow | β$0.4M | $25.4M | $43.9M | $71.1M | $155M | $179M | $153M | $163M | $50.3M | β$12.6M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $9.9M | $13.8M | $16.8M | $24.2M | $32.6M | $49.6M | $64.1M | $105M | β | β |
| Stock-based compensation | $41.8M | $38.4M | $52.0M | $64.9M | $84.1M | $109M | $133M | $134M | $84.6M | $31.9M |
| Acquisitions | $27.1M | $14.9M | $34.7M | $79.1M | $92.8M | $7.9M | $401M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β |
| Share buybacks | β | β | β | $20.0M | $0.0M | $300M | $324M | $335M | $2.6M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | β | β | β | $20.0M | $0.0M | $300M | $324M | $335M | $2.6M | $0.0M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $77.3M | $208M | $468M | $769M | $1.1B | $1.5B | $1.1B | $330M | $316M | $72.8M |
| Current assets | $111M | $229M | $495M | $807M | $1.2B | $1.6B | $1.1B | $415M | $438M | $122M |
| Current liabilities | $64.3M | $51.6M | $59.7M | $71.4M | $110M | $114M | $139M | $518M | $528M | $141M |
| Property and equipment, net | $35.3M | $47.5M | $59.9M | $87.4M | $126M | $170M | $204M | $183M | $171M | $115M |
| Goodwill | $116M | $125M | $150M | $215M | $285M | $290M | $615M | $632M | $0.0M | β |
| Intangible assets | $20.7M | $21.2M | $25.9M | $34.7M | $51.2M | $40.6M | $78.3M | $52.4M | $10.3M | $6.0M |
| Total assets | $291M | $447M | $761M | $1.5B | $2.3B | $2.9B | $2.5B | $1.7B | $869M | $278M |
| Total liabilities | $68.7M | $55.9M | $350M | $990M | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.3B | $783M | $676M | $158M |
| Preferred stock | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | $222M | $391M | $411M | $499M | $610M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $945M | $193M | $120M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 52.9% | 68.6% | 75.1% | 77.6% | 68.1% | 67.2% | 74.3% | 68.5% | 70.7% | 59.6% |
| Operating margin | β15.8% | β7.4% | β1.9% | 4.3% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 1.2% | β9.5% | β119.4% | β31.0% |
| EBITDA margin | β11.9% | β2.0% | 3.3% | 10.2% | 13.9% | 16.5% | 9.5% | 5.2% | β | β |
| Net margin | β16.6% | β8.0% | β4.6% | β2.3% | β1.0% | β0.2% | 34.8% | 2.5% | β135.5% | β27.4% |
| FCF margin | β0.2% | 10.0% | 13.7% | 17.3% | 24.1% | 23.1% | 19.9% | 22.8% | 8.1% | β3.4% |
| Net interest share of revenue | β0.1% | β0.0% | β3.5% | β10.9% | β10.3% | β0.9% | β0.8% | β0.5% | β | β |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | β17.7% | β4.8% | β0.9% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 0.4% | β5.6% | β216.4% | β85.3% |
| Return on equity | β19.0% | β6.6% | β3.7% | β2.1% | β1.1% | β0.2% | 24.0% | 1.8% | β147.2% | β66.2% |
| Return on assets | β14.5% | β5.5% | β2.5% | β0.9% | β0.3% | β0.1% | 9.9% | 0.9% | β64.5% | β18.0% |
| Return on tangible equity | β49.7% | β8.3% | β6.3% | β3.8% | β2.3% | β0.2% | 63.0% | 7.0% | β458.3% | β91.1% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 0.4% | 25.9% | 28.0% | 56.8% | 20.5% | β1.2% | β6.6% | β13.8% | β39.0% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β93.2% | β4,704.3% | β |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β125.4% | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β | 72.7% | 61.9% | 118.2% | 15.4% | β14.7% | 6.9% | β69.2% | β125.1% |
| Share count change | β | 10.5% | 13.2% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 12.7% | 6.1% | β14.2% | β19.7% | 4.1% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Interest coverage | β | β | β | β | β | β | 1.5x | β17.9x | β284.6x | β198.1x |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 4.4x | 8.3x | 11.3x | 10.8x | 14.2x | 8.2x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Quick ratio | 1.7x | 4.4x | 8.3x | 11.3x | 10.8x | 14.2x | 8.2x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.9x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 9.7% | 10.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 12.6% | 12.1% | 13.4% | 11.6% | 12.1% | 7.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 16.4% | 15.0% | 16.2% | 15.8% | 13.0% | 14.0% | 17.4% | 18.6% | 13.7% | 8.5% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | β | 28.1% | 0.0% | 167.6% | 211.9% | 205.2% | 5.1% | β |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β0.6 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | β9.4 | β14.1 |
| Accruals ratio | β22.9% | β19.5% | β14.9% | β10.9% | β13.0% | β10.6% | 0.4% | β10.9% | β74.1% | β20.7% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001364954). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.