NASDAQ$DUOL

Duolingo · Q1 2026 earnings

Q1 2026 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Duolingo reported Q1 2026 revenue of $292.0M and net income of $43.5M, or $0.89 diluted EPS.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, Duolingo generated revenue of $292.0 million versus $230.7 million. Net income was $43.5 million ($0.89 diluted EPS) compared with $35.1 million ($0.72) as subscriber growth and Max tier adoption expanded margins.

  • Revenue $292.0M (+27% YoY).
  • Net income $43.5M; diluted EPS $0.89.
  • DAU and paid subscriber growth drivers.
  • $400M buyback authorization; $25.8M repurchased in Q1.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$292M

Previous: $231M+26.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.89

Previous: $0.72+23.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$132K

Previous: -$1.31M+89.9%
Net Income

$43.5M

Previous: $35.1M+23.7%
Operating Income

$44.5M

Previous: $23.6M+88.7%
Gross Profit

$213M

Previous: $164M+29.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Duolingo · Revenue · Quarterly

$292M

Q1 2026+26.5%vs Q1 2025
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Duolingo · $115M total across 2 segments · Q3 2023

  • Subscription bookings
    $106M+46.7%
  • Other bookings
    $9.45M+85.9%

Forward guidance

Management provides bookings and EBITDA outlook on earnings calls; AI product investments continue.

Tailwinds

  • Profitable growth at scale in language learning.
  • Strong operating leverage on subscription model.

Headwinds

  • Marketing spend may rise to sustain growth.
  • Competition in ed-tech and AI tutoring.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2026

Historical avgQ1 2026

+5.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+9.4%

Avg return

30 days after

61%

14 / 23 earnings

Positive

+42.5%

Q1 2022

Best reaction

-25.5%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.9%-3.0%-4.7%
Q4 2025+12.0%-18.1%-18.8%
Q3 2025-25.5%-25.0%-23.2%
Q1 2025+21.6%+23.9%+29.9%
Q4 2024-17.0%-22.1%-16.2%
Q3 2024+4.2%+5.0%+21.6%
Q2 2024+8.4%+10.1%+26.2%
Q1 2024-19.4%-27.3%-24.1%
Q4 2023+22.8%+15.5%+13.4%
Q3 2023+23.4%+29.7%+30.5%
Q2 2023+3.4%-0.9%+11.5%
Q1 2023+12.0%+7.3%+19.4%
Q4 2022+24.7%+34.0%+52.8%
Q3 2022-4.6%-4.1%-10.8%
Q2 2022-1.4%-5.9%-11.2%
Q1 2021+27.1%+18.5%+39.4%
Q1 2022+42.5%+29.0%+48.2%
Q4 2021-3.0%+3.9%+24.3%
Q3 2020-7.3%-6.8%-36.8%
Q3 2021+3.3%-4.3%-34.8%
Q2 2020+0.5%-1.8%+27.5%
Q4 2020+0.5%-1.8%+27.5%
Q2 2021-4.4%-3.6%+23.8%
Q1 2020

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