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Stride Inc

LRNBelow valueExpectations · modest

Held by 2 superinvestors.

Price$84.36
Margin of safety−9%
Holders2
Total value$2.4M

SEC 10-K · fundamentals

Business quality

as of 2026-06-30
Revenue growth
+4.7%
Net margin
13.4%
ROE
20.7%
FCF margin
17.2%
Revenue $1.54B → $2.52B · 6y
What makes a business high quality

Valuation · value band

Margin of safety

$93/ sh · growth-anchored intrinsic value
margin of safety
fair value
above fair value
$84
cheaperpricier

Zero-growth floor

$54

Central IV

$93

Optimistic top

$265

Stride Inc (LRN): Two methods value the business — a conservative owner-earnings DCF and a growth-credited Greenwald estimate, $54–$265 / sh. Today’s price sits below both (price $84 as of 2026-08-21).

The middle figure is the main read. The right end is the optimistic case under the same conservative caps — not an absolute ceiling.

Revenue growth 6% (lower of historical trend and fundamental cap, capped by moat) · moat 20 yr · discount 10.6% · Zero-growth downside $54

Price as of 2026-08-21 · yahoo · DGS10 4.7% @ 2026-08-20.

Method & numbers

Model cautions

  • The two methods’ midpoints differ materially — growth assumptions warrant review (over 20%).

A conservative intrinsic-value band (zero-growth floor to growth-capped DCF) plus a tangible asset floor — not investment advice, not a buy/sell signal, and not a price target.

Owner-earnings DCF $57.61 – $113.46 · Greenwald $124.61 – $264.78 (neutral $198.15) · zero-growth base $79.98 · reproduction $30.16

Moat Franchise (moat) · terminal value 23% of present value · owner-earnings yield 7% vs 10Y 4.7%.

Graham earnings-power value (normalized NOPAT)$66.73 – $79.98 / sh

Normalized NOPAT = average operating margin over the years shown × latest-year revenue × (1 − normalized tax); then + D&A − maintenance capex (write A). Unlevered (pre-interest, attributable to all capital). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a WACC proxy). Enterprise → equity bridge applied: + cash − total debt.

Years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Maintenance capex (degraded) deducted in full cash (write A): EPV = (NOPAT + D&A − maintenance capex) / WACC; no tax shield on the capex term. Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 170% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back).

Buffett owner-earnings value$54.19 – $66.23 / sh

Owner earnings = average net income + average D&A − maintenance capex (zero-growth floor; no ΔNWC). Levered (starts from net income, already after interest — an equity-holder stream). Capitalized at the 9–11% rate band (read as a cost-of-equity proxy). No enterprise→equity bridge: the capitalized result is already equity value (subtracting debt would double-count interest).

Years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

v1 simplifications: Owner earnings = net income + D&A − maintenance capex (degraded); the working-capital change is excluded (maintenance ΔNWC ≈ 0; growth ΔNWC is carried in growth value, not double-counted). Maintenance-capex methods diverge by 170% (> 50%); estimate is degraded. One-time items are not separately normalized (multi-year averaging smooths them partially). Share-based compensation is left as a real expense (not added back); see the SBC/OE disclosure. Capitalized at the 9–11% band as a cost-of-equity proxy; no leverage premium applied (net cash or debt within the no-charge range).

Reproduction value = tangible net assets $1.37B + capitalized R&D $53.00M（FY 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021） = $30.16 / sh. Reproduction value = tangible net assets (equity − goodwill − intangibles) + capitalized R&D (5y straight-line), ÷ diluted shares.

Moat reading: Franchise test compares earnings power (EPV) against reproduction value on both AV_conservative (tangible + capitalized R&D) and AV_reproduction (conservative + acquired-reset proxy). Both must clear the franchise multiple for a moat signal; near it, a commodity; below it, value destruction. A directional reading, not a verdict.

Assumes a wide moat · competitive-advantage period ≈ 20 years (earnings intact, ROIC stable over history).

Growth value: if the moat holds for 20 yr at ROIIC ≈ 66%, $44.64–$184.80 / sh (neutral $118.17). Conservative, not a forecast.

Window FY 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · discount band 9%–11% · normalized tax 21% (Average effective tax rate over 5 year(s), capped at the statutory 21%.) · diluted shares.

Owner-earnings DCF: growth g₁ 6% · OE FY 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 · Discount band: 9.19%–12.00% (DGS10 +4.5% to a 12% strict end, as of 2026-08-20). No enterprise→equity bridge: owner earnings already flow to shareholders (post-interest), so no net cash is added and no debt subtracted — matching the engine owner-earnings lamp. Two-method midpoint gap 73%.

What the price is betting

Today's price pencils in about 4.6% a year in owner-earnings for the next few years. Revenue actually grew 11.0% a year.

Below what it has already done.

Roughly, the price needs its historical revenue growth to run about 5 more years to hold up.

How to read intrinsic value

SEC 13F · holders

Superinvestors Holding This Security

2 holders · $2.4M combined · this quarter +0 opened / -1 exited

This quarter1 added1 trimmed1 exited
Holders 2 → 2 · last 8q
Exited this quarter (1)
Polen Capital

SEC 13F · notes

Written summary

Stride Inc (LRN) is held by 2 of the superinvestors tracked on Compounder, with a combined $2.4M in reported 13F value. The largest position belongs to Ray Dalio, where it makes up 0.0% of the portfolio.

Other notable holders by value include Jeremy Grantham (0.0% of its book).

Over the latest quarter, 0 of the tracked filers opened a new position in LRN, 1 added to existing ones, 1 trimmed, and 1 sold out entirely.

Holder counts and values reflect the most recent SEC Form 13F filings, through the quarter ended 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR. A 13F shows only long US-listed positions and can lag the real portfolio by up to 45 days, so this is disclosed long ownership, not a complete picture.

How to read a 13F

SEC 13F · co-ownership

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Sources· SEC EDGAR 13F as of 2026-06-30 · filed 2026-08-14

Educational data only — not investment advice. 13F positions are self-reported and can lag up to 45 days.

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