DUOL

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Duolingo, Inc. · Technology · United States · $6.8B cap · $159.1M/day traded

$147.74 -1.5% · close 12 Oct · scored 14 Oct

StockRank down 2.1 since 13 Oct.

Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and the price is falling.

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Report expected 4 Nov: the next-year EPS estimate has fallen 2.6% over the last 13 weeks.

Quality
72
Value
46
Momentum
40

As of 14 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Duolingo, Inc. (DUOL) is 63/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 72, Value 46, Momentum 40, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
17.8x
peers 35.8x
ROE
34.4%
peers 7.5%
D/E
0.1x
peers 0.3x
Dividend %
—
trailing yield

ABOUT DUOLINGO, INC.

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Duolingo, Inc. develops and operates the world's most popular language-learning platform, offering bite-sized lessons, gamified experiences, and a freemium model, along with the Duolingo English Test. It benefits from massive scale, strong brand recognition, and a highly engaging, gamified learning approach, creating a powerful network effect. Duolingo is a global leader in educational technology, focused on making language learning accessible and fun, with growing user monetization and product diversification.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year2022202320242025CAGRTTM2026E2027EFwd CAGR
Revenue369.5M531.1M748.0M1.0B41.1%1.1B1.2B1.4B14.8%
EPS-1.510.391.978.88377.2%8.424.995.77-19.4%
Shares40.4M42.5M44.9M46.6M+15.5%40.2M———
Debt28.4M21.1M54.7M93.8M48.9%86.1M———
Equity542.1M655.5M824.5M1.3B35.4%————
Op CF53.7M153.6M285.5M387.8M93.3%430.5M———
Inv CF-14.2M-13.6M-217.3M-107.7M—————
Fin CF14.8M2.1M-30.0M-29.5M—————
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PRICE (1Y) · USD-0.4%
13414014715315931 Aug22 Sep12 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkTurning upExperimental

68% above its 52-week low and back above a rising 50-day average.

The Momentum score still reads 40: it weighs six months of price and earnings revisions, so it trails a turn like this.

SwingsVery bumpy

Swung more than 77% of stocks we rank over the past year (63% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$147.74
RSI (14)
50.0
52-Week Range-57.5% from high
Low $87.89High $347.60

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
72
ROIC
10.9%61.7
ROE
34.4%92.1
GP/Assets
41.8%82.7
Op. Margin
11.7%65.6
FCF/Assets
21.1%95.0
Piotroski
37.7
Int. Cover
50.0x84.9
D/E Ratio
0.06x70.7
Current Ratio
2.72x68.5
Value
46
P/E (TTM)
17.8x70.6
EV/EBITDA
32.3x30.1
P/FCF
16.2x68.4
P/B
5.0x32.0
P/S
6.1x29.3
Div Yield
—N/A
Momentum
40
52W High %
43%13.4
RS 6M
44%85.4
SMA 50/200
1.14x78.2
EPS Rev 4W
-0.0%36.4
EPS Rev 12W
-2.6%15.0
EPS Improve
-9%13.5
Q Growth
-26%15.6

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$6.8B
P/E (Forward)
19.6x
Gross Margin
72.7%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Technology, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of DUOL are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
DUOLDuolingo, Inc.(you)$6.8B63Hold
CVLTCommvault Systems, Inc.$6.2B65Hold
BSYBentley Systems, Incorporated$9.9B65Buy
LYFTLyft, Inc.$5.6B69Buy
CHYMChime Financial, Inc.$10.0B67Buy
PEGAPegasystems Inc.$5.8B53Hold
CCCCCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc.$3.9B65Hold
WKWorkiva Inc.$3.9B65Buy
OCTVOctave Intelligence plc$5.3B53Hold
IDCCInterDigital, Inc.$8.4B73Buy

Peer medians: ROE 7.5% · P/E 35.8x · Gross margin 52.9%

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Duolingo, Inc. (DUOL): Stock Score Summary

Duolingo, Inc. (DUOL) has a MoatMap StockRank of 63/100 based on Quality (72/100), Value (46/100), and Momentum (40/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD.

Duolingo, Inc. develops and operates the world's most popular language-learning platform, offering bite-sized lessons, gamified experiences, and a freemium model, along with the Duolingo English Test. It benefits from massive scale, strong brand recognition, and a highly engaging, gamified learning approach, creating a powerful network effect. Duolingo is a global leader in educational technology, focused on making language learning accessible and fun, with growing user monetization and product diversification.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$147.74
Market Cap$6.8B
P/E (TTM)17.81
P/E (Forward)19.63
Price/Book4.97
Return on Equity34.4%
Return on Invested Capital10.9%
Debt/Equity0.06x
Gross Margin72.7%
Operating Margin11.7%
Revenue Growth18.3%
Free Cash Flow$420M

Duolingo, Inc. operates in the Software - Application industry, part of the Technology sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Duolingo, Inc.’s (DUOL) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Duolingo, Inc. (DUOL) is 63/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (72), Value (46), and Momentum (40), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does Duolingo, Inc. have an economic moat?
Duolingo, Inc. (DUOL) has a Quality factor score of 72/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is Duolingo, Inc. a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Duolingo, Inc. (DUOL) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 63/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is Duolingo, Inc. in?
Duolingo, Inc. (DUOL) operates in the Technology sector, specifically the Software - Application industry (United States).