Duolingo (DUOL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Duolingo, Inc. develops digital learning products designed to make education accessible through technology and gamification. Its flagship Duolingo app offers language-learning courses, practice exercises and other interactive features for learners of languages including Spanish, English, French, German and Japanese, among others.

The company also offers subscription plans, including Super Duolingo and Duolingo Max, which provide additional features and, in the case of Duolingo Max, artificial-intelligence-powered learning tools. Its broader product portfolio includes Duolingo Music, Duolingo Math and Duolingo ABC, an early-literacy app. The Duolingo English Test provides online English-language proficiency testing for individuals and institutions.

Duolingo was founded in 2011 by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its services are delivered primarily through mobile applications and the web and are used by learners around the world. Luis von Ahn serves as the company's chief executive officer, while Severin Hacker is a co-founder and serves as its chief technology officer. Duolingo became a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq under the symbol DUOL in 2021.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $148.52 to $152.46
• 50-Day Range: $122.58 to $158.82
• 52-Week Range: $87.89 to $347.60
• Volume: 335,629 shs
• Average Volume: 1.83 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.74
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $124.38
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Duolingo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Duolingo scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 262nd out of 482 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Duolingo has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 8 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Duolingo has a consensus price target of $125.31, representing about 17.0% downside from its current price of $150.95.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Duolingo has been the subject of 19 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.47%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Duolingo are expected to grow by 19.47% in the coming year, from $2.62 to $3.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Duolingo is 17.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.97.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Duolingo is 17.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.01.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Duolingo has a PEG Ratio of 1.25. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Duolingo has a P/B Ratio of 5.22. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

16.85% of the float of Duolingo has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Duolingo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.97.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Duolingo has recently decreased by 13.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Duolingo does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Duolingo does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.03

News Sentiment

Duolingo has a news sentiment score of 0.03. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Duolingo this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 15 people have searched for DUOL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Duolingo to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Duolingo insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $20,991,914.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.62% of the stock of Duolingo is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.59% of the stock of Duolingo is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Education Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DUOL
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:DUOL
• CIK: 1562088
• Web: www.duolingo.com
• Phone: (412) 347-6116
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 900
• Year Founded: 2011

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Duolingo: $125.31
• High Price Target: $175.00
• Low Price Target: $80.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -16.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.38
• Research Coverage: 24 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $8.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 57.18
• P/E Growth: 1.25
• Net Income: $414.07 million
• Net Margins: 35.88%
• Pretax Margin: 17.63%
• Return on Equity: 12.10%
• Return on Assets: 8.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.06
• Current Ratio: 2.72
• Quick Ratio: 2.72

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.76
• Cash Flow: $3.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 39.12
• Book Value: $28.89 per share
• Price / Book: 5.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 46,790,000
• Free Float: 39,010,000
• Market Cap: $7.01 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.05