Chegg, Inc. provides a learning platform helping businesses bring new skills to their workforce and giving lifelong learners and students the skills and confidence to succeed in the United States and internationally. Its subscription services include Chegg Study, which offers personalized step-by-step learning support from AI, computational engines, and subject matter experts; Chegg Writing that provides students with a suite of tools, such as plagiarism detection scans, grammar and writing fluency checking, expert personalized writing feedback, and premium citation generation; Chegg Math provides a computational engine to help them understand and solve math problems; Chegg Study Pack, a bundle of various subscription product offerings, including Chegg Study, Chegg Writing, and Chegg Math services. The company also provides a skills-based learning platform to learn technical skills comprising AI, coding, data analytics, and cybersecurity. In addition, it rents and sells print textbooks and eTextbooks; and offers advertising services. The company serves students and companies through direct marketing channels and social media. Chegg, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
The Q2 earnings season for consumer subscription stocks showed mixed results, with Netflix reporting revenues of $12.56 billion, up 13.4% year over year, in line with analyst expectations but delivering the weakest full-year guidance update of the group. Roku outperformed with revenues of $1.35 billion, up 21.9% year over year, beating analyst expectations by 4.4%, while Bumble reported revenues of $210.5 million, down 15.2% year over year, and Chegg reported revenues of $51.85 million, down 50.7% year over year. Duolingo reported revenues of $298.5 million, up 18.3% year over year, surpassing analyst expectations by 0.9%. On average, share prices of the seven tracked consumer subscription stocks are down 2.6% since the latest earnings results.
Chegg beats Q2 expectations, pivots to AI-first employability platform
Chegg reported second-quarter results that exceeded management's expectations on both revenue and EBITDA, driven by a sweeping restructuring into an AI-first organization with a leaner cost structure. The company is shifting its core mission from academic support to a comprehensive 'employability' platform, aiming to serve 20 million students from learning to earning. Non-GAAP operating expenses were nearly halved year-over-year, and free cash flow reached $9.5 million in the first half despite $14.4 million in one-time severance payments. Management guided for third-quarter total revenue between $43 million and $44 million and expects to fully repay its convertible debt in the quarter, while targeting a 60% reduction in full-year capital expenditures. Chegg plans a soft launch of its next-generation platform in the third quarter, integrating academic support, skilling, and language learning, and will leverage its 100-million Q&A database and the internships.com domain to drive the new strategy.
Chegg reports Q2 Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.02, beating estimates by $0.03
Chegg reported second-quarter 2026 Non-GAAP earnings per share of negative $0.02, beating analyst estimates by $0.03. Revenue came in at $51.8 million, a decline of 50.7% year-over-year, but still $2.3 million above consensus. For the third quarter of 2026, the company expects total net revenues between $43 million and $44 million, well below the consensus estimate of $48.28 million. Gross margin is projected to be between 48% and 49%, with adjusted EBITDA in the range of $1 million to $2 million.
Chegg Faces Subscriber Losses and Shrinking Margins, Analysts See Risk
Chegg has been treading water for the past six months, recording a small return of 0.5% while holding steady at $0.96, and the stock fell short of the S&P 500's 9% gain during that period. Analysts highlight three reasons for caution: services subscribers have declined by 23.3% annually over the last two years, EBITDA margin decreased by 12.9 percentage points to 20.3% over the trailing 12 months, and earnings per share dropped by 54.2% annually over the last three years. With shares trading at 3.4 times forward EV/EBITDA, the valuation appears optically cheap but the potential downside is significant given shaky fundamentals. The analysts recommend looking at other opportunities, including what they describe as the most entrenched endpoint security platform on the market.
StockStory flags Chegg, Progyny, and Forestar Group as value stocks facing uphill battles
StockStory identified Chegg, Progyny, and Forestar Group as three value stocks that may be value traps. Chegg, trading at 3.7 times forward EV/EBITDA, has seen services subscribers decline 23.3% annually over two years and falling EBITDA profits. Progyny, at 13.1 times forward P/E, faces soft demand with disappointing unit sales and an unchanged adjusted operating margin. Forestar Group, at 10.9 times forward P/E, posted annual revenue growth of 8.8% over five years, below sector standards, and shows eroding returns on capital.
Chegg Stock Surges 72% in Three Months on Skilling Growth and Margin Gains
Chegg shares have surged 71.8% in the past three months, driven by rapid expansion in its Skilling business and aggressive cost-cutting. The Skilling segment, which targets a $40 billion workforce training market, grew revenues 9% year over year in the first quarter of 2026, with management forecasting double-digit full-year growth. Adjusted operating expenses fell 55% year over year, helping the company post adjusted EBITDA of $15.5 million and positive net income for the first time in two years. Strategic partnerships with Cornerstone and Woolf are broadening distribution, while Chegg expects to fully repay its remaining convertible debt by September 2026. Despite a discounted forward price-to-sales ratio of 0.62, earnings estimates remain weak, with the Zacks Consensus Estimate pointing to a loss of 16 cents per share for both 2026 and 2027.
Chegg shares rose over 5% premarket on Wednesday after the company received notification from the NYSE confirming it had regained compliance with the continued listing standard related to minimum share price. The company also announced it has determined not to proceed with a reverse stock split at this time. The board believes maintaining Chegg’s current capital structure is appropriate given the return to compliance, while retaining flexibility to effect a reverse stock split in the future should circumstances warrant.