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Chegg (CHGG) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 3, 2026 · Chegg (CHGG) Q3 2026 earnings results →

Q3 2026 Revenue down 40% year over year to $46.5M · 10¢ of every $1 of revenue lost · operating margin -11.0%

Chegg made $46.5M in Q3 2026 (-40% Y/Y): Academic Services $30.0M, Chegg Skilling $16.4M. Operating margin -11.0%, net loss $4.7M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 3, 2026.

Revenue$46.5M
Year over year-40%
Operating margin-11.0%
Net earnings−$4.7M
Operating cash flow$7.2M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $46.5M in Q3 2026, down 40% year over year and down 10% from the previous quarter. Academic Services was the largest line at 65% of revenue. Academic Services lost $30.1M year over year (down 50%), 96% of the total change.

Gross margin was 52.2%, down 7.1 points from Q3 2025. Operating costs exceeded revenue by $5.1M, an operating margin of -11.0%. Operating expenses fell 54% while revenue fell 40%. The quarter ended with a net loss of $4.7M, wider than the previous quarter's $3.0M loss.

Operating cash flow was $7.2M (up 50% year over year). Non-cash charges added back $2.1M of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $9.8M. Capital expenditures of $1.7M left free cash flow of $5.5M.

Quarterly history

Chegg revenue by quarterChegg revenue by quarter$121MQ1 2025$105MQ2 2025$77.7MQ3 2025$72.7MQ4 2025$63.3MQ1 2026$51.8MQ2 2026$46.5MQ3 2026
Chegg net earnings by quarterChegg net earnings by quarter−$17.5MQ1 2025−$35.7MQ2 2025−$17.5MQ3 2025−$32.8MQ4 2025$228KQ1 2026−$3.0MQ2 2026−$4.7MQ3 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 202610-QNov 3, 2026$46.5M-40%-11.0%−$4.7M$7.2M
Q2 202610-QAug 6, 2026$51.8M-51%-6.1%−$3.0M$10.1M
Q1 202610-QMay 11, 2026$63.3M-48%-1.6%$228K$4.1M
Q4 202510-KMar 9, 2026$72.7M-49%-47.2%−$32.8M−$9.0M
Q3 202510-QNov 10, 2025$77.7M-43%-22.0%−$17.5M$4.8M
Q2 202510-QAug 8, 2025$105M-36%-34.7%−$35.7M−$4.8M
Q1 202510-QMay 12, 2025$121M-30%-23.9%−$17.5M$24.5M

Charts

Chegg: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterChegg: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q-30%Q1 2025-36%-13%Q2 2025-43%-26%Q3 2025-49%-7%Q4 2025-48%-13%Q1 2026-51%-18%Q2 2026-40%-10%Q3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Y/Y -40%, Q/Q -10%.
Chegg: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Chegg: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 2026Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$61.7MOther investing$57.4MCapital spending−$12.9MOperating cash flow$12.4MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)$10.3MTaxes on employees’ shares−$1.8MBuybacks−$1.7MOther financing−$1.4MNot reconciled−$665K
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Chegg: profit against cash, quarter by quarterChegg: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow−$6.1M$18.1MQ4 2024−$17.5M$24.5MQ1 2025−$35.7M−$4.8MQ2 2025−$17.5M$4.8MQ3 2025−$32.8M−$9.0MQ4 2025$228K$4.1MQ1 2026−$3.0M$10.1MQ2 2026−$4.7M$7.2MQ3 2026
Latest (Q3 2026): Net income −$4.7M, Operating cash flow $7.2M.
Chegg: diluted shares by fiscal yearChegg: diluted shares by fiscal year125MFY2020141MFY2021150MFY2022129MFY2023103MFY2024107MFY2025
-14.3% since FY2020: buybacks shrank the count.
Chegg in its industry: growth against margin (22 companies, SIC 8200)Chegg in its industry: growth against margin (22 companies, SIC 8200)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +2%median 4%GHCLRNCVSALAURSTRALOPEPXEDUTIPRDOAPEILINCNRDYBOXLLGCYAMBOPCSVDFP Holdings LtdKIDZKPEARMGLBRWCCHGG (-40%, -11%)
Services-Educational Services; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Chegg

Chegg is a learning platform helping businesses bring new skills to their workforce and giving lifelong learners and students the skills and confidence to succeed. Focused on the large and growing skilling market, Chegg offers innovative tools for workplace readiness, professional upskilling, and language learning. Chegg also continues to offer students artificial intelligence (AI)-driven, personalized support. Chegg remains committed to its mission of improving learning outcomes and career opportunities for millions of people around the world.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Mar 9, 2026.

Chegg against its Services-Educational Services peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: -40% against the peers' median +3%. Operating margin: -11.0% against the peers' median 12.0%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
CHGG CheggQ3 2026$46.5M-40%-11.0%
GHC Graham HoldingsQ3 2026$1.3B+4%6.4%
BSAA Best SPAC I AcquisitionQ1 2026$1.2B—0.0%
LRN StrideQ1 FY27$639M+3%13.2%
CVSA CovistaQ1 FY27$512M+11%19.2%
LAUR Laureate EducationQ3 2026$485M+21%24.6%
STRA Strategic EducationQ3 2026$325M+2%-26.9%
LOPE Grand Canyon EducationQ3 2026$267M+2%19.3%
PXED Phoenix Education PartnersQ4 FY26$261M+1%12.0%

Source: Chegg 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1364954 · Services-Educational Services

Guidance and outlook

Chegg Revenue: guidance against what was reportedChegg Revenue: guidance against what was reportedguided rangereported (above / within / below)Q2 2026$51.8MQ3 2026$46.5MQ4 2026
Met or beat 2 of 2 guided periods. Grey: the last range guided before the figures came out; dot: the reported figure.
Chegg: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-03)Chegg: what its forward-looking statements are about (10-Q filed 2026-11-03)Demand2AI1Other1
4 statements; tone -0.50 (−1 all cautious, +1 all confident); 1 hedged.
Chegg: outlook statements against the filing beforeChegg: outlook statements against the filing beforeCautious2

13F: who owns CHGG and who is buying

Largest holders of CHGG (13F)Largest holders of CHGG (13F)Vanguard Group$5.2MVanguard Capital Management LLC$4.7MAcadian Asset Management LLC$4.6MRenaissance Technologies LLC$3.4MCharles Schwab Investment Managem…$2.6MJane Street Group, LLC$2.5MBlackRock$2.3MQuinn Opportunity Partners LLC$2.2MArrowstreet Capital, Limited Part…$1.5MGeode Capital Management, LLC$1.3M
Funds' net buying of CHGG by quarter (13F)Funds' net buying of CHGG by quarter (13F)−$3.8M2024-09$3.8M2024-12−$8.9M2025-03−$18.6M2025-06−$470K2025-09−$4.0M2025-12−$5.1M2026-03$303K2026-06
Value of shares 13F filers added minus the value they sold, each quarter (quarters with most filings in).

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