Duolingo (DUOL)
Consumer Discretionary · EdTech / Mobile Education · NASDAQ
Duolingo is a leading mobile-first, AI-driven educational platform that makes learning languages and other subjects accessible through a gamified, freemium subscription model.
What Duolingo does
Duolingo is a digital education company providing a mobile-first platform for language learning and other educational subjects. Its business model centers on a freemium app, where revenue is generated through premium subscriptions, in-app advertising, and assessment services. The company leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to power its personalized learning experiences and product development.
Themes: online education / EdTech, language learning, gamification, AI-driven personalization, freemium business model
Fundamentals
- Price$151.22 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$7.1B as of 2026-08-04 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-56.5% 2025-10-08 close $347.27 → 2026-10-08 close $151.22
- P/E18.02 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+39.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+72.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+30.7% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+29.4% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+41.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.29 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How DUOL compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 258 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit margintop 10% 314 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating margintop 25% 281 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross margintop 10% 191 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitytop 25% 293 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 10% 326 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
DUOL is in the Top 10 — Consumer Discretionary.
Top 10 — Consumer Discretionary — since 1 Sep 2026
Top 10 score
62.5 #167 of 1,379 scored · #7 of 155 in Consumer Discretionary
Financial health 94th (debt to equity 0, free cash flow margin 35.6%) and growth 91st (3-year revenue CAGR 41.1%, revenue growth year over year 29.4%); weakest is capital return (20th, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years, net share count bought back over the year -2.6).
Top 10 — Consumer Discretionary
In this list since 1 Sep 2026 — currently 4th in the list (37 days)
- Entered 1 Sep 2026: score 61.2, rank 7 (not compared with 18 Aug 2026 — those rows were scored under method version 1, this pass under 3, and the formula changed between them, so a score is only comparable within one version).
- Held its place at 1 rebalance on 1 Oct 2026.
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
How Duolingo looks technically
Duolingo (DUOL) is trading 18.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 27 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 13, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 9 trading days ago. It is 57.2% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 7% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 18.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +18.4% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $143.70 | $143.70 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $127.69 | $127.69 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 10 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 10 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 133.68. It is the only labelling that fits, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 27 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 27 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 18.4% above | +18.4% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 13, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 12.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 55.7 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($133.68 to $153.56) — its "stochastic" reading is 88 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 88.2 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 2 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $353.00 | $353.00 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 57.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -57.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 72.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +72.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 57.2% below its highest point of the past year | 57.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 9 trading days ago | 9 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 25 trading days ago | 25 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $544.93 (set on 2025-05-14) | $544.93 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($90.03 to $347.27), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 24% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $249.00 to $257.24. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 23.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 72.2% below its all-time high | -72.3% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.5% below a resistance level at $152.00 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-08-19, most recently on 2026-09-24. Since 2024-10-08 it has 10 such levels below the current price and 12 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +0.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $60.50 (set on 2022-05-11) | $60.50 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 149.9% above its all-time low | +149.9% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 7% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 7th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $6.41 between its high and its low — about 4.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $6.41 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $137.85 and $155.01 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $137.85 – $146.43 – $155.01 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.2% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 3.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (18.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 3.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.67× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bullish engulfing | 3 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 3 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.3% above the previous close 5 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 142.4 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.3% |
| Gap filled | a 2.1% gap down opened on 2026-09-15 has been "filled" 17 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 17 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed lower in its latest session, after a session that did not close lower — a single down day rather than a run | 1 session down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 2.3 percentage points (the stock gained 3.3% while the market gained 1.0%) | +2.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 14.7 percentage points (the stock gained 18.5% while the market gained 3.8%) | +14.7% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 34.7 percentage points (the stock gained 52.2% while the market gained 17.5%) | +34.7% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 71.4 percentage points (the stock lost 56.5% while the market gained 15.0%) | -71.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.1% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 4.4% of the share price. | +5.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 25% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $120.96 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +25.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 6% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $143.22 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 46 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +5.6% |
Price levels it has turned at before
DUOL last closed at $151.22 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 10 prices below its last close and 12 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $152.00 | Resistance | 0.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-08-19 to 2026-09-24 |
| $142.94 | Support | 5.5% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-21 to 2026-07-29 |
| $137.69 | Support | 8.9% below the last close | turned there four times · 2026-06-24 to 2026-09-10 |
| $166.82 | Resistance | 10.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-11-20 to 2026-09-03 |
| $134.34 | Support | 11.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-07 to 2026-09-28 |
| $264.26 | Resistance | 74.8% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-03-10 to 2025-09-17 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $133.68.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 3 trading days, since 2026-10-06.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.71 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 18 analysts
- Mean price target$134.29 range $80.00 – $210.00; median $132.50
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-08. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for DUOL
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.59 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-08
- Estimate change, 30 days+$0.00027 (+0.0%) from $1.58, on 2026-09-03, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward25% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Reliance on third-party platforms for product distribution and revenue collection","Intense competition in the online language learning and education technology industry","Risks associated with the development, implementation, and performance of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of DUOL's 10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the prior one filed 2026-05-05.
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) includes disclosure in Item 5(c) Trading Plans of a modified Rule 10b5-1 sales plan for William 'Bing' Gordon, a Board member, modified on June 9, 2026, originally adopted December 11, 2025, covering up to 40,000 shares of Class A common stock, remaining in effect until June 30, 2027, completion, or termination.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) includes disclosure in Item 5(c) Trading Plans of a 10b5-1 sales plan for Dr. Luis von Ahn (CEO) and the Luis von Ahn Foundation entered into June 2, 2026, covering up to 626,000 shares of Class A common stock (226,000 from vested option exercise, 400,000 held directly) plus up to 54,000 shares held by the Luis von Ahn Foundation, remaining in effect until September 15, 2027, execution of all trades, or termination.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) includes disclosure in Item 5(c) Trading Plans of a 10b5-1 sales plan for Stephen Chen, General Counsel, entered into June 14, 2026, covering shares underlying 12,524 unvested restricted stock units (net of tax withholding) plus 12,696 shares of Class A common stock, remaining in effect until August 14, 2027, execution of all trades, or termination.
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) Exhibit 10.1 is 'Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, effective July 23, 2026' (filed herewith).
- Newer filing (2026-08-06) share repurchase table includes repurchase activity for April, May, and June 2026.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2026-05-05) Item 5(b) contains 'None.'; newer filing (2026-08-06) Item 5(b) is blank.
- Older filing (2026-05-05) Exhibit 10.2 is 'Offer Letter by and between the Company and Gillian Munson, dated January 9, 2026' (incorporated by reference from 8-K filed 1/12/2026); not present in newer filing exhibit list.
- Older filing (2026-05-05) Exhibit 10.3 is 'Non-Employee Director Compensation Program' (filed herewith); newer filing shows a different Exhibit 10.1 for the Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Program instead.
- Older filing (2026-05-05) share repurchase table includes repurchase activity for January, February, and March 2026.
- Reworded:
- Older filing (2026-05-05) Risk Factors text states 'other than what is set forth immediately below'; newer filing (2026-08-06) omits that phrase after 'There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.'
- Older filing (2026-05-05) Item 5(b) states 'None.'; newer filing (2026-08-06) Item 5(b) is blank.
- Notes:
- The provided texts appear to include full Item 2 through Item 6 content rather than only the Risk Factors section; changes reported reflect all content provided.
- The older filing states 'other than what is set forth immediately below' but the provided older text contains no risk factor content immediately below within Item 1A before Item 2 begins, suggesting the provided excerpt may have omitted any additional risk factor paragraphs.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 22 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-05. The 4 days since 2026-10-05 have not been checked yet.
- Last 30 days · read to 2026-10-050 buys · 11 sells ($19M) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-050 buys · 22 sells ($21M) — 5 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-050 buys · 29 sells ($22M) — 5 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-09-24. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-05; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about DUOL's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 4 matched disclosures for DUOL from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding DUOL as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 9,599,947
- Reported value $1,104,185,858
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
DUOL had 6,573,989 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for DUOL because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 6,573,989
- Prior settlement (shares) 7,573,914
- Reported change -13.2%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.97
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Babbel
- Memrise
- Rosetta Stone
- Coursera (COUR)
- Udemy (UDMY)
- Chegg (CHGG)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Duolingo (DUOL) do?
Duolingo is a digital education company providing a mobile-first platform for language learning and other educational subjects. Its business model centers on a freemium app, where revenue is generated through premium subscriptions, in-app advertising, and assessment services. The company leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to power its personalized learning experiences and product development.
What sector is Duolingo (DUOL) in?
Duolingo (DUOL) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is EdTech / Mobile Education. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are Duolingo's (DUOL) competitors?
Notable peers of Duolingo (DUOL) include Babbel, Memrise, Rosetta Stone, Coursera and Udemy. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in DUOL?
Yes — we hold 4 matched STOCK Act disclosures for DUOL from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Duolingo (DUOL) overbought or oversold right now?
Duolingo (DUOL) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on DUOL come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.