Shares of Duolingo INC (NYSE:MCD) are soaring this morning, after the education technology company blew past second-quarter expectations with profits earnings of $0.91 per share on revenue of $252.27 million.
At least one company's bet on artificial intelligence appears to be paying off—for now.
Duolingo hiked its full-year guidance and issued a strong third-quarter forecast as it benefits from artificial intelligence-fueled growth. "We exceeded our own high expectations for bookings and revenue this quarter, and did it while expanding profitability," said co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn in a release.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Duolingo (DUOL) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Duolingo, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 6, 2025 5:30 PM ET Company Participants Deborah Belevan - VP of Investor Relations Luis Alfonso von Ahn Arellano - Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board, President & CEO Matthew Skaruppa - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Alexander James Sklar - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Andrew M. Boone - Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Research Division Bryan Michael Smilek - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Christopher Louis Kuntarich - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Curtis Smyser Nagle - BofA Securities, Research Division Hanyi Cai - Citic Securities Co., Ltd.
Duolingo, Inc. (DUOL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.91 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.55 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.51 per share a year ago.
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Looking beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for Duolingo (DUOL), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended June 2025.
Duolingo (DUOL) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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