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CHEGG, INC CHGG
CHEGG, INC (CHGG) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $376.9M at a -27.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.07 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -3.571 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.42 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.755 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHGG | CHEGG, INC | 5/9 | -14.13 | — | -39% |
| YOUL | Youlife Group Inc. | 3/9 | 2.63 | — | -83.3% |
| LINC | LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP | 5/9 | 1.6 | 79.1 | +17.8% |
| NRDY | Nerdy Inc. | 2/9 | — | — | -5.9% |
| IH | iHuman Inc. | 5/9 | 7.73 | — | -8.7% |
| BOXL | Boxlight Corp | 3/9 | -4.55 | — | -19.6% |
| APEI | AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION INC | 6/9 | 4.2 | 31.7 | +3.9% |
About CHEGG, INC
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.
FAQ
Is CHGG financially healthy?
CHEGG, INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does CHGG pay a dividend?
No, CHEGG, INC does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is CHGG?
In FY2025, CHEGG, INC had a net margin of -27.4% and a return on equity of -86.5%.
What is the analyst price target for CHGG?
The average Wall-Street price target for CHEGG, INC is $2.79, about 248.8% above the recent price, from 6 analysts.
Is CHGG a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CHEGG, INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.