What is Duolingo's tax on share settlement?

Duolingo (DUOL) reported tax on share settlement of $9.44M in Q1 2026.

What does tax on share settlement mean?

Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.

Duolingo DUOL Tax on Share Settlement

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$292.0M+26.5%

Gross profit$213.1M+29.9%

Operating income$44.5M+88.7%

Net income$43.5M+23.7%

EPS (diluted)$0.89+23.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$171.2M+113%

Total debt$91.9M+68.5%

Total equity$1.4B+55.7%

Total assets$2.1B+46.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$150.8M+42.7%

CapEx$132.0K-89.9%

Free cash flow$150.6M+44.4%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.85B-67.1%

Enterprise value$5.77B-67.6%

P/E13.9×-170×

P/S5.3×-16.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin72.7%+0.4pp

Operating margin14.2%+5.6pp

Net margin38.4%+26.5pp

FCF margin37.9%+1.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity37%+24.9pp

Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Current ratio2.6×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Duolingo in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:PaymentsRelatedToTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Duolingo’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Duolingo's tax on share settlement?: Duolingo (DUOL) reported tax on share settlement of $9.44M in Q1 2026.
What does tax on share settlement mean?: Cash paid to tax authorities for employee share vesting, where the company withholds shares and pays the tax obligation in cash.