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Track CHGG free→NYSEConsumer StaplesEducation & Training ServicesSnapshot 2026-06-15
Recent financial performance sits well below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is weak, and management's recent track record has been unsteady, with frequent disruptive corporate changes. The company was unprofitable over the past year, so there is no earnings yield to read. Peer multiples imply a price about 67% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk, as it trades below peer multiples, but recent financials are weak or earnings quality is fragile, historically a value-trap pattern. If CHGG cuts guidance on the next call, that's a meaningful negative. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $1.10. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $1.10 CHGG trades at 0× p/s, below its 1× p/s peer median. Our $3.29 fair value sits above the price; low confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 66% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about -37%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
TTM earnings are negative, so the read leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods rather than P/E. This is a data condition, not a forward call.
No fragility gates fired.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Consumer Staples names rated weak grew net income 56% of the time over the next year (vs 58% for the rest of the cohort, n=1144).
Over the trailing year it converted 0.06x of net income into operating cash flow.
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $-0.04 → $-0.05 (-44.0% / 30d). 0 raised, 2 cut, 2 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 0% of analysts rate Buy.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$404.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$994.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $7,554.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-15
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: If the Consumer Staples sector shows revenue growth, it may help Chegg's performance. Chegg operates in a competitive environment.
Confirms:Consumer Staples sector revenue growth is speeding up again. It is now above 4%.
Disproves:Sector revenue growth continues to slow or remains below 4%.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for CHGG yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 6, 2026, Chegg, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “Company” or “Chegg”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the press release attached as Exhibit 99.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Education Services.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
CHGG Chegg Inc | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 37 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
EDU NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION and TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC | — | — | elevated |
DUOL Duolingo | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 68 of 100 | fair | elevated |
LAUR Laureate Education, Inc. | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 48 of 100 | full | moderate |
GHC Graham Holdings | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 78 of 100 | full | moderate |
14 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by legal/regulatory items. Historically, Consumer Staples names rated volatile grew net income 42% of the time over the next year (vs 51% for the rest of the cohort, n=368).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Chegg aims to achieve a gross margin in the range of 51% to 52% for the quarter ending June 30, 2026.
Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. Chegg's gross margin guidance for 2026-Q2 is 51% to 52%, down from 57% to 58% in 2026-Q1. This indicates a focus on maintaining cost efficiency, though the margin is projected to decline.
“Chegg expects gross margin in the range of 51% to 52% for Q2 2026.”
“Gross margin to be in the range of 57 to 58 percent.”
Chegg has set a revenue guidance of $49 to $50 million for the quarter ending June 30, 2026.
Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. Chegg's revenue guidance for 2026-Q2 is $49 to $50 million, a decrease from $60 to $62 million in 2026-Q1. This suggests a focus on stabilizing revenue amidst declining figures.
“Chegg expects total revenue between $49 and $50 million for Q2 2026.”
Chegg has provided an adjusted EBITDA guidance of $5 to $6 million for the quarter ending June 30, 2026.
Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. Chegg's adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2026-Q2 is $5 to $6 million, down from $11 to $12 million in 2026-Q1. This indicates a focus on managing operational efficiency despite a significant decrease in expected EBITDA.
“Chegg expects adjusted EBITDA between $5 and $6 million for Q2 2026.”
Change in Registrant's Certifying Accountant (a) Dismissal of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Audit Committee”) of Chegg, Inc. (the “Company”) conducted a competitive process to determine the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. The Company invited several independent registered public accounting firms to participate in this process, including Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Del…
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On March 25, 2026, in order to achieve an as equal as reasonably possible composition of the classes of directors (the “Rebalance”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Chegg, Inc. (the “Company”), the Board determined to move Renee Budig, a director in Class I with a current term expiring at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 12, 202…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 9, 2026, Chegg, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “Company” or “Chegg”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025, and guidance for the first quarter of 2026. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the press release attached as Exhibit 99.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-…
Other Events On February 13, 2026, Chegg, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an individual, privately negotiated repurchase agreement with a holder of its outstanding 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) to repurchase $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes for an aggregate cash repurchase price of $19.4 million (the “Notes Repurchase Transaction”). The Notes Repurchase Transaction was entered into in connection with the Company's previously announced s…
“We expect total revenue between $60 and $62 million.”
“Adjusted EBITDA between $11 and $12 million.”