Duolingo's 89% Bull Run Since March: Earnings, AI And A Whole Lot Of Green Candles

Duolingo Inc. DUOL just gave Wall Street a masterclass—and it didn't need a teacher to do it.

From $272 on March 6 to $518 today, an 89% gain in just over two months, and the owl isn't blinking. The real rocket fuel? A blockbuster first-quarter earnings beat on May 1 that lit up the tape with an 18.6% jump in one afternoon.

A 14-For-15 Green-Day Streak On The Chart

The language-learning app crushed expectations on sales, earnings and EBITDA, but the real story is what's behind the numbers: user growth that's turning heads, and AI-fueled expansion that's moving faster than Duo's leaderboard.

For the first quarter, Duolingo reported:

• 10.3 million paying subscribers (up 800k from Q4)
• 46.6 million daily active users (up 49% YoY)
• 130.2 million monthly active users (up 33% YoY)

And while most companies are still figuring out AI press releases, Duolingo has already launched 148 new courses using generative AI — more than doubling its historical total. As CEO Luis von Ahn put it: "Our first 100 courses took 12 years. The next 150? One."

That's not just scale. That's speed.

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The company is also branching out beyond languages, bringing math, music, and even chess into its edutainment ecosystem. Investors are finally waking up to the long game: Duolingo is chasing a $220 billion total addressable market, and so far it's only scratched the surface.

With subscription revenue up 45%, strong forward guidance ($991.5 million midpoint for FY25 vs. $976.4M consensus), and a 14-for-15 green-day streak on the chart, this isn't just momentum – it's conviction.

Technical indicators? All green

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The stock is trading above its eight, 20, 50 and 200-day simple moving averages. The MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) sits at +49.05, and the RSI (Relative Strength Index) is a frothy 83.54, flashing near-term overbought – but bulls aren't flinching.

Even Citron Research's April 25 short report couldn't stop the rally. The stock has gained +36% since then.

Growth gets your attention. Margin expansion – and AI execution – creates alpha. Right now, Duolingo's doing all three.

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