Duolingo gives staff 2 weeks off over the holidays — and the CEO says it pays off [Business Insider]
Duolingo, Inc. - Class A (DUOL)
Company Research
Source: Business Insider
Have an account? Log in Duolingo gives its staff two weeks off over the holidays, allowing employees to truly unplug. CEO Luis von Ahn says companywide breaks beat individual PTO for rest, focus, and morale. The 2-week winter break costs money, but he says it helps build a company that lasts. Duolingo may be a publicly traded tech company with nearly 1,000 employees, but every winter it does something many corporate leaders would consider unthinkable: it gives staff a two-week break at the same time. This is a policy that has been in place since day one, CEO and cofounder of the language-learning app, Luis von Ahn, said. At a time when many companies are laying off tens of thousands of staff, tightening their budgets, rolling back flexible work arrangements, and scrutinizing productivity , Duolingo's approach stands out. This year, even after growing head count by 14% to about 950 employees, von Ahn said Duolingo kept the tradition intact, giving every employee the same
Show less
Read more
Impact Snapshot
Event Time:
DUOL
Last Price
Price Change
Price Change%
Volume Shares
Max Up
Max Down
%
Volume Ratio
Performance Comparison
Updated
|
Event Day
Stock performance from the time of news release until the following 4pm ET market close
|
Last price at news event
|
Since Event
Multi-day stock performance from the time of the news release
|
|---|---|---|
|
EVENT DAY
Stock performance from the time of news release until the following 4pm ET market close
|
LAST
PRICE AT NEWS EVENT |
SINCE EVENT
Multi-day stock performance from the time of the news release
|
| Last Price | ||
| VWAP | ||
|
High:
|
Max Up |
High:
|
|
Low:
|
Max Down |
Low:
|
|
%
|
Post news range |
%
|
|
|
Price change |
|
|
|
Price Change Percentage |
|
|
|
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
|
%
|
Volume ratio |
%
|
| Volume | ||
| Ticks | ||
|
|
Avg transaction size |
|
Don't Miss Out On The Next BIG Stock Move
Event day
Event Day Chart will not be displayed beyond 90-day period of the event
Performance since event
Time And Velocity Analysis
Be the first to know
Opt in for alerts from News Quantifed
Sign Up Today
Opt-in for
DUOL alerts
Learn More With NQ
Reading the Impact Report
Help Me Understand This Data
Help Me Understand This Data
How NQ Works
What is news-based trading?
And why is it so successful?
And why is it so successful?
Movers & Shakers
The biggest gainers and losers and WHY it moved
DUOL alerts
High impacting Duolingo, Inc. - Class A news events
Weekly update
A roundup of the hottest topics
DUOL
News
- 2 Growth Stocks Wall Street Might Be Sleeping On, but I'm Not [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Is Duolingo's 2025 Slide a Chance to Reassess Its Long Term Value? [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Meet the Chanel chief who hires for personality over talent or skills—and the 3 red flag traits she rejects [Fortune]Fortune
- 1 Reason Duolingo Stock Could Surprise Investors in 2026 [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Keiko Agena [Los Angeles Times (CA)]Los Angeles Times
DUOL
Earnings
- 11/5/25 - Beat
DUOL
Sec Filings
- 12/18/25 - Form 4/A
- 12/18/25 - Form 4/A
- 12/12/25 - Form 144
- DUOL's page on the SEC website