API vs RNG vs COE Stock Comparison

Agora, RingCentral and 51Talk Online Education Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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API Agora, Inc.
$4.48 +6.4% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$416.18M
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$151.69M
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
1 win
RNG RingCentral, Inc.
$86.35 +13.4% 1M +188.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.23B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

RingCentral leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (RingCentral 7, 51Talk Online Education 2, Agora 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPIRNGCOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $416.18M $7.23B $281.40M RNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.0x 10.9x -16.5x RNG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.0x 16.4x — RNG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.6% +5.5% +74.9% COE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.2% 25.3% -14.1% RNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 26.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1,164x 1.5x — RNG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.4% +188.1% -75.7% RNG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.9%/yr -18.3%/yr +3.5%/yr COE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.0% 67.7% 72.4% API
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 58/100 43/100 RNG

Percentile Scorecard

APIRNGCOE

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAPIRNGCOE
Valuation 18 #24 of 29 68 #10 of 29 48 #47 of 90
Growth 54 #13 of 27 65 #10 of 27 61 #33 of 82
Profitability 20 #21 of 26 76 #7 of 26 54 #36 of 77
Financial Health 77 #8 of 31 20 #25 of 31 11 #86 of 96
Shareholder Returns – 63 #7 of 17 –
Overall 42 58 43
  • API ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • RNG ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software
  • COE ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAPIRNGCOESPY
1 month +6.4%+13.4%-0.3% -0.8%
3 months +12.6%+60.5%-32.6% +3.5%
6 months +26.2%+113.5%-56.2% +7.0%
Year to date +10.1%+199.0%-63.9% +12.2%
1 year +24.4%+188.1%-75.7% +13.0%
3 years +51.4%+241.3%+44.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.8%+50.6%+13.0% +23.1%
5 years -81.9%-63.6%+18.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -28.9%-18.3%+3.5% +11.0%
10 years —+300.7%-84.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+14.9%-16.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPIRNGCOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.0%67.7%72.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.6%56.0%76.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.140.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.502.78-1.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.1%-92.4%-82.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.8%0.0%-77.5% -1.8%
52-week high $5.26$86.35$51.18 $779.14
52-week low $3.24$24.82$10.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAPIRNGCOE
P/E now vs peer median 37.6xmedian 31.9x 10.9xmedian 31.9x -16.0xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.4x 2.8xmedian 2.4x 2.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -7,072xmedian 11.5x 14.1xmedian 11.5x —median 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.9xmedian 14.2x 10.9xmedian 14.2x —median 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.0x -588.8xmedian 3.0x -7.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.35median 0.77 0.20median 0.77 1.00median 1.75

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAPIRNGCOE
Revenue $151.69M $2.62B $120.53M
Gross profit $97.83M $1.89B $88.35M
Operating income -$5.19M $196.64M -$13.29M
Net income $10.97M $662.40M -$11.57M
Free cash flow $14.67M $667.24M –
R&D $57.28M $330.14M $7.56M
EPS (diluted) $0.11 $7.55 $-0.72
Cash & equivalents $72.67M $110.12M $39.98M
Total debt $1.34M $1.01B –
Shares (diluted) 98.86M 87.69M 23.67M
Enterprise value $67.04M $6.76B $144.69M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAPIRNGCOE
P/E 37.6x 10.9x -16.0x
P/FCF 35.9x 10.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 38.9x 10.4x –
P/S 3.5x 2.8x 2.3x
P/B – -588.8x -7.5x
P/Tangible book – -129.3x -7.5x
EV/EBITDA -7,072x 14.1x –
EV/EBIT -87.2x 41.7x -17.8x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 3.1x 2.0x
EV/FCF 30.9x 12.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 33.4x 11.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.35 0.20 1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPIRNGCOE
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.6% 5.5% 74.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 6.7% 77.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.3% 7.0% 67.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 8.0% 73.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 85.7% 109.8% -110.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 65.3% 35.4% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 149.5% 4,905% -114.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.8% 53.9% 35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 146.7% 5,149% -132.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 55.7% -16.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -20.9% 16.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.5% 29.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.1% 16.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.4% 30.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPIRNGCOE
Gross margin 64.5% 72.2% 73.3%
EBITDA margin 0.0% 22.2% –
Operating margin -3.4% 7.5% -11.0%
Pretax margin 7.3% 5.0% -12.5%
Net margin 7.2% 25.3% -14.1%
FCF margin 9.7% 25.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.9% 26.7% –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets 1.6% 40.7% -17.1%
Return on invested capital – 26.1% –
Return on capital employed -0.8% 20.7% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.6x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 9.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPIRNGCOE
Debt / assets 0.2% 53.9% –
Debt / equity – -81.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1,164x 1.5x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 1.5x –
Liabilities / assets 24.1% 100.7% 153.1%
Equity / assets – -0.7% -53.1%
Interest coverage -86.5x 3.1x –
Current ratio 5.1x 1.1x 0.6x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.27 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPIRNGCOE
Dividend yield – 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – 4.4% –
Shareholder yield – 4.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAPIRNGCOE
Forward P/E 32.0xFY2026 16.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $5.28FY2026 $-0.06FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +40.0%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +107.1% +0.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $171.35MFY2026 $2.76BFY2026 $179.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 +89.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -3.9% +56.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPIRNGCOE
Held by institutions 21.2% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 59 379 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.9% +2.0% –
Institutions buying 27 212 –
Institutions selling 18 121 –
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.75 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

APIRNGCOE
API 1.00 0.23 0.17
RNG 0.23 1.00 0.14
COE 0.17 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, API, RNG and COE?

RingCentral (RNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agora (API) $416.18M, RingCentral (RNG) $7.23B, 51Talk Online Education (COE) $281.40M.

Which stock is cheaper, API, RNG and COE?

RingCentral (RNG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agora (API) 38.0x, RingCentral (RNG) 10.9x, 51Talk Online Education (COE) -16.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, RingCentral (RNG) is cheapest (Agora (API) 32.0x, RingCentral (RNG) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

51Talk Online Education (COE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agora (API) +13.6%, RingCentral (RNG) +5.5%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) +74.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

RingCentral (RNG) has the highest net margin (Agora (API) 7.2%, RingCentral (RNG) 25.3%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) -14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RingCentral (RNG) returned the most: Agora (API) +24.4%, RingCentral (RNG) +188.1%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) -75.7%. Over five years, 51Talk Online Education (COE) compounded fastest (Agora (API) -28.9%/yr, RingCentral (RNG) -18.3%/yr, 51Talk Online Education (COE) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Agora (API) has been the steadiest (Agora (API) 49.0%, RingCentral (RNG) 67.7%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) 72.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, API, RNG and COE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, RingCentral (RNG) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.