BUUU vs LOPE vs IT Stock Comparison

Buuu, Grand Canyon Education and Gartner Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BUUU BUUU Group Ltd
$6.37 -85.6% 1M -21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$97.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consulting Industrials
IT Gartner Inc
$231.21 +23.1% 1M -7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.67B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.46B
Div. yield
–
Consulting Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Grand Canyon Education leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Grand Canyon Education 6, Gartner 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBUUULOPEITLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $97.50M $4.12B $14.67B IT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 18.4x 18.9x LOPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.8x 15.2x IT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.0% +0.7% LOPE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 19.6% 12.0% LOPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 28.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.4% -26.4% -7.6% IT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +12.8%/yr -6.3%/yr LOPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 248.5% 32.2% 57.5% LOPE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 74/100 65/100 LOPE

Percentile Scorecard

BUUULOPEIT

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

AxisBUUULOPEIT
Valuation – 49 #58 of 112 60 #45 of 112
Growth – 42 #56 of 96 30 #68 of 96
Profitability – 99 #2 of 91 93 #7 of 91
Financial Health 94 #8 of 125 90 #13 of 125 44 #71 of 125
Shareholder Returns – 91 #7 of 67 99 #2 of 67
Overall – 74 65
  • BUUU ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • LOPE ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • IT ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBUUULOPEITSPY
1 month -85.6%+9.1%+23.1% -0.8%
3 months -72.3%+10.9%+56.7% +3.5%
6 months -57.8%-2.8%+55.4% +7.0%
Year to date -0.8%-3.4%-8.4% +12.2%
1 year -21.4%-26.4%-7.6% +13.0%
3 years —+36.9%-29.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+11.0%-10.8% +23.1%
5 years —+82.7%-27.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+12.8%-6.3% +11.0%
10 years —+278.8%+170.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+14.2%+10.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBUUULOPEITSPY
Volatility, 1Y 248.5%32.2%57.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 341.5%36.3%58.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.09-0.030.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.09-0.82-0.13 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.2%-38.0%-77.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -88.2%-26.4%-9.5% -1.8%
52-week high $53.90$218.48$255.58 $779.14
52-week low $6.37$136.72$125.73 $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.

MultipleBUUULOPEIT
P/E now vs peer median —median 21.9x 18.8xmedian 21.9x 19.8xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 3.7xmedian 0.9x 2.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.2x 12.3xmedian 12.2x 12.3xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.3x 17.4xmedian 14.3x 11.3xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 2.3x 6.3xmedian 2.3x -87.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 1.71median 1.02 103.21median 1.02

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 monthsBUUULOPEIT
Revenue – $1.14B $6.46B
Gross profit – – $4.50B
Operating income – $279.71M $1.12B
Net income – $224.21M $775.35M
Free cash flow – $242.56M $1.29B
EPS (diluted) – $8.55 $11.65
Cash & equivalents $5.72M $171.06M $1.49B
Total debt – – $2.98B
Shares (diluted) – 26.22M 66.58M
Enterprise value $97.50M $3.01B $8.36B

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
MetricBUUULOPEIT
P/E – 18.8x 19.8x
P/FCF – 17.4x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.1x 10.6x
P/S – 3.7x 2.3x
P/B 15.5x 6.3x -87.2x
P/Tangible book 15.5x 8.1x -31.6x
EV/EBITDA – 12.3x 12.3x
EV/EBIT – 14.1x 14.4x
EV/Revenue – 3.5x 2.5x
EV/FCF – 16.2x 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.1x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.71 103.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBUUULOPEIT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.0% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 3.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 4.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -2.9% -4.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% -4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) – -5.2% -38.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% -5.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 1.7% -28.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% 0.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.5% -14.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% 7.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -7.1% -14.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% 8.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBUUULOPEIT
Gross margin – – 69.6%
EBITDA margin – 28.1% 20.3%
Operating margin – 24.5% 17.3%
Pretax margin – 25.6% 15.9%
Net margin – 19.6% 12.0%
FCF margin – 21.2% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.4% 21.4%
Return on equity – 32.8% –
Return on assets – 23.8% 10.4%
Return on invested capital – – 28.6%
Return on capital employed – 33.9% 29.7%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBUUULOPEIT
Debt / assets 4.9% – 41.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x – -17.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.1x
Debt / FCF – – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 21.9% 27.2% 102.3%
Equity / assets 78.1% 72.8% -2.3%
Interest coverage – – 7.8x
Current ratio 4.7x 2.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 4.6x 2.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 3.6x 2.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 16.94 3.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBUUULOPEIT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 8.1% 17.9%
Shareholder yield – 8.1% 17.9%
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.

ConsensusBUUULOPEIT
Forward P/E – 16.8xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $9.55FY2026 $15.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.2%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +25.9% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.10BFY2026 $6.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -0.5%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.7% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBUUULOPEIT
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 447 650
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.8% -0.6%
Institutions buying – 208 281
Institutions selling – 182 291
Buyers to sellers – 1.14 0.97

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.

BUUULOPEIT
BUUU 1.00 0.06 -0.01
LOPE 0.06 1.00 0.38
IT -0.01 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BUUU, LOPE and IT?

Gartner (IT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Buuu (BUUU) $97.50M, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) $4.12B, Gartner (IT) $14.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, BUUU, LOPE and IT?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 18.4x, Gartner (IT) 18.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gartner (IT) is cheapest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 16.8x, Gartner (IT) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) +7.0%, Gartner (IT) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) has the highest net margin (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 19.6%, Gartner (IT) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gartner (IT) returned the most: Buuu (BUUU) -21.4%, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) -26.4%, Gartner (IT) -7.6%. Over five years, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) compounded fastest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) +12.8%/yr, Gartner (IT) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) has been the steadiest (Buuu (BUUU) 248.5%, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 32.2%, Gartner (IT) 57.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BUUU, LOPE and IT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) leads on 6. 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.