CHGG vs COE vs YQ Stock Comparison

Chegg, 51Talk Online Education and 17 Education & Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHGG Chegg, Inc
$0.74 +1.4% 1M -48.6% 1Y
Market cap
$82.08M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$265.51M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

51Talk Online Education leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (51Talk Online Education 4, 17 Education & Technology 2, Chegg 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHGGCOEYQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.08M $274.08M $30.67M COE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.6x -15.9x -1.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -47.6% +74.9% +80.0% YQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -20.0% -14.1% -45.7% COE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -36.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.6% -77.6% -49.9% CHGG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -58.2%/yr +3.2%/yr -29.7%/yr COE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.2% 72.3% 91.6% COE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 43/100 51/100 YQ

Percentile Scorecard

CHGGCOEYQ

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

AxisCHGGCOEYQ
Valuation 71 #27 of 89 48 #47 of 89 77 #21 of 89
Growth 10 #73 of 81 60 #33 of 81 68 #27 of 81
Profitability 35 #50 of 76 53 #36 of 76 21 #60 of 76
Financial Health 29 #67 of 94 12 #83 of 94 39 #58 of 94
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 36 43 51
  • CHGG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • COE ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • YQ ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHGGCOEYQSPY
1 month +1.4%-1.0%-16.4% -0.2%
3 months -32.1%-31.7%+51.5% +3.9%
6 months -30.8%-59.0%+47.1% +8.2%
Year to date -20.4%-64.1%-14.5% +12.9%
1 year -48.6%-77.6%-49.9% +12.3%
3 years -91.3%+43.1%-12.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -55.7%+12.7%-4.4% +23.3%
5 years -98.7%+16.8%-82.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -58.2%+3.2%-29.7% +10.9%
10 years -88.8%-84.1%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -19.7%-16.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHGGCOEYQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.2%72.3%91.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.9%75.8%90.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.450.85-0.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-1.07-0.54 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-82.0%-92.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.3%-77.6%-49.9% -1.2%
52-week high $1.55$51.18$6.11 $779.14
52-week low $0.45$10.01$1.73 $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.

MultipleCHGGCOEYQ
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 40.1x -15.9xmedian 40.1x -1.9xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.5x 2.3xmedian 2.5x 0.9xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 48.1xmedian 18.5x —median 18.5x —median 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.8xmedian 20.1x —median 20.1x —median 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.8x -7.4xmedian 1.8x 0.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.73 0.99median 1.73 -0.08median 1.73

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 monthsCHGGCOEYQ
Revenue $265.51M $120.53M $36.08M
Gross profit $153.87M $88.35M $22.12M
Operating income -$55.61M -$13.29M -$17.54M
Net income -$53.00M -$11.57M -$16.47M
Free cash flow -$6.96M – –
R&D $51.85M $7.56M $9.78M
EPS (diluted) $-0.48 $-0.72 $-1.64
Cash & equivalents – $39.98M $67.33M
Total debt $33.85M – –
Shares (diluted) 111.42M 23.67M 10.02M
Enterprise value -$77.89M $137.50M -$193.93M

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
MetricCHGGCOEYQ
P/E -1.6x -15.9x -1.9x
P/FCF -11.8x – –
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x – –
P/S 0.3x 2.3x 0.9x
P/B 0.7x -7.4x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.7x -7.4x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 48.1x – –
EV/EBIT -1.6x -17.6x 2.1x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.9x -1.0x
EV/FCF -12.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 0.99 -0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHGGCOEYQ
Revenue growth (1Y) -47.6% 74.9% 80.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -29.0% 77.8% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -53.1% 67.1% 121.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -34.5% 73.8% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 82.4% -110.8% 17.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.4% -9.0% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 80.5% -114.9% 15.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.8% 35.6% 24.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.3% -132.4% 31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.6% -16.0% 24.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -87.1% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -65.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -121.5% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHGGCOEYQ
Gross margin 58.0% 73.3% 61.3%
EBITDA margin 0.7% – –
Operating margin -20.9% -11.0% -48.6%
Pretax margin -19.5% -12.5% -45.7%
Net margin -20.0% -14.1% -45.7%
FCF margin -2.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% – –
Return on equity -44.2% – -41.8%
Return on assets -22.5% -17.1% -20.4%
Return on invested capital -36.2% – –
Return on capital employed -38.9% – -51.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHGGCOEYQ
Debt / assets 14.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – –
Debt / FCF -4.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 47.9% 153.1% 54.5%
Equity / assets 52.1% -53.1% 45.5%
Interest coverage -411.9x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 1.4x
Altman Z-score -5.23 – -25.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHGGCOEYQ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 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.

ConsensusCHGGCOEYQ
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.13FY2026 $-0.06FY2027 $-10.33FY2023
EPS growth, next FY -533.3%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $193.98MFY2026 $179.19MFY2026 $52.21MFY2028
Revenue growth, next FY -48.5%FY2026 +89.7%FY2026 +244.4%FY2028
Revenue growth, the year after -29.8% +56.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHGGCOEYQ
Held by institutions 36.4% – –
Institutions holding 98 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% – –
Institutions buying 44 – –
Institutions selling 31 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.42 – –

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.

CHGGCOEYQ
CHGG 1.00 0.09 0.00
COE 0.09 1.00 -0.01
YQ 0.00 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHGG, COE and YQ?

51Talk Online Education (COE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chegg (CHGG) $82.08M, 51Talk Online Education (COE) $274.08M, 17 Education & Technology (YQ) $30.67M.

Which company is growing faster?

17 Education & Technology (YQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chegg (CHGG) -47.6%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) +74.9%, 17 Education & Technology (YQ) +80.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

51Talk Online Education (COE) has the highest net margin (Chegg (CHGG) -20.0%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) -14.1%, 17 Education & Technology (YQ) -45.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chegg (CHGG) returned the most: Chegg (CHGG) -48.6%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) -77.6%, 17 Education & Technology (YQ) -49.9%. Over five years, 51Talk Online Education (COE) compounded fastest (Chegg (CHGG) -58.2%/yr, 51Talk Online Education (COE) +3.2%/yr, 17 Education & Technology (YQ) -29.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 51Talk Online Education (COE) has been the steadiest (Chegg (CHGG) 104.2%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) 72.3%, 17 Education & Technology (YQ) 91.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHGG, COE and YQ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, 51Talk Online Education (COE) leads on 4. 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.