CHGG vs COUR vs DUOL Stock Comparison

Chegg, Coursera and Duolingo Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CHGG Chegg, Inc
$0.60 -15.5% 1M -34.8% 1Y
Market cap
$67.73M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$234.24M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
1 win
COUR Coursera, Inc.
$3.78 -26.0% 1M -53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$999.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
3 wins
DUOL Duolingo, Inc.
$157.02 +6.0% 1M -39.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.54B
P/E
51.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Duolingo leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Duolingo 4, Coursera 3, Chegg 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHGGCOURDUOLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $67.73M $999.24M $7.54B DUOL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.7x -6.5x 51.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.7x 60.4x COUR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -47.7% +44.3% +22.6% COUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -17.2% -14.4% 12.3% DUOL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -32.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.8% -53.4% -39.6% CHGG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -54.5%/yr -35.4%/yr +0.4%/yr DUOL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.6% 64.1% 69.3% COUR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 55/100 66/100 DUOL

Percentile Scorecard

CHGGCOURDUOL

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

AxisCHGGCOURDUOL
Valuation 83 #16 of 89 65 #32 of 89 39 #55 of 89
Growth 7 #76 of 82 38 #51 of 82 88 #11 of 82
Profitability 36 #50 of 78 31 #54 of 78 81 #16 of 78
Financial Health 22 #74 of 95 50 #48 of 95 81 #19 of 95
Shareholder Returns 59 #23 of 55 91 #6 of 55 41 #33 of 55
Overall 42 55 66
  • CHGG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • COUR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • DUOL ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHGGCOURDUOLSPY
1 month -15.5%-26.0%+6.0% -5.9%
3 months -31.0%-32.1%+28.1% -4.6%
6 months -53.1%-39.7%+38.2% +0.2%
Year to date -35.5%-48.6%-10.5% +7.5%
1 year -34.8%-53.4%-39.6% +8.2%
3 years -92.5%-78.6%-0.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year -57.9%-40.2%-0.1% +19.0%
5 years -98.0%-88.7%+2.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year -54.5%-35.4%+0.4% +9.4%
10 years -91.2%—— +251.5%
10 years, per year -21.5%—— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCHGGCOURDUOLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.6%64.1%69.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 90.1%72.3%73.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.140.660.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.35-0.83-0.57 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-90.5%-83.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.3%-55.6%-39.6% -5.9%
52-week high $1.55$8.51$260.02 $779.14
52-week low $0.45$3.47$90.03 $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.

MultipleCHGGCOURDUOL
P/E now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 42.4x -6.5xmedian 42.4x 50.5xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.5x 0.9xmedian 2.5x 12.5xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 17.4x -2.0xmedian 17.4x 82.3xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median -129.3xmedian 21.5x 65.6xmedian 21.5x 36.3xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 10.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.51 -0.41median 1.51 0.34median 1.51

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 monthsCHGGCOURDUOL
Revenue $234.24M $1.07B $1.18B
Gross profit $132.07M $608.90M $860.84M
Operating income -$43.59M -$171.20M $146.12M
Net income -$40.22M -$153.30M $145.74M
Free cash flow -$516.00K $14.90M $407.03M
R&D $41.47M $159.90M $362.47M
EPS (diluted) $-0.36 $-0.58 $2.92
Cash & equivalents – $670.60M $1.24B
Shares (diluted) 111.42M 264.70M 49.93M
Enterprise value -$48.78M -$2.34B $2.46B

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
MetricCHGGCOURDUOL
P/E -1.7x -6.5x 50.5x
P/FCF -129.3x 65.6x 36.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 60.7x 33.9x
P/S 0.3x 0.9x 12.5x
P/B 0.6x 0.9x 10.0x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 1.5x 10.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x -2.0x 82.3x
EV/EBIT -1.2x -1.2x 91.6x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 0.2x 11.3x
EV/FCF -100.7x 13.6x 32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.2x 12.5x 30.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 -0.41 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHGGCOURDUOL
Revenue growth (1Y) -47.7% 44.3% 22.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 20.6% 34.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -53.0% 51.4% 24.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -35.9% 22.9% 34.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 60.3% -126.5% 37.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 0.4% 82.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 47.6% -234.7% -62.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -80.5% -1.2% 155.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 49.0% -108.1% -62.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -81.9% 16.1% 150.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -71.0% -86.8% 19.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -62.9% 8.4% 55.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -106.7% -87.6% 14.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.1% 9.3% 53.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHGGCOURDUOL
Gross margin 56.4% 57.0% 72.8%
EBITDA margin 4.7% -9.3% 13.8%
Operating margin -18.6% -16.0% 12.4%
Pretax margin -17.2% -13.6% 16.2%
Net margin -17.2% -14.4% 12.3%
FCF margin -0.2% 1.4% 34.4%
Operating cash flow margin 5.3% 1.5% 36.9%
Return on equity -34.4% -13.8% 10.1%
Return on assets -19.4% -8.2% 6.9%
Return on invested capital -32.4% – –
Return on capital employed -29.5% -14.9% 9.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x -0.1x 3.0x
Stock comp / revenue 5.9% 10.0% 13.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHGGCOURDUOL
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 38.5% 41.4% 31.6%
Equity / assets 61.5% 58.6% 68.4%
Interest coverage -399.9x – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x 1.3x 2.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.1x 2.3x
Altman Z-score -6.28 0.44 14.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHGGCOURDUOL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.9% 10.0% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 10.0% 0.5%
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.

ConsensusCHGGCOURDUOL
Forward P/E – 5.7xFY2026 60.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.13FY2026 $0.66FY2026 $2.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -533.3%FY2026 +69.2%FY2026 -69.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -9.1% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $196.56MFY2026 $1.30BFY2026 $1.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -47.8%FY2026 +71.2%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -36.6% +4.7% +24.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHGGCOURDUOL
Held by institutions 36.4% 86.6% 98.6%
Institutions holding 100 250 433
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +47.3% +3.7%
Institutions buying 44 203 265
Institutions selling 31 32 124
Buyers to sellers 1.42 6.34 2.14

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.

CHGGCOURDUOL
CHGG 1.00 0.11 0.17
COUR 0.11 1.00 0.36
DUOL 0.17 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHGG, COUR and DUOL?

Duolingo (DUOL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chegg (CHGG) $67.73M, Coursera (COUR) $999.24M, Duolingo (DUOL) $7.54B.

Which company is growing faster?

Coursera (COUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chegg (CHGG) -47.7%, Coursera (COUR) +44.3%, Duolingo (DUOL) +22.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Duolingo (DUOL) has the highest net margin (Chegg (CHGG) -17.2%, Coursera (COUR) -14.4%, Duolingo (DUOL) 12.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chegg (CHGG) returned the most: Chegg (CHGG) -34.8%, Coursera (COUR) -53.4%, Duolingo (DUOL) -39.6%. Over five years, Duolingo (DUOL) compounded fastest (Chegg (CHGG) -54.5%/yr, Coursera (COUR) -35.4%/yr, Duolingo (DUOL) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coursera (COUR) has been the steadiest (Chegg (CHGG) 100.6%, Coursera (COUR) 64.1%, Duolingo (DUOL) 69.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHGG, COUR and DUOL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Duolingo (DUOL) 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.