CHGG vs DAO vs COE Stock Comparison

Chegg, Youdao and 51Talk Online Education Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHGG Chegg, Inc
$0.74 +1.4% 1M -48.6% 1Y
Market cap
$79.11M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$265.51M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
DAO Youdao, Inc.
$19.13 +29.3% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.26B
P/E
95.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$864.12M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Youdao leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Youdao 5, 51Talk Online Education 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHGGDAOCOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.11M $2.26B $277.14M DAO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.5x 95.0x -16.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 83.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -47.6% +10.2% +74.9% COE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -20.0% 2.8% -14.1% DAO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -36.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.6% +72.0% -77.6% DAO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -58.2%/yr +9.3%/yr +3.2%/yr DAO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.2% 60.2% 72.3% DAO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 39/100 43/100 COE

Percentile Scorecard

CHGGDAOCOE

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

AxisCHGGDAOCOE
Valuation 71 #27 of 89 36 #57 of 89 48 #47 of 89
Growth 10 #73 of 81 45 #45 of 81 60 #33 of 81
Profitability 35 #50 of 76 67 #26 of 76 53 #36 of 76
Financial Health 29 #67 of 94 9 #86 of 94 12 #83 of 94
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 36 39 43
  • CHGG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • DAO ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • COE ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHGGDAOCOESPY
1 month +1.4%+29.3%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months -32.1%+19.7%-31.7% +3.9%
6 months -30.8%+71.1%-59.0% +8.2%
Year to date -20.4%+89.8%-64.1% +12.9%
1 year -48.6%+72.0%-77.6% +12.3%
3 years -91.3%+380.7%+43.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -55.7%+68.8%+12.7% +23.3%
5 years -98.7%+55.8%+16.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -58.2%+9.3%+3.2% +10.9%
10 years -88.8%—-84.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -19.7%—-16.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHGGDAOCOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.2%60.2%72.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.9%59.0%75.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.450.790.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.471.20-1.07 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-83.0%-82.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.3%-1.3%-77.6% -1.2%
52-week high $1.55$19.39$51.18 $779.14
52-week low $0.45$8.43$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.

MultipleCHGGDAOCOE
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 40.1x 94.9xmedian 40.1x -15.9xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.5x 5.4xmedian 2.5x 2.3xmedian 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 -17.2xmedian 1.8x -7.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.73 3.04median 1.73 0.99median 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 monthsCHGGDAOCOE
Revenue $265.51M $864.12M $120.53M
Gross profit $153.87M $390.46M $88.35M
Operating income -$55.61M $37.36M -$13.29M
Net income -$53.00M $23.46M -$11.57M
Free cash flow -$6.96M – –
R&D $51.85M $76.01M $7.56M
EPS (diluted) $-0.48 $0.20 $-0.72
Cash & equivalents – $83.80M $39.98M
Total debt $33.85M $1.01B –
Shares (diluted) 111.42M 119.85M 23.67M
Enterprise value -$80.85M $1.88B $140.43M

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
MetricCHGGDAOCOE
P/E -1.6x 94.9x -15.9x
P/FCF -11.8x – –
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x – –
P/S 0.3x 5.4x 2.3x
P/B 0.7x -17.2x -7.4x
P/Tangible book 0.7x -17.2x -7.4x
EV/EBITDA 48.1x – –
EV/EBIT -1.6x 128.6x -17.6x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 5.6x 1.9x
EV/FCF -12.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 3.04 0.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHGGDAOCOE
Revenue growth (1Y) -47.6% 10.2% 74.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -29.0% 5.1% 77.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -53.1% 5.5% 67.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -34.5% 0.5% 73.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 82.4% -17.3% -110.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.4% 33.7% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 80.5% -26.4% -114.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.8% 36.8% 35.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.3% -22.1% -132.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.6% 31.3% -16.0%
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
MetricCHGGDAOCOE
Gross margin 58.0% 45.2% 73.3%
EBITDA margin 0.7% – –
Operating margin -20.9% 4.3% -11.0%
Pretax margin -19.5% 3.0% -12.5%
Net margin -20.0% 2.8% -14.1%
FCF margin -2.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% – –
Return on equity -44.2% – –
Return on assets -22.5% 8.6% -17.1%
Return on invested capital -36.2% – –
Return on capital employed -38.9% – –
Asset turnover 1.1x 3.3x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHGGDAOCOE
Debt / assets 14.9% 86.1% –
Debt / equity 0.3x -0.9x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x – –
Debt / FCF -4.9x – –
Liabilities / assets 47.9% 194.3% 153.1%
Equity / assets 52.1% -94.3% -53.1%
Interest coverage -411.9x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.6x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -5.23 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHGGDAOCOE
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.

ConsensusCHGGDAOCOE
Forward P/E – 83.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.13FY2026 $0.23FY2026 $-0.06FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -533.3%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +60.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $193.98MFY2026 $984.67MFY2026 $179.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -48.5%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 +89.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -29.8% +16.0% +56.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHGGDAOCOE
Held by institutions 36.4% 9.6% –
Institutions holding 98 33 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -2.7% –
Institutions buying 44 12 –
Institutions selling 31 11 –
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.09 –

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.

CHGGDAOCOE
CHGG 1.00 0.18 0.09
DAO 0.18 1.00 0.06
COE 0.09 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHGG, DAO and COE?

Youdao (DAO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chegg (CHGG) $79.11M, Youdao (DAO) $2.26B, 51Talk Online Education (COE) $277.14M.

Which company is growing faster?

51Talk Online Education (COE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chegg (CHGG) -47.6%, Youdao (DAO) +10.2%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) +74.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Youdao (DAO) has the highest net margin (Chegg (CHGG) -20.0%, Youdao (DAO) 2.8%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) -14.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Youdao (DAO) returned the most: Chegg (CHGG) -48.6%, Youdao (DAO) +72.0%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) -77.6%. Over five years, Youdao (DAO) compounded fastest (Chegg (CHGG) -58.2%/yr, Youdao (DAO) +9.3%/yr, 51Talk Online Education (COE) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Youdao (DAO) has been the steadiest (Chegg (CHGG) 104.2%, Youdao (DAO) 60.2%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) 72.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHGG, DAO 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, Youdao (DAO) leads on 5. 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.