CHGG vs DAO vs IH Stock Comparison

Chegg, Youdao and iHuman 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
DAO Youdao, Inc.
$19.13 +29.3% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.68B
P/E
94.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$864.12M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
4 wins
IH iHuman Inc.
$1.18 +2.6% 1M -57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$120.62M
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$108.18M
Div. yield
8.47%
Education Technology Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

iHuman leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (iHuman 5, Youdao 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHGGDAOIHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.08M $4.68B $120.62M DAO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.6x 94.9x 18.0x IH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 83.2x 7.9x IH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -47.6% +10.2% -12.0% DAO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -20.0% 2.8% 3.1% IH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -36.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 8.47% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.6% +72.0% -57.6% DAO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -58.2%/yr +9.3%/yr -25.2%/yr DAO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.2% 60.2% 51.3% IH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 39/100 64/100 IH

Percentile Scorecard

CHGGDAOIH

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

AxisCHGGDAOIH
Valuation 71 #27 of 89 36 #57 of 89 96 #5 of 89
Growth 10 #73 of 81 45 #45 of 81 3 #79 of 81
Profitability 35 #50 of 76 67 #26 of 76 59 #32 of 76
Financial Health 29 #67 of 94 9 #86 of 94 75 #24 of 94
Shareholder Returns – – 88 #7 of 51
Overall 36 39 64
  • CHGG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • DAO ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • IH ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHGGDAOIHSPY
1 month +1.4%+29.3%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months -32.1%+19.7%-18.1% +3.9%
6 months -30.8%+71.1%-32.2% +8.2%
Year to date -20.4%+89.8%-43.8% +12.9%
1 year -48.6%+72.0%-57.6% +12.3%
3 years -91.3%+380.7%-55.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -55.7%+68.8%-23.7% +23.3%
5 years -98.7%+55.8%-76.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -58.2%+9.3%-25.2% +10.9%
10 years -88.8%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -19.7%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHGGDAOIHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.2%60.2%51.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.9%59.0%54.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.450.790.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.471.20-1.12 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-83.0%-78.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.3%-1.3%-60.1% -1.2%
52-week high $1.55$19.39$2.96 $779.14
52-week low $0.45$8.43$1.11 $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.

MultipleCHGGDAOIH
P/E now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 40.1x 94.9xmedian 40.1x 18.0xmedian 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.5x 5.4xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 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 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.73 3.04median 1.73 -0.37median 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 monthsCHGGDAOIH
Revenue $265.51M $864.12M $108.18M
Gross profit $153.87M $390.46M $72.05M
Operating income -$55.61M $37.36M -$898.00K
Net income -$53.00M $23.46M $3.58M
Free cash flow -$6.96M – –
R&D $51.85M $76.01M $30.69M
EPS (diluted) $-0.48 $0.20 $0.06
Cash & equivalents – $83.80M $117.33M
Total debt $33.85M $1.01B –
Shares (diluted) 111.42M 119.85M 53.52M
Enterprise value -$77.89M $4.30B -$158.82B

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
MetricCHGGDAOIH
P/E -1.6x 94.9x 18.0x
P/FCF -11.8x – –
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x – –
P/S 0.3x 5.4x 1.1x
P/B 0.7x -17.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.7x -17.2x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 48.1x – –
EV/EBIT -1.6x 128.6x 31.0x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 5.6x -0.3x
EV/FCF -12.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 3.04 -0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHGGDAOIH
Revenue growth (1Y) -47.6% 10.2% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -29.0% 5.1% -9.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -53.1% 5.5% -13.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -34.5% 0.5% -10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 82.4% -17.3% -108.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.4% 33.7% -26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 80.5% -26.4% -80.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.8% 36.8% -52.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.3% -22.1% -78.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.6% 31.3% -48.5%
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
MetricCHGGDAOIH
Gross margin 58.0% 45.2% 66.6%
EBITDA margin 0.7% – –
Operating margin -20.9% 4.3% -0.8%
Pretax margin -19.5% 3.0% 3.2%
Net margin -20.0% 2.8% 3.1%
FCF margin -2.6% – –
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% – –
Return on equity -44.2% – 2.7%
Return on assets -22.5% 8.6% 1.9%
Return on invested capital -36.2% – –
Return on capital employed -38.9% – -0.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 3.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHGGDAOIH
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% 33.1%
Equity / assets 52.1% -94.3% 66.9%
Interest coverage -411.9x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.6x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 2.6x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 2.5x
Altman Z-score -5.23 – 2.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHGGDAOIH
Dividend yield – – 8.5%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 8.5%
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.

ConsensusCHGGDAOIH
Forward P/E – 83.2xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.13FY2026 $0.23FY2026 $0.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -533.3%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026 -43.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +60.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $193.98MFY2026 $984.67MFY2026 $108.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -48.5%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 -6.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -29.8% +16.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHGGDAOIH
Held by institutions 36.4% 9.6% 0.1%
Institutions holding 98 33 1
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -2.7% –
Institutions buying 44 12 0
Institutions selling 31 11 0
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.

CHGGDAOIH
CHGG 1.00 0.18 -0.01
DAO 0.18 1.00 -0.06
IH -0.01 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHGG, DAO and IH?

Youdao (DAO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chegg (CHGG) $82.08M, Youdao (DAO) $4.68B, iHuman (IH) $120.62M.

Which stock is cheaper, CHGG, DAO and IH?

iHuman (IH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chegg (CHGG) -1.6x, Youdao (DAO) 94.9x, iHuman (IH) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, iHuman (IH) is cheapest (Youdao (DAO) 83.2x, iHuman (IH) 7.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Youdao (DAO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chegg (CHGG) -47.6%, Youdao (DAO) +10.2%, iHuman (IH) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

iHuman (IH) has the highest net margin (Chegg (CHGG) -20.0%, Youdao (DAO) 2.8%, iHuman (IH) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Youdao (DAO) returned the most: Chegg (CHGG) -48.6%, Youdao (DAO) +72.0%, iHuman (IH) -57.6%. Over five years, Youdao (DAO) compounded fastest (Chegg (CHGG) -58.2%/yr, Youdao (DAO) +9.3%/yr, iHuman (IH) -25.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: iHuman (IH) 8.47%. Chegg (CHGG) and Youdao (DAO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, iHuman (IH) has been the steadiest (Chegg (CHGG) 104.2%, Youdao (DAO) 60.2%, iHuman (IH) 51.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHGG, DAO and IH?

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