CHGG vs DCBO vs COUR Stock Comparison

Chegg, Docebo and Coursera Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CHGG Chegg, Inc
$0.70 -4.1% 1M -49.3% 1Y
Market cap
$80.05M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$265.51M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
DCBO Docebo Inc.
$30.91 +36.8% 1M +10.8% 1Y
Market cap
$874.33M
P/E
43.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$258.93M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
6 wins
COUR Coursera, Inc.
$5.09 -0.6% 1M -51.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$885.40M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Docebo leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Docebo 6, Coursera 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHGGDCBOCOURLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.05M $874.33M $1.16B COUR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.5x 43.7x -8.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.9x 7.7x COUR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -47.6% +12.3% +22.7% COUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -20.0% 7.7% -15.4% DCBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -36.2% 21.9% — DCBO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.8x — DCBO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -49.3% +10.8% -51.8% DCBO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -58.9%/yr -17.2%/yr -31.5%/yr DCBO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.2% 58.0% 57.9% COUR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 54/100 39/100 DCBO

Percentile Scorecard

CHGGDCBOCOUR

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

AxisCHGGDCBOCOUR
Valuation 69 #29 of 90 54 #42 of 90 60 #37 of 90
Growth 9 #75 of 82 80 #17 of 82 44 #46 of 82
Profitability 34 #51 of 77 76 #19 of 77 30 #54 of 77
Financial Health 27 #70 of 96 25 #72 of 96 52 #47 of 96
Shareholder Returns – 34 #36 of 54 9 #49 of 54
Overall 35 54 39
  • CHGG ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • DCBO ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • COUR ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHGGDCBOCOURSPY
1 month -4.1%+36.8%-0.6% -1.0%
3 months -27.8%+59.6%-5.2% +2.9%
6 months -32.0%+69.5%-3.6% +6.4%
Year to date -24.7%+39.2%-30.8% +11.4%
1 year -49.3%+10.8%-51.8% +13.1%
3 years -91.5%-25.3%-71.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year -56.1%-9.3%-34.2% +21.5%
5 years -98.8%-60.9%-84.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -58.9%-17.2%-31.5% +10.9%
10 years -89.6%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year -20.3%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCHGGDCBOCOURSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.2%58.0%57.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 95.9%60.3%62.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.440.780.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.470.19-0.90 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.3%-82.1%-87.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.8%0.0%-51.8% -2.5%
52-week high $1.55$30.91$10.56 $779.14
52-week low $0.45$14.70$4.64 $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.

MultipleCHGGDCBOCOUR
P/E now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 42.7x 44.3xmedian 42.7x -8.7xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 2.7x 3.4xmedian 2.7x 1.6xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.6xmedian 19.0x 38.1xmedian 19.0x -3.7xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -11.2xmedian 19.6x 24.8xmedian 19.6x 41.8xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.8x -2,904xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.05median 1.75 4.81median 1.75 -0.52median 1.75

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 monthsCHGGDCBOCOUR
Revenue $265.51M $258.93M $885.40M
Gross profit $153.87M $205.59M $494.80M
Operating income -$55.61M $18.48M -$157.90M
Net income -$53.00M $33.60M -$136.30M
Free cash flow -$6.96M $35.83M $33.40M
R&D $51.85M $52.47M $137.80M
EPS (diluted) $-0.48 $0.68 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents – $45.72M $871.70M
Total debt $183.99M $90.00M –
Shares (diluted) 111.42M 29.37M 233.40M
Enterprise value -$79.92M $625.26M -$2.20B

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
MetricCHGGDCBOCOUR
P/E -1.5x 44.3x -8.7x
P/FCF -11.2x 24.8x 41.8x
P/Operating cash flow 7.8x 24.9x 40.5x
P/S 0.3x 3.4x 1.6x
P/B 0.7x -2,904x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.7x -37.1x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 45.6x 38.1x -3.7x
EV/EBIT -1.5x 50.5x -2.6x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 3.6x 0.5x
EV/FCF -12.0x 26.0x 12.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 26.1x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.05 4.81 -0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHGGDCBOCOUR
Revenue growth (1Y) -47.6% 12.3% 22.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -29.0% 17.2% 15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -53.1% 10.3% 26.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -34.5% 16.5% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 82.4% 0.5% -93.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -27.4% 160.1% 2.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 80.5% 56.9% -167.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -29.8% 65.3% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 81.3% -12.1% -86.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -30.6% 9.2% 16.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -87.1% 26.4% -70.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -65.7% 77.0% 156.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -121.5% 28.7% -70.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.9% 85.6% 119.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHGGDCBOCOUR
Gross margin 58.0% 79.4% 55.9%
EBITDA margin 0.7% 9.5% -12.8%
Operating margin -20.9% 7.1% -17.8%
Pretax margin -19.5% 6.6% -14.7%
Net margin -20.0% 7.7% -15.4%
FCF margin -2.6% 13.8% 3.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 13.8% 3.9%
Return on equity -44.2% – -15.2%
Return on assets -22.5% 13.5% -9.2%
Return on invested capital -36.2% 21.9% –
Return on capital employed -38.9% 18.0% -22.4%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.1x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% 2.4% 12.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHGGDCBOCOUR
Debt / assets 14.9% 37.1% –
Debt / equity 0.3x -294.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.4x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF -4.9x 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 47.9% 100.1% 40.1%
Equity / assets 52.1% -0.1% 59.9%
Interest coverage -411.9x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.3x 1.3x
Altman Z-score -5.25 2.06 0.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHGGDCBOCOUR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 0.0% -0.8%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% -0.8%
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.

ConsensusCHGGDCBOCOUR
Forward P/E – 19.9xFY2026 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.13FY2026 $1.55FY2026 $0.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -533.3%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +69.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +25.8% +31.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $193.98MFY2026 $261.04MFY2026 $1.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -48.5%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 +72.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -29.8% +10.0% +12.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHGGDCBOCOUR
Held by institutions 36.4% 17.5% 86.6%
Institutions holding 98 58 248
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% -13.8% +47.3%
Institutions buying 44 36 203
Institutions selling 31 17 32
Buyers to sellers 1.42 2.12 6.34

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.

CHGGDCBOCOUR
CHGG 1.00 0.20 0.16
DCBO 0.20 1.00 0.37
COUR 0.16 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHGG, DCBO and COUR?

Coursera (COUR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chegg (CHGG) $80.05M, Docebo (DCBO) $874.33M, Coursera (COUR) $1.16B.

Which company is growing faster?

Coursera (COUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Chegg (CHGG) -47.6%, Docebo (DCBO) +12.3%, Coursera (COUR) +22.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Docebo (DCBO) has the highest net margin (Chegg (CHGG) -20.0%, Docebo (DCBO) 7.7%, Coursera (COUR) -15.4%). On return on invested capital, Docebo (DCBO) leads (Chegg (CHGG) -36.2%, Docebo (DCBO) 21.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Docebo (DCBO) returned the most: Chegg (CHGG) -49.3%, Docebo (DCBO) +10.8%, Coursera (COUR) -51.8%. Over five years, Docebo (DCBO) compounded fastest (Chegg (CHGG) -58.9%/yr, Docebo (DCBO) -17.2%/yr, Coursera (COUR) -31.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coursera (COUR) has been the steadiest (Chegg (CHGG) 104.2%, Docebo (DCBO) 58.0%, Coursera (COUR) 57.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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