CNDT vs LOPE vs IT Stock Comparison

Conduent, Grand Canyon Education and Gartner Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CNDT CONDUENT Inc
$1.65 +0.6% 1M -27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$256.61M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.79B
Div. yield
–
Consulting Industrials
IT Gartner Inc
$207.07 +10.3% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.06B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.44B
Div. yield
–
Consulting Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gartner leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Gartner 6, Grand Canyon Education 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCNDTLOPEITLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $256.61M $3.95B $13.06B IT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.1x 17.6x 13.8x IT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.8x 13.6x IT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.7% +7.0% -0.2% LOPE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.2% 19.6% 14.8% LOPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -7.8% — 35.7% IT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.6x — 0.9x IT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -27.6% -18.5% -8.8% IT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.3%/yr +12.4%/yr -9.0%/yr LOPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.1% 30.6% 59.0% LOPE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 27/100 75/100 73/100 LOPE

Percentile Scorecard

CNDTLOPEIT

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

AxisCNDTLOPEIT
Valuation 46 #62 of 114 52 #55 of 114 83 #20 of 114
Growth 25 #74 of 98 42 #57 of 98 44 #55 of 98
Profitability 16 #80 of 95 100 #1 of 95 96 #5 of 95
Financial Health 22 #99 of 126 91 #12 of 126 46 #69 of 126
Shareholder Returns – 90 #8 of 70 99 #2 of 70
Overall 27 75 73
  • CNDT ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • LOPE ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • IT ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCNDTLOPEITSPY
1 month +0.6%-2.7%+10.3% -1.0%
3 months -4.1%+0.1%+11.2% -0.4%
6 months -5.7%-8.4%+37.1% +4.5%
Year to date -14.1%-9.4%-17.9% +12.4%
1 year -27.6%-18.5%-8.8% +13.6%
3 years -39.1%+9.9%-46.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year -15.3%+3.2%-18.8% +20.8%
5 years -73.4%+79.4%-37.5% +63.7%
5 years, per year -23.3%+12.4%-9.0% +10.4%
10 years —+211.2%+121.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+12.0%+8.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCNDTLOPEITSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.1%30.6%59.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.3%33.5%62.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.650.060.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.36-0.60-0.15 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.3%-38.0%-77.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-18.5%-18.7% -1.6%
52-week high $2.31$184.86$254.59 $779.14
52-week low $1.16$136.72$125.73 $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.

MultipleCNDTLOPEIT
P/E now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 23.0x 17.6xmedian 23.0x 13.8xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.9x 3.5xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 12.1x 11.4xmedian 12.1x 9.6xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -5.2xmedian 15.8x 16.3xmedian 15.8x 10.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.4x 5.9xmedian 2.4x -376.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -1.07median 1.13 1.60median 1.13 1.64median 1.13

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 monthsCNDTLOPEIT
Revenue $2.79B $1.14B $6.44B
Gross profit $514.00M – $4.52B
Operating income -$101.00M $279.71M $1.31B
Net income -$228.00M $224.21M $954.41M
Free cash flow -$49.00M $242.56M $1.29B
R&D $3.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $-1.47 $8.55 $14.92
Cash & equivalents $228.00M $171.06M $1.63B
Total debt $718.00M – $2.98B
Shares (diluted) 155.29M 26.22M 63.95M
Enterprise value -$680.39M $2.85B $6.55B

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
MetricCNDTLOPEIT
P/E -1.1x 17.6x 13.8x
P/FCF -5.2x 16.3x 10.1x
P/Operating cash flow -256.6x 14.2x 9.5x
P/S 0.1x 3.5x 2.0x
P/B 0.5x 5.9x -376.8x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 7.6x -42.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 11.4x 9.6x
EV/EBIT -7.4x 13.1x 11.0x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 3.2x 2.2x
EV/FCF -15.2x 15.2x 11.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -746.6x 13.2x 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.07 1.60 1.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCNDTLOPEIT
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.7% 7.0% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 7.2% 3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.1% – 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -15.1% – 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 84.2% -2.9% 29.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 5.8% 1.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,240% -5.2% 7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.7% 5.8% 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,283% 1.7% 26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.1% 11.0% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.8% -6.5% 3.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 6.3% 6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 31.0% -7.1% 6.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -40.0% 7.7% 8.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCNDTLOPEIT
Gross margin 18.4% – 70.2%
EBITDA margin 3.2% 28.1% 23.3%
Operating margin -3.6% 24.5% 20.3%
Pretax margin -5.4% 25.6% 18.9%
Net margin -8.2% 19.6% 14.8%
FCF margin -1.8% 21.2% 20.1%
Operating cash flow margin 0.0% 24.4% 21.4%
Return on equity -39.1% 32.8% –
Return on assets -9.8% 23.8% 13.3%
Return on invested capital -7.8% – 35.7%
Return on capital employed -6.3% 33.9% 35.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.2x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.2% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCNDTLOPEIT
Debt / assets 32.0% – 41.7%
Debt / equity 1.4x – -86.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.6x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF -14.7x – 2.3x
Liabilities / assets 76.6% 27.2% 100.5%
Equity / assets 23.4% 72.8% -0.5%
Interest coverage -2.1x – 8.7x
Current ratio 1.6x 2.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.8x 2.7x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score -0.33 16.30 4.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCNDTLOPEIT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 8.7% 13.0%
Shareholder yield – 8.7% 13.0%
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.

ConsensusCNDTLOPEIT
Forward P/E – 15.8xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.56FY2026 $9.55FY2026 $15.20FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.2%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +25.9% +11.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.37BFY2026 $1.10BFY2026 $6.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -22.1%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.5% +14.7% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCNDTLOPEIT
Held by institutions 73.2% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 190 449 652
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +1.8% -0.6%
Institutions buying 91 210 281
Institutions selling 50 182 292
Buyers to sellers 1.82 1.15 0.96

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.

CNDTLOPEIT
CNDT 1.00 0.24 0.28
LOPE 0.24 1.00 0.41
IT 0.28 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CNDT, LOPE and IT?

Gartner (IT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Conduent (CNDT) $256.61M, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) $3.95B, Gartner (IT) $13.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, CNDT, LOPE and IT?

Gartner (IT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Conduent (CNDT) -1.1x, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 17.6x, Gartner (IT) 13.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gartner (IT) is cheapest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 15.8x, Gartner (IT) 13.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Conduent (CNDT) -5.7%, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) +7.0%, Gartner (IT) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) has the highest net margin (Conduent (CNDT) -8.2%, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 19.6%, Gartner (IT) 14.8%). On return on invested capital, Gartner (IT) leads (Conduent (CNDT) -7.8%, Gartner (IT) 35.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gartner (IT) returned the most: Conduent (CNDT) -27.6%, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) -18.5%, Gartner (IT) -8.8%. Over five years, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) compounded fastest (Conduent (CNDT) -23.3%/yr, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) +12.4%/yr, Gartner (IT) -9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) has been the steadiest (Conduent (CNDT) 76.1%, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 30.6%, Gartner (IT) 59.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CNDT, LOPE and IT?

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