COE vs COUR vs RNG Stock Comparison

51Talk Online Education, Coursera and RingCentral Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COUR Coursera, Inc.
$4.74 -6.5% 1M -48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$885.40M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
2 wins
RNG RingCentral, Inc.
$85.64 +12.4% 1M +182.5% 1Y
Market cap
$7.26B
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.62B
Div. yield
–
Communications Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

RingCentral leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (RingCentral 4, Coursera 2, 51Talk Online Education 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOECOURRNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $277.85M $1.11B $7.26B RNG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.3x -8.1x 11.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.2x 16.2x COUR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +74.9% +22.7% +5.5% COE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.1% -15.4% 25.3% RNG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 26.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -77.6% -48.3% +182.5% RNG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr -33.0%/yr -18.9%/yr COE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.3% 56.4% 67.6% COUR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 41/100 58/100 RNG

Percentile Scorecard

COECOURRNG

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

AxisCOECOURRNG
Valuation 48 #47 of 89 63 #34 of 89 68 #10 of 29
Growth 60 #33 of 81 46 #44 of 81 65 #10 of 27
Profitability 53 #36 of 76 31 #53 of 76 76 #7 of 26
Financial Health 12 #83 of 94 54 #44 of 94 20 #25 of 31
Shareholder Returns – 10 #46 of 51 63 #7 of 17
Overall 43 41 58
  • COE ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • COUR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • RNG ranked among 32 companies in Workplace Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOECOURRNGSPY
1 month -1.0%-6.5%+12.4% -0.2%
3 months -31.7%-19.1%+50.4% +3.9%
6 months -59.0%-27.0%+116.4% +8.2%
Year to date -64.1%-35.6%+196.5% +12.9%
1 year -77.6%-48.3%+182.5% +12.3%
3 years +43.1%-72.4%+238.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.7%-34.9%+50.2% +23.3%
5 years +16.8%-86.5%-64.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.2%-33.0%-18.9% +10.9%
10 years -84.1%—+314.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year -16.8%—+15.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOECOURRNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.3%56.4%67.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 75.8%60.2%55.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.331.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.07-0.852.70 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-87.5%-92.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -77.6%-48.3%-0.8% -1.2%
52-week high $51.18$9.16$86.35 $779.14
52-week low $10.01$4.64$24.82 $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.

MultipleCOECOURRNG
P/E now vs peer median -15.9xmedian 40.1x -8.1xmedian 40.1x 10.8xmedian 31.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.5x 1.5xmedian 2.5x 2.8xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.5x -2.8xmedian 18.5x 14.0xmedian 11.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 20.1x 39.0xmedian 20.1x 10.8xmedian 15.6x
P/B now vs peer median -7.4xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x -583.9xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.99median 1.73 -0.49median 1.73 0.19median 0.74

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 monthsCOECOURRNG
Revenue $120.53M $885.40M $2.62B
Gross profit $88.35M $494.80M $1.89B
Operating income -$13.29M -$157.90M $196.64M
Net income -$11.57M -$136.30M $662.40M
Free cash flow – $33.40M $667.24M
R&D $7.56M $137.80M $330.14M
EPS (diluted) $-0.72 $-0.58 $7.55
Cash & equivalents $39.98M $871.70M $110.12M
Total debt – – $1.01B
Shares (diluted) 23.67M 233.40M 87.69M
Enterprise value $141.14M -$2.26B $6.79B

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
MetricCOECOURRNG
P/E -15.9x -8.1x 10.8x
P/FCF – 39.0x 10.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 37.7x 10.3x
P/S 2.3x 1.5x 2.8x
P/B -7.4x 1.1x -583.9x
P/Tangible book -7.4x 1.8x -128.2x
EV/EBITDA – -2.8x 14.0x
EV/EBIT -17.6x -2.0x 41.4x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.4x 3.1x
EV/FCF – 9.5x 12.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.2x 11.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.99 -0.49 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOECOURRNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 74.9% 22.7% 5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 77.8% 15.1% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 67.1% 26.1% 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 73.8% 14.2% 8.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -110.8% -93.3% 109.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 2.4% 35.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -114.9% -167.8% 4,905%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.6% 3.5% 53.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -132.4% -86.4% 5,149%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.0% 16.7% 55.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -70.3% 16.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 156.2% 29.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -70.7% 16.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 119.2% 30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOECOURRNG
Gross margin 73.3% 55.9% 72.2%
EBITDA margin – -12.8% 22.2%
Operating margin -11.0% -17.8% 7.5%
Pretax margin -12.5% -14.7% 5.0%
Net margin -14.1% -15.4% 25.3%
FCF margin – 3.8% 25.5%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.9% 26.7%
Return on equity – -15.2% –
Return on assets -17.1% -9.2% 40.7%
Return on invested capital – – 26.1%
Return on capital employed – -22.4% 20.7%
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.6x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 12.1% 9.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOECOURRNG
Debt / assets – – 53.9%
Debt / equity – – -81.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.5x
Debt / FCF – – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 153.1% 40.1% 100.7%
Equity / assets -53.1% 59.9% -0.7%
Interest coverage – – 3.1x
Current ratio 0.6x 1.6x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 1.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 0.74 3.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOECOURRNG
Dividend yield – – 0.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.8% 4.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.8% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusCOECOURRNG
Forward P/E – 7.2xFY2026 16.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2027 $0.66FY2026 $5.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +69.2%FY2026 +21.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +31.8% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $179.19MFY2026 $1.31BFY2026 $2.76BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +89.7%FY2026 +72.6%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +56.9% +12.0% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOECOURRNG
Held by institutions – 86.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 248 379
Change in shares held, QoQ – +47.3% +2.0%
Institutions buying – 203 212
Institutions selling – 32 121
Buyers to sellers – 6.34 1.75

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.

COECOURRNG
COE 1.00 0.04 0.14
COUR 0.04 1.00 0.31
RNG 0.14 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COE, COUR and RNG?

RingCentral (RNG) is the largest by market capitalisation: 51Talk Online Education (COE) $277.85M, Coursera (COUR) $1.11B, RingCentral (RNG) $7.26B.

Which company is growing faster?

51Talk Online Education (COE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: 51Talk Online Education (COE) +74.9%, Coursera (COUR) +22.7%, RingCentral (RNG) +5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

RingCentral (RNG) has the highest net margin (51Talk Online Education (COE) -14.1%, Coursera (COUR) -15.4%, RingCentral (RNG) 25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RingCentral (RNG) returned the most: 51Talk Online Education (COE) -77.6%, Coursera (COUR) -48.3%, RingCentral (RNG) +182.5%. Over five years, 51Talk Online Education (COE) compounded fastest (51Talk Online Education (COE) +3.2%/yr, Coursera (COUR) -33.0%/yr, RingCentral (RNG) -18.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coursera (COUR) has been the steadiest (51Talk Online Education (COE) 72.3%, Coursera (COUR) 56.4%, RingCentral (RNG) 67.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COE, COUR and RNG?

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