COE vs DAO vs FOXX Stock Comparison

51Talk Online Education, Youdao and Foxx Development Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAO Youdao, Inc.
$19.21 +29.8% 1M +75.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.26B
P/E
94.9x
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.

QuestionCOEDAOFOXXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $270.98M $2.26B $13.64M DAO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -15.9x 94.9x -0.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 83.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +74.9% +10.2% -20.2% COE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -14.1% 2.8% -100.2% DAO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -75.7% +75.1% -54.2% DAO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr +9.3%/yr — DAO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 72.4% 60.3% 149.0% DAO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 38/100 14/100 COE

Percentile Scorecard

COEDAOFOXX

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

AxisCOEDAOFOXX
Valuation 48 #47 of 90 35 #59 of 90 17 #92 of 111
Growth 61 #33 of 82 42 #48 of 82 8 #99 of 108
Profitability 54 #36 of 77 66 #27 of 77 19 #84 of 104
Financial Health 11 #86 of 96 8 #88 of 96 10 #104 of 115
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 43 38 14
  • COE ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • DAO ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • FOXX ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOEDAOFOXXSPY
1 month -0.3%+29.8%-17.6% -0.8%
3 months -32.6%+20.4%-17.6% +3.5%
6 months -56.2%+75.0%-60.8% +7.0%
Year to date -63.9%+90.6%-55.6% +12.2%
1 year -75.7%+75.1%-54.2% +13.0%
3 years +44.1%+382.7%-81.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +13.0%+69.1%-42.8% +23.1%
5 years +18.6%+56.1%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.5%+9.3%— +11.0%
10 years -84.0%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -16.7%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCOEDAOFOXXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 72.4%60.3%149.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.1%59.3%129.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.791.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.051.25-0.36 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-83.0%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -77.5%-0.9%-66.2% -1.8%
52-week high $51.18$19.39$6.09 $779.14
52-week low $10.01$8.43$1.71 $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.

MultipleCOEDAOFOXX
P/E now vs peer median -16.0xmedian 42.4x 95.3xmedian 42.4x -0.3xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.7x 5.4xmedian 2.7x 0.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.0x —median 19.0x -0.3xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 19.4x —median 19.4x -36.4xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median -7.5xmedian 1.8x -17.3xmedian 1.8x -0.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.00median 1.75 3.05median 1.75 —median 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 monthsCOEDAOFOXX
Revenue $120.53M $864.12M $52.58M
Gross profit $88.35M $390.46M $1.69M
Operating income -$13.29M $37.36M -$43.90M
Net income -$11.57M $23.46M -$52.69M
Free cash flow – – -$400.00K
R&D $7.56M $76.01M $2.93M
EPS (diluted) $-0.72 $0.20 $-7.61
Cash & equivalents $39.98M $83.80M $1.47M
Total debt – $1.01B $653.36K
Shares (diluted) 23.67M 119.85M 6.92M
Enterprise value $134.28M $1.88B $5.72M

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
MetricCOEDAOFOXX
P/E -16.0x 95.3x -0.3x
P/FCF – – -36.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – -36.4x
P/S 2.3x 5.4x 0.3x
P/B -7.5x -17.3x -0.3x
P/Tangible book -7.5x -17.3x -0.3x
EV/EBITDA – – -0.3x
EV/EBIT -17.8x 129.1x -0.3x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 5.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF – – -32.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -32.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.00 3.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOEDAOFOXX
Revenue growth (1Y) 74.9% 10.2% -20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 77.8% 5.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 67.1% 5.5% -64.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 73.8% 0.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -110.8% -17.3% -352.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 33.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -114.9% -26.4% -484.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.6% 36.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -132.4% -22.1% -418.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -16.0% 31.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 93.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 94.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOEDAOFOXX
Gross margin 73.3% 45.2% 3.2%
EBITDA margin – – -83.4%
Operating margin -11.0% 4.3% -83.5%
Pretax margin -12.5% 3.0% -100.2%
Net margin -14.1% 2.8% -100.2%
FCF margin – – -0.8%
Operating cash flow margin – – -0.8%
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets -17.1% 8.6% -200.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.8x 3.3x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOEDAOFOXX
Debt / assets – 86.1% 0.3%
Debt / equity – -0.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.0x
Debt / FCF – – -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 153.1% 194.3% 333.4%
Equity / assets -53.1% -94.3% -233.4%
Interest coverage – – -5.0x
Current ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – -9.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOEDAOFOXX
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.

ConsensusCOEDAOFOXX
Forward P/E – 83.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2027 $0.23FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +76.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +60.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $179.19MFY2026 $984.67MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +89.7%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +56.9% +16.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOEDAOFOXX
Held by institutions – 9.6% 1.0%
Institutions holding – 33 10
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.7% +10.8%
Institutions buying – 12 5
Institutions selling – 11 2
Buyers to sellers – 1.09 2.50

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.

COEDAOFOXX
COE 1.00 0.06 0.01
DAO 0.06 1.00 -0.01
FOXX 0.01 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COE, DAO and FOXX?

Youdao (DAO) is the largest by market capitalisation: 51Talk Online Education (COE) $270.98M, Youdao (DAO) $2.26B, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) $13.64M.

Which company is growing faster?

51Talk Online Education (COE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: 51Talk Online Education (COE) +74.9%, Youdao (DAO) +10.2%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Youdao (DAO) has the highest net margin (51Talk Online Education (COE) -14.1%, Youdao (DAO) 2.8%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -100.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Youdao (DAO) returned the most: 51Talk Online Education (COE) -75.7%, Youdao (DAO) +75.1%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -54.2%. Over five years, Youdao (DAO) compounded fastest (51Talk Online Education (COE) +3.5%/yr, Youdao (DAO) +9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Youdao (DAO) has been the steadiest (51Talk Online Education (COE) 72.4%, Youdao (DAO) 60.3%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) 149.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COE, DAO and FOXX?

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.