COUR vs DAO vs FOXX Stock Comparison

Coursera, Youdao and Foxx Development Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COUR Coursera, Inc.
$4.74 -6.5% 1M -48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.10B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$885.40M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
4 wins
DAO Youdao, Inc.
$19.13 +29.3% 1M +72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.26B
P/E
95.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$864.12M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOURDAOFOXXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.10B $2.26B $13.15M DAO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.0x 95.0x -0.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 83.2x — COUR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +10.2% -20.2% COUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.4% 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 -48.3% +72.0% -54.2% DAO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.0%/yr +9.3%/yr — DAO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.4% 60.2% 148.8% COUR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 39/100 13/100 COUR

Percentile Scorecard

COURDAOFOXX

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

AxisCOURDAOFOXX
Valuation 63 #34 of 89 36 #57 of 89 14 #96 of 112
Growth 46 #44 of 81 45 #45 of 81 9 #99 of 109
Profitability 31 #53 of 76 67 #26 of 76 19 #84 of 104
Financial Health 54 #44 of 94 9 #86 of 94 10 #105 of 116
Shareholder Returns 10 #46 of 51 – –
Overall 41 39 13
  • COUR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • DAO ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • FOXX ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOURDAOFOXXSPY
1 month -6.5%+29.3%-21.6% -0.2%
3 months -19.1%+19.7%-24.0% +3.9%
6 months -27.0%+71.1%-59.8% +8.2%
Year to date -35.6%+89.8%-57.8% +12.9%
1 year -48.3%+72.0%-54.2% +12.3%
3 years -72.4%+380.7%-82.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -34.9%+68.8%-43.7% +23.3%
5 years -86.5%+55.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.0%+9.3%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCOURDAOFOXXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.4%60.2%148.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.2%59.0%129.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.791.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.851.20-0.36 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-83.0%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.3%-1.3%-67.8% -1.2%
52-week high $9.16$19.39$6.09 $779.14
52-week low $4.64$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.

MultipleCOURDAOFOXX
P/E now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 40.1x 94.9xmedian 40.1x -0.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.5x 5.4xmedian 2.5x 0.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 18.5x —median 18.5x -0.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 20.1x —median 20.1x -34.7xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x -17.2xmedian 1.8x -0.2xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.49median 1.73 3.04median 1.73 —median 1.17

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 monthsCOURDAOFOXX
Revenue $885.40M $864.12M $52.58M
Gross profit $494.80M $390.46M $1.69M
Operating income -$157.90M $37.36M -$43.90M
Net income -$136.30M $23.46M -$52.69M
Free cash flow $33.40M – -$400.00K
R&D $137.80M $76.01M $2.93M
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $0.20 $-7.61
Cash & equivalents $871.70M $83.80M $1.47M
Total debt – $1.01B $653.36K
Shares (diluted) 233.40M 119.85M 6.92M
Enterprise value -$2.27B $1.88B $5.23M

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
MetricCOURDAOFOXX
P/E -8.1x 94.9x -0.3x
P/FCF 39.0x – -34.7x
P/Operating cash flow 37.7x – -34.7x
P/S 1.5x 5.4x 0.3x
P/B 1.1x -17.2x -0.2x
P/Tangible book 1.8x -17.2x -0.2x
EV/EBITDA -2.8x – -0.3x
EV/EBIT -2.0x 128.6x -0.3x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 5.6x 0.2x
EV/FCF 9.5x – -31.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x – -31.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.49 3.04 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOURDAOFOXX
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 10.2% -20.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 5.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.1% 5.5% -64.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 0.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -93.3% -17.3% -352.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 33.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -167.8% -26.4% -484.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 36.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -86.4% -22.1% -418.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 31.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.3% – 93.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 156.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% – 94.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 119.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOURDAOFOXX
Gross margin 55.9% 45.2% 3.2%
EBITDA margin -12.8% – -83.4%
Operating margin -17.8% 4.3% -83.5%
Pretax margin -14.7% 3.0% -100.2%
Net margin -15.4% 2.8% -100.2%
FCF margin 3.8% – -0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% – -0.8%
Return on equity -15.2% – –
Return on assets -9.2% 8.6% -200.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -22.4% – –
Asset turnover 0.6x 3.3x 2.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x – 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 12.1% – 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOURDAOFOXX
Debt / assets – 86.1% 0.3%
Debt / equity – -0.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.0x
Debt / FCF – – -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 40.1% 194.3% 333.4%
Equity / assets 59.9% -94.3% -233.4%
Interest coverage – – -5.0x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.6x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.5x 0.2x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.74 – -9.56

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusCOURDAOFOXX
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 83.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.66FY2026 $0.23FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +69.2%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +31.8% +60.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 $984.67MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +16.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOURDAOFOXX
Held by institutions 86.6% 9.6% 1.0%
Institutions holding 248 33 10
Change in shares held, QoQ +47.3% -2.7% +10.8%
Institutions buying 203 12 5
Institutions selling 32 11 2
Buyers to sellers 6.34 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.

COURDAOFOXX
COUR 1.00 -0.03 0.02
DAO -0.03 1.00 -0.01
FOXX 0.02 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COUR, DAO and FOXX?

Youdao (DAO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coursera (COUR) $1.10B, Youdao (DAO) $2.26B, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) $13.15M.

Which company is growing faster?

Coursera (COUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coursera (COUR) +22.7%, Youdao (DAO) +10.2%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -20.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Youdao (DAO) has the highest net margin (Coursera (COUR) -15.4%, Youdao (DAO) 2.8%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -100.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Youdao (DAO) returned the most: Coursera (COUR) -48.3%, Youdao (DAO) +72.0%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) -54.2%. Over five years, Youdao (DAO) compounded fastest (Coursera (COUR) -33.0%/yr, Youdao (DAO) +9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coursera (COUR) has been the steadiest (Coursera (COUR) 56.4%, Youdao (DAO) 60.2%, Foxx Development Holdings (FOXX) 148.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COUR, 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 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.