COUR vs DCBO vs NRDY Stock Comparison

Coursera, Docebo and Nerdy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
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
3 wins
NRDY Nerdy Inc.
$6.15 -28.2% 1M +430.2% 1Y
Market cap
$48.03M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$178.10M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Coursera leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Coursera 4, Docebo 3, Nerdy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOURDCBONRDYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.16B $874.33M $48.03M COUR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.5x 43.7x -1.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 19.9x — COUR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +12.3% -0.2% COUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.4% 7.7% -17.0% DCBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.9% -96.4% DCBO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 0.5x NRDY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.8% +10.8% +430.2% NRDY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.5%/yr -17.2%/yr -7.3%/yr NRDY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.9% 58.0% 282.9% COUR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 54/100 34/100 DCBO

Percentile Scorecard

COURDCBONRDY

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

AxisCOURDCBONRDY
Valuation 60 #37 of 90 54 #42 of 90 24 #69 of 90
Growth 44 #46 of 82 80 #17 of 82 49 #42 of 82
Profitability 30 #54 of 77 76 #19 of 77 24 #59 of 77
Financial Health 52 #47 of 96 25 #72 of 96 40 #58 of 96
Shareholder Returns 9 #49 of 54 34 #36 of 54 –
Overall 39 54 34
  • COUR ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • DCBO ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • NRDY ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOURDCBONRDYSPY
1 month -0.6%+36.8%-28.2% -1.0%
3 months -5.2%+59.6%+632.1% +2.9%
6 months -3.6%+69.5%+568.5% +6.4%
Year to date -30.8%+39.2%+491.3% +11.4%
1 year -51.8%+10.8%+430.2% +13.1%
3 years -71.5%-25.3%+95.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -34.2%-9.3%+25.1% +21.5%
5 years -84.9%-60.9%-31.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -31.5%-17.2%-7.3% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCOURDCBONRDYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.9%58.0%282.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.8%60.3%62.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.781.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.900.191.52 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-82.1%-92.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.8%0.0%-41.8% -2.5%
52-week high $10.56$30.91$10.56 $779.14
52-week low $4.64$14.70$0.66 $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.

MultipleCOURDCBONRDY
P/E now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 42.7x 44.3xmedian 42.7x -1.7xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.7x 3.4xmedian 2.7x 0.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 19.0x 38.1xmedian 19.0x -1.5xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 19.6x 24.8xmedian 19.6x -4.5xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x -2,904xmedian 1.8x 3.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.52median 1.75 4.81median 1.75 -0.07median 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 monthsCOURDCBONRDY
Revenue $885.40M $258.93M $178.10M
Gross profit $494.80M $205.59M $108.59M
Operating income -$157.90M $18.48M -$45.27M
Net income -$136.30M $33.60M -$45.78M
Free cash flow $33.40M $35.83M -$17.63M
R&D $137.80M $52.47M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $0.68 $-3.59
Cash & equivalents $871.70M $45.72M $38.42M
Total debt – $90.00M $19.58M
Shares (diluted) 233.40M 29.37M 8.43M
Enterprise value -$2.20B $625.26M -$115.70M

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
MetricCOURDCBONRDY
P/E -8.7x 44.3x -1.7x
P/FCF 41.8x 24.8x -4.5x
P/Operating cash flow 40.5x 24.9x -6.6x
P/S 1.6x 3.4x 0.4x
P/B 1.2x -2,904x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x -37.1x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA -3.7x 38.1x -1.5x
EV/EBIT -2.6x 50.5x -1.3x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 3.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF 12.4x 26.0x -3.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 26.1x -5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.52 4.81 -0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOURDCBONRDY
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 12.3% -0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 17.2% 1.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.1% 10.3% -4.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 16.5% -3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -93.3% 0.5% 36.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 160.1% 13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -167.8% 56.9% 33.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 65.3% 18.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -86.4% -12.1% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 9.2% 23.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.3% 26.4% 57.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 156.2% 77.0% 22.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% 28.7% 47.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 119.2% 85.6% 16.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOURDCBONRDY
Gross margin 55.9% 79.4% 61.0%
EBITDA margin -12.8% 9.5% -22.3%
Operating margin -17.8% 7.1% -25.4%
Pretax margin -14.7% 6.6% -25.6%
Net margin -15.4% 7.7% -17.0%
FCF margin 3.8% 13.8% -9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% 13.8% -6.7%
Return on equity -15.2% – -166.9%
Return on assets -9.2% 13.5% -66.6%
Return on invested capital – 21.9% -96.4%
Return on capital employed -22.4% 18.0% -87.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 2.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.1x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 12.1% 2.4% 13.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOURDCBONRDY
Debt / assets – 37.1% 30.3%
Debt / equity – -294.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 0.5x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x -1.1x
Liabilities / assets 40.1% 100.1% 59.8%
Equity / assets 59.9% -0.1% 40.2%
Interest coverage – – -34.0x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.8x 2.7x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.7x 2.5x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.3x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 0.81 2.06 -10.94

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusCOURDCBONRDY
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.66FY2026 $1.55FY2026 $-2.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +69.2%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +31.8% +25.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 $261.04MFY2026 $177.66MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +10.0% -6.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOURDCBONRDY
Held by institutions 86.6% 17.5% 8.3%
Institutions holding 248 58 78
Change in shares held, QoQ +47.3% -13.8% -28.0%
Institutions buying 203 36 45
Institutions selling 32 17 23
Buyers to sellers 6.34 2.12 1.96

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.

COURDCBONRDY
COUR 1.00 0.37 0.09
DCBO 0.37 1.00 0.06
NRDY 0.09 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COUR, DCBO and NRDY?

Coursera (COUR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coursera (COUR) $1.16B, Docebo (DCBO) $874.33M, Nerdy (NRDY) $48.03M.

Which company is growing faster?

Coursera (COUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coursera (COUR) +22.7%, Docebo (DCBO) +12.3%, Nerdy (NRDY) -0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Docebo (DCBO) has the highest net margin (Coursera (COUR) -15.4%, Docebo (DCBO) 7.7%, Nerdy (NRDY) -17.0%). On return on invested capital, Docebo (DCBO) leads (Docebo (DCBO) 21.9%, Nerdy (NRDY) -96.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nerdy (NRDY) returned the most: Coursera (COUR) -51.8%, Docebo (DCBO) +10.8%, Nerdy (NRDY) +430.2%. Over five years, Nerdy (NRDY) compounded fastest (Coursera (COUR) -31.5%/yr, Docebo (DCBO) -17.2%/yr, Nerdy (NRDY) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coursera (COUR) has been the steadiest (Coursera (COUR) 57.9%, Docebo (DCBO) 58.0%, Nerdy (NRDY) 282.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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