COUR vs DCBO vs STG Stock Comparison

Coursera, Docebo and Sunlands Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COUR Coursera, Inc.
$4.97 -2.0% 1M -46.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.11B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$885.40M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
4 wins
DCBO Docebo Inc.
$30.45 +33.3% 1M +7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$847.78M
P/E
42.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$258.93M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
3 wins
STG Sunlands Technology Group
$2.32 -20.5% 1M -65.1% 1Y
Market cap
$32.33M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$264.27M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Coursera leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Coursera 4, Docebo 3, Sunlands Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOURDCBOSTGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.11B $847.78M $32.33M COUR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.1x 42.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 19.4x — COUR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +12.3% -5.5% COUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.4% 7.7% — DCBO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.0% +7.9% -65.1% DCBO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.9%/yr -17.0%/yr -14.0%/yr STG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.4% 58.1% 118.7% COUR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 54/100 — DCBO

Percentile Scorecard

COURDCBOSTG

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

AxisCOURDCBOSTG
Valuation 63 #34 of 90 54 #42 of 90 100 #1 of 90
Growth 44 #46 of 82 80 #17 of 82 12 #72 of 82
Profitability 30 #54 of 77 78 #18 of 77 –
Financial Health 51 #48 of 96 25 #72 of 96 –
Shareholder Returns 9 #49 of 54 34 #36 of 54 –
Overall 40 54 –
  • COUR ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • DCBO ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • STG ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOURDCBOSTGSPY
1 month -2.0%+33.3%-20.5% -0.8%
3 months -11.9%+51.0%-34.5% +3.5%
6 months -14.5%+63.7%-32.5% +7.0%
Year to date -32.5%+37.2%-60.8% +12.2%
1 year -46.0%+7.9%-65.1% +13.0%
3 years -71.1%-18.3%-59.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -33.9%-6.5%-25.8% +23.1%
5 years -85.3%-60.5%-52.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -31.9%-17.0%-14.0% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureCOURDCBOSTGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.4%58.1%118.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.0%60.4%92.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.340.780.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.820.14-0.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-81.0%-85.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.7%-1.5%-66.8% -1.8%
52-week high $9.16$30.91$6.98 $779.14
52-week low $4.64$14.70$2.22 $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.

MultipleCOURDCBOSTG
P/E now vs peer median -8.5xmedian 42.4x 43.7xmedian 42.4x —median 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.7x 3.4xmedian 2.7x 0.1xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 19.0x 37.6xmedian 19.0x —median 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.8xmedian 19.4x 24.4xmedian 19.4x —median 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x -2,861xmedian 1.8x 0.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.51median 1.75 4.73median 1.75 —median 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 monthsCOURDCBOSTG
Revenue $885.40M $258.93M $264.27M
Gross profit $494.80M $205.59M –
Operating income -$157.90M $18.48M –
Net income -$136.30M $33.60M $46.29M
Free cash flow $33.40M $35.83M –
R&D $137.80M $52.47M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $0.68 –
Cash & equivalents $871.70M $45.72M –
Total debt – $90.00M –
Shares (diluted) 233.40M 29.37M 13.47M
Enterprise value -$2.26B $598.71M $32.33M

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
MetricCOURDCBOSTG
P/E -8.5x 43.7x –
P/FCF 40.8x 24.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 39.5x 24.5x –
P/S 1.5x 3.4x 0.1x
P/B 1.2x -2,861x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 1.9x -36.5x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA -3.4x 37.6x –
EV/EBIT -2.4x 49.8x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x 3.6x 0.1x
EV/FCF 11.4x 25.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 25.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.51 4.73 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOURDCBOSTG
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 12.3% -5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 17.2% -6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.1% 10.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 16.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -93.3% 0.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 160.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -167.8% 56.9% -4.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 65.3% -22.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -86.4% -12.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% 9.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.3% 26.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 156.2% 77.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% 28.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 119.2% 85.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOURDCBOSTG
Gross margin 55.9% 79.4% –
EBITDA margin -12.8% 9.5% –
Operating margin -17.8% 7.1% –
Pretax margin -14.7% 6.6% –
Net margin -15.4% 7.7% –
FCF margin 3.8% 13.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% 13.8% –
Return on equity -15.2% – –
Return on assets -9.2% 13.5% –
Return on invested capital – 21.9% –
Return on capital employed -22.4% 18.0% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 12.1% 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOURDCBOSTG
Debt / assets – 37.1% –
Debt / equity – -294.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x –
Debt / FCF – 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 40.1% 100.1% 45.7%
Equity / assets 59.9% -0.1% 54.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.8x –
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.7x –
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 0.79 2.03 –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusCOURDCBOSTG
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.66FY2026 $1.57FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +69.2%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +31.8% +26.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 $264.58MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +10.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOURDCBOSTG
Held by institutions 86.6% 17.5% 12.8%
Institutions holding 248 58 7
Change in shares held, QoQ +47.3% -13.8% –
Institutions buying 203 36 4
Institutions selling 32 17 1
Buyers to sellers 6.34 2.12 4.00

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.

COURDCBOSTG
COUR 1.00 0.37 -0.02
DCBO 0.37 1.00 0.01
STG -0.02 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COUR, DCBO and STG?

Coursera (COUR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coursera (COUR) $1.11B, Docebo (DCBO) $847.78M, Sunlands Technology (STG) $32.33M.

Which company is growing faster?

Coursera (COUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coursera (COUR) +22.7%, Docebo (DCBO) +12.3%, Sunlands Technology (STG) -5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Docebo (DCBO) has the highest net margin (Coursera (COUR) -15.4%, Docebo (DCBO) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Docebo (DCBO) returned the most: Coursera (COUR) -46.0%, Docebo (DCBO) +7.9%, Sunlands Technology (STG) -65.1%. Over five years, Sunlands Technology (STG) compounded fastest (Coursera (COUR) -31.9%/yr, Docebo (DCBO) -17.0%/yr, Sunlands Technology (STG) -14.0%/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%, Docebo (DCBO) 58.1%, Sunlands Technology (STG) 118.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.