COUR vs IH vs STG Stock Comparison

Coursera, iHuman and Sunlands Technology Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COUR Coursera, Inc.
$4.74 -6.5% 1M -48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.30B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$885.40M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
4 wins
IH iHuman Inc.
$1.18 +2.6% 1M -57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$120.62M
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$108.18M
Div. yield
8.47%
Education Technology Technology
3 wins
STG Sunlands Technology Group
$2.40 -17.8% 1M -64.7% 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, iHuman 3, Sunlands Technology 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOURIHSTGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.30B $120.62M $32.33M COUR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.1x 18.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.2x 7.9x — COUR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% -12.0% -5.5% COUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.4% 3.1% — IH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 8.47% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.3% -57.6% -64.7% COUR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -33.0%/yr -25.2%/yr -13.6%/yr STG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.4% 51.3% 118.5% IH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 64/100 — IH

Percentile Scorecard

COURIHSTG

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

AxisCOURIHSTG
Valuation 63 #34 of 89 96 #5 of 89 100 #1 of 89
Growth 46 #44 of 81 3 #79 of 81 14 #70 of 81
Profitability 31 #53 of 76 59 #32 of 76 –
Financial Health 54 #44 of 94 75 #24 of 94 –
Shareholder Returns 10 #46 of 51 88 #7 of 51 –
Overall 41 64 –
  • COUR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • IH ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • STG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOURIHSTGSPY
1 month -6.5%+2.6%-17.8% -0.2%
3 months -19.1%-18.1%-32.2% +3.9%
6 months -27.0%-32.2%-30.2% +8.2%
Year to date -35.6%-43.8%-59.5% +12.9%
1 year -48.3%-57.6%-64.7% +12.3%
3 years -72.4%-55.5%-57.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year -34.9%-23.7%-24.9% +23.3%
5 years -86.5%-76.6%-51.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -33.0%-25.2%-13.6% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCOURIHSTGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.4%51.3%118.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.2%54.7%92.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.030.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.85-1.12-0.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-78.8%-85.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.3%-60.1%-65.6% -1.2%
52-week high $9.16$2.96$6.98 $779.14
52-week low $4.64$1.11$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.

MultipleCOURIHSTG
P/E now vs peer median -8.1xmedian 40.1x 18.0xmedian 40.1x —median 40.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.5x 1.1xmedian 2.5x 0.1xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 18.5x —median 18.5x —median 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 20.1x —median 20.1x —median 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 0.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.49median 1.73 -0.37median 1.73 —median 1.73

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 monthsCOURIHSTG
Revenue $885.40M $108.18M $264.27M
Gross profit $494.80M $72.05M –
Operating income -$157.90M -$898.00K –
Net income -$136.30M $3.58M $46.29M
Free cash flow $33.40M – –
R&D $137.80M $30.69M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $0.06 –
Cash & equivalents $871.70M $117.33M –
Shares (diluted) 233.40M 53.52M 13.47M
Enterprise value -$2.06B -$158.82B $32.12M

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
MetricCOURIHSTG
P/E -8.1x 18.0x –
P/FCF 39.0x – –
P/Operating cash flow 37.7x – –
P/S 1.5x 1.1x 0.1x
P/B 1.1x 1.0x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.0x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA -2.8x – –
EV/EBIT -2.0x 31.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.4x -0.3x 0.1x
EV/FCF 9.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.49 -0.37 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOURIHSTG
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% -12.0% -5.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% -9.3% -6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.1% -13.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% -10.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -93.3% -108.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -26.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -167.8% -80.1% -4.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -52.7% -22.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -86.4% -78.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% -48.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 156.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 119.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOURIHSTG
Gross margin 55.9% 66.6% –
EBITDA margin -12.8% – –
Operating margin -17.8% -0.8% –
Pretax margin -14.7% 3.2% –
Net margin -15.4% 3.1% –
FCF margin 3.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% – –
Return on equity -15.2% 2.7% –
Return on assets -9.2% 1.9% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -22.4% -0.7% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 12.1% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOURIHSTG
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 40.1% 33.1% 45.7%
Equity / assets 59.9% 66.9% 54.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.9x –
Quick ratio 1.5x 2.6x –
Cash ratio 1.3x 2.5x –
Altman Z-score 0.74 2.46 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOURIHSTG
Dividend yield – 8.5% –
Net buyback yield -0.8% – –
Shareholder yield -0.8% 8.5% 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.

ConsensusCOURIHSTG
Forward P/E 7.2xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.66FY2026 $0.15FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +69.2%FY2026 -43.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +31.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 $108.44MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 -6.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOURIHSTG
Held by institutions 86.6% 0.1% 12.8%
Institutions holding 248 1 7
Change in shares held, QoQ +47.3% – –
Institutions buying 203 0 4
Institutions selling 32 0 1
Buyers to sellers 6.34 – 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.

COURIHSTG
COUR 1.00 0.04 -0.02
IH 0.04 1.00 0.04
STG -0.02 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COUR, IH and STG?

Coursera (COUR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coursera (COUR) $1.30B, iHuman (IH) $120.62M, Sunlands Technology (STG) $32.33M.

Which company is growing faster?

Coursera (COUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coursera (COUR) +22.7%, iHuman (IH) -12.0%, Sunlands Technology (STG) -5.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

iHuman (IH) has the highest net margin (Coursera (COUR) -15.4%, iHuman (IH) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coursera (COUR) returned the most: Coursera (COUR) -48.3%, iHuman (IH) -57.6%, Sunlands Technology (STG) -64.7%. Over five years, Sunlands Technology (STG) compounded fastest (Coursera (COUR) -33.0%/yr, iHuman (IH) -25.2%/yr, Sunlands Technology (STG) -13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: iHuman (IH) 8.47%, Sunlands Technology (STG) 0.00%. Coursera (COUR) and Sunlands Technology (STG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, iHuman (IH) has been the steadiest (Coursera (COUR) 56.4%, iHuman (IH) 51.3%, Sunlands Technology (STG) 118.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COUR, IH 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.