DUOL vs COUR vs CHGG Stock Comparison

Duolingo, Coursera and Chegg Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DUOL Duolingo, Inc.
$138.60 -3.4% 1M -55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.61B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
5 wins
COUR Coursera, Inc.
$4.97 -2.0% 1M -46.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$885.40M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
3 wins
CHGG Chegg, Inc
$0.72 -1.4% 1M -48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$80.90M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$265.51M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Duolingo leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Duolingo 5, Coursera 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDUOLCOURCHGGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.61B $1.13B $80.90M DUOL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x -8.3x -1.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 53.1x 7.5x — COUR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +29.4% +22.7% -47.6% DUOL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.9% -15.4% -20.0% DUOL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -36.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.6% -46.0% -48.2% COUR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.6%/yr -31.9%/yr -58.5%/yr DUOL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.5% 56.4% 104.4% COUR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 40/100 35/100 DUOL

Percentile Scorecard

DUOLCOURCHGG

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

AxisDUOLCOURCHGG
Valuation 40 #54 of 90 63 #34 of 90 70 #28 of 90
Growth 100 #1 of 82 44 #46 of 82 9 #75 of 82
Profitability 80 #16 of 77 30 #54 of 77 34 #51 of 77
Financial Health 80 #20 of 96 51 #48 of 96 28 #69 of 96
Shareholder Returns 47 #29 of 54 9 #49 of 54 –
Overall 70 40 35
  • DUOL ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • COUR ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • CHGG ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDUOLCOURCHGGSPY
1 month -3.4%-2.0%-1.4% -0.8%
3 months +4.4%-11.9%-27.3% +3.5%
6 months +34.2%-14.5%-31.4% +7.0%
Year to date -21.0%-32.5%-22.6% +12.2%
1 year -55.6%-46.0%-48.2% +13.0%
3 years -3.5%-71.1%-91.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -1.2%-33.9%-56.1% +23.1%
5 years -20.9%-85.3%-98.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.6%-31.9%-58.5% +11.0%
10 years ——-89.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——-20.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDUOLCOURCHGGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.5%56.4%104.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.6%60.0%95.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.342.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.85-0.82-0.46 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.3%-87.5%-99.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.8%-45.7%-53.5% -1.8%
52-week high $306.73$9.16$1.55 $779.14
52-week low $90.03$4.64$0.45 $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.

MultipleDUOLCOURCHGG
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 42.4x -8.5xmedian 42.4x -1.5xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 2.7x 1.5xmedian 2.7x 0.3xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 67.4xmedian 19.0x -3.4xmedian 19.0x 46.8xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 19.4x 40.8xmedian 19.4x -11.5xmedian 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x 0.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.75 -0.51median 1.75 0.05median 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 monthsDUOLCOURCHGG
Revenue $1.15B $885.40M $265.51M
Gross profit $832.62M $494.80M $153.87M
Operating income $157.09M -$157.90M -$55.61M
Net income $410.77M -$136.30M -$53.00M
Free cash flow $407.93M $33.40M -$6.96M
R&D $337.43M $137.80M $51.85M
EPS (diluted) $8.21 $-0.58 $-0.48
Cash & equivalents $1.18B $871.70M –
Total debt – – $33.85M
Shares (diluted) 50.03M 233.40M 111.42M
Enterprise value $1.78B -$2.23B -$79.06M

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
MetricDUOLCOURCHGG
P/E 15.8x -8.5x -1.5x
P/FCF 31.8x 40.8x -11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 30.1x 39.5x 8.0x
P/S 11.3x 1.5x 0.3x
P/B 9.2x 1.2x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 1.9x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 67.4x -3.4x 46.8x
EV/EBIT 74.2x -2.4x -1.5x
EV/Revenue 10.2x 0.4x 0.3x
EV/FCF 28.6x 11.4x -12.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 11.1x 8.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 -0.51 0.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDUOLCOURCHGG
Revenue growth (1Y) 29.4% 22.7% -47.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 37.3% 15.1% -29.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.6% 26.1% -53.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 37.1% 14.2% -34.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 86.1% -93.3% 82.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 71.4% 2.4% -27.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 250.5% -167.8% 80.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 147.5% 3.5% -29.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 243.3% -86.4% 81.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 142.8% 16.7% -30.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.2% -70.3% -87.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.3% 156.2% -65.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.3% -70.7% -121.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.8% 119.2% -26.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDUOLCOURCHGG
Gross margin 72.7% 55.9% 58.0%
EBITDA margin 15.1% -12.8% 0.7%
Operating margin 13.7% -17.8% -20.9%
Pretax margin 17.6% -14.7% -19.5%
Net margin 35.9% -15.4% -20.0%
FCF margin 35.6% 3.8% -2.6%
Operating cash flow margin 37.6% 3.9% 3.8%
Return on equity 29.3% -15.2% -44.2%
Return on assets 19.9% -9.2% -22.5%
Return on invested capital – – -36.2%
Return on capital employed 10.6% -22.4% -38.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -0.3x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 12.6% 12.1% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDUOLCOURCHGG
Debt / assets – – 14.9%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.4x
Debt / FCF – – -4.9x
Liabilities / assets 32.0% 40.1% 47.9%
Equity / assets 68.0% 59.9% 52.1%
Interest coverage – – -411.9x
Current ratio 2.7x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.5x 1.5x 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.3x 1.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 13.33 0.79 -5.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDUOLCOURCHGG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.5% -0.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% -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.

ConsensusDUOLCOURCHGG
Forward P/E 53.1xFY2026 7.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.61FY2026 $0.66FY2026 $-0.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -69.4%FY2026 +69.2%FY2026 -533.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.8% +31.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.17BFY2026 $1.31BFY2026 $193.98MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 +72.6%FY2026 -48.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.2% +12.0% -29.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDUOLCOURCHGG
Held by institutions 85.1% 86.6% 36.4%
Institutions holding 430 248 98
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +47.3% +1.0%
Institutions buying 262 203 44
Institutions selling 124 32 31
Buyers to sellers 2.11 6.34 1.42

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.

DUOLCOURCHGG
DUOL 1.00 0.35 0.16
COUR 0.35 1.00 0.16
CHGG 0.16 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DUOL, COUR and CHGG?

Duolingo (DUOL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Duolingo (DUOL) $6.61B, Coursera (COUR) $1.13B, Chegg (CHGG) $80.90M.

Which company is growing faster?

Duolingo (DUOL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Duolingo (DUOL) +29.4%, Coursera (COUR) +22.7%, Chegg (CHGG) -47.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Duolingo (DUOL) has the highest net margin (Duolingo (DUOL) 35.9%, Coursera (COUR) -15.4%, Chegg (CHGG) -20.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coursera (COUR) returned the most: Duolingo (DUOL) -55.6%, Coursera (COUR) -46.0%, Chegg (CHGG) -48.2%. Over five years, Duolingo (DUOL) compounded fastest (Duolingo (DUOL) -4.6%/yr, Coursera (COUR) -31.9%/yr, Chegg (CHGG) -58.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coursera (COUR) has been the steadiest (Duolingo (DUOL) 65.5%, Coursera (COUR) 56.4%, Chegg (CHGG) 104.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DUOL, COUR and CHGG?

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