DUOL vs NRDY vs COUR Stock Comparison

Duolingo, Nerdy and Coursera Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DUOL Duolingo, Inc.
$157.02 +6.0% 1M -39.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.43B
P/E
51.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.18B
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
4 wins
NRDY Nerdy Inc.
$5.84 -14.4% 1M +502.1% 1Y
Market cap
$49.75M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$178.10M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
1 win
COUR Coursera, Inc.
$3.78 -26.0% 1M -53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$984.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.07B
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionDUOLNRDYCOURLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.43B $49.75M $984.68M DUOL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.0x -1.6x -6.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 60.4x — 5.7x COUR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.6% -0.2% +44.3% COUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.3% -17.0% -14.4% DUOL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -96.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.6% +502.1% -53.4% NRDY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr -6.2%/yr -35.4%/yr DUOL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.3% 283.1% 64.1% COUR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 35/100 55/100 DUOL

Percentile Scorecard

DUOLNRDYCOUR

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

AxisDUOLNRDYCOUR
Valuation 39 #55 of 89 24 #68 of 89 65 #32 of 89
Growth 88 #11 of 82 51 #41 of 82 38 #51 of 82
Profitability 81 #16 of 78 25 #59 of 78 31 #54 of 78
Financial Health 81 #19 of 95 39 #58 of 95 50 #48 of 95
Shareholder Returns 41 #33 of 55 – 91 #6 of 55
Overall 66 35 55
  • DUOL ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • NRDY ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • COUR ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDUOLNRDYCOURSPY
1 month +6.0%-14.4%-26.0% -5.9%
3 months +28.1%+595.2%-32.1% -4.6%
6 months +38.2%+563.6%-39.7% +0.2%
Year to date -10.5%+461.5%-48.6% +7.5%
1 year -39.6%+502.1%-53.4% +8.2%
3 years -0.2%+89.6%-78.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -0.1%+23.8%-40.2% +19.0%
5 years +2.1%-27.5%-88.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +0.4%-6.2%-35.4% +9.4%

Risk

MeasureDUOLNRDYCOURSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.3%283.1%64.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.9%63.9%72.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.841.460.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.571.77-0.83 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.3%-91.9%-90.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.6%-44.7%-55.6% -5.9%
52-week high $260.02$10.56$8.51 $779.14
52-week low $90.03$0.66$3.47 $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.

MultipleDUOLNRDYCOUR
P/E now vs peer median 50.5xmedian 42.4x -1.6xmedian 42.4x -6.5xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 2.5x 0.4xmedian 2.5x 0.9xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 82.3xmedian 17.4x -1.4xmedian 17.4x -2.0xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.3xmedian 21.5x -4.2xmedian 21.5x 65.6xmedian 21.5x
P/B now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 1.51 -0.07median 1.51 -0.41median 1.51

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 monthsDUOLNRDYCOUR
Revenue $1.18B $178.10M $1.07B
Gross profit $860.84M $108.59M $608.90M
Operating income $146.12M -$45.27M -$171.20M
Net income $145.74M -$45.78M -$153.30M
Free cash flow $407.03M -$17.63M $14.90M
R&D $362.47M – $159.90M
EPS (diluted) $2.92 $-3.59 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $1.24B $38.42M $670.60M
Total debt – $19.58M –
Shares (diluted) 49.93M 8.43M 264.70M
Enterprise value $2.35B -$113.97M -$2.36B

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
MetricDUOLNRDYCOUR
P/E 50.5x -1.6x -6.5x
P/FCF 36.3x -4.2x 65.6x
P/Operating cash flow 33.9x -6.3x 60.7x
P/S 12.5x 0.4x 0.9x
P/B 10.0x 2.9x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 10.1x 3.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 82.3x -1.4x -2.0x
EV/EBIT 91.6x -1.2x -1.2x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 0.3x 0.2x
EV/FCF 32.9x -3.2x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.7x -4.7x 12.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 -0.07 -0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDUOLNRDYCOUR
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.6% -0.2% 44.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 1.3% 20.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 24.0% -4.6% 51.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 34.4% -3.1% 22.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 37.9% 36.2% -126.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 82.1% 13.5% 0.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -62.2% 33.5% -234.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 155.1% 18.7% -1.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -62.8% 35.3% -108.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 150.6% 23.0% 16.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.7% 57.3% -86.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.4% 22.5% 8.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.8% 47.0% -87.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.1% 16.4% 9.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDUOLNRDYCOUR
Gross margin 72.8% 61.0% 57.0%
EBITDA margin 13.8% -22.3% -9.3%
Operating margin 12.4% -25.4% -16.0%
Pretax margin 16.2% -25.6% -13.6%
Net margin 12.3% -17.0% -14.4%
FCF margin 34.4% -9.9% 1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 36.9% -6.7% 1.5%
Return on equity 10.1% -166.9% -13.8%
Return on assets 6.9% -66.6% -8.2%
Return on invested capital – -96.4% –
Return on capital employed 9.6% -87.7% -14.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 2.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.0x 0.3x -0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 13.2% 13.2% 10.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDUOLNRDYCOUR
Debt / assets – 30.3% –
Debt / equity – 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x –
Debt / FCF – -1.1x –
Liabilities / assets 31.6% 59.8% 41.4%
Equity / assets 68.4% 40.2% 58.6%
Interest coverage – -34.0x –
Current ratio 2.8x 2.7x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.5x 2.5x 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.3x 2.2x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 14.54 -11.00 0.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDUOLNRDYCOUR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 0.5% – 10.0%
Shareholder yield 0.5% – 10.0%
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.

ConsensusDUOLNRDYCOUR
Forward P/E 60.4xFY2026 – 5.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.60FY2026 $-2.55FY2026 $0.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -69.6%FY2026 – +69.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.5% – -9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.17BFY2026 $177.66MFY2026 $1.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026 +71.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.2% -6.8% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDUOLNRDYCOUR
Held by institutions 98.6% 8.3% 86.6%
Institutions holding 433 79 250
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% -27.9% +47.3%
Institutions buying 265 45 203
Institutions selling 124 23 32
Buyers to sellers 2.14 1.96 6.34

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.

DUOLNRDYCOUR
DUOL 1.00 0.09 0.36
NRDY 0.09 1.00 0.07
COUR 0.36 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DUOL, NRDY and COUR?

Duolingo (DUOL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Duolingo (DUOL) $7.43B, Nerdy (NRDY) $49.75M, Coursera (COUR) $984.68M.

Which company is growing faster?

Coursera (COUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Duolingo (DUOL) +22.6%, Nerdy (NRDY) -0.2%, Coursera (COUR) +44.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Duolingo (DUOL) has the highest net margin (Duolingo (DUOL) 12.3%, Nerdy (NRDY) -17.0%, Coursera (COUR) -14.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nerdy (NRDY) returned the most: Duolingo (DUOL) -39.6%, Nerdy (NRDY) +502.1%, Coursera (COUR) -53.4%. Over five years, Duolingo (DUOL) compounded fastest (Duolingo (DUOL) +0.4%/yr, Nerdy (NRDY) -6.2%/yr, Coursera (COUR) -35.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coursera (COUR) has been the steadiest (Duolingo (DUOL) 69.3%, Nerdy (NRDY) 283.1%, Coursera (COUR) 64.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.