EGG vs LOPE vs ULS Stock Comparison

Enigmatig, Grand Canyon Education and UL Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
EGG Enigmatig Ltd
$5.15 +92.2% 1M +3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$135.83M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consulting Industrials
1 win
ULS UL Solutions Inc.
$72.98 +10.5% 1M -8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$14.59B
P/E
28.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.15B
Div. yield
0.01%
Consulting Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Grand Canyon Education leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Grand Canyon Education 6, UL Solutions 1, Enigmatig 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEGGLOPEULSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $135.83M $4.12B $14.59B ULS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 18.4x 28.9x LOPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.8x 33.8x LOPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.0% +6.6% LOPE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 19.6% 16.1% LOPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 22.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.2% -26.4% -8.8% EGG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +12.8%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 171.4% 32.2% 42.6% LOPE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 74/100 64/100 LOPE

Percentile Scorecard

EGGLOPEULS

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

AxisEGGLOPEULS
Valuation – 49 #58 of 112 32 #77 of 112
Growth – 42 #56 of 96 77 #23 of 96
Profitability – 99 #2 of 91 94 #6 of 91
Financial Health 97 #5 of 125 90 #13 of 125 82 #24 of 125
Shareholder Returns – 91 #7 of 67 36 #43 of 67
Overall – 74 64
  • EGG ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • LOPE ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ULS ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEGGLOPEULSSPY
1 month +92.2%+9.1%+10.5% -0.8%
3 months +139.5%+10.9%-18.9% +3.5%
6 months -28.4%-2.8%-17.6% +7.0%
Year to date -1.9%-3.4%-7.5% +12.2%
1 year +3.2%-26.4%-8.8% +13.0%
3 years —+36.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year —+11.0%— +23.1%
5 years —+82.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year —+12.8%— +11.0%
10 years —+278.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+14.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEGGLOPEULSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 171.4%32.2%42.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 189.0%36.3%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.84-0.030.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.02-0.82-0.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -80.2%-38.0%-38.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.5%-26.4%-30.4% -1.8%
52-week high $10.85$218.48$104.89 $779.14
52-week low $2.15$136.72$64.05 $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.

MultipleEGGLOPEULS
P/E now vs peer median —median 21.9x 18.8xmedian 21.9x 29.2xmedian 21.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 3.7xmedian 0.9x 4.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.2x 12.3xmedian 12.2x 19.4xmedian 12.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.3x 17.4xmedian 14.3x 33.8xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 2.3x 6.3xmedian 2.3x 9.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 1.71median 1.02 —median 1.02

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 monthsEGGLOPEULS
Revenue – $1.14B $3.15B
Gross profit – – $1.58B
Operating income – $279.71M $562.00M
Net income – $224.21M $528.00M
Free cash flow – $242.56M $436.00M
EPS (diluted) – $8.55 $2.48
Cash & equivalents $13.21M $171.06M $434.00M
Total debt – – $301.00M
Shares (diluted) 25.87M 26.22M 204.00M
Enterprise value $104.45M $3.01B $13.35B

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
MetricEGGLOPEULS
P/E – 18.8x 29.2x
P/FCF – 17.4x 33.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 15.1x 21.7x
P/S – 3.7x 4.7x
P/B 9.5x 6.3x 9.1x
P/Tangible book 9.5x 8.1x 9.3x
EV/EBITDA – 12.3x 19.4x
EV/EBIT – 14.1x 26.0x
EV/Revenue – 3.5x 4.6x
EV/FCF – 16.2x 33.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.1x 21.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.71 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEGGLOPEULS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.0% 6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 10.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -2.9% 14.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -5.2% 52.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 1.7% 53.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.5% 16.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -7.1% 19.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEGGLOPEULS
Gross margin – – 50.3%
EBITDA margin – 28.1% 23.9%
Operating margin – 24.5% 17.9%
Pretax margin – 25.6% 22.8%
Net margin – 19.6% 16.1%
FCF margin – 21.2% 13.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 24.4% 21.6%
Return on equity – 32.8% 35.7%
Return on assets – 23.8% 17.4%
Return on invested capital – – 22.9%
Return on capital employed – 33.9% 25.9%
Asset turnover – 1.2x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.2% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEGGLOPEULS
Debt / assets – – 9.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.2x
Debt / FCF – – 0.7x
Liabilities / assets 16.1% 27.2% 48.1%
Equity / assets 83.9% 72.8% 51.9%
Interest coverage – – 17.6x
Current ratio 6.9x 2.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 6.5x 2.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 5.9x 2.3x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 16.94 7.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEGGLOPEULS
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 8.1% –
Shareholder yield – 8.1% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 20.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 25.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.8%
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.

ConsensusEGGLOPEULS
Forward P/E – 16.8xFY2026 33.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $9.55FY2026 $2.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +5.2%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +25.9% +17.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.10BFY2026 $3.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -0.5%FY2026 +8.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +14.7% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEGGLOPEULS
Held by institutions – 100.0% 43.6%
Institutions holding – 447 389
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.8% +1.8%
Institutions buying – 208 231
Institutions selling – 182 105
Buyers to sellers – 1.14 2.20

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.

EGGLOPEULS
EGG 1.00 -0.03 -0.07
LOPE -0.03 1.00 0.05
ULS -0.07 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EGG, LOPE and ULS?

UL Solutions (ULS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Enigmatig (EGG) $135.83M, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) $4.12B, UL Solutions (ULS) $14.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, EGG, LOPE and ULS?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 18.4x, UL Solutions (ULS) 28.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) is cheapest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 16.8x, UL Solutions (ULS) 33.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) +7.0%, UL Solutions (ULS) +6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) has the highest net margin (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 19.6%, UL Solutions (ULS) 16.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Enigmatig (EGG) returned the most: Enigmatig (EGG) +3.2%, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) -26.4%, UL Solutions (ULS) -8.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Enigmatig (EGG) 0.00%, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 0.00%, UL Solutions (ULS) 0.01%. Enigmatig (EGG) and Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) has been the steadiest (Enigmatig (EGG) 171.4%, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 32.2%, UL Solutions (ULS) 42.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EGG, LOPE and ULS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) leads on 6. 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.