GNS vs LRN Stock Comparison

Genius and Stride Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNS Genius Group Ltd
$0.13 -13.3% 1M -84.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
153.85%
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
LRN Stride, Inc.
$80.70 +6.7% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.35B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
–
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

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

QuestionGNSLRNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.37M $3.35B LRN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 10.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +2.5% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 153.85% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -84.3% +15.2% LRN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +17.9%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.6% 42.1% LRN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 74/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

GNSLRN

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

AxisGNSLRN
Valuation – 69 #11 of 33
Growth – 55 #14 of 30
Profitability – 82 #6 of 28
Financial Health 67 #13 of 37 92 #4 of 37
Shareholder Returns – –
Overall – 74
  • GNS ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • LRN ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGNSLRNSPY
1 month -13.3%+6.7% +0.7%
3 months -13.3%-2.9% +3.7%
6 months -53.6%-16.9% +7.1%
Year to date -77.2%+24.3% +12.8%
1 year -84.3%+15.2% +11.9%
3 years -98.0%+46.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year -72.8%+13.5% +22.8%
5 years —+127.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+17.9% +10.9%
10 years —+659.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+22.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGNSLRNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.6%42.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 101.5%45.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.80-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.920.36 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-64.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -85.6%-20.9% -1.2%
52-week high $0.90$102.03 $779.14
52-week low $0.12$61.02 $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.

MultipleGNSLRN
P/E now vs peer median —median 13.3x 10.3xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.3x —median 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.1x 7.2xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 2.0x 2.0xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.27 0.41median 0.27

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 monthsGNSLRN
Revenue – $2.54B
Gross profit – $949.60M
Operating income – $466.05M
Net income – $334.31M
EPS (diluted) – $7.06
Cash & equivalents $1.88T $547.75M
Total debt $13.06T –
Shares (diluted) 24.15M 47.33M
Enterprise value $101.10B $3.35B

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
MetricGNSLRN
P/E – 10.3x
P/FCF – 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.6x
P/S – 1.3x
P/B 0.0x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – –
EV/EBIT – –
EV/Revenue – 1.3x
EV/FCF – –
EV/Operating cash flow – 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNSLRN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 22.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 33.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 5.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 29.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 10.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 33.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNSLRN
Gross margin – –
EBITDA margin – –
Operating margin – –
Pretax margin – –
Net margin – –
FCF margin – –
Operating cash flow margin – 19.9%
Return on equity – 20.3%
Return on assets – 13.5%
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed – –
Asset turnover – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNSLRN
Debt / assets 0.1% –
Debt / equity 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 19.4% 33.9%
Equity / assets 80.6% 66.1%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 0.7x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.3x –
Cash ratio 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNSLRN
Dividend yield 153.8% –
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield 153.8% –
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.

ConsensusGNSLRN
Forward P/E – 9.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.08FY2026 $8.42FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +17.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – -6.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.40MFY2026 $2.42BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +119.0%FY2026 -3.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +47.3% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNSLRN
Held by institutions – 100.0%
Institutions holding – 411
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.2%
Institutions buying – 212
Institutions selling – 135
Buyers to sellers – 1.57

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.

GNSLRN
GNS 1.00 0.05
LRN 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNS and LRN?

Stride (LRN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Genius (GNS) $8.37M, Stride (LRN) $3.35B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Stride (LRN) returned the most: Genius (GNS) -84.3%, Stride (LRN) +15.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Genius (GNS) 153.85%. Stride (LRN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stride (LRN) has been the steadiest (Genius (GNS) 91.6%, Stride (LRN) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do GNS and LRN move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.05, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, GNS and LRN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Stride (LRN) leads on 3. 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.