LFS vs EDU vs LRN Stock Comparison

Leifras, New Oriental Education & Technology and Stride Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LFS LEIFRAS Co., Ltd.
$2.10 -1.9% 1M -36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$54.94M
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.98M
Div. yield
–
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
1 win
LRN Stride, Inc.
$80.04 +4.3% 1M -47.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.32B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
–
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

New Oriental Education & Technology leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (New Oriental Education & Technology 6, Stride 3, Leifras 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLFSEDULRNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.94M $7.85B $3.32B EDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 15.8x 10.2x LRN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.8x 9.5x LRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +20.5% +2.5% EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.8% 8.4% — EDU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.6% 14.9% — LFS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.37% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.9% -13.5% -47.9% EDU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +19.9%/yr +17.7%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 247.9% 37.5% 89.5% EDU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 71/100 76/100 LRN

Percentile Scorecard

LFSEDULRN

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

AxisLFSEDULRN
Valuation 63 #13 of 33 78 #8 of 33 72 #10 of 33
Growth 38 #19 of 30 72 #9 of 30 59 #13 of 30
Profitability 41 #17 of 28 67 #10 of 28 82 #6 of 28
Financial Health 81 #8 of 37 69 #12 of 37 92 #4 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 69 #5 of 14 –
Overall 55 71 76
  • LFS ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • EDU 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

PeriodLFSEDULRNSPY
1 month -1.9%-9.3%+4.3% +0.9%
3 months -5.0%-13.5%-18.1% +5.9%
6 months +9.4%-5.0%-15.9% +8.5%
Year to date -24.2%-7.9%+23.3% +13.3%
1 year -36.9%-13.5%-47.9% +12.4%
3 years —-21.4%+47.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year —-7.7%+13.7% +23.5%
5 years —+147.2%+125.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+19.9%+17.7% +11.0%
10 years —-1.8%+653.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year —-0.2%+22.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLFSEDULRNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 247.9%37.5%89.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 138.2%38.1%121.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.12-0.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.36-0.53 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.7%-62.9%-64.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -81.5%-20.2%-47.9% -0.9%
52-week high $11.37$63.51$153.53 $779.14
52-week low $1.68$44.44$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.

MultipleLFSEDULRN
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 14.9x 15.8xmedian 14.9x 10.2xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 9.3x —median 9.3x —median 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 14.5x 7.6xmedian 14.5x 7.2xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.35 0.63median 0.35 0.40median 0.35

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 monthsLFSEDULRN
Revenue $78.98M $6.01B $2.54B
Gross profit $24.53M $634.59M $949.60M
Operating income $4.30M $707.08M $466.05M
Net income $3.04M $552.22M $334.31M
Free cash flow $2.56M $1.03B –
EPS (diluted) $0.12 $3.22 $7.06
Cash & equivalents $15.94M $1.75B $547.75M
Total debt $10.41M $297.25M –
Shares (diluted) 25.19M 157.85M 47.33M
Enterprise value -$9.21M -$3.18B $3.32B

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
MetricLFSEDULRN
P/E 17.4x 15.8x 10.2x
P/FCF 21.5x 7.6x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.1x 7.6x 6.6x
P/S 0.7x 1.3x 1.3x
P/B 4.6x 1.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 4.6x 1.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x – –
EV/EBIT 9.3x 7.7x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF 15.7x 5.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x 5.3x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.63 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLFSEDULRN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 20.5% 2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 21.5% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.8% 1,976,823% -2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 28.1% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.1% 58.6% 22.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 30.6% 33.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% 45.2% 5.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 19.1% 29.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.2% 42.9% 10.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.1% 25.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -48.2% 13.7% 33.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.8% 33.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -43.8% 13.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLFSEDULRN
Gross margin 31.1% 10.6% –
EBITDA margin 6.5% – –
Operating margin 5.4% 11.8% –
Pretax margin 5.6% 11.8% –
Net margin 3.8% 8.4% –
FCF margin 3.2% 17.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.3% 17.1% 19.9%
Return on equity 25.6% 12.4% 20.3%
Return on assets 10.3% 6.3% 13.5%
Return on invested capital 22.6% 14.9% –
Return on capital employed 26.8% 13.7% –
Asset turnover 2.6x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLFSEDULRN
Debt / assets 3.7% 3.4% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.9x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 61.0% 48.0% 33.9%
Equity / assets 39.0% 52.0% 66.1%
Interest coverage 52.8x – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.6x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x –
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.7x –
Altman Z-score 5.36 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLFSEDULRN
Dividend yield – 2.4% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 2.4% –
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.

ConsensusLFSEDULRN
Forward P/E – 10.8xFY2026 9.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.68FY2026 $8.42FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +31.1%FY2026 +17.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +11.8% -6.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $6.34BFY2026 $2.42BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +12.1%FY2026 -3.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +10.6% +16.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLFSEDULRN
Held by institutions – 31.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 170 410
Change in shares held, QoQ – -5.3% +1.2%
Institutions buying – 80 212
Institutions selling – 65 135
Buyers to sellers – 1.23 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.

LFSEDULRN
LFS 1.00 0.00 0.05
EDU 0.00 1.00 0.18
LRN 0.05 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LFS, EDU and LRN?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Leifras (LFS) $54.94M, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $7.85B, Stride (LRN) $3.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, LFS, EDU and LRN?

Stride (LRN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Leifras (LFS) 17.4x, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 15.8x, Stride (LRN) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stride (LRN) is cheapest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 10.8x, Stride (LRN) 9.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Leifras (LFS) +6.9%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +20.5%, Stride (LRN) +2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) has the highest net margin (Leifras (LFS) 3.8%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Leifras (LFS) leads (Leifras (LFS) 22.6%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) returned the most: Leifras (LFS) -36.9%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -13.5%, Stride (LRN) -47.9%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +19.9%/yr, Stride (LRN) +17.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 2.37%. Leifras (LFS) and Stride (LRN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) has been the steadiest (Leifras (LFS) 247.9%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 37.5%, Stride (LRN) 89.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LFS, EDU 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, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 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.