LOPE vs BUUU vs ACN Stock Comparison

Grand Canyon Education, Buuu and Accenture Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BUUU BUUU Group Ltd
$5.90 -86.4% 1M -23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$84.00M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consulting Industrials
ACN Accenture plc
$243.95 +39.8% 1M -3.7% 1Y
Market cap
$149.99B
P/E
19.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$73.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consulting Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Grand Canyon Education leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Grand Canyon Education 6, Accenture 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLOPEBUUUACNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.02B $84.00M $149.99B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x — 19.3x LOPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x — 15.8x ACN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% — +6.7% LOPE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% — 10.7% LOPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 20.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.2% -23.9% -3.7% ACN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.1%/yr — -7.4%/yr LOPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 248.2% 50.3% LOPE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 — 64/100 LOPE

Percentile Scorecard

LOPEBUUUACN

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

AxisLOPEBUUUACN
Valuation 50 #57 of 113 – 52 #55 of 113
Growth 42 #56 of 96 – 48 #50 of 96
Profitability 99 #2 of 92 – 87 #13 of 92
Financial Health 90 #13 of 125 95 #7 of 125 80 #26 of 125
Shareholder Returns 91 #7 of 67 – 55 #31 of 67
Overall 74 – 64
  • LOPE ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • BUUU ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • ACN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLOPEBUUUACNSPY
1 month +5.2%-86.4%+39.8% +0.9%
3 months -3.4%-74.5%+40.8% +5.9%
6 months -9.0%-61.1%+35.3% +8.5%
Year to date -7.4%-8.1%-9.1% +13.3%
1 year -28.2%-23.9%-3.7% +12.4%
3 years +31.2%—-15.9% +88.1%
3 years, per year +9.5%—-5.6% +23.5%
5 years +93.2%—-32.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.1%—-7.4% +11.0%
10 years +257.6%—+110.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.6%—+7.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLOPEBUUUACNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%248.2%50.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%341.8%51.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.080.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.88-0.10-0.07 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-89.1%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.2%-89.1%-15.5% -0.9%
52-week high $214.45$53.90$288.54 $779.14
52-week low $136.72$5.90$124.44 $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.

MultipleLOPEBUUUACN
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 21.5x —median 21.5x 19.2xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x 2.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x 12.0xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 13.9x —median 13.9x 12.9xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.3x 14.4xmedian 2.3x 4.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.64median 0.92 —median 0.92 4.67median 0.92

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 monthsLOPEBUUUACN
Revenue $1.14B – $73.10B
Gross profit – – $23.40B
Operating income $279.71M – $10.59B
Net income $224.21M – $7.79B
Free cash flow $242.56M – $12.58B
EPS (diluted) $8.55 – $12.65
Cash & equivalents $171.06M $5.72M $10.17B
Total debt – – $5.14B
Shares (diluted) 26.22M – 615.59M
Enterprise value $2.92B $84.00M $109.27B

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
MetricLOPEBUUUACN
P/E 18.0x – 19.2x
P/FCF 16.7x – 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x – 12.4x
P/S 3.5x – 2.2x
P/B 6.0x 14.4x 4.9x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 14.4x 5.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x – 12.0x
EV/EBIT 13.5x – 14.9x
EV/Revenue 3.3x – 2.2x
EV/FCF 15.5x – 12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x – 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.64 – 4.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOPEBUUUACN
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% – 6.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 6.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.9% – 0.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – 4.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.2% – -2.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – 2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.7% – 0.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 4.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.5% – 20.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.1% – 22.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% – 10.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOPEBUUUACN
Gross margin – – 32.0%
EBITDA margin 28.1% – 17.9%
Operating margin 24.5% – 14.5%
Pretax margin 25.6% – 14.6%
Net margin 19.6% – 10.7%
FCF margin 21.2% – 17.2%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% – 18.0%
Return on equity 32.8% – 24.3%
Return on assets 23.8% – 11.7%
Return on invested capital – – 20.9%
Return on capital employed 33.9% – 22.9%
Asset turnover 1.2x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOPEBUUUACN
Debt / assets – 4.9% 7.5%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 27.2% 21.9% 52.0%
Equity / assets 72.8% 78.1% 48.0%
Interest coverage – – 39.8x
Current ratio 2.8x 4.7x 1.3x
Quick ratio 2.7x 4.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 2.3x 3.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 16.51 – 4.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOPEBUUUACN
Dividend yield – – 2.7%
Net buyback yield 8.5% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 8.5% – 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 50.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 31.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 9.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 12.9%

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.

ConsensusLOPEBUUUACN
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 – 15.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $9.55FY2026 – $15.40FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 – +10.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% – -2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 – $72.38BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 – -2.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% – +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOPEBUUUACN
Held by institutions 100.0% – 73.0%
Institutions holding 447 – 1,899
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% – -1.6%
Institutions buying 208 – 958
Institutions selling 182 – 776
Buyers to sellers 1.14 – 1.23

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.

LOPEBUUUACN
LOPE 1.00 0.06 0.41
BUUU 0.06 1.00 0.00
ACN 0.41 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOPE, BUUU and ACN?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) $4.02B, Buuu (BUUU) $84.00M, Accenture (ACN) $149.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOPE, BUUU and ACN?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 17.9x, Accenture (ACN) 19.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Accenture (ACN) is cheapest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 16.1x, Accenture (ACN) 15.8x). 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%, Accenture (ACN) +6.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) has the highest net margin (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 19.6%, Accenture (ACN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Accenture (ACN) returned the most: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) -28.2%, Buuu (BUUU) -23.9%, Accenture (ACN) -3.7%. Over five years, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) compounded fastest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) +14.1%/yr, Accenture (ACN) -7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 0.00%, Buuu (BUUU) 0.00%, Accenture (ACN) 0.03%. Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) and Buuu (BUUU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) has been the steadiest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 32.2%, Buuu (BUUU) 248.2%, Accenture (ACN) 50.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LOPE, BUUU and ACN?

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.