LOPE vs BWMN vs G Stock Comparison

Grand Canyon Education, Bowman Consulting and Genpact Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
G Genpact LTD
$39.20 +18.5% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.59B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.25B
Div. yield
1.89%
Consulting Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Genpact leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Genpact 6, Grand Canyon Education 3, Bowman Consulting 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLOPEBWMNGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.13B $738.76M $6.59B G
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.4x 102.4x 11.4x G
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 20.7x 8.9x G
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +14.2% +6.5% BWMN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% 1.3% 11.1% LOPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.8% 15.3% G
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.4x 0.8x G
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.89% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.0% -1.1% -0.8% G
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.3%/yr +23.5%/yr -4.6%/yr BWMN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 63.1% 40.9% LOPE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 43/100 71/100 LOPE

Percentile Scorecard

LOPEBWMNG

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

AxisLOPEBWMNG
Valuation 49 #58 of 112 26 #83 of 112 85 #18 of 112
Growth 42 #56 of 96 81 #19 of 96 54 #45 of 96
Profitability 99 #2 of 91 39 #56 of 91 79 #20 of 91
Financial Health 90 #13 of 125 23 #97 of 125 73 #34 of 125
Shareholder Returns 91 #7 of 67 44 #38 of 67 64 #25 of 67
Overall 74 43 71
  • LOPE ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • BWMN ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • G ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLOPEBWMNGSPY
1 month +6.8%+0.7%+18.5% -0.2%
3 months +4.6%+62.1%+13.3% +3.9%
6 months -6.3%+37.9%+15.5% +8.2%
Year to date -5.4%+29.8%-16.2% +12.9%
1 year -28.0%-1.1%-0.8% +12.3%
3 years +34.0%+62.8%+19.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.3%+17.7%+6.1% +23.3%
5 years +78.9%+186.6%-20.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.3%+23.5%-4.6% +10.9%
10 years +266.9%—+69.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.9%—+5.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLOPEBWMNGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%63.1%40.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%53.5%37.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.031.500.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.87-0.02-0.02 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-56.2%-50.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.0%-3.5%-19.2% -1.2%
52-week high $218.48$44.43$48.50 $779.14
52-week low $136.72$25.31$27.50 $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.

MultipleLOPEBWMNG
P/E now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 21.2x 102.4xmedian 21.2x 11.4xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 0.9x 1.4xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 11.9x 19.3xmedian 11.9x 8.3xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 13.7x 58.8xmedian 13.7x 11.5xmedian 13.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.4x 2.9xmedian 2.4x 2.5xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 1.00 5.89median 1.00 0.71median 1.00

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 monthsLOPEBWMNG
Revenue $1.14B $527.60M $5.25B
Gross profit – $281.51M $1.91B
Operating income $279.71M $17.72M $778.63M
Net income $224.21M $7.38M $582.65M
Free cash flow $242.56M $12.56M $572.11M
EPS (diluted) $8.55 $0.41 $3.42
Cash & equivalents $171.06M $10.49M $517.39M
Total debt – $759.87M $1.18B
Shares (diluted) 26.22M 16.60M 170.43M
Enterprise value $3.02B $688.94M $3.20B

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
MetricLOPEBWMNG
P/E 18.4x 102.4x 11.4x
P/FCF 17.0x 58.8x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x 31.8x 10.2x
P/S 3.6x 1.4x 1.3x
P/B 6.2x 2.9x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 4.3x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 19.3x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 53.8x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 1.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 15.9x 76.0x 12.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.8x 41.0x 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 5.89 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOPEBWMNG
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 14.2% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 19.9% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.6% 9.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 21.4% 7.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.9% 47.3% 5.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 76.6% 11.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.2% -32.6% 8.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 25.1% 12.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.7% -33.6% 12.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 17.4% 15.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.5% -33.6% -0.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 49.4% 2.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.1% -62.9% 1.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 29.4% 1.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOPEBWMNG
Gross margin – 53.4% 36.5%
EBITDA margin 28.1% 9.3% 16.7%
Operating margin 24.5% 3.4% 14.8%
Pretax margin 25.6% 0.7% 14.5%
Net margin 19.6% 1.3% 11.1%
FCF margin 21.2% 2.4% 10.9%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 4.4% 12.3%
Return on equity 32.8% 2.9% 22.9%
Return on assets 23.8% 1.2% 10.6%
Return on invested capital – 3.8% 15.3%
Return on capital employed 33.9% 5.2% 17.6%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 3.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 3.5% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOPEBWMNG
Debt / assets – 36.4% 21.8%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.4x 0.8x
Debt / FCF – 18.0x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 27.2% 58.6% 51.9%
Equity / assets 72.8% 41.4% 48.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.8x 0.9x 2.0x
Quick ratio 2.7x 0.8x 1.8x
Cash ratio 2.3x 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 16.72 2.09 3.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOPEBWMNG
Dividend yield – – 1.9%
Net buyback yield 8.3% 3.2% 4.5%
Shareholder yield 8.3% 3.2% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 20.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 21.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 8.2%

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.

ConsensusLOPEBWMNG
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 20.7xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.55FY2026 $2.07FY2026 $4.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% +16.4% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $555.17MFY2026 $5.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +27.7%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +10.4% +3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOPEBWMNG
Held by institutions 100.0% 63.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 447 136 476
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.1% +2.2%
Institutions buying 208 78 247
Institutions selling 182 36 199
Buyers to sellers 1.14 2.17 1.24

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.

LOPEBWMNG
LOPE 1.00 0.03 0.42
BWMN 0.03 1.00 0.01
G 0.42 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOPE, BWMN and G?

Genpact (G) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) $4.13B, Bowman Consulting (BWMN) $738.76M, Genpact (G) $6.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOPE, BWMN and G?

Genpact (G) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 18.4x, Bowman Consulting (BWMN) 102.4x, Genpact (G) 11.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Genpact (G) is cheapest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 16.5x, Bowman Consulting (BWMN) 20.7x, Genpact (G) 8.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bowman Consulting (BWMN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) +7.0%, Bowman Consulting (BWMN) +14.2%, Genpact (G) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) has the highest net margin (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 19.6%, Bowman Consulting (BWMN) 1.3%, Genpact (G) 11.1%). On return on invested capital, Genpact (G) leads (Bowman Consulting (BWMN) 3.8%, Genpact (G) 15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Genpact (G) returned the most: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) -28.0%, Bowman Consulting (BWMN) -1.1%, Genpact (G) -0.8%. Over five years, Bowman Consulting (BWMN) compounded fastest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) +12.3%/yr, Bowman Consulting (BWMN) +23.5%/yr, Genpact (G) -4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Genpact (G) 1.89%. Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) and Bowman Consulting (BWMN) 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%, Bowman Consulting (BWMN) 63.1%, Genpact (G) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LOPE, BWMN and G?

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