LOPE vs KFY vs ACN Stock Comparison

Grand Canyon Education, Korn Ferry and Accenture Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KFY Korn Ferry
$77.31 +8.8% 1M +16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.82B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consulting Industrials
5 wins
ACN Accenture plc
$265.25 +37.1% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$157.98B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$74.18B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consulting Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Grand Canyon Education leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Grand Canyon Education 5, Korn Ferry 5, Accenture 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLOPEKFYACNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.99B $3.82B $157.98B ACN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 13.6x 18.9x LOPE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.8x 14.2x 17.2x LOPE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +6.9% +6.5% KFY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.9% 9.4% 11.3% LOPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.7% 21.1% ACN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.9x -0.2x KFY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.03% KFY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.5% +16.5% +7.0% KFY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr -1.5%/yr -6.4%/yr LOPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 29.7% 50.6% KFY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 84/100 77/100 64/100 LOPE

Percentile Scorecard

LOPEKFYACN

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

AxisLOPEKFYACN
Valuation 73 #32 of 114 89 #13 of 114 47 #61 of 114
Growth 65 #35 of 98 59 #41 of 98 55 #45 of 98
Profitability 100 #1 of 95 80 #20 of 95 89 #11 of 95
Financial Health 90 #13 of 126 83 #22 of 126 77 #30 of 126
Shareholder Returns 91 #7 of 71 76 #18 of 71 53 #34 of 71
Overall 84 77 64
  • LOPE ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • KFY ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • ACN ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLOPEKFYACNSPY
1 month -21.5%+8.8%+37.1% -5.9%
3 months -17.9%-6.4%+55.0% -4.6%
6 months -25.7%+15.1%+47.2% +0.2%
Year to date -26.5%+17.1%-1.1% +7.5%
1 year -31.5%+16.5%+7.0% +8.2%
3 years -10.1%+59.5%-15.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year -3.5%+16.8%-5.4% +19.0%
5 years +45.4%-7.1%-28.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +7.8%-1.5%-6.4% +9.4%
10 years +152.4%+283.5%+126.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.7%+14.4%+8.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLOPEKFYACNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%29.7%50.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.5%30.5%52.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.160.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.850.560.14 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -44.6%-45.5%-70.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.3%-10.4%-8.1% -5.9%
52-week high $180.48$86.28$288.54 $779.14
52-week low $122.17$59.54$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.

MultipleLOPEKFYACN
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 21.1x 13.9xmedian 21.1x 19.4xmedian 21.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 2.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 11.7x 7.3xmedian 11.7x 12.7xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 15.3x 12.3xmedian 15.3x 15.3xmedian 15.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 2.3x 5.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.88median 0.88 0.88median 0.88 2.43median 0.88

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 monthsLOPEKFYACN
Revenue $1.15B $2.99B $74.18B
Gross profit – $2.66B $23.78B
Operating income $313.16M $384.68M $11.41B
Net income $250.95M $282.88M $8.37B
Free cash flow $264.85M $318.71M $11.62B
EPS (diluted) $9.74 $5.45 $13.55
Cash & equivalents $58.76M $800.85M $12.83B
Total debt – $398.78M $10.11B
Shares (diluted) 25.77M 51.35M 617.50M
Enterprise value $2.01B $88.05M $115.91B

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
MetricLOPEKFYACN
P/E 12.5x 13.9x 19.4x
P/FCF 11.9x 12.3x 15.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 9.7x 14.3x
P/S 2.7x 1.3x 2.4x
P/B 4.9x 2.0x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 6.4x 2.0x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 7.3x 12.7x
EV/EBIT 9.5x 9.1x 15.3x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 1.2x 2.4x
EV/FCF 11.3x 11.0x 15.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.9x 8.7x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.88 0.88 2.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOPEKFYACN
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 6.9% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 1.4% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.5% 6.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.9% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.4% 8.8% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 13.7% 9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.8% 11.3% 9.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.7% 15.9% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 28.5% 14.1% 11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 15.9% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.3% 14.0% 7.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 10.3% 9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.5% 14.0% 6.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 11.2% 8.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOPEKFYACN
Gross margin – 89.1% 32.0%
EBITDA margin 31.0% 16.2% 18.6%
Operating margin 27.3% 12.9% 15.4%
Pretax margin 28.3% 13.1% 15.3%
Net margin 21.9% 9.4% 11.3%
FCF margin 23.1% 10.7% 15.7%
Operating cash flow margin 26.3% 13.5% 16.7%
Return on equity 38.3% 14.2% 25.9%
Return on assets 27.7% 7.2% 12.0%
Return on invested capital – 11.7% 21.1%
Return on capital employed 39.4% 11.8% 23.3%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.6% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOPEKFYACN
Debt / assets – 10.4% 13.7%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.9x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.3x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 47.6% 55.5%
Equity / assets 71.5% 52.4% 44.5%
Interest coverage – – 37.6x
Current ratio 2.6x 2.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.5x 2.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.4x 1.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 14.54 3.37 4.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOPEKFYACN
Dividend yield – 2.8% 2.5%
Net buyback yield 12.0% 2.5% 3.5%
Shareholder yield 12.0% 5.3% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 38.4% 47.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.1% 34.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 20.7% 7.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 47.4% 12.1%

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.

ConsensusLOPEKFYACN
Forward P/E 12.8xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 17.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $9.55FY2026 $5.45FY2026 $15.40FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +10.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% +13.2% -2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $3.26BFY2026 $72.38BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 -2.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +22.6% +18.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOPEKFYACN
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 72.9%
Institutions holding 449 364 1,901
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.2% -1.6%
Institutions buying 210 216 957
Institutions selling 182 97 779
Buyers to sellers 1.15 2.23 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.

LOPEKFYACN
LOPE 1.00 0.38 0.35
KFY 0.38 1.00 0.54
ACN 0.35 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOPE, KFY and ACN?

Accenture (ACN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) $2.99B, Korn Ferry (KFY) $3.82B, Accenture (ACN) $157.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOPE, KFY and ACN?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 11.9x, Korn Ferry (KFY) 13.6x, Accenture (ACN) 18.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) is cheapest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 12.8x, Korn Ferry (KFY) 14.2x, Accenture (ACN) 17.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Korn Ferry (KFY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) +5.3%, Korn Ferry (KFY) +6.9%, Accenture (ACN) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) has the highest net margin (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 21.9%, Korn Ferry (KFY) 9.4%, Accenture (ACN) 11.3%). On return on invested capital, Accenture (ACN) leads (Korn Ferry (KFY) 11.7%, Accenture (ACN) 21.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Korn Ferry (KFY) returned the most: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) -31.5%, Korn Ferry (KFY) +16.5%, Accenture (ACN) +7.0%. Over five years, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) compounded fastest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) +7.8%/yr, Korn Ferry (KFY) -1.5%/yr, Accenture (ACN) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Korn Ferry (KFY) has the highest dividend yield: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 0.00%, Korn Ferry (KFY) 0.03%, Accenture (ACN) 0.03%. Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Korn Ferry (KFY) has been the steadiest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 37.0%, Korn Ferry (KFY) 29.7%, Accenture (ACN) 50.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LOPE, KFY 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 5. 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.