LOPE vs KFY vs TTEK Stock Comparison

Grand Canyon Education, Korn Ferry and Tetra Tech Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KFY Korn Ferry
$75.23 +5.5% 1M +7.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.77B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
0.03%
Consulting Industrials
6 wins
TTEK Tetra Tech Inc
$36.78 +8.5% 1M +12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.64B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
0.01%
Consulting Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionLOPEKFYTTEKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.06B $3.77B $9.64B TTEK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x 13.5x 22.1x KFY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 13.8x 22.4x KFY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +6.9% -7.6% LOPE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.6% 9.4% 8.6% LOPE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.7% 16.7% TTEK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.9x 0.9x KFY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.01% KFY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.2% +7.0% +12.9% TTEK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.1%/yr -0.5%/yr +0.9%/yr LOPE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 30.1% 37.0% KFY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 76/100 67/100 KFY

Percentile Scorecard

LOPEKFYTTEK

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

AxisLOPEKFYTTEK
Valuation 50 #57 of 113 88 #15 of 113 46 #61 of 113
Growth 42 #56 of 96 59 #40 of 96 80 #20 of 96
Profitability 99 #2 of 92 76 #23 of 92 78 #21 of 92
Financial Health 90 #13 of 125 83 #22 of 125 66 #43 of 125
Shareholder Returns 91 #7 of 67 74 #18 of 67 64 #25 of 67
Overall 74 76 67
  • LOPE ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • KFY ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • TTEK ranked among 130 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLOPEKFYTTEKSPY
1 month +5.2%+5.5%+8.5% +0.9%
3 months -3.4%-11.1%+8.9% +5.9%
6 months -9.0%+13.4%+15.4% +8.5%
Year to date -7.4%+14.0%+9.7% +13.3%
1 year -28.2%+7.0%+12.9% +12.4%
3 years +31.2%+67.2%+27.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +9.5%+18.7%+8.3% +23.5%
5 years +93.2%-2.6%+4.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.1%-0.5%+0.9% +11.0%
10 years +257.6%+273.2%+378.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.6%+14.1%+17.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLOPEKFYTTEKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%30.1%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%31.3%36.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.030.160.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.880.230.35 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.0%-46.2%-48.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.2%-12.8%-13.7% -0.9%
52-week high $214.45$86.28$42.61 $779.14
52-week low $136.72$59.54$26.18 $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.

MultipleLOPEKFYTTEK
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 21.5x 13.5xmedian 21.5x 21.8xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 1.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 11.9x 7.0xmedian 11.9x 14.9xmedian 11.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 13.9x 12.0xmedian 13.9x 17.2xmedian 13.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.3x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.64median 0.92 0.85median 0.92 1.54median 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 monthsLOPEKFYTTEK
Revenue $1.14B $2.99B $5.07B
Gross profit – $2.66B $951.81M
Operating income $279.71M $384.68M $611.75M
Net income $224.21M $282.88M $436.70M
Free cash flow $242.56M $318.71M $547.33M
EPS (diluted) $8.55 $5.45 $1.68
Cash & equivalents $171.06M $800.85M $230.84M
Total debt – $398.78M $801.06M
Shares (diluted) 26.22M 51.35M 259.78M
Enterprise value $2.96B $41.81M $8.75B

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
MetricLOPEKFYTTEK
P/E 18.0x 13.5x 21.8x
P/FCF 16.7x 12.0x 17.2x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 9.5x 16.6x
P/S 3.5x 1.3x 1.9x
P/B 6.0x 1.9x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 1.9x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x 7.0x 14.9x
EV/EBIT 13.5x 8.8x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 3.3x 1.1x 2.0x
EV/FCF 15.5x 10.7x 18.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.5x 8.4x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.64 0.85 1.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLOPEKFYTTEK
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 6.9% -7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 1.4% 6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.5% 2.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 0.9% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.9% 8.8% 65.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 13.7% 21.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.2% 11.3% 101.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% 15.9% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.7% 14.1% 105.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 15.9% 14.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.5% 14.0% 22.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 10.3% 22.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.1% 14.0% 23.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.7% 11.2% 24.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLOPEKFYTTEK
Gross margin – 89.1% 18.8%
EBITDA margin 28.1% 16.2% 13.2%
Operating margin 24.5% 12.9% 12.1%
Pretax margin 25.6% 13.1% 11.7%
Net margin 19.6% 9.4% 8.6%
FCF margin 21.2% 10.7% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 13.5% 11.2%
Return on equity 32.8% 14.2% 23.5%
Return on assets 23.8% 7.2% 10.0%
Return on invested capital – 11.7% 16.7%
Return on capital employed 33.9% 11.8% 20.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.8x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.6% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLOPEKFYTTEK
Debt / assets – 10.4% 18.3%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.9x 0.9x
Debt / FCF – 1.3x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 27.2% 47.6% 57.8%
Equity / assets 72.8% 52.4% 42.2%
Interest coverage – – 15.4x
Current ratio 2.8x 2.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.7x 2.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.3x 1.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 16.51 3.34 4.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLOPEKFYTTEK
Dividend yield – 2.8% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 8.5% 2.6% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 8.5% 5.4% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 38.4% 15.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.1% 12.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 20.7% 9.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 47.4% 11.2%

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.

ConsensusLOPEKFYTTEK
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.55FY2026 $5.45FY2026 $1.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.2%FY2026 +3.2%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% +13.2% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.10BFY2026 $3.26BFY2026 $4.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +22.6% -7.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLOPEKFYTTEK
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.9% 97.8%
Institutions holding 447 362 547
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +2.2% +4.0%
Institutions buying 208 215 260
Institutions selling 182 96 210
Buyers to sellers 1.14 2.24 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.

LOPEKFYTTEK
LOPE 1.00 0.42 0.30
KFY 0.42 1.00 0.42
TTEK 0.30 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LOPE, KFY and TTEK?

Tetra Tech (TTEK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) $4.06B, Korn Ferry (KFY) $3.77B, Tetra Tech (TTEK) $9.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, LOPE, KFY and TTEK?

Korn Ferry (KFY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 18.1x, Korn Ferry (KFY) 13.5x, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Korn Ferry (KFY) is cheapest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 16.1x, Korn Ferry (KFY) 13.8x, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 22.4x). 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%, Korn Ferry (KFY) +6.9%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) -7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) has the highest net margin (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) 19.6%, Korn Ferry (KFY) 9.4%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 8.6%). On return on invested capital, Tetra Tech (TTEK) leads (Korn Ferry (KFY) 11.7%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tetra Tech (TTEK) returned the most: Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) -28.2%, Korn Ferry (KFY) +7.0%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) +12.9%. Over five years, Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) compounded fastest (Grand Canyon Education (LOPE) +14.1%/yr, Korn Ferry (KFY) -0.5%/yr, Tetra Tech (TTEK) +0.9%/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%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 0.01%. 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) 32.2%, Korn Ferry (KFY) 30.1%, Tetra Tech (TTEK) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LOPE, KFY and TTEK?

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