LRN vs EDU vs GHC Stock Comparison

Stride, New Oriental Education & Technology and Graham Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LRN Stride, Inc.
$79.15 +0.7% 1M -48.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.28B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.54B
Div. yield
–
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
GHC Graham Holdings Co
$1,188.00 +2.8% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.07B
P/E
9.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
0.63%
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

New Oriental Education & Technology leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (New Oriental Education & Technology 5, Graham Holdings 4, Stride 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLRNEDUGHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.28B $8.98B $5.07B EDU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x 19.3x 9.4x GHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.4x 12.4x 15.6x LRN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.5% +15.5% +4.8% EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.4% 10.7% GHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.8% 3.5% EDU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.07% 0.63% EDU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.1% -4.3% +14.9% GHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.5%/yr +22.2%/yr +15.3%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 89.5% 35.1% 23.3% GHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 68/100 40/100 LRN

Percentile Scorecard

LRNEDUGHC

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

AxisLRNEDUGHC
Valuation 75 #9 of 33 72 #10 of 33 69 #11 of 33
Growth 55 #14 of 30 76 #8 of 30 28 #22 of 30
Profitability 82 #6 of 29 71 #9 of 29 25 #22 of 29
Financial Health 92 #4 of 39 68 #13 of 39 63 #15 of 39
Shareholder Returns – 54 #7 of 14 15 #12 of 14
Overall 76 68 40
  • LRN ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • GHC ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLRNEDUGHCSPY
1 month +0.7%+2.7%+2.8% -0.2%
3 months -17.3%+13.8%-2.1% +3.9%
6 months -14.5%+8.7%+0.9% +8.2%
Year to date +21.9%+5.3%+8.1% +12.9%
1 year -48.1%-4.3%+14.9% +12.3%
3 years +45.4%-10.1%+110.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.3%-3.5%+28.1% +23.3%
5 years +133.1%+172.2%+103.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.5%+22.2%+15.3% +10.9%
10 years +606.7%+11.2%+150.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.6%+1.1%+9.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLRNEDUGHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 89.5%35.1%23.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 121.1%33.3%23.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.080.140.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.54-0.120.64 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.1%-62.9%-20.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.4%-8.7%-4.1% -1.2%
52-week high $153.53$63.51$1,238.69 $779.14
52-week low $61.02$44.44$1,012.13 $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.

MultipleLRNEDUGHC
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 15.2x 19.3xmedian 15.2x 9.4xmedian 15.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.8x —median 9.8x 12.0xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 14.5x 8.7xmedian 14.5x 20.4xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.0x 2.1xmedian 2.0x 1.1xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.35 0.46median 0.35 0.23median 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 monthsLRNEDUGHC
Revenue $2.54B $5.66B $5.07B
Gross profit $949.60M $634.59M $1.52B
Operating income $466.05M $643.25M $256.19M
Net income $334.31M $516.66M $550.25M
Free cash flow – $1.03B $247.96M
EPS (diluted) $7.06 $3.01 $125.75
Cash & equivalents $547.75M $1.82B $156.77M
Total debt – $1.08B $900.37M
Shares (diluted) 47.33M 157.85M 4.31M
Enterprise value $3.28B -$1.83B $194.33M

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
MetricLRNEDUGHC
P/E 10.1x 19.3x 9.4x
P/FCF 7.2x 8.7x 20.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 8.7x 15.5x
P/S 1.3x 1.6x 1.0x
P/B 2.0x 2.1x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.1x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 12.0x
EV/EBIT – 10.1x 18.4x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.2x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 6.4x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x 6.4x 14.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.46 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLRNEDUGHC
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.5% 15.5% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 23.6% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -2.1% 1,976,824% 1.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 28.1% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.1% 50.2% -6.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.1% 50.1% 41.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.8% 37.5% -20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 30.0% 36.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.1% 32.1% -19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.3% 42.0% 40.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% 14.6% -33.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 1.9% 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 14.6% -40.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 32.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLRNEDUGHC
Gross margin – 11.2% 29.9%
EBITDA margin – – 7.8%
Operating margin – 11.4% 5.1%
Pretax margin – 11.4% 14.1%
Net margin – 8.4% 10.7%
FCF margin – 18.1% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 19.9% 18.1% 6.4%
Return on equity 20.3% 11.8% 11.5%
Return on assets 13.5% 6.1% 6.7%
Return on invested capital – 13.8% 3.5%
Return on capital employed – 13.9% 3.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.0x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLRNEDUGHC
Debt / assets – 3.2% 11.1%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.9x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 33.9% 50.8% 41.1%
Equity / assets 66.1% 49.2% 58.9%
Interest coverage – – 4.9x
Current ratio 2.6x 1.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.5x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.68 3.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLRNEDUGHC
Dividend yield – 2.1% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – – 2.4%
Shareholder yield – 2.1% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 35.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 77.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 528.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 83.8%

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.

ConsensusLRNEDUGHC
Forward P/E 9.4xFY2027 12.4xFY2026 15.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.42FY2027 $4.68FY2026 $76.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.9%FY2027 +31.1%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.4% +11.8% -16.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.42BFY2027 $6.34BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -3.9%FY2027 +12.1%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.4% +10.6% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLRNEDUGHC
Held by institutions 100.0% 31.4% 83.3%
Institutions holding 410 170 337
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -5.3% +0.4%
Institutions buying 212 80 149
Institutions selling 135 65 110
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.23 1.35

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.

LRNEDUGHC
LRN 1.00 0.13 0.16
EDU 0.13 1.00 0.24
GHC 0.16 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LRN, EDU and GHC?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Stride (LRN) $3.28B, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $8.98B, Graham Holdings (GHC) $5.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, LRN, EDU and GHC?

Graham Holdings (GHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Stride (LRN) 10.1x, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 19.3x, Graham Holdings (GHC) 9.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stride (LRN) is cheapest (Stride (LRN) 9.4x, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 12.4x, Graham Holdings (GHC) 15.6x). 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: Stride (LRN) +2.5%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +15.5%, Graham Holdings (GHC) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graham Holdings (GHC) has the highest net margin (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 10.7%). On return on invested capital, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) leads (New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 13.8%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Graham Holdings (GHC) returned the most: Stride (LRN) -48.1%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -4.3%, Graham Holdings (GHC) +14.9%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (Stride (LRN) +18.5%/yr, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +22.2%/yr, Graham Holdings (GHC) +15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) has the highest dividend yield: New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 2.07%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 0.63%. Stride (LRN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graham Holdings (GHC) has been the steadiest (Stride (LRN) 89.5%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 35.1%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 23.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LRN, EDU and GHC?

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 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.