Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (LOPE) vs Stride, Inc. (LRN)

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. and Stride, Inc. are both Education & Training Services companies. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $3.9B against $3.3B — 1.2× the size. Stride, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 9.9× against 17.7×. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.97% against 4.69%. Grand Canyon Education, Inc. has the higher net margin (19.6% vs 13.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (44.3% vs 24.5%). Across the 22 metrics below, Stride, Inc. leads on 12 and Grand Canyon Education, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric LOPE LRN Education & Training Services median
P/E 17.70 9.92 11.19
P/S 3.37 1.33 0.92
P/B 5.76 2.06 1.63
Price to free cash flow 15.89 9.45 9.62
EV/EBITDA 11.40 5.05 7.02
EV/Sales 3.21 1.16 0.82
Earnings yield 5.65% 10.08% 3.17%
Free cash flow yield 6.30% 10.58% 2.30%

Profitability

Metric LOPE LRN Education & Training Services median
Gross margin 53.27% 37.75% 54.64%
Operating margin 24.49% 17.90% 0.00%
Net margin 19.63% 13.43% 3.29%
Free cash flow margin 21.24% 14.10% 0.00%
Return on equity 30.98% 21.74% 0.00%
Return on assets 23.11% 14.30% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 44.26% 24.52% 0.00%

Growth

Metric LOPE LRN Education & Training Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.97% 4.69% 6.97%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (0.26%) 20.00% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 5.55% 10.38% 4.27%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (3.42%) 36.47% 0.00%

Health

Metric LOPE LRN Education & Training Services median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.29 0.08
Current ratio 2.82 5.94 1.33
Net debt to EBITDA (0.98) (0.84) (0.15)

Dividend

Metric LOPE LRN Education & Training Services median
Dividend yield — — 1.13%
Payout ratio 0.00 0.00 0.00

Size

Metric LOPE LRN Education & Training Services median
Market cap 3.94b 3.33b 68.93m

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