GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. vs Stride, Inc., two Education stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where LOPE and LRN diverge most: on debt / equity, LOPE reads 0.00 and LRN reads 0.26; on p/b, LOPE reads 6.26 and LRN reads 2.18. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What LOPE's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | LOPE | LRN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $159.84 | $85.50 |
| Market cap | $4.2B | $3.6B |
| Sector | Education | Education |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -0.8% | — |
| P/E | 19.4 | 12.0 |
| P/B | 6.26 | 2.18 |
| P/S | 3.67 | 1.41 |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.9 | 6.6 |
| Revenue growth | +7.1% | +5.0% |
| Gross margin | — | 34.2% |
| Operating margin | 22.0% | 16.6% |
| Net margin | 19.6% | 13.4% |
| Return on equity | 33.5% | 20.7% |
| Return on assets | 24.4% | 13.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 31.5% | 17.4% |
| FCF yield | 5.8% | 12.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.26 |
| Current ratio | 2.82 | 5.94 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 10.00 | 5.22 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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