Grand Canyon [LOPE] vs Stride [LRN] Detailed Stock Comparison

Grand Canyon Education Inc.

NASDAQ

Stride, Inc.

NYSE

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Based on 20 vital metrics comparison: Grand Canyon Education Inc. wins in 12 metrics, Stride, Inc. wins in 8 metrics, with 0 ties. Grand Canyon Education Inc. appears stronger overall.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Metric	Grand Canyon Education Inc.	Stride, Inc.	Better
P/E Ratio (TTM)	22.46	15.07	Stride, Inc.
Price-to-Book Ratio	6.13	2.66	Stride, Inc.
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	14.37	35.94	Grand Canyon Education Inc.
PEG Ratio	2.14	4.82	Grand Canyon Education Inc.
EV/EBITDA	12.97	7.83	Stride, Inc.
Profit Margin (TTM)	19.54%	12.66%	Grand Canyon Education Inc.
Operating Margin (TTM)	35.08%	23.50%	Grand Canyon Education Inc.
EBITDA Margin (TTM)	35.08%	23.50%	Grand Canyon Education Inc.
Return on Equity	28.24%	22.26%	Grand Canyon Education Inc.
Return on Assets (TTM)	18.86%	13.23%	Grand Canyon Education Inc.
Free Cash Flow (TTM)	$238.59M	$372.81M	Stride, Inc.
1-Year Return	-20.22%	-31.79%	Grand Canyon Education Inc.
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	4.38	1.71	Stride, Inc.
Enterprise Value	$4.45B	$4.05B	Grand Canyon Education Inc.
EV/Revenue Ratio	4.02	1.61	Stride, Inc.
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	56.59%	41.13%	Grand Canyon Education Inc.
Revenue per Share (TTM)	$40	$58	Stride, Inc.
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	$7.71	$6.51	Grand Canyon Education Inc.
Beta (Stock Volatility)	0.67	0.05	Stride, Inc.
Short % of Float	5.58%	21.95%	Grand Canyon Education Inc.

Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc. Stock Performance Analysis

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Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Stock	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	YTD
Grand Canyon Education Inc.	-2.99%	-3.71%	-9.37%	-12.11%	-11.33%	-13.50%
Stride, Inc.	-14.50%	-13.64%	-5.38%	0.69%	30.72%	29.30%

Long-term Returns

Stock	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	15Y	20Y
Grand Canyon Education Inc.	-20.22%	43.24%	69.37%	256.08%	1,047.78%	1,094.25%
Stride, Inc.	-31.79%	145.50%	234.97%	745.24%	201.30%	283.18%

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc.

Metric	LOPE	LRN
Market Information
Market Cap i	$4.62B	$4.31B
Market Cap Category	Mid cap	Mid cap
10 Day Avg. Volume i	204,228	657,152
90 Day Avg. Volume i	233,289	719,051
Last Close	$143.07	$83.54
52 Week Range	$141.55 - $223.04	$60.61 - $171.17
% from 52W High	-35.85%	-51.19%
All-Time High	$223.04 (Oct 24, 2025)	$171.17 (Aug 27, 2025)
% from All-Time High	-35.85%	-51.19%
Growth Metrics
Quarterly Revenue Growth	0.05%	0.08%
Quarterly Earnings Growth	0.06%	0.03%
Financial Health
Profit Margin (TTM) i	0.20%	0.13%
Operating Margin (TTM) i	0.35%	0.24%
Return on Equity (TTM) i	0.28%	0.22%
Debt to Equity (MRQ) i	14.37	35.94
Cash & Liquidity
Book Value per Share (MRQ)	$28.24	$36.83
Cash per Share (MRQ)	$11.19	$14.89
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) i	$273.49M	$247.51M
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM) i	$200.57M	$51.59M
Dividends
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend i	N/A	$0.00

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc.

Metric	LOPE (Apr 24, 2026)	LRN (Apr 24, 2026)
Price Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM) i	22.46	15.07
Forward P/E i	15.42	11.07
PEG Ratio i	2.14	4.82
Price to Sales (TTM) i	4.38	1.71
Price to Book (MRQ) i	6.13	2.66
Market Capitalization
Market Capitalization i	$4.62B	$4.31B
Enterprise Value i	$4.45B	$4.05B
Enterprise Value Metrics
Enterprise to Revenue i	4.02	1.61
Enterprise to EBITDA i	12.97	7.83
Risk & Other Metrics
Beta i	0.67	0.05
Book Value per Share (MRQ) i	$28.24	$36.83

Financial Statements Comparison: Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc.

Financial Metrics

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Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Metric	LOPE (2025)	LRN (2025)
Revenue/Sales i	1.11B	2.41B
Cost of Goods Sold i	517.71M	1.46B
COGS % of Revenue i	46.8%	60.8%
Gross Profit i	588.36M	943.92M
Gross Margin i	53.2%	39.2%
Research & Development i	N/A	N/A
Operating Income (EBIT) i	303.32M	419.57M
Operating Margin i	27.4%	17.4%
EBITDA i	380.63M	567.87M
EBITDA Margin i	34.4%	23.6%
Pre-Tax Income i	279.85M	383.22M
Pre-Tax Income % of Revenue i	25.3%	15.9%
Income Tax i	63.68M	93.01M
Income Tax % of Revenue i	5.8%	3.9%
Net Income (Profit) i	216.17M	287.94M
Profit Margin i	19.5%	12.0%

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Metric	LOPE (2025)	LRN (2025)
Cash & Equivalents i	111.76M	782.50M
Total Current Assets i	400.18M	1.63B
Total Current Assets % of Revenue i	36.2%	67.9%
Total Current Liabilities i	109.75M	302.88M
Total Current Liabilities % of Revenue i	9.9%	12.6%
Long-Term Debt i	92.76M	496.05M
Long-Term Debt % of Revenue i	8.4%	20.6%
Total Shareholders Equity i	746.93M	1.48B
Retained Earnings i	2.69B	846.45M
Retained Earnings % of Revenue i	242.9%	35.2%
Property, Plant & Equipment i	96.57M	0

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Metric	LOPE (2025)	LRN (2025)
Operating Cash Flow i	271.30M	307.24M
Operating Cash Flow % of Revenue i	24.5%	12.8%
Capital Expenditures i	N/A	-1.78M
Free Cash Flow i	238.59M	372.81M
FCF Margin i	21.6%	15.5%
Debt Repayment i	N/A	-41.47M
Common Stock Repurchase i	-264.76M	N/A

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Metric	LOPE	LRN
Shares Short i	1.15M	6.59M
Short Ratio i	4.48	7.98
Short % of Float i	5.58%	21.95%
Shares Outstanding i	27.39M	42.59M
Float Shares i	26.17M	40.72M
% Held by Insiders i	2.12%	3.15%
% Held by Institutions i	103.61%	110.44%
% Held by Public i	-5.73%	-13.59%

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc.

Metric	LOPE	LRN
Last 12-Month Dividend i	N/A	$0.00
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Avg Annual Dividend i	N/A	$0.00
3-Year Avg Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Total Dividends i	N/A	$0.00
Ex-Dividend Date	N/A	N/A

Metric	LOPE (Dec 31, 2025)	LRN (Dec 31, 2025)
Revenue/Sales i	308.12M	631.26M
Cost of Goods Sold i	133.75M	371.63M
COGS % of Revenue i	43.4%	58.9%
Gross Profit i	174.37M	259.63M
Gross Margin i	56.6%	41.1%
Research & Development i	N/A	N/A
Operating Income (EBIT) i	108.08M	146.85M
Operating Margin i	35.1%	23.3%
EBITDA i	118.34M	167.04M
EBITDA Margin i	38.4%	26.5%
Pre-Tax Income i	111.78M	133.27M
Pre-Tax Income % of Revenue i	36.3%	21.1%
Income Tax i	25.04M	33.97M
Income Tax % of Revenue i	8.1%	5.4%
Net Income (Profit) i	86.73M	99.48M
Profit Margin i	28.1%	15.8%

Metric	LOPE (Dec 31, 2025)	LRN (Dec 31, 2025)
Operating Cash Flow i	130.77M	198.72M
Operating Cash Flow % of Revenue i	42.4%	31.5%
Capital Expenditures i	N/A	-431,000
Free Cash Flow i	122.85M	283.72M
FCF Margin i	39.9%	44.9%
Debt Repayment i	N/A	-11.51M
Common Stock Repurchase i	-100.03M	N/A

Grand Canyon [LOPE] vs Stride [LRN] Detailed Stock Comparison

Grand Canyon Education Inc.

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Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc. Stock Performance Analysis

Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Long-term Returns

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc.

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc.

Financial Statements Comparison: Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc.

Financial Metrics

Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

LOPE (Annual)

LOPE (Quarterly)

LRN (Annual)

LRN (Quarterly)

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc.

Metric	LOPE (Dec 31, 2025)	LRN (Dec 31, 2025)
Cash & Equivalents i	111.76M	497.10M
Total Current Assets i	400.18M	1.60B
Total Current Assets % of Revenue i	129.9%	253.5%
Total Current Liabilities i	109.75M	220.13M
Total Current Liabilities % of Revenue i	35.6%	34.9%
Long-Term Debt i	92.76M	493.73M
Long-Term Debt % of Revenue i	30.1%	78.2%
Total Shareholders Equity i	746.93M	1.55B
Retained Earnings i	2.69B	1.01B
Retained Earnings % of Revenue i	872.1%	160.7%
Property, Plant & Equipment i	96.57M	110.58M

Grand Canyon [LOPE] vs Stride [LRN] Detailed Stock Comparison

Grand Canyon Education Inc.

Stride, Inc.

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Vital Metrics Comparison

Complete Grand Canyon Education Inc. Investment Analysis: Compare with Industry Leaders

Ever Wonder Which Stock is Really the Better Pick?

What You'll Actually Learn (in Plain English)

💰 Which Stock is Cheaper

🏥 Which Company is Healthier

📈 Which Has Been Growing Faster

💵 Which Pays You Better

Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc. Stock Performance Analysis

Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Long-term Returns

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc.

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc.

Financial Statements Comparison: Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc.

Financial Metrics Quarterly Annual

Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

LOPE (Annual)

LOPE (Quarterly)

LRN (Annual)

LRN (Quarterly)

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Grand Canyon Education Inc. vs Stride, Inc.

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