Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: GBX stock price vs LOPE: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at LOPE's multiple
Needs LOPE P/E.
Implied fair value · at GBX's multiple
Needs GBX P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: GBX FY 2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025) · LOPE FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Five fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 43% equity / 57% debt · EV / Revenue 0.86x · EV / EBITDA 6.02x
Capital structure 98% equity / 2% debt · EV / Revenue 3.57x · EV / EBITDA 13.69x
LOPE carries the larger enterprise value at $3.95B against $2.78B; GBX trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.86x vs 3.57x); GBX on the lower EV / EBITDA (6.02x vs 13.69x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC. · implied price per share
Latest annual free cash flow must be positive to qualify the filing-backed baseline.
GRAND CANYON EDUCATION, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
1.14x
0.11x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
3.13x
-0.11x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$306.10M
$111.76M
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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