COUR vs COE vs YQ Stock Comparison

Coursera, 51Talk Online Education and 17 Education & Technology Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COUR Coursera, Inc.
$5.09 -0.6% 1M -51.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$885.40M
Div. yield
–
Education Technology Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

17 Education & Technology leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (17 Education & Technology 3, Coursera 2, 51Talk Online Education 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOURCOEYQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.16B $276.90M $31.57M COUR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.5x -16.3x -1.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.7% +74.9% +80.0% YQ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -15.4% -14.1% -45.7% COE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.8% -77.9% -47.4% YQ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.5%/yr +3.8%/yr -27.2%/yr COE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.9% 73.5% 91.4% COUR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 44/100 51/100 YQ

Percentile Scorecard

COURCOEYQ

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

AxisCOURCOEYQ
Valuation 60 #37 of 90 48 #47 of 90 78 #21 of 90
Growth 44 #46 of 82 61 #33 of 82 69 #26 of 82
Profitability 30 #54 of 77 54 #36 of 77 20 #62 of 77
Financial Health 52 #47 of 96 12 #85 of 96 39 #59 of 96
Shareholder Returns 9 #49 of 54 – –
Overall 39 44 51
  • COUR ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • COE ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • YQ ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOURCOEYQSPY
1 month -0.6%+1.4%-7.9% -1.0%
3 months -5.2%-27.5%+49.1% +2.9%
6 months -3.6%-54.4%+47.1% +6.4%
Year to date -30.8%-63.3%-8.4% +11.4%
1 year -51.8%-77.9%-47.4% +13.1%
3 years -71.5%+52.5%-13.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -34.2%+15.1%-4.6% +21.5%
5 years -84.9%+20.7%-79.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -31.5%+3.8%-27.2% +10.9%
10 years —-84.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —-17.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCOURCOEYQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.9%73.5%91.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.8%77.6%89.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.280.85-0.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.90-1.06-0.52 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.5%-82.0%-92.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.8%-77.9%-47.4% -2.5%
52-week high $10.56$53.15$6.23 $779.14
52-week low $4.64$10.01$1.73 $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.

MultipleCOURCOEYQ
P/E now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 42.7x -16.3xmedian 42.7x -2.0xmedian 42.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.7x 2.3xmedian 2.7x 0.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.7xmedian 19.0x —median 19.0x —median 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.8xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x —median 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x -7.6xmedian 1.8x 0.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.52median 1.75 1.02median 1.75 -0.08median 1.75

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 monthsCOURCOEYQ
Revenue $885.40M $120.53M $36.08M
Gross profit $494.80M $88.35M $22.12M
Operating income -$157.90M -$13.29M -$17.54M
Net income -$136.30M -$11.57M -$16.47M
Free cash flow $33.40M – –
R&D $137.80M $7.56M $9.78M
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $-0.72 $-1.64
Cash & equivalents $871.70M $39.98M $67.33M
Shares (diluted) 233.40M 23.67M 10.02M
Enterprise value -$2.20B $140.19M -$193.03M

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
MetricCOURCOEYQ
P/E -8.7x -16.3x -2.0x
P/FCF 41.8x – –
P/Operating cash flow 40.5x – –
P/S 1.6x 2.3x 0.9x
P/B 1.2x -7.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.9x -7.6x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -3.7x – –
EV/EBIT -2.6x -18.1x 2.0x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.0x -1.0x
EV/FCF 12.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.52 1.02 -0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOURCOEYQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.7% 74.9% 80.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.1% 77.8% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 26.1% 67.1% 121.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 73.8% 1.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -93.3% -110.8% 17.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -9.0% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -167.8% -114.9% 15.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 35.6% 24.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -86.4% -132.4% 31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.7% -16.0% 24.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -70.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 156.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -70.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 119.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOURCOEYQ
Gross margin 55.9% 73.3% 61.3%
EBITDA margin -12.8% – –
Operating margin -17.8% -11.0% -48.6%
Pretax margin -14.7% -12.5% -45.7%
Net margin -15.4% -14.1% -45.7%
FCF margin 3.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 3.9% – –
Return on equity -15.2% – -41.8%
Return on assets -9.2% -17.1% -20.4%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -22.4% – -51.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 12.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOURCOEYQ
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 40.1% 153.1% 54.5%
Equity / assets 59.9% -53.1% 45.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 0.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.3x 0.4x 1.4x
Altman Z-score 0.81 – -25.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOURCOEYQ
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.8% – –
Shareholder yield -0.8% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCOURCOEYQ
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.66FY2026 $-0.06FY2027 $-10.33FY2023
EPS growth, next FY +69.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +31.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.31BFY2026 $178.72MFY2026 $51.97MFY2028
Revenue growth, next FY +72.6%FY2026 +89.2%FY2026 +242.8%FY2028
Revenue growth, the year after +12.0% +57.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOURCOEYQ
Held by institutions 86.6% – –
Institutions holding 248 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +47.3% – –
Institutions buying 203 – –
Institutions selling 32 – –
Buyers to sellers 6.34 – –

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.

COURCOEYQ
COUR 1.00 0.04 0.00
COE 0.04 1.00 -0.01
YQ 0.00 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COUR, COE and YQ?

Coursera (COUR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Coursera (COUR) $1.16B, 51Talk Online Education (COE) $276.90M, 17 Education & Technology (YQ) $31.57M.

Which company is growing faster?

17 Education & Technology (YQ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Coursera (COUR) +22.7%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) +74.9%, 17 Education & Technology (YQ) +80.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

51Talk Online Education (COE) has the highest net margin (Coursera (COUR) -15.4%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) -14.1%, 17 Education & Technology (YQ) -45.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 17 Education & Technology (YQ) returned the most: Coursera (COUR) -51.8%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) -77.9%, 17 Education & Technology (YQ) -47.4%. Over five years, 51Talk Online Education (COE) compounded fastest (Coursera (COUR) -31.5%/yr, 51Talk Online Education (COE) +3.8%/yr, 17 Education & Technology (YQ) -27.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Coursera (COUR) has been the steadiest (Coursera (COUR) 57.9%, 51Talk Online Education (COE) 73.5%, 17 Education & Technology (YQ) 91.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COUR, COE and YQ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, 17 Education & Technology (YQ) leads on 3. 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.