51Talk Online Education (COE) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2025)

51Talk Online Education (COE) recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of -$27.4 million in Q4 2025, down 14.74% quarter-over-quarter from -$23.8 million in Q3 2025, and down 103.56% on a YoY basis from $768.0 million in Q4 2024.

51Talk Online Education (COE) Operating Expenses (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

51Talk Online Education's Operating Expenses history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$27.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Operating Expenses fell 103.56% year-over-year to -$27.4 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$84.5 million (down 77.59% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $85.1 million, up 78.85% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was -$27.4 million for Q4 2025 at 51Talk Online Education, down from -$23.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of -$5.0 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$71.4 million in Q2 2021.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$21.9 million across 5 years, with a median of -$11.6 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Operating Expenses slumped 251.76% in 2021, then surged 92.75% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at -$50.2 million in 2021, then jumped by 87.72% to -$6.2 million in 2022, then sank by 60.87% to -$9.9 million in 2023, then sank by 35.61% to -$13.4 million in 2024, then plunged by 103.56% to -$27.4 million in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$27.4 million (Q4 2025), -$23.8 million (Q3 2025), and -$17.9 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.64 Bn 7.60 Bn 22.18 Mn -27.37 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.92 Bn 3.91 Bn 841.00 Mn 1.18 Bn
3 Laureate Education 4.86 Bn 4.70 Bn -16.39 Mn 11.13 Mn
4 Covista 4.36 Bn 4.35 Bn 276.31 Mn 395.69 Mn
5 Stride 4.16 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 102.49 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.97 Bn 3.72 Bn 244.77 Mn 213.30 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.35 Bn 2.19 Bn 103.97 Mn 221.06 Mn
8 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 158.62 Mn
9 Strategic Education 1.76 Bn 1.60 Bn - 154.77 Mn
10 Lincoln Educational Services 1.45 Bn 1.43 Bn 120.06 Mn 137.55 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -27.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -23.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -17.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -15.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -13.44 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -11.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -10.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -11.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -9.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -9.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -7.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -6.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -6.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -6.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -6.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -4.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -50.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -57.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -71.41 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -68.63 Mn