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

51Talk Online Education (COE) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 16.93% in Q4 2025, up 2.71% quarter-over-quarter from 17.4% in Q3 2025, and down 1165.0% on a YoY basis from 1.59% in Q4 2024.

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

51Talk Online Education's Operating Margin history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.93% for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Operating Margin fell 1165.0% year-over-year to 16.93%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 14.42% (down 360.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.09%, up 78.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 16.93% for Q4 2025 at 51Talk Online Education, up from 17.4% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 10.18% in Q3 2021 to a low of 187.22% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 34.96% across 5 years, with a median of 17.17% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Margin slumped 18821 bps in 2022, then soared 14126 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 4.39% in 2021, then sank by 1079 bps to 43.02% in 2022, then tumbled by 34 bps to 57.69% in 2023, then surged by 91 bps to 5.28% in 2024, then slumped by 220 bps to 16.93% in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 16.93% (Q4 2025), 17.4% (Q3 2025), and 13.34% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.49 Bn 7.45 Bn 22.18 Mn -16.93%
2 Laureate Education 5.02 Bn 4.86 Bn -16.39 Mn -10.10%
3 Graham Holdings 4.93 Bn 3.93 Bn 841.00 Mn 4.68%
4 Covista 4.32 Bn 4.32 Bn 276.31 Mn 18.75%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 20.49%
6 Grand Canyon Education 4.00 Bn 3.75 Bn 244.77 Mn 30.92%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.15 Bn 1.99 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.15%
8 Perdoceo Education 2.15 Bn 1.47 Bn 174.68 Mn 28.47%
9 Strategic Education 1.74 Bn 1.59 Bn - 13.43%
10 Lincoln Educational Services 1.45 Bn 1.43 Bn 120.06 Mn 4.45%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -16.93%
Sep 30, 2025 -17.40%
Jun 30, 2025 -13.34%
Mar 31, 2025 -7.09%
Dec 31, 2024 -5.28%
Sep 30, 2024 -5.60%
Jun 30, 2024 1.35%
Mar 31, 2024 -42.19%
Dec 31, 2023 -57.69%
Sep 30, 2023 -49.20%
Jun 30, 2023 -47.12%
Mar 31, 2023 -45.97%
Dec 31, 2022 -43.02%
Sep 30, 2022 -56.13%
Jun 30, 2022 -116.02%
Mar 31, 2022 -187.22%
Dec 31, 2021 4.39%
Sep 30, 2021 10.18%
Jun 30, 2021 -5.83%
Mar 31, 2021 0.98%