Coursera (COUR) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026)
Coursera (COUR) reported FCF Margin of 7.36% for Q1 2026, down 1105.0% year-over-year from 0.73% in Q1 2025, and up 208.26% quarter-over-quarter from 2.39% in Q4 2025.
Coursera (COUR) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Coursera (COUR) has 7 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 7.36% in Q1 2026.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.36%, down 1105.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.14% (down 330.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 13.83%, up 42.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin advanced to 7.36% in Q1 2026 per COUR's latest filing, from 2.39% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 18.76% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 32.1% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 5.97% and a median of 7.36% in 2026 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin plunged 2683 bps in 2022, then surged 3507 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 3.96% in 2022, then jumped by 275 bps to 6.92% in 2023, then jumped by 66 bps to 11.5% in 2024, then sank by 79 bps to 2.39% in 2025, then surged by 208 bps to 7.36% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows COUR's FCF Margin at 7.36% in Q1 2026, 2.39% in Q4 2025, and 16.48% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.03 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 22.18 Mn | - |
| 2 | Laureate Education | 5.22 Bn | 5.06 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 19.66% |
| 3 | Graham Holdings | 5.09 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 3.93% |
| 4 | Covista | 4.40 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 41.97% |
| 5 | Stride | 4.17 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 29.13% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.94 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 28.01% |
| 7 | McGraw Hill | 2.19 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 388.89 Mn | -36.65% |
| 8 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.14 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 103.97 Mn | -11.94% |
| 9 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 30.51% |
| 10 | Coursera | 901.70 Mn | 111.90 Mn | 108.60 Mn | 7.36% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.48% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.50% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.43% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.92% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -32.10% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.42% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.33% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -5.76% |