Growth Metrics

Coursera (COUR) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 56.36% to $14.4 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $86.2 million, a 15.32% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $104.8 million, up 12.45% from a year prior.

Coursera (COUR) has 7 years of Free Cash Flow data on record, last reported at $14.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow reached $14.4 million in Q1 2026 per COUR's latest filing, up from $4.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for COUR hit a ceiling of $35.1 million in Q2 2025 and a floor of -$38.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $11.8 million and a median of $14.4 million in 2026 define the central range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: crashed 1358.15% in 2023, then surged 455.3% in 2024.
  • Tracing COUR's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$5.6 million in 2022, then surged by 307.49% to $11.7 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 76.22% to $20.6 million in 2024, then tumbled by 77.18% to $4.7 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 206.38% to $14.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for COUR at $14.4 million in Q1 2026, $4.7 million in Q4 2025, and $32.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 48.56 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 53.60 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 86.48 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 183.49 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 67.65 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -26.43 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 77.31 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -10.06 Mn
10 Coursera 881.46 Mn 91.66 Mn 108.60 Mn 14.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 14.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 4.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 4.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 32.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 35.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 35.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 33.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 20.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 20.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 26.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 26.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 21.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 21.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 24.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 24.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 11.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 11.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 19.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 19.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -6.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -6.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 4.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 4.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -5.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -5.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 4.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 4.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 540,000.00
Jun 30, 2022 540,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 -38.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -38.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 479,000.00
Dec 31, 2021 479,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 10.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 10.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -5.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -5.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -4.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -4.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -20.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -20.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 434,000.00
Sep 30, 2020 434,000.00
Jun 30, 2020 10.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 10.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -8.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -8.12 Mn