Coursera COUR
NYSE COUR
$6.04 -0.07 (-1.15%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 12:48 PM EDT

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

Coursera (COUR) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $13.1 million for Q1 2026, down 60.3% year-over-year from $33.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 142.59% quarter-over-quarter from $5.4 million in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Coursera (COUR) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Coursera (COUR) has reported Free Cash Flow for 7 consecutive years, with $13.1 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 60.3% year-over-year to $13.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $87.3 million (down 14.24% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $107.2 million, up 15.02% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow improved to $13.1 million in Q1 2026 per COUR's latest filing, from $5.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $35.8 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$38.7 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $12.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $13.1 million in 2026.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow plunged 946.76% — and 2024, when it surged 479.02%.
  • Coursera's Free Cash Flow stood at -$4.1 million in 2022, then surged by 384.89% to $11.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 51.45% to $17.5 million in 2024, then plunged by 69.14% to $5.4 million in 2025, then surged by 142.59% to $13.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COUR's Free Cash Flow at $13.1 million in Q1 2026, $5.4 million in Q4 2025, and $35.8 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 New Oriental Education & Technology 94.40 Bn 91.66 Bn 812.22 Mn 518.75 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.12 Bn 4.96 Bn 237.67 Mn 83.78 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 4.82 Bn 3.57 Bn 777.03 Mn 32.62 Mn
4 Covista 4.55 Bn 4.14 Bn 284.63 Mn 97.52 Mn
5 Grand Canyon Education 3.99 Bn 3.71 Bn 204.08 Mn 97.91 Mn
6 Stride 3.68 Bn 2.72 Bn 217.28 Mn 292.72 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.52 Bn 2.32 Bn 439.20 Mn -23.33 Mn
8 Perdoceo Education 2.08 Bn 778.27 Mn 162.46 Mn 73.08 Mn
9 TAL Education 1.94 Bn -740.46 Mn 227.32 Mn -40.96 Mn
10 Coursera 1.41 Bn 426.37 Mn 173.40 Mn -19.10 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -19.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 13.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 4.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 34.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 33.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 32.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 20.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 26.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 22.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 23.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 11.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 19.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -7.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 4.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -5.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 4.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 540,000.00
Mar 31, 2022 -38.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 479,000.00
Sep 30, 2021 10.25 Mn