Coursera (COUR) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Coursera (COUR) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 55.49% for Q1 2026, up 89.0% year-over-year from 29.36% in Q1 2025, and up 2.31% quarter-over-quarter from 54.24% in Q4 2025.
Coursera (COUR) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Coursera (COUR) has reported Gross Margin for 7 consecutive years, with 55.49% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 89.0% year-over-year to 55.49%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 54.8% (up 92.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 54.57%, up 111.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin improved to 55.49% in Q1 2026 per COUR's latest filing, from 54.24% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 64.46% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 50.3% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 55.79% across 5 years, with a median of 54.58% in 2025.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin soared 2598 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 1390 bps.
- Coursera's Gross Margin stood at 61.81% in 2022, then decreased by 14 bps to 52.9% in 2023, then rose by 1 bps to 53.29% in 2024, then gained by 2 bps to 54.24% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 55.49% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows COUR's Gross Margin at 55.49% in Q1 2026, 54.24% in Q4 2025, and 54.58% in Q3 2025.
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| 1 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 84.75 Bn | 82.75 Bn | 812.22 Mn | 53.10% |
| 2 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.47 Bn | 7.44 Bn | 22.97 Mn | 73.66% |
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| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.04 Bn | 3.79 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 59.66% |
| 5 | Covista | 4.62 Bn | 4.62 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 56.77% |
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| 9 | McGraw Hill | 2.26 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 388.89 Mn | 83.86% |
| 10 | Coursera | 1.35 Bn | 370.35 Mn | 173.40 Mn | 58.07% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 58.07% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 55.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 54.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 54.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 54.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 54.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 53.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 54.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 52.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 52.93% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 52.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 50.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 51.85% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 52.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 61.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 64.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 62.85% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 64.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.83% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 71.42% |