Coursera (COUR) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Coursera (COUR) reported 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 7 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 55.49% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 55.49%, up 89.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 54.8% (up 92.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 54.57%, up 111.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin grew to 55.49% in Q1 2026 per COUR's latest filing, from 54.24% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 64.46% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 50.3% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 55.79% and a median of 54.58% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin surged 840 bps in 2022, then slumped 1390 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 61.81% in 2022, then retreated by 14 bps to 52.9% in 2023, then increased by 1 bps to 53.29% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 54.24% in 2025, then gained 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.03 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 72.43% |
| 2 | Laureate Education | 5.22 Bn | 5.06 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -6.01% |
| 3 | Graham Holdings | 5.09 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 68.04% |
| 4 | Covista | 4.40 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 56.73% |
| 5 | Stride | 4.17 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 36.76% |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.94 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 79.28% |
| 7 | McGraw Hill | 2.19 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 388.89 Mn | 83.86% |
| 8 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.14 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 46.96% |
| 9 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 78.77% |
| 10 | Coursera | 901.70 Mn | 111.90 Mn | 108.60 Mn | 55.49% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 62.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 61.63% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 59.68% |