Coursera (COUR) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 89.0% to 55.49% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 54.8%, a 92.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 54.57%, up 111.0% from a year prior.
Coursera (COUR) has 7 years of Gross Margin data on record, last reported at 55.49% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin reached 55.49% in Q1 2026 per COUR's latest filing, up from 54.24% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Gross Margin for COUR hit a ceiling of 64.46% in Q1 2022 and a floor of 50.3% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 55.79% and a median of 54.58% in 2025 define the central range for Gross Margin.
- Peak YoY movement for Gross Margin: skyrocketed 840bps in 2022, then tumbled -1390bps in 2023.
- Tracing COUR's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 61.81% in 2022, then dropped by -14bps to 52.9% in 2023, then increased by 1bps to 53.29% in 2024, then rose by 2bps to 54.24% in 2025, then grew by 2bps to 55.49% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for COUR 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 | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 72.43% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 68.04% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -6.01% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 79.28% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 36.76% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 78.77% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 46.96% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 83.40% |
| 10 | Coursera | 881.46 Mn | 91.66 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 56.06% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 52.24% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 52.86% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 52.31% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 53.66% |