Coursera (COUR) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
Coursera (COUR) reported Operating Expenses of $133.9 million for Q1 2026, up 19.23% year-over-year from $112.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.74% quarter-over-quarter from $139.1 million in Q4 2025.
Coursera (COUR) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Coursera (COUR) has 7 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $133.9 million in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $133.9 million, up 19.23% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $512.4 million (up 7.29% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $490.8 million, up 1.28% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to $133.9 million in Q1 2026 per COUR's latest filing, from $139.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $143.9 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at $112.3 million in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of $123.2 million and a median of $121.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses soared 69.08% in 2022, then fell 18.05% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $143.9 million in 2022, then decreased by 18.05% to $117.9 million in 2023, then increased by 6.85% to $126.0 million in 2024, then rose by 10.4% to $139.1 million in 2025, then declined by 3.74% to $133.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows COUR's Operating Expenses at $133.9 million in Q1 2026, $139.1 million in Q4 2025, and $121.6 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 7.03 Bn | 6.99 Bn | 22.18 Mn | -27.37 Mn |
| 2 | Laureate Education | 5.22 Bn | 5.06 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 11.13 Mn |
| 3 | Graham Holdings | 5.09 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 1.18 Bn |
| 4 | Covista | 4.40 Bn | 4.40 Bn | 276.31 Mn | 395.69 Mn |
| 5 | Stride | 4.17 Bn | 3.36 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 102.49 Mn |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.94 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 213.30 Mn |
| 7 | McGraw Hill | 2.19 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 388.89 Mn | 395.25 Mn |
| 8 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.14 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 221.06 Mn |
| 9 | Perdoceo Education | 2.13 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 158.62 Mn |
| 10 | Coursera | 901.70 Mn | 111.90 Mn | 108.60 Mn | 133.90 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 133.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 139.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 121.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 117.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 112.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 126.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 117.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 121.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 119.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 117.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 122.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 118.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 116.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 143.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 123.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 126.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 114.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 118.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 99.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 106.71 Mn |