Coursera (COUR) Operating Income (2020 - 2026)
Coursera (COUR) posted quarterly Operating Income of -$25.3 million for Q1 2026, down 75.69% year-over-year from -$104.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 21.67% quarter-over-quarter from -$32.3 million in Q4 2025.
Coursera (COUR) Operating Income (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Coursera (COUR) has reported Operating Income for 7 consecutive years, with -$25.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Income fell 75.69% year-over-year to -$25.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$88.3 million (up 9.71% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$77.4 million, up 31.63% from the prior year.
- Operating Income rose to -$25.3 million in Q1 2026 per COUR's latest filing, from -$32.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Income topped out at -$14.4 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$56.0 million in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Operating Income has averaged -$31.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$31.2 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income plunged 102.44% — and 2025, when it surged 51.68%.
- Coursera's Operating Income stood at -$56.0 million in 2022, then surged by 49.02% to -$28.6 million in 2023, then slipped by 6.78% to -$30.5 million in 2024, then slipped by 5.9% to -$32.3 million in 2025, then increased by 21.67% to -$25.3 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows COUR's Operating Income at -$25.3 million in Q1 2026, -$32.3 million in Q4 2025, and -$15.6 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 82.68 Bn | 81.02 Bn | 812.22 Mn | 85.80 Mn |
| 2 | Laureate Education | 5.15 Bn | 4.99 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 223.42 Mn |
| 3 | Graham Holdings | 5.00 Bn | 3.79 Bn | 777.03 Mn | 83.63 Mn |
| 4 | Covista | 4.48 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 95.44 Mn |
| 5 | Youdao | 4.15 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 87.31 Mn | 8.34 Mn |
| 6 | Grand Canyon Education | 3.81 Bn | 3.54 Bn | 204.08 Mn | 58.15 Mn |
| 7 | Stride | 3.47 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 217.28 Mn | 105.85 Mn |
| 8 | McGraw Hill | 2.59 Bn | 2.34 Bn | 388.89 Mn | -6.36 Mn |
| 9 | TAL Education | 2.14 Bn | -1,233.59 Bn | 227.32 Mn | -44.42 Mn |
| 10 | Coursera | 1.59 Bn | 607.15 Mn | 173.40 Mn | -84.70 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -84.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -25.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -32.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -15.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -15.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -14.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -30.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -21.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -31.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -29.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -28.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -39.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -38.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -39.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -56.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -36.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -47.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -37.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -47.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -31.43 Mn |