Coursera (COUR) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 490.0% to 12.93% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.41%, a 246.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 10.22%, up 608.0% from a year prior.
Coursera (COUR) has 7 years of Operating Margin data on record, last reported at 12.93% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin reached 12.93% in Q1 2026 per COUR's latest filing, up from 16.4% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Margin for COUR hit a ceiling of 8.03% in Q1 2025 and a floor of 39.4% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 20.37% and a median of 17.62% in 2024 define the central range for Operating Margin.
- Peak YoY movement for Operating Margin: crashed -1008bps in 2022, then soared 2250bps in 2023.
- Tracing COUR's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 39.4% in 2022, then soared by 57bps to 16.91% in 2023, then fell by -1bps to 17.02% in 2024, then increased by 4bps to 16.4% in 2025, then increased by 21bps to 12.93% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for COUR at 12.93% in Q1 2026, 16.4% in Q4 2025, and 8.03% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | -16.93% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 4.68% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | -10.10% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 30.92% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 20.49% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 28.47% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 0.15% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 13.43% |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 4.45% |
| 10 | Coursera | 881.46 Mn | 91.66 Mn | 108.60 Mn | -12.93% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -12.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -16.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -8.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -17.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -12.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -18.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -17.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -16.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -23.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -24.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -26.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -39.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -26.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -38.34% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -30.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -41.31% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -28.60% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -44.85% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -20.78% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -31.45% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -14.38% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -18.77% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -27.24% |