Growth Metrics

Coursera (COUR) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 6.1% to $31.3 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $123.4 million, a 2.83% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $121.6 million, down 7.95% from a year prior.

Coursera (COUR) has 7 years of Research & Development data on record, last reported at $31.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development reached $31.3 million in Q1 2026 per COUR's latest filing, down from $32.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for COUR hit a ceiling of $44.9 million in Q2 2022 and a floor of $29.3 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $35.9 million and a median of $34.6 million in 2024 define the central range for Research & Development.
  • Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: skyrocketed 71.43% in 2022, then fell 21.02% in 2024.
  • Tracing COUR's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $42.8 million in 2022, then decreased by 12.71% to $37.4 million in 2023, then fell by 13.88% to $32.2 million in 2024, then grew by 1.86% to $32.8 million in 2025, then dropped by 4.57% to $31.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for COUR at $31.3 million in Q1 2026, $32.8 million in Q4 2025, and $30.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -1.61 Mn
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn -
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -
10 Coursera 881.46 Mn 91.66 Mn 108.60 Mn 31.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 31.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 32.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 30.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 29.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 29.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 32.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 31.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 33.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 34.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 37.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 37.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 41.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 43.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 42.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 39.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 44.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 37.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 38.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 33.94 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 41.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 22.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 23.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 19.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 18.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 15.78 Mn