Coursera (COUR) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Coursera (COUR) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 13.84% for Q1 2026, up 229.0% year-over-year from 4.21% in Q1 2025, and down 14.42% quarter-over-quarter from 12.1% in Q4 2025.
Coursera (COUR) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Coursera (COUR) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 consecutive years, with 13.84% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 229.0% year-over-year to 13.84%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.84% (up 229.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.75%, up 619.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 13.84% in Q1 2026 per COUR's latest filing, from 12.1% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 11.85% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 27.87% in Q3 2023.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 20.29% across 5 years, with a median of 21.73% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 774 bps — and 2024, when it soared 916 bps.
- Coursera's Return on Capital Employed stood at 25.0% in 2022, then grew by 6 bps to 23.52% in 2023, then rose by 19 bps to 19.03% in 2024, then surged by 36 bps to 12.1% in 2025, then decreased by 14 bps to 13.84% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows COUR's Return on Capital Employed at 13.84% in Q1 2026, 12.1% in Q4 2025, and 11.85% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -22.36% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -13.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -12.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -11.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -13.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -16.13% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -19.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -18.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -21.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -22.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -23.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -27.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -25.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -26.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -25.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -23.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -22.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -21.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -18.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -15.76% |