Coursera (COUR) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 229.0% to 13.84% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 13.84%, a 229.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 12.75%, up 619.0% from a year prior.
Coursera (COUR) has 6 years of Return on Capital Employed data on record, last reported at 13.84% in Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed reached 13.84% in Q1 2026 per COUR's latest filing, down from 12.1% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for COUR hit a ceiling of 11.85% in Q3 2025 and a floor of 27.87% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 20.29% and a median of 21.73% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Peak YoY movement for Return on Capital Employed: crashed -774bps in 2022, then surged 916bps in 2024.
- Tracing COUR's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 25.0% in 2022, then rose by 6bps to 23.52% in 2023, then increased by 19bps to 19.03% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 36bps to 12.1% in 2025, then dropped by -14bps to 13.84% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for COUR at 13.84% in Q1 2026, 12.1% in Q4 2025, and 11.85% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51Talk Online Education | 9.59 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 22.18 Mn | 46.13% |
| 2 | Graham Holdings | 4.73 Bn | 3.72 Bn | 841.00 Mn | 3.48% |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 4.69 Bn | 4.53 Bn | -16.39 Mn | 23.56% |
| 4 | Grand Canyon Education | 4.19 Bn | 3.94 Bn | 244.77 Mn | 7.87% |
| 5 | Stride | 3.77 Bn | 2.96 Bn | 231.57 Mn | 19.19% |
| 6 | Perdoceo Education | 2.11 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 174.68 Mn | 18.63% |
| 7 | Universal Technical Institute | 2.01 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 103.97 Mn | 8.69% |
| 8 | Strategic Education | 1.71 Bn | 1.55 Bn | - | 9.78% |
| 9 | Lincoln Educational Services | 1.46 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 120.06 Mn | 8.38% |
| 10 | Coursera | 881.46 Mn | 91.66 Mn | 108.60 Mn | -13.84% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -20.16% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -27.19% |