Coursera (COUR) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026)
Coursera's Share-based Compensation was $39.6 million in Q2 2026, up 66.4% from $23.8 million a year earlier and up 95.1% from the prior quarter.
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Coursera (COUR) Share-based Compensation (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Coursera's Share-based Compensation was $107 million through Jun 30, 2026, up 9.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $95.1 million, down 12.0% from FY2024.
- Share-based Compensation has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 41.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Share-based Compensation was $108.1 million in FY2024 (-1.4%), $109.6 million in FY2023 (-1.1%), $110.79 million in FY2022 (+21.5%) and $91.18 million in FY2021 (+442.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Share-based Compensation in data going back to Q1 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Share-based Compensation was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.9%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 398.0%); the worst was Q2 2022 (a decline of 29.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, COUR's Share-based Compensation in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $20.3 million (Q1 2026), $24.1 million (Q4 2025) and $23 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryn | 945.00 Bn | 945.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Veeva Systems | 45.35 Bn | 17.59 Bn | 695.95 Mn | 136.80 Mn |
| 3 | Samsara | 22.20 Bn | 18.97 Bn | 392.58 Mn | 96.39 Mn |
| 4 | Toast | 17.53 Bn | 10.20 Bn | 516.00 Mn | 55.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ptc | 15.47 Bn | 14.28 Bn | 490.47 Mn | 59.38 Mn |
| 6 | Trimble | 13.41 Bn | 12.48 Bn | 674.90 Mn | 43.30 Mn |
| 7 | Duolingo | 12.56 Bn | 7.73 Bn | 216.74 Mn | 38.21 Mn |
| 8 | Manhattan Associates | 11.77 Bn | 10.77 Bn | 168.33 Mn | 29.36 Mn |
| 9 | Costar | 10.95 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 728.00 Mn | 38.00 Mn |
| 10 | Coursera | 1.27 Bn | -2.09 Bn | 173.40 Mn | 39.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 39.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 24.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 27.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.85 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 24.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 34.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 27.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.41 Mn |
API Access
Coursera Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=COUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "COUR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=COUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();