(COUR) Coursera - Overview
Stock: Online Courses, Certificates, Degrees
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 51.6% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -15.6% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | -0.24 |
| Alpha | -38.24 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.961 |
| Beta Downside | 0.697 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 72.15% |
| CAGR/Max DD | -0.33 |
Description: COUR Coursera January 13, 2026
Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR) is a global online-education platform that serves individuals, enterprises, campuses and governments across the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. It structures its business into three segments-Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees-and offers guided projects, courses, specializations, full online degrees, and credential programs such as professional certificates, university-issued certificates and MasterTrack™ programs. The company was incorporated in 2011 (originally as Dkandu, Inc.) and rebranded to Coursera in April 2012; its headquarters are in Mountain View, California.
Key operating metrics from the most recent filing show FY 2023 revenue of roughly **$1.1 billion**, up about **20 % year-over-year**, driven primarily by strong growth in the Enterprise segment, which now accounts for roughly **45 % of total revenue**. Coursera’s **gross margin** hovers near **70 %**, reflecting the scalability of its digital content platform. The user base has surpassed **100 million enrollments**, with **over 5 million paid learners**-a metric that investors watch as a leading indicator of monetization efficiency. Macro-level, the platform benefits from two sector drivers: (1) accelerating corporate upskilling spend as firms adapt to AI-augmented workflows, and (2) persistent labor-market pressure that pushes workers toward credentialed, online pathways for career transitions.
From a valuation perspective, the outlook hinges on several uncertain variables: the durability of enterprise contract renewals, the ability to convert free-tier users into paying customers, and competitive pressure from both traditional universities expanding their online footprints and new entrants leveraging generative-AI to produce low-cost content. A slowdown in corporate training budgets or a material increase in content acquisition costs would materially impair growth assumptions.
For a deeper, data-driven assessment of Coursera’s risk-adjusted upside, you may find ValueRay’s analyst toolkit useful for modeling scenario-based forecasts.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.0
| Net Income: -64.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.08 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 1.15 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 72.76% < 20% (prev 70.40%; Δ 2.36% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 94.0m > Net Income -64.0m |
| Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0) |
| Current Ratio: 2.51 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (167.2m) vs 12m ago 6.08% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 54.27% > 18% (prev 0.53%; Δ 5373 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 77.58% > 50% (prev 74.87%; Δ 2.71% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -4.81 > 6 (EBITDA TTM -50.5m / Interest Expense TTM -16.3m) |
Altman Z'' -2.60
| A: 0.54 (Total Current Assets 898.1m - Total Current Liabilities 357.9m) / Total Assets 1.00b |
| B: -0.91 (Retained Earnings -911.2m / Total Assets 1.00b) |
| C: -0.08 (EBIT TTM -78.3m / Avg Total Assets 957.1m) |
| D: -2.50 (Book Value of Equity -911.2m / Total Liabilities 364.3m) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: -2.60 = D |
Beneish M -3.11
| DSRI: 1.27 (Receivables 65.4m/47.6m, Revenue 742.5m/684.4m) |
| GMI: 0.98 (GM 54.27% / 53.37%) |
| AQI: 0.69 (AQ_t 0.06 / AQ_t-1 0.08) |
| SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 742.5m / 684.4m) |
| TATA: -0.16 (NI -64.0m - CFO 94.0m) / TA 1.00b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.11 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
What is the price of COUR shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -5.59%, over one month by -19.26%, over three months by -29.14% and over the past year by -26.49%.
Is COUR a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 5
- Buy: 3
- Hold: 5
- Sell: 2
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the COUR price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 10.1 | 70.7% |
| Analysts Target Price | 10.1 | 70.7% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 5 | -15.4% |
COUR Fundamental Data Overview February 08, 2026
P/S = 1.31
P/B = 1.561
Revenue TTM = 742.5m USD
EBIT TTM = -78.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = -50.5m USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = 5.00m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = -792.6m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 204.7m USD (992.3m + Debt 5.00m - CCE 792.6m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -4.81 (Ebit TTM -78.3m / Interest Expense TTM -16.3m)
EV/FCF = 2.46x (Enterprise Value 204.7m / FCF TTM 83.2m)
FCF Yield = 40.63% (FCF TTM 83.2m / Enterprise Value 204.7m)
FCF Margin = 11.20% (FCF TTM 83.2m / Revenue TTM 742.5m)
Net Margin = -8.62% (Net Income TTM -64.0m / Revenue TTM 742.5m)
Gross Margin = 54.27% ((Revenue TTM 742.5m - Cost of Revenue TTM 339.6m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 54.24% (prev 54.89%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.20 (Enterprise Value 204.7m / Total Assets 1.00b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 389.1% (Interest Expense 19.5m / Debt 5.00m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -61.9m (EBIT -78.3m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 2.51 (Total Current Assets 898.1m / Total Current Liabilities 357.9m)
Debt / Equity = 0.01 (Debt 5.00m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 635.7m)
Debt / EBITDA = 15.71 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt -792.6m / EBITDA -50.5m)
Debt / FCF = -9.53 (Net Debt -792.6m / FCF TTM 83.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 617.7m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -6.69% (Net Income -64.0m / Total Assets 1.00b)
RoE = -10.36% (Net Income TTM -64.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 617.7m)
RoCE = -12.19% (EBIT -78.3m / Capital Employed (Total Assets 1.00b - Current Liab 357.9m))
RoIC = -10.00% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -61.9m / Invested Capital 618.6m)
WACC = 9.41% (E(992.3m)/V(997.3m) * Re(9.46%) + (debt cost/tax rate unavailable))
Discount Rate = 9.46% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 4.06%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 64.11% ; FCFF base≈76.1m ; Y1≈50.0m ; Y5≈22.8m
Fair Price DCF = 6.86 (EV 358.4m - Net Debt -792.6m = Equity 1.15b / Shares 167.9m; r=9.41% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -40.0% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 70.11 | EPS CAGR: 28.77% | SUE: 0.07 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 96.52 | Revenue CAGR: 15.08% | SUE: 1.92 | # QB: 4
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.09 | Chg30d=-0.017 | Revisions Net=-2 | Analysts=11
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.45 | Chg30d=-0.009 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+14.4% | Growth Revenue=+7.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.54 | Chg30d=-0.016 | Revisions Net=-1 | Growth EPS=+20.1% | Growth Revenue=+6.5%