Coursera, Inc.
Coursera, Inc. is classified under Technology / Software and appears not currently profitable on the latest normalized snapshot.
Business. Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR) is a technology company operating in the software and IT services industry, specifically within the application software sector. The firm utilizes a subscription-based revenue model to deliver its services. As no specific operating segments or geographic breakdowns are provided, the company is described at the industry level. It is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
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- Peers
- EarningsQ2 2026 earnings (expected)2026-07-28 · estimated · ServiceNow (NOW)
- EarningsQ2 2026 earnings (expected)2026-08-28 · estimated · Salesforce (CRM)
- Macro
- Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-08 · AU
- Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-15 · CA
- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · EU
- Rate decisionBank of Japan rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · JP
- Rate decisionFederal Reserve rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-29 · US
- Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
- Macro & political
- ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
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Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR) is a technology company operating in the software and IT services industry, specifically within the application software sector. The firm utilizes a subscription-based revenue model to deliver its services. As no specific operating segments or geographic breakdowns are provided, the company is described at the industry level. It is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Coursera, Inc. (COUR) is currently classified as Application Software within Software (Technology). Classification confidence: 0.98 (rule-based classification). Capital structure on the latest snapshot: total assets 1,000,500,000 USD, total equity 631,800,000, short-term debt 0, long-term debt 0. Net cash position is approximately 789,800,000 USD. Self-calculated market cap is 1,000,391,000 USD (market_price × shares_outstanding_diluted). Profitability profile: revenue 195,700,000, gross profit 108,600,000, operating income -25,300,000, net income -20,500,000. Return on equity ~-8.1%. Return on assets ~-5.1%. Operating-cash-flow to net-income ratio is -2.13. Risk profile from automated assessment: liquidity risk low, dilution risk medium. Flags: Source documents mention dilution or offering risk.. Recent news context: [TRIGGER] 8-K: 8-K (sec_8k_material) on COUR — filing_type=8-K; max_severity=high; ignored_items=[]; material_items=['2.05']; all_items_found=['2.05']; severity_per_code={'2.05': 'high'}; contributing_watchers=sec_8k_material (source=sec_8k_material; url=0001651562-26-000055). Additional context: 8-K: filing_type=8-K; max_severity=high; ignored_items=[]; material_items=['2.05']; all_items_found=['2.05']; severity_per_code={'2.05': 'high'}; contributing_watchers=sec_8k_material. Comparable peers identified within the same class: Microsoft, Salesforce, ServiceNow.
- Return on equity is about -8.1%.
- Debt to equity is about 0.0x.
- [TRIGGER] 8-K: 8-K (sec_8k_material) on COUR — filing_type=8-K; max_severity=high; ignored_items=[]; material_items=['2.05']; all_items_found=['2.05']; severity_per_code={'2.05': 'high'}; contributing_watchers=sec_8k_material (source=sec_8k_material; url=0001651562-26-000055)
- Likely peers from the same classification include Microsoft, Salesforce, ServiceNow.
- Companyfacts coverage was partial; recent filing facts backfilled short_term_investments.
- Our largest content creator has global brand recognition and supplies a variety of in-demand content across multiple domains.
Bull / Bear case
Generated · model-assistedRevenue grew at a 4.5% CAGR from FY2023 to FY2025, indicating consistent top-line expansion despite profitability challenges.
Net losses narrowed significantly from $116.6 million in FY2023 to $51.0 million in FY2025, showing improving operational efficiency.
The company maintains a low leverage band with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57, reducing financial distress risk.
A current ratio of 2.51 suggests strong short-term liquidity, providing a buffer against immediate cash flow pressures.
Liquidity risk is assessed as low, indicating sufficient access to capital markets or cash reserves for near-term obligations.
Return on equity of -8.1% significantly underperforms the software cohort median of 2.8%, indicating poor capital efficiency.
Cash conversion ratio of -2.13 places the company in the bottom quartile of its software peer group.
Medium dilution risk exists, potentially eroding shareholder value if the company issues additional equity to fund operations.
Top five institutional holders represent 0.0% of ownership, suggesting a lack of significant anchor investor confidence.
In focus — financials by report
Revenue $195.7M; Operating income -$25.3M.
- ▍Revenue $195.7M
- ▍Operating income -$25.3M
- ▍Net margin -10.5%
Revenue $560.6M; Operating income -$45.1M.
- ▍Revenue $560.6M
- ▍Operating income -$45.1M
- ▍Net margin -4.3%
Revenue $366.4M; Operating income -$29.5M.
- ▍Revenue $366.4M
- ▍Operating income -$29.5M
- ▍Net margin -4.3%
Revenue $757.5M; Operating income -$77.4M.
- ▍Revenue $757.5M
- ▍Operating income -$77.4M
- ▍Net margin -6.7%
Revenue $694.7M; Operating income -$113.2M.
- ▍Revenue $694.7M
- ▍Operating income -$113.2M
- ▍Net margin -11.4%
Revenue $694.7M; Operating income -$113.2M.
- ▍Revenue $694.7M
- ▍Operating income -$113.2M
- ▍Net margin -11.4%
Revenue $635.8M; Operating income -$145.6M.
- ▍Revenue $635.8M
- ▍Operating income -$145.6M
- ▍Net margin -18.3%
Revenue $635.8M; Operating income -$145.6M.
- ▍Revenue $635.8M
- ▍Operating income -$145.6M
- ▍Net margin -18.3%
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- Coursera, Inc. company facts · 2026-07-07
- Coursera, Inc. 10-Q 2026-04-30 · 2026-07-07
- Coursera, Inc. 10-K 2026-02-23 · 2026-07-07
- Coursera, Inc. 10-Q 2025-10-31 · 2026-07-07
- Coursera, Inc. 10-Q 2025-07-31 · 2026-07-07
- 8-K (sec_8k_material) on COUR · 2026-07-07
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Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$17M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$27M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,00 %$15M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$16M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$14M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$15M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$76M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$119M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$8M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$20M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$7M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$18M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Funds · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Leadership
- Jeff Nacey MaggioncaldaPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Insider activity
- Director · Common StockOther 34 260 · 2026-06-11
- Director · Common StockOther 34 260 · 2026-06-11
- Director · Common StockOther 34 260 · 2026-06-11
- Director · Common StockOther 34 260 · 2026-06-11
- Director · Common StockOther 34 260 · 2026-06-11
- Director · Common StockOther 34 260 · 2026-06-11
- Director · Common StockOther 34 260 · 2026-06-11
- Director · Common StockOther 34 260 · 2026-06-11
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 21 655 @ $5,24$114K · 2026-05-20
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 935 596 @ $5,24$4,9M · 2026-05-20
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 59 179 @ $5,24$310K · 2026-05-20
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 411 869 @ $5,24$2,2M · 2026-05-20
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 38 073 @ $5,24$200K · 2026-05-20
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 6 719 @ $5,41$36K · 2026-05-19
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 127 799 @ $5,41$691K · 2026-05-19
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 18 363 @ $5,41$99K · 2026-05-19
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 290 305 @ $5,41$1,6M · 2026-05-19
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 11 814 @ $5,41$64K · 2026-05-19
- SVP, General Counsel · Common StockSold 9 139 @ $5,52$50K · 2026-05-18
- 10% owner · Common StockSold 78 628 @ $5,69$447K · 2026-05-18
- SVP, Chief People Officer · Common StockOther 11 241 @ $5,28$59K · 2026-05-15
- Director, President & CEO · Common StockOther 46 069 @ $5,28$243K · 2026-05-15
- SVP, General Counsel · Common StockOther 9 201 @ $5,28$49K · 2026-05-15
- SVP, General Counsel · Common StockOther 1 355 @ $5,28$7K · 2026-05-15
- SVP, Chief People Officer · Common StockOther 935 @ $5,28$5K · 2026-05-15