COURSERA INC (COUR) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:COUR • US22266M1045

5.95 USD
+0.04 (+0.68%)
At close: Feb 9, 2026
5.95 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/9/2026, 8:04:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

5

We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to COUR. COUR was compared to 75 industry peers in the Diversified Consumer Services industry. While COUR has a great health rating, there are worries on its profitability. COUR is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year COUR was profitable.
  • COUR had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years COUR always reported negative net income.
  • COUR had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
COUR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCOUR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M -50M 100M -100M -150M

1.2 Ratios

  • COUR has a Return On Assets of -5.10%. This is in the lower half of the industry: COUR underperforms 61.33% of its industry peers.
  • With a Return On Equity value of -8.02%, COUR perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 46.67% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -5.1%
ROE -8.02%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-8.77%
ROA(5y)-11.99%
ROE(3y)-13.42%
ROE(5y)-17.02%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
COUR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCOUR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 -10 -20 -30

1.3 Margins

  • With a decent Gross Margin value of 54.57%, COUR is doing good in the industry, outperforming 68.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of COUR has remained more or less at the same level.
  • COUR does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 54.57%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-4.82%
GM growth 5Y0.7%
COUR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCOUR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • COUR does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • COUR has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • COUR has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • There is no outstanding debt for COUR. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
COUR Yearly Shares OutstandingCOUR Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M
COUR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCOUR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.2 Solvency

  • COUR has an Altman-Z score of 1.50. This is a bad value and indicates that COUR is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of COUR (1.50) is better than 61.33% of its industry peers.
  • COUR has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Altman-Z 1.5
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC8.86%
COUR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCOUR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 2.51 indicates that COUR has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • COUR has a better Current ratio (2.51) than 81.33% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 2.51 indicates that COUR has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • COUR has a better Quick ratio (2.51) than 81.33% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.51
Quick Ratio 2.51
COUR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCOUR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 17.65% over the past year.
  • Looking at the last year, COUR shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 9.04% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 20.88% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)17.65%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-25%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.04%
Revenue growth 3Y13.09%
Revenue growth 5Y20.88%
Sales Q2Q%9.89%

3.2 Future

  • COUR is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 18.70% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 6.38% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y15.93%
EPS Next 2Y18.7%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year6.16%
Revenue Next 2Y6.38%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
COUR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCOUR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 200M 400M 600M 800M
COUR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCOUR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.2 -0.2 0.4 -0.4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 14.88, which indicates a correct valuation of COUR.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of COUR indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: COUR is cheaper than 70.67% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • COUR's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 28.06.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 12.83, the valuation of COUR can be described as correct.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, COUR is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 77.33% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • COUR's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 27.86.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 14.88
Fwd PE 12.83
COUR Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCOUR Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, COUR is valued cheaper than 81.33% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 12.61
EV/EBITDA N/A
COUR Per share dataCOUR EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 1 2 3 4

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • COUR's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • COUR's earnings are expected to grow with 18.70% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.93
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y18.7%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • COUR does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

COURSERA INC

NYSE:COUR (2/9/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 5.95 0 (0%)

5.95

+0.04 (+0.68%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Earnings (Last)02-05
Earnings (Next)04-22
Inst Owners81.08%
Inst Owner Change4.75%
Ins Owners6.01%
Ins Owner Change-0.93%
Market Cap990.08M
Revenue(TTM)757.50M
Net Income(TTM)-51.00M
Analysts75.79
Price Target11.63 (95.46%)
Short Float %10.77%
Short Ratio4.46
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)7.68%
Min EPS beat(2)-1.96%
Max EPS beat(2)17.31%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)25.3%
Min EPS beat(4)-1.96%
Max EPS beat(4)49.74%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)297.92%
EPS beat(12)11
Avg EPS beat(12)902.16%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)684.85%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.33%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.03%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.63%
Revenue beat(4)4
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.62%
Min Revenue beat(4)0.03%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.6%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.01%
Revenue beat(12)9
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.91%
Revenue beat(16)12
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.69%
PT rev (1m)-2.79%
PT rev (3m)-8.19%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.41%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.9%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.22%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.06%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 14.88
Fwd PE 12.83
P/S 1.31
P/FCF 12.61
P/OCF 9.11
P/B 1.56
P/tB 1.63
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)0.4
EY6.72%
EPS(NY)0.46
Fwd EY7.79%
FCF(TTM)0.47
FCFY7.93%
OCF(TTM)0.65
OCFY10.98%
SpS4.55
BVpS3.82
TBVpS3.66
PEG (NY)0.93
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number5.86
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -5.1%
ROE -8.02%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 54.57%
FCFM 10.36%
ROA(3y)-8.77%
ROA(5y)-11.99%
ROE(3y)-13.42%
ROE(5y)-17.02%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-4.82%
GM growth 5Y0.7%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.76
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF 0
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 104.86%
Cap/Sales 3.99%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.51
Quick Ratio 2.51
Altman-Z 1.5
F-Score6
WACC8.86%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)115.48%
Cap/Depr(5y)105.87%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.2%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.82%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)17.65%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-25%
EPS Next Y15.93%
EPS Next 2Y18.7%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.04%
Revenue growth 3Y13.09%
Revenue growth 5Y20.88%
Sales Q2Q%9.89%
Revenue Next Year6.16%
Revenue Next 2Y6.38%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y24.32%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year188.12%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y32.46%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y13.99%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

COURSERA INC / COUR FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of COURSERA INC (COUR) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to COUR.


What is the valuation status of COURSERA INC (COUR) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to COURSERA INC (COUR). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is COURSERA INC (COUR) stock?

COURSERA INC (COUR) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for COURSERA INC?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of COURSERA INC (COUR) is expected to grow by 15.93% in the next year.