Coursera, Inc. (COUR) Key Metrics
COUR valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.41B
- Enterprise value
- $608.8M
- P/E (TTM)
- —
- Forward P/E
- 6.2
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 1.6 10-yr median 3.3
- Price / book
- 1.2 10-yr median 2.5
- EV / EBITDA
- —
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.25
COUR key metrics, 2019–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsCOUR valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
Price / sales−17.3%
1.6
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20192025
Price / book−15.3%
1.9
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20192025
Price / free cash flow−21.2%
11.2
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20192025
Free cash flow yield+1.9 pts
8.9%
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20192025
COUR returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
Return on equity+4.8 pts
−8.3%
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20192025
Return on assets+3.3 pts
−5.3%
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20192025
Free cash flow margin+0.7 pts
14.2%
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20192025
Asset turnover+4.6%
0.78
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20192025
COUR per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
Revenue per share+4.8%
$4.62
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20192025
Earnings per share
−$0.31
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20192025
Free cash flow per share+9.8%
$0.65
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20192025
Book value per share+2.2%
$3.88
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20192025
Shares outstanding+4.1%
163.8M
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20192025
COUR financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
Debt / equity+53.4%
0.01
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20192025
Net debt−$63.0M
−$787.6M
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20192025
Current ratio+2.0%
2.51
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20192025
Debt / assets+51.8%
0.01
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20192025
COUR efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
Days sales outstanding−3 days
30 days
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20192025
Days payables outstanding−6 days
134 days
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20192025
Cash conversion cycle+2 days
-104 days
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20192025
Capex / revenue0.0 pts
0.2%
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20192025
Dividends + buybacks / FCF−39.1 pts
0.0%
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20192025
COUR valuation history
Fiscal year-endToday7-year median
COUR returns on capital
ROEROICROA
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
COUR debt vs cash
Total debtCash & short-term investments
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
COUR cash returned to shareholders
DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow
COUR price vs earnings per share
Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)
COUR key metrics
2019–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | |||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.21B | $1.34B | $2.92B | $1.72B | $2.78B | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $418.0M | $613.0M | $2.21B | $952.0M | $1.97B | — | — |
| Price / sales | 1.6 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 6.7 | — | — |
| Price / book | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 11.2 | 14.3 | 220.9 | — | — | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 11.1 | 14.0 | 98.7 | — | — | — | — |
| EV / sales | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 4.8 | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 3.9 | 6.5 | 166.8 | — | — | — | — |
| Earnings yield | −4.2% | −5.9% | −4.0% | −10.2% | −5.2% | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 8.9% | 7.0% | 0.5% | −3.0% | −0.4% | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 0.0% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $7.36 | $8.50 | $19.37 | $11.83 | $24.44 | — | — |
| Per share | |||||||
| Revenue per share | $4.62 | $4.41 | $4.21 | $3.61 | $3.66 | $2.21 | — |
| Earnings per share | −$0.31 | −$0.51 | −$0.77 | −$1.21 | −$1.28 | −$0.50 | — |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.66 | $0.61 | $0.20 | −$0.26 | $0.02 | −$0.11 | — |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.65 | $0.60 | $0.09 | −$0.36 | −$0.10 | −$0.20 | — |
| Cash per share | $4.84 | $4.62 | $4.78 | $5.38 | $7.23 | $2.15 | — |
| Book value per share | $3.88 | $3.80 | $4.08 | $4.78 | $6.53 | $1.81 | — |
| Tangible book value per share | $3.72 | $3.64 | $4.00 | $4.72 | $6.44 | $1.73 | — |
| Capex per share | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.11 | $0.10 | $0.12 | $0.09 | — |
| Debt per share | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.10 | $0.18 | $0.20 | — |
| Shares outstanding | 163.8M | 157.4M | 151.0M | 145.3M | 113.6M | 132.6M | — |
| Change in shares outstanding | +4.1% | +4.2% | +3.9% | +27.9% | −14.4% | — | — |
| Returns & profitability | |||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −8.3% | −13.1% | −17.8% | −24.4% | −29.6% | −249.9% | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −5.3% | −8.6% | −12.5% | −18.4% | −21.1% | −20.4% | −19.8% |
| Return on tangible assets | −5.2% | −8.8% | −12.8% | −18.7% | −15.3% | −16.4% | −20.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.2% | 13.5% | 2.1% | −9.9% | −2.9% | −9.2% | −17.0% |
| Financial health | |||||||
| Total debt | $5.0M | $3.1M | $6.6M | $14.4M | $19.9M | $26.2M | $21.6M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $792.6M | $727.7M | $722.1M | $781.0M | $821.8M | $285.3M | $173.6M |
| Net debt | −$787.6M | −$724.6M | −$715.5M | −$766.5M | −$801.9M | −$259.0M | −$151.9M |
| Debt / equity | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.11 | — |
| Debt / assets | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| Current ratio | 2.51 | 2.46 | 2.70 | 3.51 | 4.34 | 2.22 | 2.40 |
| Quick ratio | 2.51 | 2.46 | 2.70 | 3.41 | 4.24 | 2.13 | 2.30 |
| Interest coverage | — | — | — | -19.4 | — | — | -77.4 |
| Working capital | $540.2M | $478.5M | $507.8M | $609.4M | $671.5M | $187.3M | $115.9M |
| Invested capital | −$151.9M | −$127.2M | −$99.3M | −$71.9M | −$60.4M | −$18.6M | −$338.9M |
| Tangible asset value | $608.6M | $572.9M | $604.5M | $686.0M | $731.4M | $229.9M | −$195.1M |
| Net current asset value | $533.8M | $473.1M | $501.8M | $598.8M | $655.3M | $163.8M | −$224.4M |
| Graham net-net per share | $2.91 | $2.79 | $3.10 | $3.99 | $5.63 | $1.10 | — |
| Capital allocation | |||||||
| Share buybacks (net) | $0 | $36.7M | $58.5M | $11.9M | $7.2M | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 0.0% | 39.1% | 441.6% | — | — | — | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 1.4% | 1.7% | 55.3% | — | 781.4% | — | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.92 | 1.24 | 1.88 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 12.6% | 15.6% | 17.2% | 21.2% | 22.0% | 5.7% | 8.8% |
| R&D / revenue | 16.1% | 19.0% | 25.2% | 31.5% | 32.6% | 26.2% | 30.6% |
| SG&A / revenue | 48.9% | 49.5% | 50.5% | 63.7% | 61.9% | 49.2% | 47.1% |
| Efficiency | |||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 30.1 | 33.4 | 34.8 | 30.7 | 33.0 | 35.7 | 33.0 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 14.4 | 41.6 | 37.1 | 28.6 | 31.2 |
| Days payables outstanding | 134.2 | 139.9 | 127.8 | 153.9 | 136.9 | 102.9 | 107.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -104.1 | -106.5 | -78.6 | -81.6 | -66.7 | -38.7 | -43.4 |
| Receivables turnover | 12.11 | 10.93 | 10.50 | 11.89 | 11.06 | 10.23 | 11.07 |
| Payables turnover | 2.72 | 2.61 | 2.86 | 2.37 | 2.67 | 3.55 | 3.39 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 25.34 | 8.78 | 9.83 | 12.77 | 11.69 |
| Asset turnover | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 0.78 |
| Average receivables | $62.5M | $63.6M | $60.6M | $44.1M | $37.6M | $28.7M | $16.7M |
| Average payables | $126.5M | $123.9M | $107.1M | $81.1M | $62.2M | $39.2M | $26.4M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $12.1M | $21.9M | $16.9M | $10.9M | $7.7M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 2.7% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 3.4% |
Computed from COUR's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 23, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
COUR valuation and financial ratios
Coursera earned a return on equity of −8.3% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $5.0 million of debt and $792.6 million in cash and short-term investments, a net cash position of $787.6 million.
See the COUR income statement, the COUR chart for price history, or the COUR stock overview for the latest quote and news.
COUR key metrics FAQ
What is Coursera's return on equity?
Coursera's return on equity (ROE) was −8.3% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$51.0 million on average shareholders' equity of $616.6 million.
How much debt does Coursera have?
Coursera had total debt of $5.0 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01 and more cash than debt.
What is Coursera's free cash flow yield?
Coursera generated $107.2 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 8.9% on its market value at year-end ($1.2 billion).
What is Coursera's current ratio?
Coursera's current ratio was 2.51 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.51 times current liabilities.