For the quarter ended December 2025, Coursera (COUR) reported revenue of $196.9 million, up 9.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.06, compared to $0.08 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $191.78 million, representing a surprise of +2.67%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -5.21%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.06.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Coursera performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Paid Enterprise Customers: 1,730 versus 1,757 estimated by four analysts on average.
- Total Registered Learners: 197 million compared to the 198.28 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Revenues- Enterprise: $65.4 million compared to the $63.16 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +5% year over year.
- Revenues- Consumer: $131.5 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $128.43 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +29.3%.
- Gross Profit- Enterprise: $45.6 million versus $44.04 million estimated by four analysts on average.
- Gross Profit- Consumer: $80.9 million versus $78.27 million estimated by four analysts on average.
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Shares of Coursera have returned -17.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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