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Coursera, Inc. COUR
Coursera, Inc. (COUR) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $757.5M at a -6.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.21 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.54 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.911 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.077 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.745 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COUR | Coursera, Inc. | 5/9 | 1.89 | — | +9% |
| BAND | Bandwidth Inc. | 5/9 | 0.7 | — | +0.7% |
| SPSC | SPS COMMERCE INC | 6/9 | 8.11 | 23.2 | +17.8% |
| VERX | Vertex, Inc. | 7/9 | 0.09 | 267.9 | +12.2% |
| BRZE | Braze, Inc. | 3/9 | -0.77 | — | +24.4% |
| CWAN | Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. | 2/9 | 2.68 | — | +61.9% |
| DSGX | DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP INC | 5/9 | 8.69 | 49.4 | +12% |
About Coursera, Inc.
Coursera, Inc. operates an online learning platform that provides education and skills training in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through Consumer and Enterprise segments. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations; online bachelor's and master's degrees; postgraduate diplomas; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack programs in the domains of business, computer science, technology, and data science through Coursera.org for Individuals, Coursera Plus, Coursera for Enterprise, Coursera for Business, Coursera for Campus, and Coursera for Government. It offers its products to individuals, businesses, institutions, employers, colleges and universities, organizations, and governments. The company was formerly known as Dkandu, Inc. and changed its name to Coursera, Inc. in April 2012. Coursera, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
FAQ
Is COUR financially healthy?
Coursera, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does COUR pay a dividend?
No, Coursera, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is COUR?
In FY2025, Coursera, Inc. had a net margin of -6.7% and a return on equity of -8.0%.
What is the analyst price target for COUR?
The average Wall-Street price target for Coursera, Inc. is $8.00, about 43.4% above the recent price, from 10 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is COUR a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Coursera, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.