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As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Coursera Inc stock $7.50, price $3.74, upside +100.5%, quality 54 out of 100. Rating: strongly undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 7 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.

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Coursera Inc

COUR · US
Undervalued, but in a downtrend

The stock costs 50% less than our calculation considers fair.

Fair value $7.50 · Strongly undervalued
Generates free cash flow
Revenue last quarter +60% vs. a year ago.
Quality 54/100
Mixed Growth (revenue 5y +20.9 %/yr in USD)
Mixed vs. peers (5/10)
Insiders sold $192,270 (6M)
Loss-making · -15.4% net margin (TTM)
Narrow moat 25/100
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Price vs Fair Value

$40.05 $3.47 Fair Value $7.50 Aug 2021 Nov 2026

White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 4, 2026.

How to read this chart

60‑month range $3.47 – $40.05 · fair‑value band $5.63 – $10.44 · the $3.74 price screens below the $7.50 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 4, 2026.

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Company profile

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.

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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.

Stock analysis

Coursera Inc (COUR) currently trades at $3.74, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $7.50, implying the stock looks roughly 50% undervalued today.

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Valuation

Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of $9.53 per share, and 6 of the 7 models we run sit above the $3.74 price.

Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $2.02, and 1 of the 7 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is low.

Scenario range: $5.63 (bear) to $10.44 (bull), the price of $3.74 sits below it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.

Quality & growth

The Quality Score stands at 54/100 (solid quality), in the Consumer Defensive sector.

Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.

Coursera Inc reported revenue of $758M in FY2025 versus $415M in FY2021, a compound +16.2%/yr. Reported net income was −$51.0M in FY2025.

Key figures

Market cap $989M Small · P/S ratio 1.04 · EPS (TTM) $−0.7300 · Net margin −15.4% · Return on equity −15.2% · Return on assets (EBIT) −13.9% (5-year average) · Operating margin −1.6% · Revenue (TTM) $885M.

Competitive moat

Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 25 out of 100 (medium confidence).

What moves the price

The share trades about 56% below its 52-week high and 8% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.

For context, the median of 10 Consumer Defensive peers we cover trades at 31% fair-value upside, at 100%, COUR screens cheaper than that median.

Fair Value models

Bear $5.63 Fair Value $7.50 Bull $10.44
Price $3.74 · Upside +100.5%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models. Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds. Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Best data coverage
FCF DCF $7.60 $10.68 $17.14 77
Growth DCF $7.45 $10.67 $14.94 76
5Y Revenue Exit $6.21 $8.41 $11.42 71
All 7 models by family
DCF Models
FCF DCF $7.60 $10.68 $17.14 77
5Y Revenue Exit $6.21 $8.41 $11.42 71
10Y Revenue Exit $6.62 $8.82 $12.28 65
Multiples
EV/Revenue $5.39 $6.42 $7.45 52
Asset-Based
NCAV (Graham) $1.33 $2.02 $2.52 52
Growth DCF
Growth DCF $7.45 $10.67 $14.94 76
Rev-Margin DCF $6.21 $8.38 $11.38 71

The fair value above starts from this blend and is adjusted for dilution from new shares.

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Quality Score breakdown

Overall quality 54/100

It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.

Profitability 26
How much profit the company makes from its sales and capital
Quality Growth 70
Are margins and returns getting better?
Cashflow 73
Do the profits arrive as real cash?
Financial strength 78
Debt, balance sheet and risk of trouble
Investment 97
Does it invest with discipline instead of growing at any price?
Low Volatility 21
How calm the share price moves, does not count
Price momentum 4
Price momentum of the last 3 to 12 months, does not count
Near the 52-week high 3
Distance to the 52-week high, does not count
New shares 0
Buys back shares or issues new ones?

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Insider trades

In the last 6 months, 2 officers or directors sold shares worth $192,270 and none bought.

  • BuyPale Fire Capital SE10% owner8,355,251 shares at $3.76$31.5MNov 5, 2026
  • SaleGregory M. HartPresident & CEO, Director2× since Oct 1, 2026: 20,613 shares, avg. $4.35$89,639Nov 2, 202610b5-1 plan
  • BuyPale Fire Capital investicni spolecnost a.s.10% owner2,332,742 shares at $4.87$11.4MSep 29, 2026
  • SaleAlan B CardenasSVP, General Counsel4× since Dec 15, 2025: 36,066 shares, avg. $6.27$226,111Aug 17, 202610b5-1 plan
  • SaleInsight Holdings Group, LLC10% owner2× since May 18, 2026: 2,000,000 shares, avg. $5.30$10.6MMay 20, 2026

Plus 15 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.

Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.

Source: SEC Form 4, as of Nov 6, 2026. All filings at the SEC ↗

Revenue & earnings trend

Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card. 67/100
Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Revenue growth 1 year
+9.0%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+13.1%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+20.9%
Start year 2020 (pandemic)
Revenue growth 6 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+26.6%
Profit margin (trend) ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.
−22.7% (2020) → −10.3% (2025)
What shareholders gained per year ⓘWe only publish this rate when it is defensible. Reason: fiscal 2025 is a loss year, no rate is defined from a loss
not computed

Growth Forecast

Little optimism in the price
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
less than -40 %
The company could shrink this much every year for the next five years and today's price would still be justified.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+20.0%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
The revenue jump in 2026 (+62.8%) comes with 61% more shares (acquisition or merger paid in stock). Per share it is about +0.8%. The comparison above is unreliable in such a year.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +17.3% a year for the forecasts.
Forecast 2026 (sales)+62.8%
Forecast 2027 (sales)+13.4%
Projected 2028 (sales)+12.0%
Projected 2029 (sales)+10.5%
Projected 2030 (sales)+9.1%

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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Education & Training Services · 108 stocks

Beats the industry median on 5/9 measures
A mixed picture versus its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score 54 · Below median
Fair Value upside +100.5% · Top 25%
Profitability
Return on assets −5.1% · Bottom 25%
Net margin (12 months) −15.4% · Bottom 25%
Operating margin (12 months) −1.6% · Bottom 25%
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY) 59.6% · Top 25%

Valuation Multiplesvs Education & Training Services median · lower = cheaper

P/B 1.56× · Cheaper than median
P/S (12 months) 1.12× · Cheaper than median
Price / free cash flow (fiscal year) 9.2× · Cheaper than median

Strength profile in five axes (Snowflake)

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Sector peers
VALUE (fair-value potential)100 · sector 47
FUTURE (revenue growth)100 · sector 21
PAST (return on equity)0 · sector 28
HEALTH (low debt)0 · sector 95
DIVIDEND (yield)0 · sector 58

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Values & ESG

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None of the checked exposures detected

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Youdao, Inc DAO $19.71 $18.57 −6% vs COUR
McGraw Hill, Inc MH $10.86 $8.95 −18% vs COUR
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Frequently asked questions

Is Coursera Inc (COUR) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 4, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of $7.50 versus a price of $3.74, about +100% upside (undervalued).
What is the fair value of COUR?
Our model-based fair value for Coursera Inc is $7.50 (as of Nov 4, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $3.74.
What is the quality score of COUR?
Coursera Inc has a Quality Score of 54/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Coursera Inc (COUR)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of $7.50 (as of Nov 4, 2026) from 7 valuation models. Cautious scenario $5.63, optimistic scenario $10.44. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Coursera Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at $7.50, about +100% upside versus a price of $3.74 (undervalued). Cautious scenario $5.63, optimistic scenario $10.44. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Coursera Inc (COUR)?
Coursera Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $885M (latest available figure, as of Nov 4, 2026).
What growth is priced into Coursera Inc (COUR)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Coursera Inc would have to grow free cash flow by less than minus 40 % per year for five years (discount rate 11.9 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +20.9 % per year. As of Nov 4, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of COUR use?
Our models discount Coursera Inc at 11.9 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 1.25, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Coursera Inc that is less than minus 40 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (11.9 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Coursera Inc (COUR) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Coursera Inc grew +20.9 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of less than minus 40 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Coursera Inc (COUR) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +4.7 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Coursera Inc (less than minus 40 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Coursera Inc (COUR)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 14.25 %: that much free cash flow Coursera Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (11.9 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Coursera Inc (COUR)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Coursera Inc it is $7.50 per share (as of Nov 4, 2026), against a price of $3.74. It is the blended result of 7 valuation models in 4 families (DCF Models, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF).
Is Coursera Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 4, 2026, COUR trades below its calculated fair value: price $3.74, fair value $7.50, a gap of about +100% (undervalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of COUR?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($3.74); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($7.50). For Coursera Inc the two are $3.76 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Coursera Inc worth?
The market values Coursera Inc at about $989M (market capitalisation, as of Nov 4, 2026). Per share that is $3.74; our models calculate a fair value of $7.50 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about COUR?
Our models span a range for Coursera Inc: cautious scenario $5.63, base $7.50, optimistic $10.44 per share (as of Nov 4, 2026, price $3.74). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
How solid is the balance sheet of Coursera Inc (COUR)?
Balance-sheet figures for Coursera Inc (as of Nov 4, 2026): return on equity −15.2%. They feed the Quality Score of 54/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is COUR from its 52-week high?
Coursera Inc trades at $3.74, about 56% below its 52-week high of $8.51 and 8% above the low of $3.47 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $7.50 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Coursera Inc?
From the same area (Consumer Defensive) we also value New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Laureate Education, Inc, Covista Inc, Physicswallah Limited, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Coursera Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 4, 2026: price $3.74, calculated fair value $7.50 (+100%), Quality Score 54/100, from 7 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of COUR calculated?
We run Coursera Inc through 7 models from 4 families: DCF Models, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of $7.50 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.3% above its aggregate fair value. Coursera Inc currently trades 50% below its own fair value, and the market average says nothing about that. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Coursera Inc (COUR)?
The closing price on Nov 6, 2026 was $3.74. Our model-based fair value is $7.50, about +100% upside (undervalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Coursera Inc right now?
The price is below even our cautious bear case ($5.63). The market is more pessimistic than our downside scenario. The large gap to fair value rests on thin data (low evidence): fewer applicable models and a shorter history. Read it with extra caution. Solid quality (54/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality. A fairly wide model range ($5.63 to $10.44) leaves room in how you read the outcome.

Key figures of Coursera Inc

How large is the market capitalisation of Coursera Inc (COUR)?
The market capitalisation of Coursera Inc is $989M. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Coursera Inc (COUR)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Coursera Inc is 1.04 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of Coursera Inc (COUR)?
Earnings per share at Coursera Inc are $−0.7300. Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the net margin of Coursera Inc (COUR)?
The net margin of Coursera Inc is −15.4% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Coursera Inc (COUR)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Coursera Inc is −15.2% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Coursera Inc (COUR)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Coursera Inc is −13.9% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Coursera Inc (COUR)?
The operating margin of Coursera Inc is −1.6% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Coursera Inc (COUR)?
Revenue at Coursera Inc is growing +59.6% versus a year earlier (3y avg +13.1%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How much net cash does Coursera Inc (COUR) hold?
Coursera Inc holds more cash than debt, $788M net (fiscal year 2025). The company holds more cash than debt, a safety cushion.
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