Online learning platform Coursera (NYSE: COUR) will be reporting earnings this Thursday after the bell. Here’s what investors should know.
Coursera beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 3.7% last quarter, reporting revenues of $187.1 million, up 9.8% year on year. It was a very strong quarter for the company, with EBITDA guidance for next quarter exceeding analysts’ expectations and an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates. It reported 183 million active customers, up 18% year on year.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Coursera’s revenue to grow 8.1% year on year to $190.3 million, improving from the 6.4% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.08 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Coursera has only missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates once over the last two years, exceeding top-line expectations by 2.4% on average.
Looking at Coursera’s peers in the consumer internet segment, only Netflix has reported results so far. It met analysts’ revenue estimates, delivering year-on-year sales growth of 17.2%.
Read our full analysis of Netflix’s earnings results here.Debates around the economy’s health and the impact of potential tariffs and corporate tax cuts have caused much uncertainty in 2025. While some of the consumer internet stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 3.5% on average over the last month. Coursera is down 10.5% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $12.31 (compared to the current share price of $10.65).
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