Coursera (COUR) reported $298.6 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 59.6%. EPS of $0.17 for the same period compares to $0.12 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.61% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $293.87 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.11, the EPS surprise was +54.55%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
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: Revenues- Enterprise: $140 million versus $136.1 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +117.7% change. Revenues- Consumer: $158.6 million versus $157.56 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +29.2% change. Gross Profit- Enterprise: $111 million versus $99.24 million estimated by two analysts on average. Gross Profit- Consumer: $103.2 million compared to the $102.25 million average estimate based on two analysts.View all Key Company Metrics for Coursera here>>>
Shares of Coursera have returned +3.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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