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COUR (Coursera) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 16.57 (As of May. 12, 2025)


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What is Coursera Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-05-12), Coursera's share price is $8.95. Coursera's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.54. Hence, Coursera's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 16.57.

The historical rank and industry rank for Coursera's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

COUR' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.59   Med: 18.72   Max: 230.93
Current: 16.57

During the past 6 years, Coursera's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 230.93. The lowest was 11.59. And the median was 18.72.

COUR's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
56.59% of 182 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 13.835 vs COUR: 16.57

Coursera's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.18. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $0.54.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Coursera was 162.10% per year.

During the past 6 years, Coursera's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 22.20% per year. The lowest was 22.20% per year. And the median was 22.20% per year.


Coursera Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coursera's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Coursera Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Coursera Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - 220.11 17.49

Coursera Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 68.06 17.68 17.80 17.49 12.33

Competitive Comparison of Coursera's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Coursera's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Coursera's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Coursera's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Coursera's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Coursera Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Coursera's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=8.95/0.54
=16.57

Coursera's Share Price of today is $8.95.
Coursera's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $0.54.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Coursera  (NYSE:COUR) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Coursera Business Description

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Address
2440 West El Camino Real, Suite 500, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94040
Coursera Inc is an online learning platform that connects learners, educators, and institutions with the goal of providing educational content that is affordable, accessible, and relevant. It combines content, data, and technology into a single, unified platform that is customizable and extensible to both individual learners and institutions. The company operates through three reporting segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The majority of revenue is generated from the Consumer segment. The consumer segment targets individual learners seeking to obtain hands-on learning, gain valuable job skills, receive professional-level certifications, and otherwise increase their knowledge to start or advance their careers.
Executives
Alan B Cardenas officer: SVP, General Counsel 381 E. EVELYN AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
Andrew Y. Ng director 381 E. EVELYN AVE., MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
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Christopher D. Mccarthy director 381 E. EVELYYN AVE., MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
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Xueyan Wang officer: See Remarks 381 E. EVELYN AVE., MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041