Coursera vs Grand Canyon Education
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The short version
- Grand Canyon Education is the larger business, with $1.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $758M for Coursera.
- Coursera grew revenue faster (9.0%, against 7.1%).
- Grand Canyon Education kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (24.0% operating margin, against −10.2%).
- Grand Canyon Education turned more of its sales into free cash flow (21.6% FCF margin, against 14.2%).
| Latest fiscal year | COUR · FY25 | LOPE · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $4.3B |
| Revenue | $758M | $1.1B |
| Free cash flow | $107M | $239M |
| Net income | −$51.0M | $216M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 9.0% | 7.1% |
| 5-year growth | 20.9% | 5.6% |
| Share count change | 4.1% | −4.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 54.6% | — |
| Operating margin | −10.2% | 24.0% |
| Net margin | −6.7% | 19.5% |
| FCF margin | 14.2% | 21.6% |
| Return on capital | — | 45.3% |
| Return on equity | −8.3% | 28.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$793M | −$300M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | — | −1.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $265M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 19.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 4 |
Revenue
FY16
COUR —
LOPE $873M
FY17
COUR —
LOPE $974M
FY18
COUR —
LOPE $846M
FY19
COUR $184M
LOPE $779M
FY20
COUR $294M
LOPE $844M
FY21
COUR $415M
LOPE $897M
FY22
COUR $524M
LOPE $911M
FY23
COUR $636M
LOPE $961M
FY24
COUR $695M
LOPE $1.0B
FY25
COUR $758M
LOPE $1.1B
COUR
LOPE
Operating margin
FY16
COUR —
LOPE 27.2%
FY17
COUR —
LOPE 29.0%
FY18
COUR —
LOPE 30.5%
FY19
COUR −26.2%
LOPE 34.1%
FY20
COUR −22.7%
LOPE 32.9%
FY21
COUR −34.5%
LOPE 31.5%
FY22
COUR −33.9%
LOPE 26.1%
FY23
COUR −22.9%
LOPE 25.9%
FY24
COUR −16.3%
LOPE 26.7%
FY25
COUR −10.2%
LOPE 24.0%
COUR
LOPE
Free cash flow
FY16
COUR —
LOPE $59.5M
FY17
COUR —
LOPE $191M
FY18
COUR —
LOPE $105M
FY19
COUR −$25.7M
LOPE $284M
FY20
COUR −$18.1M
LOPE $279M
FY21
COUR $0.2M
LOPE $284M
FY22
COUR −$39.6M
LOPE $186M
FY23
COUR $28.6M
LOPE $199M
FY24
COUR $93.8M
LOPE $253M
FY25
COUR $107M
LOPE $239M
COUR
LOPE
Return on capital
FY16
COUR —
LOPE 24.5%
FY17
COUR —
LOPE 27.1%
FY18
COUR —
LOPE —
FY19
COUR —
LOPE —
FY20
COUR —
LOPE 14.8%
FY21
COUR —
LOPE 23.6%
FY22
COUR —
LOPE 40.6%
FY23
COUR —
LOPE 42.3%
FY24
COUR —
LOPE 45.9%
FY25
COUR —
LOPE 45.3%
COUR
LOPE
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.