Coursera vs Universal Technical Institute
Add, change or remove companies; up to four.
KIRAβs take AI analyst
I put Coursera and Universal Technical Institute side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Universal Technical Institute is the larger business, with $836M of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $758M for Coursera.
- Universal Technical Institute grew revenue faster (14.1%, against 9.0%).
- Universal Technical Institute kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (10.0% operating margin, against β10.2%).
- Coursera turned more of its sales into free cash flow (14.2% FCF margin, against 6.6%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 8 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Coursera
COUR
2/8
FCF marginShare count change
Universal Technical Institute
UTI
6/8
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginReturn on equityPiotroski F-score
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | COUR FY25 | UTI FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| Revenue | $758M | $836M |
| Free cash flow | $107M | $55.4M |
| Net income | β$51.0M | $63.0M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 9.0% | 14.1% |
| 5-year growth | 20.9% | 22.7% |
| Share count change | 4.1% | 9.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 54.6% | β |
| Operating margin | β10.2% | 10.0% |
| Net margin | β6.7% | 7.5% |
| FCF margin | 14.2% | 6.6% |
| Return on capital | β | 24.0% |
| Return on equity | β8.3% | 21.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | β$793M | β$36.5M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | β0.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | 35.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.