American Public Education vs Coursera
Coursera reported revenue of $758 million in fiscal 2025, 1.2 times American Public Education's $649 million in fiscal 2025. American Public Education's revenue grew 3.9% in its latest year, and Coursera's grew 9.0%. American Public Education had an operating margin of 7.4%, against -10.2% at Coursera. Free cash flow was $46 million at American Public Education and $107 million at Coursera.
Side by side
| American Public Education | Coursera | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $649M | $758M |
| Revenue growth | 3.9% | 9.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 15.1% | 20.9% |
| Gross margin | 54.2% | 54.6% |
| Operating margin | 7.4% | −10.2% |
| Net margin | 4.9% | −6.7% |
| Free cash flow | $46M | $107M |
| Free cash flow margin | 7.1% | 14.2% |
| Return on capital | 14.4% | — |
| Net debt to EBITDA | −1.2x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $4M | $0M |
| Change in diluted share count | 2.8% | 4.1% |
| Last close | $37.28 | $3.74 |
| P/E at the last close | 15.3× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | bought $42.8 million, sold $10.9 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the American Public Education and Coursera pages.