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Earnings Release Q3 2025 Exhibit 99.1 Coursera Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results • Raised full year 2025 revenue outlook by $10 million to range of $750 to $754 million • Delivered third quarter revenue of $194 million, up 10% year-over-year and driven by 13% year-over-year Consumer segment revenue growth • Reported net cash provided by operating activities of $34 million; Free Cash Flow of $27 million MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE) – Coursera, Inc. (NYSE: COUR), a leading global online learning platform, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2025. A shareholder letter containing additional discussion of the Company’s performance and outlook has been posted to the Investor Relations website at investor.coursera.com. “We delivered a strong third quarter, driven by 13% year-over-year revenue growth in our Consumer segment. As individuals increasingly seek the skills necessary to adapt and thrive in today’s evolving job market, we are strengthening Coursera’s position as the world’s trusted source for verified learning,” said Coursera CEO Greg Hart. “We are committed to creating more personalized, engaging, and AI-native learning and discovery experiences, underscored by our leading integration with OpenAI's ChatGPT app ecosystem and our recently announced content partnership with Anthropic. As we demonstrate early progress in our growth initiatives, I am pleased to share that we are raising our full year revenue outlook, now expecting to deliver more than $750 million in 2025.” Key Financial Results ($ millions, except per share data, unaudited) Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 YoY Change GAAP Financial Measures Revenue $ 194.2 $ 176.1 10 % Gross profit $ 106.0 $ 96.2 10 % Net loss $ (8.6) $ (13.7) 37 % Net loss per share $ (0.05) $ (0.09) 40 % Net loss margin (4.4)% (7.8)% 340 bps Net cash provided by operating activities $ 33.9 $ 27.8 22 % Non-GAAP Financial Measures Gross profit $ 108.0 $ 98.1 10 % Net income $ 16.7 $ 16.6 1 % Net income per share $ 0.10 $ 0.10 — % Adjusted EBITDA $ 15.6 $ 13.3 17 % Adjusted EBITDA Margin 8.0 % 7.6 % 40 bps Free Cash Flow $ 26.6 $ 16.7 59 % For more information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this press release, please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. 1
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Earnings Release Q3 2025 Exhibit 99.1 Segment Results ($ millions, unaudited) Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 YoY Change Consumer revenue $ 130.3 $ 115.7 13 % Consumer gross profit $ 79.7 $ 68.7 16 % Consumer gross profit margin 61.2 % 59.4 % 180 bps Enterprise revenue $ 63.9 $ 60.4 6 % Enterprise gross profit $ 44.5 $ 42.3 5 % Enterprise gross profit margin 69.6 % 70.0 % (40) bps Key Business Metrics Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 YoY Change New Registered Learners (in millions) 7.7 7.0 Net Retention Rate for Paid Enterprise Customers 89 % 89 % — % September 30, 2025 2024 YoY Change Total Registered Learners (in millions) 191 162 18 % Paid Enterprise Customers 1,724 1,564 10 % For more information regarding the metrics discussed in this press release, please see “Key Business Metrics Definitions” below. Financial Outlook • Fourth quarter 2025: ◦ Revenue in the range of $189 to $193 million ◦ Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $7 to $10 million • Full year 2025: ◦ Revenue in the range of $750 to $754 million ◦ Annual Adjusted EBITDA Margin improvement of 200 basis points to 8.0% Actual results may differ materially from Coursera’s Financial Outlook as a result of, among other things, the factors described under “Special Note on Forward-Looking Statements” below. A reconciliation of our non-GAAP guidance measure (Adjusted EBITDA) to the corresponding GAAP guidance measure is not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, expenses that may be incurred in the future. Stock-based compensation expense-related charges, including employer payroll tax-related items on employee stock transactions, are impacted by the timing of employee stock transactions, the future fair market value of our common stock, and our future hiring and retention needs, all of which are difficult to predict and subject to constant change. We have provided a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the financial statement tables for our historical non-GAAP financial results included in this press release. Conference Call Details As previously announced, Coursera will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2025 performance today, October 23, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time). 2
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Earnings Release Q3 2025 Exhibit 99.1 A live, audio-only webcast of the conference call and earnings release materials will be available to the public on our investor relations page at investor.coursera.com. For those unable to listen to the broadcast live, an archived replay will be accessible in the same location for one year. Disclosure Information In compliance with disclosure obligations under Regulation FD, Coursera announces material information to the public through a variety of means, including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), press releases, company blog posts, public conference calls, and webcasts, as well as via Coursera’s investor relations website. About Coursera Coursera was launched in 2012 by Andrew Ng and Daphne Koller with a mission to provide universal access to world-class learning. Today, it is one of the largest online learning platforms in the world, with 191 million registered learners as of September 30, 2025. Coursera partners with over 375 leading university and industry partners to offer a broad catalog of content and credentials, including courses, Specializations, Professional Certificates, and degrees. Coursera’s platform innovations — including generative AI-powered features like Coach, Role Play, and Course Builder, and role-based solutions like Skills Tracks — enable instructors, partners, and companies to deliver scalable, personalized, and verified learning. Institutions worldwide rely on Coursera to upskill and reskill their employees, students, and citizens in high-demand fields such as GenAI, data science, technology, and business, while learners globally turn to Coursera to master the skills they need to advance their careers. Coursera is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a B Corp. Contacts For investors: Cam Carey, ir@coursera.org For media: Arunav Sinha, press@coursera.org # # # Key Business Metrics Definitions Registered Learners We count the total number of registered learners at the end of each period. For purposes of determining our registered learner count, we treat each customer account that registers with a unique email as a registered learner and adjust for any spam, test accounts, andcancellations. Our registered learner count is not intended as a measure of active engagement. New registered learners are individuals that register in a particular period. Paid Enterprise Customers We count the total number of Paid Enterprise Customers that are active on our platform at the end of each period. For purposes of determining our customer count, we treat each customer account that has a corresponding contract as a unique customer, and a singleorganization with multiple divisions, segments, or subsidiaries may be counted as multiple customers. We define a “Paid EnterpriseCustomer” as a customer who purchases Coursera via our direct sales force. For purposes of determining our Paid Enterprise Customer count, we exclude our Enterprise customers who do not purchase Coursera via our direct sales force, including organizations engaging onour platform through our Coursera for Teams offering or through our channel partners. Net Retention Rate (“NRR”) for Paid Enterprise Customers We calculate annual recurring revenue (“ARR”) by annualizing each customer’s monthly recurring revenue (“MRR”) for the most recentmonth at period end. We calculate “Net Retention Rate” for a period by starting with the ARR from all Paid Enterprise Customers as of the 12 months prior to such period end, or Prior Period ARR. We then calculate the ARR from these same Paid Enterprise Customers as of thecurrent period end, or “Current Period ARR.” Current Period ARR includes expansion within Paid Enterprise Customers and is net of contraction or attrition over the trailing 12 months but excludes revenue from new Paid Enterprise Customers in the current period. Wethen divide the total Current Period ARR by the total Prior Period ARR to arrive at our Net Retention Rate for Paid Enterprise Customers. 3
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Earnings Release Q3 2025 Exhibit 99.1 Non-GAAP Financial Measures In addition to financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, this press release includes non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per share, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and FreeCash Flow, each of which is a non-GAAP financial measure. These are key measures used by our management to help us analyze our financial results, establish budgets and operational goals for managing our business, evaluate our performance, and make strategicdecisions. Accordingly, we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others inunderstanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and board of directors. In addition, we believe these measures are useful for period-to-period comparisons of our business. We also believe that the presentation of these non-GAAPfinancial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our core business and results of operations over multiple periods with other companies in our industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors, and to analyzeour cash performance. However, the non-GAAP financial measures presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reportedby other companies due to differences in the way that these measures are calculated. These non-GAAP financial measures are presented for supplemental informational purposes only and should not be considered as a substitute for or in isolation from financial informationpresented in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. Non-GAAP Gross Profit, Non-GAAP Gross Profit Margin, Non-GAAP Net Income, and Non-GAAP Net Income Per Share We define non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP net income as GAAP gross profit and GAAP net loss excluding: (1) stock-basedcompensation expense; (2) amortization of stock-based compensation expense capitalized as internal-use software costs; (3) payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation; (4) merger and acquisition (“M&A”) related transaction costs; (5) costs and settlement(gains) losses related to significant and non-recurring legal and regulatory matters, net of insurance recoveries; and (6) restructuringrelated charges. Non-GAAP gross profit margin reflects non-GAAP gross profit as a percentage of revenue. Non-GAAP net income per share is calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income by the diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin We define Adjusted EBITDA as our GAAP net loss excluding: (1) depreciation and amortization; (2) interest income, net; (3) income taxexpense; (4) other (income) expense, net; (5) stock-based compensation expense; (6) payroll tax expense related to stock-basedcompensation; (7) M&A related transaction costs; (8) costs and settlement (gains) losses related to significant and non-recurring legal and regulatory matters, net of insurance recoveries; and (9) restructuring related charges. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as AdjustedEBITDA divided by revenue. Free Cash Flow We define Free Cash Flow as net cash provided by operating activities, less capitalized internal-use software costs, purchases of contentassets, and purchases of property, equipment, and software as we consider these capital expenditures necessary to support our ongoing operations. We believe the presentation of these adjusted operating results provides useful supplemental information to investors and facilitates the analysis and comparison of our operating results across reporting periods. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in theAppendix. 4
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Earnings Release Q3 2025 Exhibit 99.1 Special Note on Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as: “accelerate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “demand,” “design,” “estimate,” “expand,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “mission,” “need,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “outlook,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the expansion of our market opportunity; the global demand to embrace new skills; our progress in our growth initiatives; our commitment to creating more personalized, engaging, and AI-native learning experiences; our initiatives to strengthen our position as a trusted source for verified learning; our mission to provide universal access to world-class learning; the demand for online learning; the strength of our customer and content creator relationships; the demand from learners to use our offerings to master career advancing skills; anticipated features and benefits of our offerings; the anticipated utility of our non-GAAP financial measures; anticipated growth rates; and our financial outlook, future financial and operational performance, and expectations, including our financial outlook for the fourth quarter of 2025 and full year 2025; among others. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: our ability to attract, engage, and retain learners; our ability to increase sales of our offerings; our limited operating history; the relative nascency of online learning solutions and generative AI; risks related to market acceptance and demand for our offerings; our ability to maintain and expand our existing content creator relationships and to develop new partnerships with universities, industry leaders, and subject matter experts; our dependence on the supply of content created by our partners; risks related to our AI innovations and AI generally; our ability to compete effectively; adverse impacts on our business and financial condition due to macroeconomic or market conditions; our ability to manage our growth; regulatory and/or policy matters or changes impacting us or our content creators; risks related to intellectual property; cybersecurity and privacy risks and regulations; potential disruptions to our platform; risks related to operations, regulatory, economic, and geopolitical conditions; current and future legal and regulatory matters; the impact of actions to improve operational efficiencies and operating costs; our history of net losses and ability to achieve or sustain profitability; natural disasters, public health crises, or other catastrophic events; and our status as a certified B Corp, as well as the risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recently filed annual and quarterly reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q and subsequent filings and as detailed from time to time in our SEC filings. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward- looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance, or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate only to events as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements except to the extent required by law. 5
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Earnings Release Q3 2025 Exhibit 99.1 Coursera Inc. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Revenue $ 194.2 $ 176.1 $ 560.6 $ 515.5 Cost of revenue 88.2 79.9 254.0 239.6 Gross profit 106.0 96.2 306.6 275.9 Operating expenses: Research and development 30.0 31.6 88.8 99.9 Sales and marketing 67.4 59.0 187.8 174.7 General and administrative 24.2 27.3 76.0 81.9 Restructuring related charges — — (0.9) 2.1 Total operating expenses 121.6 117.9 351.7 358.6 Loss from operations (15.6) (21.7) (45.1) (82.7) Other income, net: Interest income, net 8.3 9.3 24.1 28.2 Other income (expense), net (0.5) 0.2 (0.1) (0.1) Loss before income taxes (7.8) (12.2) (21.1) (54.6) Income tax expense 0.8 1.5 3.1 3.3 Net loss $ (8.6) $ (13.7) $ (24.2) $ (57.9) Net loss per share—basic and diluted $ (0.05) $ (0.09) $ (0.15) $ (0.37) Weighted average shares used in computing net loss pershare—basic and diluted 164.6 157.6 162.6 156.8 (1)Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Cost of revenue $ 0.6 $ 0.6 $ 1.9 $ 2.0 Research and development 8.5 10.1 26.0 32.0 Sales and marketing 5.3 5.8 15.7 22.2 General and administrative 8.6 8.7 29.0 26.9 Restructuring related charges — — (1.6) — Total stock-based compensation expense $ 23.0 $ 25.2 $ 71.0 $ 83.1 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 6
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Earnings Release Q3 2025 Exhibit 99.1 Coursera Inc. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (In millions) September 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 797.7 $ 726.1 Accounts receivable, net 58.7 59.7 Deferred costs, net 20.3 24.7 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 20.6 20.2 Total current assets 897.3 830.7 Property, equipment, and software, net 41.8 36.9 Intangible assets, net 25.6 24.5 Other assets 30.6 38.2 Total assets $ 995.3 $ 930.3 Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity Current liabilities: Content liabilities $ 103.8 $ 104.1 Other accounts payable and accrued expenses 26.3 19.2 Accrued compensation and benefits 32.0 31.6 Deferred revenue, current 177.4 159.7 Other current liabilities 10.0 12.9 Total current liabilities 349.5 327.5 Deferred revenue, non-current 1.6 1.6 Other liabilities 4.7 3.8 Total liabilities 355.8 332.9 Stockholders’ equity: Additional paid-in capital 1,523.9 1,506.7 Treasury stock, at cost — (49.1) Accumulated deficit (884.4) (860.2) Total stockholders’ equity 639.5 597.4 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 995.3 $ 930.3 (2) As of June 30, 2025, we updated the caption for “Educator partners payable” to “Content liabilities.” In conjunction with this update, $0.4 million and $2.2 million of unpaid purchases of content assets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are now reflected in “Content liabilities.” These amounts would have previously been reported in “Other accounts payable and accrued expenses.” (2) (2) 7
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Earnings Release Q3 2025 Exhibit 99.1 Coursera Inc. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (In millions) Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss $ (24.2) $ (57.9) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 21.8 18.7 Stock-based compensation expense 71.0 83.1 Impairment losses 3.1 0.8 Other (0.3) 0.2 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable, net 1.0 19.3 Prepaid expenses and other assets 6.2 1.2 Accounts payable and accrued expenses 9.1 (3.7) Accrued compensation and other liabilities (2.6) 0.2 Deferred revenue 17.8 14.3 Net cash provided by operating activities 102.9 76.2 Cash flows from investing activities: Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities — 66.0 Purchases of content assets (8.0) (10.2) Capitalized internal-use software costs (13.3) (13.6) Purchases of property, equipment, and software (1.1) (0.5) Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (22.4) 41.7 Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from exercise of stock options 8.6 6.9 Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan 2.8 3.8 Payments for repurchases of common stock — (36.7) Payments for tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units (21.8) (28.3) Net cash used in financing activities (10.4) (54.3) Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 70.1 63.6 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash—beginning of period 728.4 658.1 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash—end of period $ 798.5 $ 721.7 8
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Earnings Release Q3 2025 Exhibit 99.1 Coursera Inc. RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Gross profit $ 106.0 $ 96.2 $ 306.6 $ 275.9 Stock-based compensation expense 0.6 0.6 1.9 2.0 Amortization of stock-based compensation capitalized asinternal-use software costs 1.4 1.3 4.3 4.2 Non-GAAP gross profit $ 108.0 $ 98.1 $ 312.8 $ 282.1 Gross profit margin 54.6 % 54.6 % 54.7 % 53.5 % Non-GAAP gross profit margin 55.6 % 55.7 % 55.8 % 54.7 % Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net loss $ (8.6) $ (13.7) $ (24.2) $ (57.9) Stock-based compensation expense 23.0 25.2 72.6 83.1 Amortization of stock-based compensation capitalized asinternal-use software costs 1.4 1.3 4.3 4.2 Payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation 0.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 M&A related transaction costs — — — 3.4 Significant and non-recurring legal and regulatory matters 0.1 3.4 1.5 4.6 Restructuring related charges — — (0.9) 2.1 Non-GAAP net income $ 16.7 $ 16.6 $ 55.7 $ 42.3 Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss pershare—basic 164.6 157.6 162.6 156.8 Effect of dilutive securities 7.9 3.5 6.1 7.3 Weighted-average shares used in computing non-GAAP netincome per share—diluted 172.5 161.1 168.7 164.1 Net loss per share—basic and diluted $ (0.05) $ (0.09) $ (0.15) $ (0.37) Non-GAAP net income per share—diluted $ 0.10 $ 0.10 $ 0.33 $ 0.26 9
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Earnings Release Q3 2025 Exhibit 99.1 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net loss $ (8.6) $ (13.7) $ (24.2) $ (57.9) Depreciation and amortization 7.3 6.0 21.8 18.7 Interest income, net (8.3) (9.3) (24.1) (28.2) Income tax expense 0.8 1.5 3.1 3.3 Other (income) expense, net 0.5 (0.2) 0.1 0.1 Stock-based compensation expense 23.0 25.2 72.6 83.1 Payroll tax expense related to stock-based compensation 0.8 0.4 2.4 2.8 M&A related transaction costs — — — 3.4 Significant and non-recurring legal and regulatory matters 0.1 3.4 1.5 4.6 Restructuring related charges — — (0.9) 2.1 Adjusted EBITDA $ 15.6 $ 13.3 $ 52.3 $ 32.0 Net loss margin (4.4)% (7.8)% (4.3)% (11.2)% Adjusted EBITDA Margin 8.0 % 7.6 % 9.3 % 6.2 % Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 2024 2025 2024 Net cash provided by operating activities $ 33.9 $ 27.8 $ 102.9 $ 76.2 Less: capitalized internal-use software costs (5.0) (4.9) (13.3) (13.6) Less: purchases of content assets (2.1) (6.0) (8.0) (10.2) Less: purchases of property, equipment, and software (0.2) (0.2) (1.1) (0.5) Free Cash Flow $ 26.6 $ 16.7 $ 80.5 $ 51.9 (3) The nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 include $5.2 million and $2.1 million in cash payments for restructuring related charges. Related cash payments made during the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were immaterial. (3) 10