Udemy, Inc.
Business
Udemy, Inc. is a global learning company that operates an online platform connecting instructors, individual learners and enterprise customers for professional skill acquisition and development. It offers a marketplace of free and paid on-demand courses, subscription plans, professional services, cohort-based leadership programs and enterprise SaaS features such as AI-powered learning tools, skills mapping and analytics. The business reports two operating segments: Udemy Business (enterprise seat-based subscriptions and services) and Consumer (direct-to-consumer marketplace and personal subscriptions). Udemy distributes content globally through its web and mobile platforms, localized language collections, direct sales, partner resellers and integrations with third-party LMS/LXP systems.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-19
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 790 | 787 | 729 | 629 | 516 | |
| Cost of revenue | 271 | 295 | 310 | 275 | 236 | |
| Gross profit | 518 | 492 | 419 | 354 | 280 | |
| Sales and marketing | 326 | 343 | 317 | 301 | 227 | |
| Research and development | 102 | 125 | 120 | 105 | 66 | |
| General and administrative | 93 | 96 | 94 | 99 | 64 | |
| Restructuring charges | 2 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total operating expenses | 523 | 581 | 541 | 505 | 358 | |
| Loss from operations | −4 | −89 | −122 | −151 | −78 | |
| Interest income | 14 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 204,000 | |
| Interest expense | −734,000 | 379,000 | −518,000 | −1 | — | |
| Other expense, net | −981,000 | −12 | −2 | −5 | −920,000 | |
| Total other income, net | 12 | 8 | 18 | −399,000 | −936,000 | |
| Net income (loss) before taxes | 8 | −81 | −104 | −152 | −79 | |
| Income tax provision | 5 | 4 | 4 | −2 | −1 | |
| Net income (loss) | 4 | −85 | −107 | −154 | −80 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 0.03 | −0.56 | −0.71 | −1.09 | −1.46 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 0.03 | −0.56 | −0.71 | −1.09 | −1.46 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 148 | 151 | 150 | 141 | 55 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 150 | 151 | 150 | 141 | 55 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 231 | 191 | 306 | 314 | 534 | |
| Restricted cash, current | 201,000 | 100,000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marketable securities | 127 | 164 | 171 | 152 | 0 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 96 | 88 | 93 | 105 | 73 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 25 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 16 | |
| Deferred contract costs, current | 44 | 41 | 39 | 30 | 19 | |
| Total current assets | 524 | 506 | 632 | 615 | 642 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| Capitalized software, net | 29 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 20 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | |
| Restricted cash, non-current | 183,000 | 1 | 659,000 | 4 | 3 | |
| Deferred contract costs, non-current | 28 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 26 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| Goodwill | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
| Other assets | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total assets | 618 | 606 | 741 | 738 | 740 | |
| Accounts payable | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 35 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 32 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 40 | |
| Content costs payable | 33 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 36 | |
| Accrued compensation and benefits | 28 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 22 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | |
| Deferred revenue, current | 294 | 291 | 279 | 274 | 208 | |
| Total current liabilities | 400 | 397 | 380 | 387 | 341 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| Deferred revenue, non-current | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Other liabilities, non-current | 234,000 | 6,000 | 48,000 | 464,000 | 7 | |
| Total liabilities | 407 | 408 | 384 | 398 | 350 | |
| Note 8 Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.00001 par value - 950,000,000 shares authorized; 145,050,642 and 147,484,280 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, respectively. | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,011 | 1,002 | 1,077 | 952 | 848 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 162,000 | −11,000 | 80,000 | −233,000 | −1,000 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −801 | −805 | −720 | −612 | −459 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 210 | 197 | 357 | 339 | 390 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 618 | 606 | 741 | 738 | 740 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 15 | |
| Amortization of deferred contract costs | 66 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 18 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 69 | 90 | 96 | 81 | 35 | |
| Allowance for credit losses | 3 | 2 | 2 | 960,000 | 326,000 | |
| Net (accretion) amortization of marketable securities | −3 | −8 | −7 | −896,000 | 0 | |
| Non-cash operating lease expense | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Unrealized loss on strategic investments | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Other | 2 | 3 | 1 | 690,000 | 0 | |
| Accounts receivable | −11 | 3 | 10 | −32 | −27 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −4 | −5 | −6 | −4,000 | −10 | |
| Deferred contract costs | −64 | −58 | −57 | −53 | −37 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 3 | 10 | −14 | −29 | 7 | |
| Content costs payable | −4 | −3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | −2 | −6 | −7 | −6 | 0 | |
| Deferred revenue | 2 | 11 | 4 | 68 | 67 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 88 | 53 | −2 | −61 | −7 | |
| Purchases of marketable securities | −183 | −337 | −308 | −159 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities | 222 | 353 | 296 | 8 | 0 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −6 | −2 | −632,000 | −2 | −5 | |
| Capitalized software costs | −12 | −12 | −12 | −14 | −13 | |
| Payments related to asset acquisitions | −2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −24 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 21 | 1 | −25 | −173 | −53 | |
| Net proceeds from exercise of stock options | 70,000 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | |
| Proceeds from share purchases under employee stock purchase plan | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | −20 | −31 | −7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Repurchases of common stock and excise taxes paid | −51 | −150 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payments of debt issuance costs | −1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | −68 | −172 | 19 | 15 | 419 | |
| Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash flows | 238,000 | −116,000 | 20,000 | −25,000 | 0 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 40 | −118 | −8 | −219 | 359 | |
| Interest paid | 299,000 | 0 | 3 | 23,000 | 90,000 | |
| Income taxes paid | 5 | 1 | 1 | 678,000 | 385,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation in capitalized costs | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
| Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities | 40,000 | 21,000 | 289,000 | −213,000 | 0 | |
| Increase (decrease) in purchases of property and equipment included in liabilities | −500,000 | 630,000 | −56,000 | 22,000 | — | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets exchanged for operating lease liabilities | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Accrued excise tax on share repurchases | 117,000 | 876,000 | 0 | 0 | — |