Laureate Education, Inc. LAUR R2K
Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · United States
Laureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers higher education programs and services to students through a portfolio of higher education institutions in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company offers a range of undergraduate, graduate, and specialized degree programs in the areas of medicine and health sciences, engineering and information technology, and business and management through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs. It also operates universities and technical-vocational institutions, as well as provides high school education services. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. Laureate Education, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
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Market & Price
Market Cap
$4.48B
Current Price
$31.99
High / Low (52W)
$35.97 / $21.78
Beta
0.46
Valuation
Stock P/E
17.11
Industry PE
18.88
Forward P/E
12.83
PEG Ratio
1.13
Book Value
$7.49
Price to Book
4.27
P/S
2.58
EV/EBITDA
10.13
Dividend Yield
-
Profitability & Returns
ROCE
23.74%
ROE
28.82%
ROA
12.58%
Profit Margin
16.08%
Op Margin
-10.10%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$-0.15
EPS (TTM)
$1.87
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Debt/Equity
0.69
Quick Ratio
0.49
Current Ratio
0.57
Debt
$722.71M
Total Assets
$2.21B
Current Assets
$318.35M
Working Capital
$-154.56M
Ownership
Promoter Holding
9.23%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
102.14%
Chg in FII Hold
0.03%
Financial Snapshot
Enterprise Value
$5.04B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$1.74B
EBITDA
$497.77M
Free Cash Flow
$330.26M
Operating Cash Flow
$370.35M
Shares Outstanding
139.98M
Gross Margin
36.97%
Payout Ratio
0.00%
Growth (CAGR)
Revenue 5Y
11.06%
Profit 5Y
59.37%
Revenue (YoY)
15.40%
Earnings (YoY)
-
PROS
- Strong return on equity of 28.8%.
- Healthy ROCE of 23.7%.
- Compounding revenue at 11.1% over 5 years.
- Profit CAGR of 59.4% over 5 years.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth
No fundamental data available for this stock.
Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).
Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 632.22M | 1.02B | 778.25M | - | 601.07M | 992.40M | 277.27M | - | 192.32M | 303.86M | 243.52M | - | 194.70M | 327.58M | 267.69M | 209.56M | 385.38M | 301.00M | 251.25M | 462.07M | 361.53M | 275.37M | 499.25M | - | - | 236.16M | 524.16M | 400.22M | 541.39M | 272.61M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 238.36M | 317.35M | 316.54M | 347.50M | 289.00M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2.20M | 206.81M | 83.69M | 193.89M | -16.39M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.99M | 13.47M | 12.22M | 14.40M | 11.13M |
| Operating Income | -11.16M | 210.57M | 12.50M | 170.98M | -119.03M | 196.05M | 24.86M | 140.12M | -98.60M | 218.99M | 29.00M | 134.48M | -54.86M | 51.98M | -18.41M | 57.32M | -77.09M | 29.14M | -318.24M | 36.88M | -86.39M | 57.68M | 35.11M | 9.03M | 126.64M | 56.32M | 15.63M | 154.49M | 58.71M | 11.13M | 166.59M | - | - | -13.19M | 193.34M | 71.47M | 179.49M | -27.53M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9.32M | 196.44M | 100.52M | 216.08M | 7.51M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.37M | 3.15M | 2.60M | 2.54M | 3.14M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -17.25M | 166.79M | 68.82M | 182.55M | -27.30M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.52M | 69.36M | 34.45M | 10.98M | -5.71M |
| Net Income | -103.17M | 347.39M | 86.32M | 41.31M | -122.81M | 116.39M | -97.96M | 195.85M | 168.88M | 224.41M | -94.79M | 71.57M | 191.24M | 781.59M | -95.23M | 60.88M | 99.61M | -307.82M | -784.44M | 379.32M | -164.93M | -29.00M | 360.41M | -44.21M | 43.42M | 31.12M | -26.61M | 56.18M | 36.16M | -10.75M | 128.13M | - | - | -19.50M | 95.08M | 34.49M | 171.56M | -21.59M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.76 | 2.59 | 0.66 | 0.27 | -1.05 | 0.28 | -1.02 | 0.48 | 0.59 | 1.00 | -0.42 | 0.31 | 0.85 | 3.48 | -0.43 | 0.28 | - | -1.46 | -3.73 | - | -0.82 | -0.15 | 1.94 | -0.25 | 0.25 | 0.19 | -0.17 | 0.35 | 0.23 | -0.07 | 0.83 | - | - | -0.13 | 0.65 | 0.23 | 1.17 | -0.15 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | 1.14B | 1.21B | 1.02B | - | 1.24B | 1.48B | 1.57B | 1.70B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 907.37M | 1.09B | 1.15B | 1.22B |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 334.91M | 394.51M | 419.76M | 482.18M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 64.75M | 52.61M | 45.78M | 51.07M |
| Operating Income | 336.96M | 290.68M | 235.16M | -26.79M | 36.02M | -329.30M | - | 270.16M | 341.89M | 373.98M | 431.10M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 350.80M | 378.30M | 537.80M | 522.36M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16.42M | 20.99M | 18.10M | 10.66M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 245.85M | 254.46M | 414.48M | 400.91M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 185.39M | 137.60M | 118.98M | 117.31M |
| Net Income | -316.25M | 371.85M | 91.47M | 370.07M | 938.48M | -613.33M | - | 69.57M | 107.59M | 296.47M | 281.63M |
| Diluted EPS | -2.44 | 2.76 | -1.20 | 1.73 | 4.23 | -2.93 | - | 0.41 | 0.68 | 1.92 | 1.89 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 11.06% |
| 1 Year: | 15.40% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 59.37% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +42.18% |
| 6 Months: | +5.89% |
| 3 Months: | -1.08% |
| 1 Month: | +1.27% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Jan 2018 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 7.06B | 7.39B | - | 6.77B | 6.50B | 4.97B | - | 1.97B | 2.13B | 1.86B | 2.21B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 226.20M | 224.41M | 227.31M | 318.35M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 461.58M | 458.67M | 295.79M | 319.04M | - | 77.77M | 61.58M | 750.15M | - | 85.17M | 89.39M | 91.35M | 146.70M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 133.10M | 173.57M | 189.12M | 244.07M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 6.04B | 5.39B | - | 4.70B | 3.68B | 2.71B | - | 1.20B | 1.18B | 903.52M | 1.02B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 1.44B | 1.37B | - | 1.19B | 1.05B | 804.55M | - | 381.39M | 453.21M | 367.89M | 472.91M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 3.63B | 2.97B | - | 2.59B | 1.26B | - | - | 175.93M | 112.24M | 59.03M | 73.12M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 648.00M | 582.70M | 427.41M | 515.47M |
| Total Equity | - | - | 632.21M | 1.58B | 1.63B | 2.06B | 2.82B | 2.28B | - | 776.23M | 950.07M | 959.55M | 1.19B |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 230.78M | 157.59M | 150.79M | 142.94M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 192.26M | 192.16M | 396.86M | 339.77M | 259.56M | - | 178.23M | 250.78M | 232.73M | 366.19M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 297.30M | -284.68M | 115.49M | 1.12B | 587.40M | - | 30.35M | -51.92M | -57.55M | -102.65M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -445.72M | 157.57M | -410.13M | -1.67B | -272.72M | - | -461.57M | -201.89M | -166.94M | -222.47M |
| Capital Expenditure | - | - | - | - | - | - | -52.76M | -56.44M | -71.89M | -103.04M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | - | - | 125.47M | 194.34M | 160.85M | 263.15M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | -252.99M | -3.03M | 8.25M | 41.08M |
| Share Buybacks | - | 0 | 0 | 264.09M | 99.52M | 380.50M | 282.15M | 0 | 102.07M | 215.17M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.0% | 26.6% | 26.8% | 28.3% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | -2.3% | 3.0% | -32.1% | - | 21.7% | 23.0% | 23.9% | 25.3% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | 32.3% | 77.4% | -59.8% | - | 5.6% | 7.2% | 18.9% | 16.5% |
| ROE % | - | 58.8% | 5.8% | 18.0% | 33.3% | -26.9% | - | 9.0% | 11.3% | 30.9% | 23.7% |
| ROCE % | - | 5.2% | 3.9% | -0.5% | 0.7% | -7.9% | - | 17.0% | 20.4% | 25.0% | 24.9% |
Shareholding Pattern
Insiders
9.23%
Institutions
102.14%
Public Float
112.53%
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 14.99% | 20.98M | $671.08M |
| 2 | FMR, LLC | 13.63% | 19.08M | $610.31M |
| 3 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.03% | 7.04M | $225.11M |
| 4 | CPV Partners, LLC | 4.07% | 5.69M | $182.16M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.99% | 5.58M | $178.48M |
| 6 | State Street Corporation | 3.61% | 5.05M | $161.46M |
| 7 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2.99% | 4.19M | $134.01M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.68% | 3.75M | $119.98M |
| 9 | Alliancebernstein L.P. | 2.59% | 3.63M | $116.10M |
| 10 | Van Berkom & Associates Inc. | 2.22% | 3.10M | $99.27M |
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