Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR)

NASDAQ: LAUR · USD

$36.3

-1.32 (-3.5%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	5B
Revenue (ttm)	1.8B
Net income (ttm)	321.6M
EPS (ttm)	$2.23
Shares out	137.7M
P/E (trailing)	16.3x
P/E (forward)	16.6x
Volume	919,240
Beta	0.47

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 1.8B
Net income (ttm): 321.6M
EPS (ttm): $2.23
P/E (trailing): 16.3x
P/E (forward): 16.6x
Market cap: 5B

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Calendar

Next earnings

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E16.6

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Trailing P/E16.3

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ROE29.3

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ROIC19.5

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0000912766
Company name	Laureate Education, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	518613203
Earnings date	2026-10-29
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	33,900
Employees change	2,100
Employees growth	6.6%
Enterprise value	$5.6B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1989
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Education & Training Services
IPO date	2017-02-01
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US5186132032
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-19
Last earnings date	2026-07-30
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$5B
Market cap category	Mid-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-10-29
Options	Yes
Price	$36.32
Price currency	USD
Sector	Consumer Staples
SIC code	8200
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	LAUR
U.S. state	Florida
Website	https://www.laureate.net

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	16.14x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	22.08x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	15.81x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	15.37x
Earnings yield	6.13%
EV/Earnings	17.39x
EV/EBIT	12.51x
EV/EBITDA	10.49x
EV/FCF	19.51x
EV/Sales	3.06x
FCF / EV yield	5.12%
FCF yield	5.71%
Forward EV/Sales	2.83x
Forward P/E	16.56x
Forward P/S	2.54x
Graham number	20.37563
Graham upside	-44.08%
Industry forward P/E	11.37x
Industry P/E	49.88x
Lynch fair value	$55.67
Lynch upside	52.78%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	18.42x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	12.77x
P/B ratio	4.54x
P/E ratio	16.31x
P/FCF ratio	17.52x
P/OCF ratio	12.33x
P/S ratio	2.74x
PEG ratio	0.98x
Price / tangible book value	15.45x
Price/EBITDA ratio	9.41x
Sector forward P/E	21.3x
Sector P/E	28.26x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	24.42%
EBITDA margin	29.14%
Effective tax rate	27.4%
FCF margin	15.66%
Gross margin	36.8%
Operating margin	24.42%
Pretax margin	24.21%
Profit margin	17.57%
Profit per employee	$9,485
Profitable quarters	1
Profitable years	5
Revenue per employee	$53,985
ROA	12.53%
ROA (5Y)	8.93%
ROCE	23.4%
ROE	29.32%
ROE (5Y)	12.15%
ROIC	19.49%
ROIC (5Y)	12.03%
SBC / revenue	0.77%
Tax / revenue	6.63%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	32.25%
EPS growth (Q)	50.78%
EPS growth 10Y	11.3%
EPS growth 3Y	53.93%
EPS growth quarters	1
EPS growth years	0
FCF growth	25.67%
FCF growth (Q)	37.82%
FCF growth (QoQ)	56.29%
FCF growth 3Y	23.57%
FCF growth 5Y	11%
Gross profit growth	13.61%
Gross profit growth (Q)	14.92%
Gross profit growth 3Y	11.19%
Gross profit growth 5Y	7.36%
Net income growth	26.26%
Net income growth (Q)	44.19%
Net income growth 3Y	47.63%
Net income growth quarters	1
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	39.86%
OCF growth (Q)	49.84%
OCF growth (QoQ)	79.17%
OCF growth 10Y	8.22%
OCF growth 3Y	24.43%
OCF growth 5Y	13.52%
Operating income growth	18.72%
Operating income growth (Q)	15.56%
Operating income growth 3Y	13.59%
Operating income growth 5Y	23.79%
Revenue growth	17.89%
Revenue growth (Q)	17.5%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	125.91%
Revenue growth 10Y	-8.13%
Revenue growth 3Y	10.38%
Revenue growth 5Y	11.73%
Revenue growth quarters	5
Revenue growth years	5

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-120.7M
Depreciation and amortization	$86.4M
EBIT	$446.9M
EBITDA	$533.2M
EPS	$2.23
FCF per share	$2.08
Financing cash flow	$-271.3M
Free cash flow	$286.6M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$272.4M
Gross profit	$673.5M
Income taxes	$121.4M
Investing cash flow	$-120.4M
Net borrowing	$64.5M
Net cash flow	$25.3M
Net income	$321.6M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$393.1M
Operating income	$446.9M
Revenue	$1.8B
Stock-based compensation	$14.1M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	3.63
Book value per share	$8.29
Debt / EBITDA	1.21
Debt / equity	0.64
Debt / FCF	2.56
Goodwill	$648.3M
Interest coverage	35.87
Long-term assets	$2.1B
Long-term liabilities	$768.5M
Net cash (debt)	$-572.3M
Net cash / market cap	-11.4%
Net debt / EBITDA	1.07
Net debt / equity	0.5
Net debt / FCF	2
Piotroski F-Score	5
Property, plant and equipment	$1.1B
Shareholders' equity	$1.1B
Tangible book value	$324.9M
Tangible book value per share	$2.36
Total assets	$2.4B
Total cash	$161.7M
Total debt	$734M
Total liabilities	$1.3B
WACC	6.13%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.82
Current assets	$365.4M
Current liabilities	$513.5M
Current ratio	0.71
Net working capital	$-206.5M
Quick ratio	0.63
Working capital	$-148.1M
Working capital turnover	-14.2

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	4.13%
Dividend per share	$0.00
Dividend yield	0%
Last dividend	$0.70
Shareholder yield	4.13%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
150-day SMA	$36.04
1D price change	-3.52%
1M price change	-2.49%
1M total return	-2.49%
1W price change	-6.39%
1W total return	-6.39%
1Y price change	21.93%
1Y return CAGR	21.95%
1Y total return	21.93%
20-day SMA	$38.69
200-day SMA	$35.56
3M price change	-2.69%
3M total return	-2.69%
3Y price change	156.2%
3Y return CAGR	39.24%
3Y total return	170.02%
50-day SMA	$37.72
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	$40.93
52-week high date	2026-07-30
52-week low	$24.98
52-week low date	2025-11-14
5Y price change	119.7%
5Y return CAGR	36.41%
5Y total return	372.22%
6M price change	16.97%
6M total return	16.97%
All-time high	$40.93
All-time high date	2026-07-30
All-time low	$7.30
All-time low date	2020-03-19
Average true range (ATR)	$1.09
Average volume	1.1M
Beta (1Y)	0.16
Beta (2Y)	0.62
Beta (5Y)	0.47
Change from 52-week high	-11.26%
Change from 52-week low	45.39%
Change from all-time high	-10.89%
Change from all-time low	399.59%
Change from open	-3.44%
Day's gap	-0.08%
Dollar volume	$33.4M
High price	$37.68
Low price	$35.99
Monthly RSI	66.17
Open price	$37.61
Position in 52-week range	19.23%
Premarket change	0.85%
Premarket close	$37.64
Premarket price	$37.96
Premarket volume	2.2K
Previous close	$37.64
Price vs 150-day SMA	1.18%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-5.74%
Price vs 200-day SMA	2.55%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-3.32%
Relative volume	0.81
RSI	36.19
Sharpe ratio	0.65
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	1.13
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.97
Sortino ratio	1.11
Sortino ratio (3Y)	1.88
Sortino ratio (5Y)	1.68
Volume	919.2K
Weekly RSI	50.17
YTD price change	8.32%
YTD total return	8.32%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	126.2M
Float percentage	91.61%
Shares change (QoQ)	-1.66%
Shares change (YoY)	-4.13%
Shares held by insiders	1.39%
Shares held by institutions	101.18%
Shares outstanding	137.7M
Short % of float	3.11%
Short % of shares	2.85%
Short ratio	3.7 days

Deeper analysis on LAUR

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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