laureate education inc - LAUR

LAUR

Close Chg Chg %
36.76 -0.38 -1.03%

Pre-Market

36.38

-0.38 (1.03%)

Volume: 1.01M

Last Updated:

Sep 8, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: laureate education inc - LAUR

LAUR Key Data

Open

$36.59

Day Range

36.29 - 36.91

52 Week Range

24.98 - 40.91

Market Cap

$5.06B

Shares Outstanding

137.75M

Public Float

118.52M

Beta

0.44

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

16.50

EPS

$2.24

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

$0.70

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Nov 14, 2023

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

938.73K

 

LAUR Performance

1 Week
 
-1.03%
 
1 Month
 
-5.11%
 
3 Months
 
-1.03%
 
1 Year
 
23.78%
 
5 Years
 
116.55%
 

LAUR Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 8
Full Ratings ➔

About laureate education inc - LAUR

Laureate Education, Inc. engages in the provision of higher educational services to undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It operates through the Mexico and Peru segments. The Mexico and Peru segments include the operation and management of universities. The company was founded by Douglas L. Becker in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

LAUR At a Glance

Laureate Education, Inc.
1000 Brickell Avenue
Miami, Florida 33131
Phone 1-786-209-3368 Revenue 1.70B
Industry Miscellaneous Commercial Services Net Income 281.63M
Sector Commercial Services 2025 Sales Growth 8.636%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 33,900
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LAUR Valuation

P/E Current 16.501
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 17.774
Price to Sales Ratio 2.941
Price to Book Ratio 4.051
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 13.67
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 9.91
Enterprise Value to Sales 3.155
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.096

LAUR Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 50,204.425
Income Per Employee 8,307.67
Receivables Turnover 12.394
Total Asset Turnover 0.837

LAUR Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.673
Quick Ratio 0.673
Cash Ratio 0.322

LAUR Profitability

Gross Margin 28.331
Operating Margin 25.33
Pretax Margin 23.556
Net Margin 16.548
Return on Assets 13.846
Return on Equity 26.232
Return on Total Capital 16.535
Return on Invested Capital 19.49

LAUR Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 43.392
Total Debt to Total Capital 30.261
Total Debt to Total Assets 23.363
Long-Term Debt to Equity 34.086
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 23.771
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Annual Financials for Laureate Education Inc - LAUR

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.24B 1.48B 1.57B 1.70B
Sales Growth
+14.32% +19.48% +5.55% +8.64%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
906.55M 1.09B 1.15B 1.22B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
88.53M 102.85M 105.21M 110.79M
Depreciation
- - 88.53M 102.85M
-
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+22.66% +20.21% +5.24% +6.35%
Gross Income
335.72M 394.51M 419.76M 482.18M
Gross Income Growth
-3.43% +17.51% +6.40% +14.87%
Gross Profit Margin
+27.02% +26.58% +26.79% +28.33%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
64.75M 52.61M 45.78M 51.07M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
64.75M 52.61M 45.78M 51.07M
SGA Growth
-68.32% -18.75% -12.99% +11.57%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- 957.00K 3.07M 31.00K
EBIT after Unusual Expense
270.01M 338.82M 373.95M 431.10M
Non Operating Income/Expense
(7.74M) (63.38M) 58.63M (19.53M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
7.57M 9.09M 8.06M 7.10M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
16.42M 20.99M 18.10M 10.66M
Interest Expense Growth
-64.52% +27.82% -13.74% -41.11%
Gross Interest Expense
16.42M 20.99M 18.10M 10.66M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
245.85M 254.46M 414.48M 400.91M
Pretax Income Growth
+278.79% +3.50% +62.89% -3.28%
Pretax Margin
+19.79% +17.14% +26.46% +23.56%
Income Tax
185.39M 137.60M 118.98M 117.31M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
33.37M 5.49M 6.65M (51.94M)
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
152.93M 187.97M 150.85M 171.10M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- - - (4.70M)
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
3.79M (55.86M) (38.52M) (1.85M)
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
60.72M 117.03M 295.74M 283.82M
Minority Interest Expense
(595.00K) (323.00K) (78.00K) 2.15M
Net Income
61.31M 117.35M 295.82M 281.66M
Net Income Growth
+120.78% +91.40% +152.08% -4.79%
Net Margin Growth
+4.94% +7.91% +18.88% +16.55%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- 508.00K 654.00K (32.00K)
Discontinued Operations
- 508.00K 654.00K (32.00K)
Net Income After Extraordinaries
61.82M 117.35M 296.47M 281.63M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
61.82M 117.35M 296.47M 281.63M
EPS (Basic)
0.3687 0.7462 1.9343 1.9052
EPS (Basic) Growth
+115.76% +102.39% +159.22% -1.50%
Basic Shares Outstanding
167.67M 157.26M 153.27M 147.82M
EPS (Diluted)
0.3674 0.7433 1.9265 1.8943
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+115.70% +102.31% +159.18% -1.67%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
168.27M 157.88M 153.90M 148.67M
EBITDA
359.50M 444.75M 479.19M 541.89M
EBITDA Growth
+24.60% +23.71% +7.74% +13.08%
EBITDA Margin
+28.94% +29.96% +30.59% +31.84%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 41.583
Number of Ratings 8 Current Quarters Estimate 0.48
FY Report Date 09 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 2.115
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.00 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 1.72 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 2.45
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 4 4 7 6
Mean Estimate 0.48 0.81 2.11 2.45
High Estimates 0.54 0.85 2.16 2.59
Low Estimate 0.44 0.78 2.03 2.34
Coefficient of Variance 8.95 4.32 2.25 4.07

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 5 5 5
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 0
HOLD 1 1 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 1 1 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Buy

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