NASDAQ · Education & Training Services

LAUR (LAUR) Stock

$38.20 +2.39% NASDAQ: LAUR Consumer Defensive

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$38.20
Market Cap$5.26B
P/E Ratio17.41
P/B Ratio3.88
P/S Ratio2.65
EPS (TTM)$1.89
52-Week High$40.62
52-Week Low$21.53
Dividend Yield0.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE23.74%
ROA12.78%
ROCE36.28%
Gross Margin25.32%
Operating Margin25.32%
Net Margin16.08%
Debt/Equity0.69
Current Ratio0.59

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$1.1B$1.2B$1.5B$1.6B$1.7B
Operating Profit$-5.0M$270.0M$339.0M$374.0M$431.0M
Net Profit$192.0M$70.0M$108.0M$296.0M$282.0M
EPS$-2.34$0.37$0.74$1.92$1.89
Op Margin-0.4%21.7%22.8%23.9%25.3%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$2.2B$2.0B$2.1B$1.9B$2.2B
Total Liabilities$1.1B$1.2B$1.2B$904.0M$1.0B
Cash$325.0M$85.0M$89.0M$91.0M$147.0M
Borrowings$569.0M$648.0M$583.0M$427.0M$847.0M

Latest News

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Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$-156.0M$178.0M$251.0M$233.0M$366.0M
Investing Cash Flow$2.0B$-22.0M$-108.0M$-129.0M$-206.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-1.8B$-269.0M$-1.0M$-105.0M$-219.0M
Net Cash Flow$-522.0M$-252.0M$3.0M$1.0M$54.0M
Free Cash Flow$-207.0M$125.0M$194.0M$161.0M$263.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio—
EV / EBITDA9.79
FCF Yield5.72%
Quick Ratio0.57
Interest Coverage39.18
Return 1Y57.07%
Return 3Y204.46%
Return 5Y436.76%

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
AGRO $9.96 -2.73% 552.00 $5.62B 2.68%
ATGEAdtalem Global Education Inc. $106.64 +1.49% 18.65 $3.87B 0.00%
BRBRBellRing Brands, Inc. $13.27 +2.47% 9.89 $1.54B 0.00%
CALM $88.72 -1.77% 3.09 $4.20B 6.25%
GHC $1184.90 -0.86% 16.58 $5.11B 0.67%

About LAUR

LAUR stock trades at $38.20 with a market capitalization of $5.26B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.41, price-to-book of 3.88, price-to-sales of 2.65. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $21.53 and $40.62, and currently trades 6.0% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, LAUR generates a return on equity (ROE) of 23.74% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 36.28%, an operating margin of 25.32%, a net profit margin of 16.08%.

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