NASDAQ · Education & Training Services

Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) Stock

$39.47 +0.69% NASDAQ: LAUR Consumer Defensive

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$39.47
Market Cap$5.44B
P/E Ratio17.40
P/B Ratio4.76
P/S Ratio2.91
EPS (TTM)$1.89
52-Week High$40.92
52-Week Low$24.98
Dividend Yield0.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE28.61%
ROA13.27%
ROCE23.40%
Gross Margin25.32%
Operating Margin25.32%
Net Margin17.57%
Debt/Equity0.64
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$515.0M

Latest News

Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Laureate Education Stock? Zacks · Jul 9, 2026 3 Cash-Producing Stocks That Fall Short StockStory · Jul 6, 2026 Laureate Education Announces Date of Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call GlobeNewswire · Jun 30, 2026 3 Russell 2000 Stocks with Open Questions StockStory · Jun 30, 2026 3 Profitable Stocks Walking a Fine Line StockStory · Jun 29, 2026

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 Ratio0.55
EV / EBITDA10.18
FCF Yield5.39%
Quick Ratio0.71
Interest Coverage35.87
Return 1Y28.48%
Return 3Y166.53%
Return 5Y394.46%

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
AFYAAfya Limited $14.75 +4.24% 7.46 $1.33B 4.96%
APEIAmerican Public Education, Inc. $47.87 +0.21% 17.60 $878.10M 0.00%
COURCoursera, Inc. $5.16 -2.09% -7.05 $947.46M 0.00%
CVSACovista Inc. $129.38 -0.70% 16.62 $4.40B 0.00%
LOPEGrand Canyon Education, Inc. $159.80 -0.31% 17.82 $4.17B 0.00%

About Laureate Education, Inc.

Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) stock trades at $39.47 with a market capitalization of $5.44B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.40, price-to-book of 4.76, price-to-sales of 2.91. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $24.98 and $40.92, and currently trades 3.6% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, Laureate Education, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 28.61% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 23.40%, an operating margin of 25.32%, a net profit margin of 17.57%.

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