Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) Stock

About Laureate Education, Inc.

Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) stock trades at $39.03 with a market capitalization of $5.38B. 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 4.6% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, Laureate Education, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 28.61%, above the typical market range of roughly 12-15%, return on capital employed of 23.40%, an operating margin of 25.32%, a net profit margin of 17.57%.

Laureate Education, Inc. by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Laureate Education, Inc. reported revenue of $3.3B rising to $1.7B, a change of -48.5% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 10.7% a year over five years, 11.1% over three, 8.6% over the last twelve months. Net profit fell to $282.0M.

Operating margin went from 8.8% in 2016 to 25.3% in 2025, a gain of 16.5 percentage points. The most recent net margin is 17.57%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Jun '26, revenue is $1.8B and net profit $321.0M.

Borrowings fell from $3.8B to $515.0M, cash from operations was $366.0M in the latest year, positive in 9 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged 18.4% over five years, and was 23.7% in the most recent year.

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Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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