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Laureate Education, Inc. - Common Stock

Diversified Consumer Services · Diversified Consumer Services Website · IPO Feb 2017
$33.56
▼ $-1.66 (-4.71%)
Vol 1.7M
12
Quality Score
ok
Deep Check
2/5 ok
Mkt Cap
$5.0B
P/E
24.4
ROE
20.2%
Margin
12.9%
D/E
9.03
Beta
0.66
52W
$18–$34

Wall Street Consensus

12 analysts · Apr 2026
3
Strong Buy
7
Buy
2
Hold
0
Sell
0
Strong Sell
83.3%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

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Earnings

Beat rate: 50.0%
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Dec 2025 $0.81 $1.17 +$0.36
Sep 2025 $0.29 $0.23 $-0.06
Jun 2025 $0.73 $0.65 $-0.08
Mar 2025 $-0.14 $-0.13 +$0.01

Fundamentals Trend

Metric 2025-06-30 2025-09-02 2025-10-02 2025-11-03 2025-12-03 2026-01-02
ROE (TTM) 26.7% 26.7% 26.7% 26.7% 20.2% 20.2%
P/E (TTM) 13.66 15.07 18.09 16.80 22.60 24.36
Net Margin 18.1% 16.4% 16.4% 16.4% 12.9% 12.9%
Gross Margin 39.5% 27.2% 27.2% 27.2% 26.8% 26.8%
D/E Ratio 10.89 10.89 10.89 10.89 9.03 9.03
Current Ratio 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.81 0.81

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
10.4%
P/S (TTM)
3.13
P/B
2.9
EPS (TTM)
$1.37
CF/Share
$1.08
Rev Growth 3Y
+13.0%
52W High
$34.37
52W Low
$17.82
$17.82 52-Week Range $34.37

How does LAUR compare to Diversified Consumer Services peers?

Peer group: Small-cap Diversified Consumer Services ($300M+) · 18 companies

LAUR AFYA APEI DRVN DUOL

LAUR valuation vs Diversified Consumer Services peers

P/E ratio
24.4
▲ 23% above peers (19.8)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Pricier
P/S ratio
3.1
▲ 79% above peers (1.8)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Overvalued
P/B ratio
2.9
▲ 0% above peers (2.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
Div yield
—
▼ 0% below peers (1.8%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low yield

LAUR profitability vs Diversified Consumer Services peers

ROE
20.2%
▲ 84% above peers (11.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
Net margin
12.9%
▲ 42% above peers (9.1%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg
Gross margin
26.8%
▼ 51% below peers (54.8%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
ROA
10.4%
▲ 51% above peers (6.9%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg

LAUR financial health vs Diversified Consumer Services peers

D/E ratio
9.0
▼ 46% below peers (16.7)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Above avg
Current ratio
0.8
▼ 43% below peers (1.4)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low liquidity
Beta
0.7
▼ 31% below peers (1.0)
vs Peers
vs Industry
More volatile

LAUR fundamentals radar

LAUR Peer median Industry

LAUR profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

LAUR vs peers: key metrics

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