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Laureate Education

LAUR Nasdaq Education Services Financials FY2016–FY2025

Laureate Education's revenue rose 8.6% to $1.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 25.3%, up from 23.9% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $263 million, up 63.6%. It paid out $215 million in dividends and buybacks, 82% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.4%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$39.03

0.6%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$1.7B
8.6% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
25.3%
1.5 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$282M
5.0%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$263M
63.6%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
28.6%
1.8 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$5.5B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
17.7x
On $2.21 EPS (TTM)

What Laureate Education does

No business description yet.

Legal name
Laureate Education, Inc.
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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0000912766

Revenue and margins

Laureate Education had $1.7B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 8.6% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew −4.1% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $263M in fiscal 2025, 15.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

Laureate Education returned $215M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 82% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.4%.

Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of $19.0M and divides by 148.7M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 17.7x · peers 16.2x · sector 17.9x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Laureate Education can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $325M$85.2M$89.4M$91.3M$147M
Debt incl. finance leases $154M$232M$165M$100M$128M
Net debt / EBITDA −1.8x0.5x0.2x0.0x−0.0x
Debt / equity 0.1x0.3x0.2x0.1x0.1x
Interest coverage −0.1x16.5x16.2x20.7x40.4x
Current ratio 1.5x0.6x0.5x0.6x0.7x
Quick ratio 1.5x0.6x0.5x0.6x0.7x
Total assets $2.2B$2.0B$2.1B$1.9B$2.2B
Total liabilities $1.1B$1.2B$1.2B$904M$1.0B
Shareholders' equity $1.1B$776M$950M$960M$1.2B
Net debt (− = net cash) −$171M$147M$75.7M$9.0M−$19.0M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$23.9M

4 insiders

Of sales under plans

2%

$0.5M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 2, 2026 Snow Phipps Group LLCDirector, 10% owner Sold 427,019 $36.26 $15.5M Form 4
Sep 1, 2026 Snow Phipps Group LLCDirector, 10% owner Sold 2,654 $38.11 $0.1M Form 4
Aug 31, 2026 Snow Phipps Group LLCDirector, 10% owner Sold 91,556 $38.43 $3.5M Form 4
Mar 17, 2026 Marcelo CardosoEVP & Chief Operating Officer Sold plan 7,300 $33.91 $0.2M Form 4
Mar 11, 2026 Richard M. BuskirkSVP & Chief Financial Officer Sold 61,803 $33.69 $2.1M Form 4
Jan 2, 2026 Marcelo CardosoEVP & Chief Operating Officer Sold plan 6,543 $33.54 $0.2M Form 4
Dec 8, 2025 Judith RodinDirector Sold 7,065 $30.30 $0.2M Form 4
Nov 4, 2025 Marcelo CardosoChief Operating Officer Sold 70,000 $29.00 $2.0M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✕ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✕
Current ratio rose ✕ ✓ ✓
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✓ ✓
Gross margin rose ✕ ✓ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets ✓ ✕ ✓
F-score 7 / 97 / 98 / 9
Accruals ratio −7.0%3.2%−4.2%
Altman Z'' 1.282.482.69

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $3.3B $3.3B $1.1B $1.2B $1.0B $1.1B $1.2B $1.5B $1.6B $1.7B
Gross profit $513M $558M $241M $263M $223M $272M $335M $395M $420M $482M
Operating income $291M $235M −$26.8M $36.0M −$329M −$4.6M $270M $339M $374M $431M
Interest expense $390M $335M $188M $125M $101M $46.3M $16.4M $21.0M $18.1M $10.7M
Pretax income $367M −$76.8M −$120M −$120M −$451M −$138M $246M $255M $415M $401M
Income tax $34.4M −$93.0M $71.2M $31.0M −$130M $146M $185M $138M $119M $117M
Net income $372M $91.5M $370M $939M −$613M $192M $69.6M $108M $297M $282M
Diluted EPS $2.76 −$1.20 $1.73 $4.23 −$2.93 $1.01 $0.41 $0.68 $1.92 $1.89
Diluted shares 0.13B 0.17B 0.21B 0.22B 0.21B 0.19B 0.17B 0.16B 0.15B 0.15B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $192M $192M $397M $340M $260M −$156M $178M $251M $233M $366M
Capital expenditure $240M $274M $238M $156M $74.6M $50.4M $52.8M $56.4M $71.9M $103M
Free cash flow −$48.0M −$81.9M $159M $184M $185M −$207M $125M $194M $161M $263M
Depreciation and amortization — — — — — $101M $59.1M $69.6M $68.2M $74.5M
Stock-based compensation $38.8M $64.8M $10.8M $13.0M $13.3M $10.2M $8.8M $7.1M $7.8M $13.3M
Acquisitions $0.0M $0.8M $17.0M $1.2M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Share buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $264M $99.5M $381M $282M $0.0M $102M $215M
Dividends paid $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Dividends and buybacks $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $264M $99.5M $381M $282M $0.0M $102M $215M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $296M $319M $77.8M $61.6M $750M $325M $85.2M $89.4M $91.3M $147M
Total debt $3.8B $3.1B $2.7B $1.3B $996M $154M $232M $165M $100M $128M
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $58.3M $52.6M $45.1M $48.2M $57.6M $48.4M $63.5M
Current assets $1.1B $1.3B $1.2B $916M $1.4B $544M $226M $224M $227M $318M
Current liabilities $1.4B $1.4B $1.2B $1.0B $805M $372M $381M $453M $368M $473M
Inventory $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Property and equipment, net $2.2B $1.4B $1.3B $641M $579M $500M $523M $562M $514M $629M
Total assets $7.1B $7.4B $6.8B $6.5B $5.0B $2.2B $2.0B $2.1B $1.9B $2.2B
Total liabilities $6.0B $5.4B $4.7B $3.7B $2.7B $1.1B $1.2B $1.2B $904M $1.0B
Shareholders' equity $632M $1.6B $2.1B $2.8B $2.3B $1.1B $776M $950M $960M $1.2B
Margins
Gross margin 15.5% 16.7% 21.0% 21.7% 21.7% 25.1% 27.0% 26.6% 26.8% 28.3%
Operating margin 8.8% 7.1% −2.3% 3.0% −32.1% −0.4% 21.7% 22.8% 23.9% 25.3%
EBITDA margin — — — — — 8.9% 26.5% 27.5% 28.2% 29.7%
Net margin 11.3% 2.7% 32.3% 77.4% −59.8% 17.7% 5.6% 7.3% 18.9% 16.6%
FCF margin −1.5% −2.5% 13.9% 15.2% 18.0% −19.0% 10.1% 13.1% 10.3% 15.5%
Returns
Return on capital — 4.4% −0.5% 0.7% −7.9% −0.2% 14.3% 17.4% 26.8% 28.6%
Return on capital employed — 4.0% −0.5% 0.7% −6.9% −0.2% 15.7% 20.8% 23.6% 26.7%
Return on equity — 8.3% 20.4% 38.5% −24.1% 11.3% 7.3% 12.5% 31.1% 26.2%
Return on assets — 1.3% 5.2% 14.2% −10.7% 5.4% 3.3% 5.3% 14.9% 13.8%
Growth
Revenue growth −23.1% 1.0% −65.7% 5.9% −15.4% 6.0% 14.3% 19.5% 5.6% 8.6%
Net income growth — −75.4% 304.6% 153.6% −165.4% — −63.9% 54.6% 175.6% −5.0%
EPS growth — −143.5% — 144.5% −169.3% — −59.4% 65.9% 182.4% −1.6%
FCF growth — — — 15.9% 0.4% −211.7% — 54.9% −17.2% 63.6%
Share count change 1.1% 28.3% 23.4% 4.3% −5.5% −9.6% −11.3% −6.2% −2.5% −3.4%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA — — — — — −1.8x 0.5x 0.2x 0.0x −0.0x
Debt / equity 6.0x 2.0x 1.3x 0.5x 0.4x 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Interest coverage 0.7x 0.7x −0.1x 0.3x −3.3x −0.1x 16.5x 16.2x 20.7x 40.4x
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.0x 0.9x 1.8x 1.5x 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 1.0x 0.9x 1.8x 1.5x 0.6x 0.5x 0.6x 0.7x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 7.3% 8.2% 20.8% 12.8% 7.3% 4.6% 4.3% 3.8% 4.6% 6.1%
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 1.9% 0.9% 1.1% 1.3% 0.9% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.8%
Payouts / FCF — — 0.0% 143.4% 53.8% — 224.9% 0.0% 63.5% 81.8%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score — — 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 8.0
Altman Z'' −0.4 0.0 0.2 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.3 2.5 2.7
Accruals ratio — −1.4% −0.4% 9.0% −15.2% 9.7% −5.2% −7.0% 3.2% −4.2%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000912766). Data updated October 19, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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