Covista vs Laureate Education
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The short version
- Covista is the larger business, with $2.0B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $1.7B for Laureate Education.
- Covista grew revenue faster (9.3%, against 8.6%).
- Laureate Education kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (25.3% operating margin, against 19.6%).
- Covista turned more of its sales into free cash flow (20.1% FCF margin, against 15.5%).
- Laureate Education earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (28.6%, against 17.0%).
| Latest fiscal year | CVSA · FY26 | LAUR · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $4.7B | $5.5B |
| Revenue | $2.0B | $1.7B |
| Free cash flow | $393M | $263M |
| Net income | $252M | $282M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 9.3% | 8.6% |
| 5-year growth | 16.8% | 10.7% |
| Share count change | −6.8% | −3.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 57.3% | 28.3% |
| Operating margin | 19.6% | 25.3% |
| Net margin | 12.9% | 16.6% |
| FCF margin | 20.1% | 15.5% |
| Return on capital | 17.0% | 28.6% |
| Return on equity | 17.5% | 26.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $257M | −$19.0M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.6x | −0.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $240M | $215M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 17.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 8 |
Revenue
FY17
CVSA $1.2B
LAUR $3.3B
FY18
CVSA $960M
LAUR $1.1B
FY19
CVSA $1.0B
LAUR $1.2B
FY20
CVSA $866M
LAUR $1.0B
FY21
CVSA $899M
LAUR $1.1B
FY22
CVSA $1.4B
LAUR $1.2B
FY23
CVSA $1.5B
LAUR $1.5B
FY24
CVSA $1.6B
LAUR $1.6B
FY25
CVSA $1.8B
LAUR $1.7B
FY26
CVSA $2.0B
LAUR —
CVSA
LAUR
Operating margin
FY17
CVSA —
LAUR 7.1%
FY18
CVSA —
LAUR −2.3%
FY19
CVSA 15.4%
LAUR 3.0%
FY20
CVSA 12.7%
LAUR −32.1%
FY21
CVSA 12.3%
LAUR −0.4%
FY22
CVSA 5.6%
LAUR 21.7%
FY23
CVSA 11.6%
LAUR 22.8%
FY24
CVSA 13.7%
LAUR 23.9%
FY25
CVSA 19.1%
LAUR 25.3%
FY26
CVSA 19.6%
LAUR —
CVSA
LAUR
Free cash flow
FY17
CVSA $188M
LAUR −$81.9M
FY18
CVSA $193M
LAUR $159M
FY19
CVSA $147M
LAUR $184M
FY20
CVSA $68.1M
LAUR $185M
FY21
CVSA $152M
LAUR −$207M
FY22
CVSA −$20.5M
LAUR $125M
FY23
CVSA $166M
LAUR $194M
FY24
CVSA $247M
LAUR $161M
FY25
CVSA $288M
LAUR $263M
FY26
CVSA $393M
LAUR —
CVSA
LAUR
Return on capital
FY17
CVSA —
LAUR 4.4%
FY18
CVSA 8.0%
LAUR −0.5%
FY19
CVSA 8.5%
LAUR 0.7%
FY20
CVSA 8.3%
LAUR −7.9%
FY21
CVSA 6.2%
LAUR −0.2%
FY22
CVSA 3.1%
LAUR 14.3%
FY23
CVSA 7.9%
LAUR 17.4%
FY24
CVSA 9.9%
LAUR 26.8%
FY25
CVSA 14.9%
LAUR 28.6%
FY26
CVSA 17.0%
LAUR —
CVSA
LAUR
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.