Covista vs Laureate Education
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I put Covista and Laureate Education side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Covista
CVSA
5/11
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginFCF marginShare count change
Laureate Education
LAUR
5/11
Operating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| 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 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.