Laureate Education Inc.
LAUR | NASDAQ
$33.22
-$2.79 (-7.75%)
At close: Oct 30, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$33.02
-$0.20 (-0.60%)
Pre-market:
Nov 2, 2026, 7:08 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $4.58B
Enterprise Value $5.17B
Beta 0.47
Average Volume 1.11M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 137.99M
Shares Change YoY -6.49%
Institutional Ownership 95.06%
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US5186132032
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -12.9%
Price Change 3M -13.3%
Price Change 6M 6.3%
Price Change YTD -1.3%
Price Change 1Y 14.4%
Price Change 3Y 134.9%
Price Change 5Y 91.8%
1M CAGR (ann.) -8.1%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 15.0%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 32.7%
All-Time CAGR 18.9%
Valuation
PE Ratio 12.26
Forward PE 12.51
PEG Ratio 0.12
Forward PEG 0.46
PS Ratio 2.39
Forward PS 2.20
PB Ratio 3.94
P/FCF Ratio 15.90
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 16.67
P/OCF Ratio 11.15
EV/Sales 2.70
EV/EBIT 10.13
EV/EBITDA 8.23
EV/FCF 17.96
Earnings Yield 8.2%
FCF Yield 6.3%
Adj. FCF Yield 6.0%
Financial Health
Net Debt $12.8M
Total Debt $782.59M
Cash & Short-Term Investments $189.9M
Total Assets $2.48B
Current Ratio 0.71
Quick Ratio 0.71
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.67
Debt / EBITDA 1.25
Debt / FCF 2.72
OCF / Debt 0.52
Interest Coverage 33.67
Altman Z-Score 3.68
Piotroski F-Score 7
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 28.6%
Operating Profit Margin 25.8%
EBITDA Margin 32.8%
Net Profit Margin 20.3%
FCF Margin 15.0%
Adj. FCF Margin 14.3%
SBC / Revenue 0.7%
SBC Impact (per share) -4.6%
Returns
Return on Assets 15.7%
Return on Equity 34.2%
Return on Invested Capital 18.9%
Return on Capital Employed 24.9%
Return on Tangible Assets 23.3%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 10.4%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 12.2%
Revenue CAGR 10Y -7.6%
EPS CAGR 3Y 61.8%
EPS CAGR 5Y -0.5%
EPS CAGR 10Y 1.5%
FCF CAGR 3Y 24.8%
FCF CAGR 5Y 40.8%
FCF CAGR 10Y 28.4%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Hold
Analyst Count 4
EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A
Revenue Growth Next 3Y N/A
Earnings Date Feb 18, 2027
EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.80
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 5.3%
Revenue Est (next Q) $552.49M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 2.0%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $22.71
Graham Upside -31.6%
Lynch Fair Value $13.55
Lynch Upside -59.2%
Price Target $39.75
Price Target Upside 19.7%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $408.34M
Free Cash Flow $287.77M
Adj. Free Cash Flow $274.54M
FCF Per Share $2.10
OCF Per Share $2.98
OCF/S Ratio 21.3%
Income Statement
Revenue $1.91B
Gross Profit $546.84M
Operating Income $494.52M
EBITDA $627.99M
Net Income $388.33M
EPS (Diluted) $2.71
Revenue / Employee $56.49K
Profit / Employee $11.46K
Employees 33,900
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