LAURNasdaqServices-Educational ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 30, 2026
$39.30+0.69 (+1.79%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $5.50B
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.6
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2014 to 2025
Gross margin
28.3%+6.6 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
25.3%+57.5 pts over 5 years
Net margin
16.5%+76.4 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +8.6% | +11.1% | +10.7% | -8.8% | |
| Gross profit | +14.9% | +12.9% | +16.7% | -1.0% | |
| Operating income | +15.3% | +16.9% | – | +2.5% | |
| Net income | -5.0% | +59.4% | – | – | |
| EPS, diluted | -1.6% | +66.4% | – | – | |
| Free cash flow | +63.6% | +28.0% | +7.3% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | – | -24.1% | 26.2% | |
| Return on assets | – | -10.7% | 13.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.77 | 1.79 | 0.67 | |
| Debt to equity | 6.02 | 0.44 | 0.11 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | – | – | -0.04× | |
| Interest coverage | 0.7× | -3.3× | 40.4× | |
| Capex to revenue | 7.3% | 7.3% | 6.1% | |
| Diluted shares | 134M | 210M | 149M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Laureate Education generated $1.18B from operations and spent $1.31B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 25% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$1.18B
Used
$1.31B
Capital expenditure$334.57M25%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$979.89M75%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin16.5%
×Asset turnover0.84×
×Equity multiplier1.89×
=Return on equity, FY202526.2%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 16.5% | 0.84× | 1.89× | 26.2% |
| FY2024 | 18.9% | 0.79× | 2.09× | 31.1% |
| FY2023 | 7.2% | 0.72× | 2.37× | 12.5% |
| FY2022 | 5.6% | 0.59× | 2.18× | 7.3% |
| FY2021 | 17.7% | 0.30× | 2.10× | 11.3% |
| FY2020 | -59.8% | 0.18× | 2.25× | -24.1% |
| FY2019 | 77.4% | 0.18× | 2.72× | 38.5% |
| FY2018 | 32.3% | 0.16× | 3.89× | 20.4% |
| FY2017 | 2.7% | 0.46× | 6.55× | 8.3% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
8of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$281.63M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$366.19M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year13.9% → 15.1%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$366.19M vs $281.63M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell3.2% → 3.3%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose0.62 → 0.67
- No dilutionShare count did not rise154M → 149M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year26.79% → 28.33%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.74 → 0.91