LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $5.50B
- P/E (TTM)
- 17.6
- Dividend yield
- –
About Laureate Education
Services-Educational Services, SIC 8200
Laureate operates post-secondary higher education institutions that provide degree-granting undergraduate, graduate, and technical-vocational programs through campus-based, online, and hybrid formats. The company's curriculum emphasizes applied, career-focused areas such as medicine and health sciences, engineering and information technology, and business and management. Serving traditional university students as well as non-traditional learners like working adults, Laureate manages its operations across two distinct geographic segments: Mexico and Peru.
Its educational network comprises five institutions operating more than 50 campuses and enrolling approximately 497,700 students as of late 2025. Institutional brands include Universidad del Valle de México and Universidad Tecnológica de México in Mexico, along with Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Privada del Norte, and CIBERTEC in Peru. Laureate maintains operations primarily in Latin America, while its corporate leadership team is based in the United States.
Summary of the business section of Laureate Education's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.
- Founded
- 1999
- Headquarters
- Miami, FL
- Address
- Pmb 1158, 1000 Brickell Ave., Suite 715 33131
- Phone
- (786) 209-3368
- Website
- laureate.net
- Employees
- 33,900, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Educational Services
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Baltimore, Maryland
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- LAUR
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Feb 1, 2017
- Shares outstanding
- 138M, Jun 30, 2026
- Public float
- $2.99B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 912766
- CUSIP
- 518613203
- ISIN
- US5186132032
- LEI
- 5JL7TMOH5TY3IUYSUP91
- EIN
- 52-1492296
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Eilif Serck-Hanssen | PRESIDENT & CEO, Director | 1,653,222 |
| Richard M. Buskirk | SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 297,910 |
| Gerard M. Knauer | VP, ACCTG, GLOBAL CONTROLLER | 30,650 |
| Leslie S. Brush | SVP, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | 49,560 |
| Marcelo Cardoso | EVP & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 414,494 |
| Ian Kendell Snow | Director | 0 |
| Snow Phipps Group (RPV), L.P. | Director | 15,105 |
| Snow Phipps Group (Offshore), L.P. | Director | 43,589 |
| Snow Phipps Group (B), L.P. | Director | 4,909,336 |
| Snow Phipps Group, L.P. | Director | 20,413 |
| SPG Co-Investment, L.P. | Director | 1,357,042 |
| Snow Phipps Group, LLC | Director | 1,646,324 |
| George Munoz | Director | 191,309 |
| Julian George Coulter | Director | 3,252 |
| Judith Rodin | Director | 134,348 |
| Kenneth W/Nj Freeman | Director | 162,108 |
| Corro Pedro del | Director | 67,678 |
| Andrew B. Cohen | Director | 89,375 |
| Barbara Mair | Director | 36,396 |
| Macedo Aristides de | Director | 26,600 |
| William J. Davis | Director | 17,152 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Eilif Serck-Hanssen | $4.95M | $6.89M | $2.78M | $223 | $87 |
| FY2023 Eilif Serck-Hanssen | $4.46M | $6.17M | $1.58M | $167 | $81 |
| FY2022 Eilif Serck-Hanssen | $4.98M | $3.99M | $1.70M | $111 | $57 |
| FY2021 Eilif Serck-Hanssen | $7.32M | $6.65M | $1.79M | $124 | $54 |
| FY2020 Eilif Serck-Hanssen | $5.32M | $4.25M | $1.62M | $83 | $72 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“Our students are supported by a workforce of more than 33,900 employees, including 18,340 academic staff.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings