Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $4.83BP/E 13.0Yield –
Laureate Education, Inc. grew revenue 20.9% to $1.91B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 31.6% to $494.50M, moving the operating margin from 23.7% to 25.8%. Free cash flow was $287.60M, up 19.8% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $4.83B, 13.0 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $4.83B
- P/E ratio
- 13.0
- Price to sales
- 2.52
- Price to book
- 4.17
- Dividend yield
- –
- Free cash flow yield
- 5.95%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $1.91B
- Net income
- $388.28M
- EPS, diluted
- $2.73
- Free cash flow
- $287.60M
- Book value per share
- $8.40
- Diluted shares
- 138M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 18, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $34.96
- Open
- $35.33
- Day's range
- $34.90 – $36.38
- Volume
- 1,273,572
- Average volume (20 days)
- 1,466,019
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600 (since May 2026), Russell 2000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.57
- 52-week range
- $24.98 – $40.92
- RSI (14 days)
- 46.0
- Volatility (1 year)
- 31.8%
- Relative volume
- 1.13×
- WACC
- 7.6%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2017, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | LAUR | S&P 500 | Difference | LAUR per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -9.8% | -2.4% | −7.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -2.9% | -1.2% | −1.8 pts | ||
| Year to date | +5.8% | +12.3% | −6.5 pts | ||
| 1 year | +14.4% | +12.4% | +1.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +177.0% | +78.8% | +98.2 pts | +40.4% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +304.3% | +75.2% | +229.1 pts | +32.2% | +11.9% |
Twelve years at a glance
Fiscal years 2014 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
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Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Laureate Education filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About Laureate Education
Services-Educational Services
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.
Company profile, executives and historyLaureate Education stock: common questions
What is Laureate Education's stock price?
LAUR closed at $35.61 on Nov 11, 2026, up 1.86% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $24.98 and $40.92.
What is Laureate Education's market cap?
Laureate Education was worth $4.83B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is LAUR's P/E ratio?
LAUR trades at 13.0 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $2.73 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Laureate Education make?
Laureate Education reported revenue of $1.91B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 20.9% from a year earlier.
Does Laureate Education pay a dividend?
No. Laureate Education has not paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months.
When does Laureate Education report earnings next?
Laureate Education is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 18, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has LAUR stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, LAUR returned +14.4% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many LAUR shares are sold short?
3M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 3.23% of the float, or 2.5 days of average trading volume.
Who are Laureate Education's competitors?
Companies most similar to Laureate Education by business, industry and size include CVSA, STRA, PRDO, UTI, APEI.
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