Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) stock
LAURNasdaqServices-Educational ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 17/302% above fair value
$35.03+0.09 (+0.26%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $4.76BP/E 12.8Yield –
Laureate Education statistics
105 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 18, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Nov 14, 2023
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 9.18
- 2.48
- P/OCF Ratio
- 11.38
- 9.06
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.49
- 1.14
- EV / EBIT
- 9.64
- 9.96
- EV / FCF
- 16.58
- 11.56
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -4.52%
- 0.13%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -1.45%
- 0.00%
- Float
- 99M
- 22M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 27.1%
- 15.8%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 98.5%
- 86.2%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 3M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -15.0%
- -7.94%
- Short % of Float
- 3.23%
- 7.79%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 2.36%
- 5.54%
- Days to Cover
- 2.50
- 3.11
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $40.92
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $24.98
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $36.18
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $37.00
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $35.56
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.25
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 4.29%
- 0.16%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -10.3%
- -16.8%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -7.11%
- -15.0%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 9.06%
- -23.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 4.04%
- -10.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 12.5%
- -26.6%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 161.6%
- -9.94%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 213.6%
- 55.7%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 1M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.92
- 0.66
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 43.5
- 40.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 31.8%
- 48.6%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.57
- 0.68
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 25.9%
- -2.84%
- EBITDA Margin
- 25.8%
- -3.83%
- FCF Margin
- 15.0%
- 2.13%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 34.1%
- -0.07%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 16.9%
- -2.87%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 36.1%
- 1.94%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 24.9%
- -1.78%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.71
- 1.63
- Quick Ratio
- 0.39
- 0.86
- Debt / Equity
- 0.17
- 0.26
- Debt / EBITDA
- 0.41
- 0.90
- Debt / FCF
- 0.70
- 1.31
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.03
- -0.05
- Interest Coverage
- 33.67
- 7.19
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 20.9%
- 2.95%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 90.6%
- 2.50%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 99.3%
- 5.68%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 19.8%
- 9.62%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 11.1%
- 6.72%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 10.7%
- 10.4%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 66.4%
- 34.0%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.83
- 0.83
- Revenue Per Employee
- $56.49K
- $210.11K
- Profits Per Employee
- $11.45K
- -$4.57K
- Employee Count
- 33,900
- 106
- WACC
- 7.83%
- 8.11%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $495.23M
- -$27.47K
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$12.80M
- $1.01M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$0.09
- $0.07
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.16B
- $19.04M
- Book Value Per Share
- $8.54
- $1.94
- Tangible Book Value
- $518.03M
- $11.63M
- Working Capital
- -$141.88M
- $5.26M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$130.42M
- -$11.15M
- FCF Per Share
- $2.12
- $0.04
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 8.17%
- 3.05%
- FCF Yield
- 6.05%
- 2.18%
- Buyback Yield
- 8.46%
- 6.41%
- Shareholder Yield
- 8.46%
- 7.37%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $14.69M
- $2.24M
- Income Tax
- $106.94M
- $1.27M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 21.6%
- 22.8%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $22.91
- $31.68
- Graham Upside
- -34.6%
- -25.0%
- Altman Z-Score
- 3.77
- 2.63
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7
- 4
- Lynch Fair Value
- $68.25
- –
- Lynch Upside
- 94.8%
- 12.7%
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 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 | -11.4% | -3.0% | −8.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | -6.3% | -2.8% | −3.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | +4.0% | +11.5% | −7.4 pts | ||
| 1 year | +15.1% | +13.5% | +1.6 pts | ||
| 3 years | +169.9% | +77.7% | +92.2 pts | +39.2% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +301.3% | +72.6% | +228.6 pts | +32.0% | +11.5% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
3M LAUR shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 15.0% from the previous report, or 3.23% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 57.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3,201,026 | -15.0% | 1,279,495 | 2.5 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 3,768,105 | -4.1% | 1,216,902 | 3.1 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3,929,170 | -7.1% | 1,087,755 | 3.6 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 4,228,540 | +16.6% | 941,345 | 4.5 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 3,625,644 | +9.8% | 826,485 | 4.4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 3,300,960 | +12.8% | 939,855 | 3.5 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2,925,232 | -27.1% | 1,083,862 | 2.7 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 4,011,902 | -15.5% | 1,081,086 | 3.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4,746,312 | -8.1% | 1,686,169 | 2.8 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5,166,177 | -3.0% | 1,283,569 | 4.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 5,327,162 | -0.4% | 1,052,619 | 5.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 5,345,894 | +0.1% | 1,255,624 | 4.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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