Symbols / LAUR Stock $31.59 +0.67% Laureate Education, Inc.

Consumer Defensive • Education & Training Services • United States • NMS
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Index EQUITY
Sector Consumer Defensive
Industry Education & Training Services
CEO Mr. Eilif Serck-Hanssen
Exch · Country NMS · United States
Market Cap 4.51B
Enterprise Value 4.85B
Income 281.66M
Sales 1.70B
FCF (ttm) 332.07M
Book/sh 8.31
Cash/sh 1.03
Employees 33,900
Insider 10d —
IPO Feb 01, 2017
Div forward ($/yr)
Div TTM ($/yr)
Dividend Yield
Ex-Div Date
5Y Avg Yield
Yield vs 5Y Avg
Payout 0.00%
P/E 16.71
Forward P/E 12.75
PEG 1.13
P/S 2.65
P/B 3.80
P/C —
EV/EBITDA 9.59
EV/Sales 2.85
Quick Ratio 0.60
Current Ratio 0.67
Debt/Eq 43.36
LT Debt/Eq —
EPS (ttm) 1.89
EPS next Y 2.48
EPS Growth 88.40%
Revenue Growth 27.90%
EPS Gr Q/Q 83.20%
Rev Gr Q/Q —
Earnings (next) 2026-04-30
Earnings (prior) 2026-02-19
ROA 13.25%
ROE 26.43%
ROIC —
Gross Margin 38.59%
Oper. Margin 33.15%
Profit Margin 16.55%
Shs Outstand 140.06M
Shs Float 128.11M
Insider Own 9.20%
Instit Own 97.83%
Short Float 5.41%
Short Ratio 2.31
Short Interest 5.65M
52W High 37.91
vs 52W High -16.67%
52W Low 19.71
vs 52W Low 60.27%
Beta 0.62
Impl. Vol. 67.48%
Rel Volume 0.64
Avg Volume 1.77M
Volume 1.14M
Target (mean) $40.08
Tgt Median $40.25
Tgt Low $36.50
Tgt High $43.00
# Analysts 6
Recom Buy
Prev Close $31.38
Price $31.59
Change 0.67%
About

Laureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers higher education programs and services to students through a portfolio of higher education institutions in Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company offers a range of undergraduate, graduate, and specialized degree programs in the areas of medicine and health sciences, engineering and information technology, and business and management through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs. It also operates universities and technical-vocational institutions, as well as provides high school education services. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. Laureate Education, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Valuation Models

Price estimates from analyst targets and simple models.

1. Analyst consensus
$40.08
Mean price target
2. Current target
$31.59
Latest analyst target
3. DCF / Fair value
$42.68
Simplified: (Free Cash Flow ÷ Shares) × 18 (P/FCF multiple). Not a …
Ratings
Current target
$31.59
Low
$36.50
High
$43.00
Mean
$40.08

Latest analyst rating changes

Date Action Analyst Rating Change Price Target
2026-03-26 main BMO Capital Outperform → Outperform $43
2026-03-11 main JP Morgan Overweight → Overweight $42
2026-02-24 main UBS Buy → Buy $38
2026-02-23 main BMO Capital Outperform → Outperform $40
2026-02-18 main Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight $37
2026-01-08 main UBS Buy → Buy $39
2025-12-10 init JP Morgan — → Overweight $40
2025-11-03 main UBS Buy → Buy $36
2025-10-20 main Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight $32
2025-09-19 init UBS — → Buy $35
2025-05-05 main BMO Capital Outperform → Outperform $24
2025-02-24 main BMO Capital Outperform → Outperform $23
2024-11-01 main BMO Capital Outperform → Outperform $20
2024-07-26 down Morgan Stanley Overweight → Equal-Weight $17
2023-10-09 init Jefferies — → Buy $20
2023-10-06 init Jefferies — → Buy $20
2023-08-07 up Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight → Overweight $17
2023-05-08 down Morgan Stanley Overweight → Equal-Weight $15
2022-10-07 main Morgan Stanley — → Overweight $15
2022-05-31 main Morgan Stanley — → Overweight $16
News
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Insider Transactions
Filed Date Insider Relationship Transaction Shares Price Value SEC
2026-03-31 RODIN JUDITH Director — 609 $34.84 $21,218
2026-03-31 MUNOZ GEORGE Director — 609 $34.84 $21,218
2026-03-17 CARDOSO MARCELO Chief Operating Officer — 7,300 $33.91 $247,543
2026-03-11 BUSKIRK RICHARD M. Chief Financial Officer — 61,803 $33.68 $2,082,368
2026-03-11 BUSKIRK RICHARD M. Chief Financial Officer — 2,803 $7.64 $21,415
2026-02-06 SERCK-HANSSEN EILIF Chief Executive Officer — 165,510 $0.00 $0
2026-02-06 CARDOSO MARCELO Chief Operating Officer — 38,608 $0.00 $0
2026-02-06 KNAUER GERARD M Officer — 4,492 $0.00 $0
2026-02-06 BUSKIRK RICHARD M. Chief Financial Officer — 37,555 $0.00 $0
2026-02-06 BRUSH LESLIE S. Officer — 15,718 $0.00 $0
Financials
Statement View
Amounts in millions (2 decimals, no suffix) • EPS per share (2 decimals) • Trend = period evolution • YoY Growth = previous period %
Line Item Trend 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Total Revenue
1,701.93
+8.64%
1,566.64
+5.55%
1,484.29
+19.48%
1,242.27
Operating Revenue
2,046.68
+10.78%
1,847.46
+8.16%
1,708.06
+22.75%
1,391.44
Cost Of Revenue
1,219.75
+6.35%
1,146.88
+5.24%
1,089.78
+20.10%
907.37
Gross Profit
482.18
+14.87%
419.76
+6.40%
394.51
+17.80%
334.91
Operating Expense
51.07
+11.57%
45.78
-12.99%
52.61
-18.75%
64.75
Selling General And Administration
51.07
+11.57%
45.78
-12.99%
52.61
-18.75%
64.75
General And Administrative Expense
51.07
+11.57%
45.78
-12.99%
52.61
-18.75%
64.75
Other Gand A
51.07
+11.57%
45.78
-12.99%
52.61
-18.75%
64.75
Total Expenses
1,270.83
+6.55%
1,192.66
+4.40%
1,142.39
+17.52%
972.12
Operating Income
431.10
+15.27%
373.98
+9.39%
341.89
+26.55%
270.16
Total Operating Income As Reported
431.10
+15.27%
373.98
+10.38%
338.82
+25.48%
270.01
EBITDA
522.36
-2.87%
537.80
+42.16%
378.30
+7.84%
350.80
Normalized EBITDA
556.93
+14.01%
488.47
+7.71%
453.51
+23.57%
367.02
Reconciled Depreciation
110.79
+5.30%
105.21
+2.29%
102.85
+16.18%
88.53
EBIT
411.57
-4.86%
432.59
+57.05%
275.45
+5.02%
262.27
Total Unusual Items
-34.57
-170.09%
49.32
+165.58%
-75.21
-363.56%
-16.22
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill
-34.57
-170.09%
49.32
+165.58%
-75.21
-363.56%
-16.22
Special Income Charges
0.00
+100.00%
-1.33
-370.24%
0.49
-59.51%
1.22
Other Special Charges
—
0.03
—
—
Impairment Of Capital Assets
0.00
0.00
-100.00%
3.07
+2034.03%
0.14
Net Income
281.63
-5.01%
296.47
+175.56%
107.59
+54.64%
69.57
Pretax Income
400.91
-3.28%
414.48
+62.89%
254.46
+3.50%
245.85
Net Non Operating Interest Income Expense
-3.56
+64.58%
-10.04
+15.60%
-11.90
-34.46%
-8.85
Interest Expense Non Operating
10.66
-41.11%
18.10
-13.74%
20.99
+27.82%
16.42
Net Interest Income
-3.56
+64.58%
-10.04
+15.60%
-11.90
-34.46%
-8.85
Interest Expense
10.66
-41.11%
18.10
-13.74%
20.99
+27.82%
16.42
Interest Income Non Operating
7.10
-11.85%
8.06
-11.30%
9.09
+20.06%
7.57
Interest Income
7.10
-11.85%
8.06
-11.30%
9.09
+20.06%
7.57
Other Income Expense
-26.64
-152.70%
50.55
+166.92%
-75.53
-388.76%
-15.45
Other Non Operating Income Expenses
7.94
+549.43%
1.22
+476.00%
-0.33
-142.21%
0.77
Gain On Sale Of Security
-34.57
-168.24%
50.66
+166.92%
-75.70
-333.97%
-17.44
Gain On Sale Of Business
0.00
+100.00%
-1.30
-136.56%
3.57
+161.51%
1.36
Tax Provision
117.31
-1.40%
118.98
-13.53%
137.60
-25.78%
185.39
Tax Rate For Calcs
0.00
+2.07%
0.00
+36.69%
0.00
+0.00%
0.00
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items
-10.13
-171.54%
14.16
+189.65%
-15.79
-363.56%
-3.41
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests
283.78
-4.26%
296.40
+176.32%
107.27
+55.51%
68.98
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest
281.66
-4.79%
295.82
+152.08%
117.35
+91.40%
61.31
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation
281.63
-5.01%
296.47
+175.56%
107.59
+54.64%
69.57
Net Income Continuous Operations
283.82
-4.03%
295.74
+152.71%
117.03
+92.74%
60.72
Net Income Discontinuous Operations
-0.03
-104.89%
0.65
+106.70%
-9.76
-218.18%
8.26
Minority Interests
-2.15
-2861.54%
0.08
-75.85%
0.32
-45.71%
0.59
Normalized Income
306.10
+17.44%
260.66
+47.46%
176.77
+138.45%
74.13
Net Income Common Stockholders
281.63
-5.01%
296.47
+175.56%
107.59
+54.64%
69.57
Diluted EPS
1.89
-1.56%
1.92
+182.35%
0.68
+65.85%
0.41
Basic EPS
1.91
-1.04%
1.93
+179.71%
0.69
+64.29%
0.42
Basic Average Shares
147.82
-3.57%
153.30
-2.54%
157.30
-6.20%
167.70
Diluted Average Shares
148.67
-3.40%
153.90
-2.53%
157.90
-6.18%
168.30
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders
281.63
-5.01%
296.47
+175.56%
107.59
+54.64%
69.57
Earnings From Equity Interest Net Of Tax
0.22
-8.44%
0.24
+38.60%
0.17
-33.72%
0.26
Line Item Trend 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Total Assets
2,125.62
+7.78%
1,972.24
—
Current Assets
224.41
-0.79%
226.20
—
Cash Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments
89.39
+4.96%
85.17
—
Cash And Cash Equivalents
89.39
+4.96%
85.17
—
Receivables
107.34
-4.99%
112.97
—
Accounts Receivable
173.57
+30.40%
133.10
—
Receivables Adjustments Allowances
-84.97
-37.30%
-61.88
—
Other Receivables
3.51
-63.01%
9.49
—
Taxes Receivable
15.22
-52.81%
32.26
—
Prepaid Assets
—
—
16.28
Restricted Cash
7.50
-12.90%
8.62
—
Assets Held For Sale Current
0.89
0.00
—
Other Current Assets
19.28
-0.83%
19.45
—
Total Non Current Assets
1,901.21
+8.89%
1,746.04
—
Net PPE
933.84
+2.29%
912.97
—
Gross PPE
1,594.77
+7.08%
1,489.35
—
Accumulated Depreciation
-660.93
-14.67%
-576.37
—
Properties
0.00
0.00
—
Land And Improvements
129.23
+1.63%
127.15
—
Buildings And Improvements
377.95
+8.32%
348.93
—
Machinery Furniture Equipment
556.13
+12.58%
494.00
—
Construction In Progress
22.67
+90.99%
11.87
—
Other Properties
371.61
-4.61%
389.56
—
Leases
137.17
+16.42%
117.82
—
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets
830.66
+12.99%
735.14
—
Goodwill
661.48
+13.37%
583.49
—
Other Intangible Assets
169.18
+11.57%
151.65
—
Non Current Deferred Assets
76.41
+33.46%
57.25
—
Non Current Deferred Taxes Assets
71.43
+37.51%
51.94
—
Other Non Current Assets
60.30
+48.24%
40.68
—
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest
1,176.48
-1.67%
1,196.48
—
Current Liabilities
453.21
+18.83%
381.39
—
Payables And Accrued Expenses
152.91
+15.71%
132.14
—
Payables
83.44
+2.28%
81.58
—
Accounts Payable
43.24
+0.93%
42.84
—
Current Accrued Expenses
69.46
+37.38%
50.56
—
Pensionand Other Post Retirement Benefit Plans Current
96.65
+13.42%
85.22
—
Total Tax Payable
40.20
+3.78%
38.74
—
Income Tax Payable
40.20
+3.78%
38.74
—
Current Debt And Capital Lease Obligation
110.34
+15.93%
95.18
—
Current Debt
52.83
-5.97%
56.18
—
Other Current Borrowings
52.83
-5.97%
56.18
—
Current Capital Lease Obligation
57.51
+47.49%
38.99
—
Current Deferred Liabilities
69.35
+35.28%
51.26
—
Current Deferred Revenue
69.35
+35.28%
51.26
—
Other Current Liabilities
23.96
+36.25%
17.59
—
Total Non Current Liabilities Net Minority Interest
723.26
-11.27%
815.10
—
Liabilities Heldfor Sale Non Current
10.26
0.00
—
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation
472.36
-14.56%
552.83
—
Long Term Debt
112.24
-36.20%
175.93
—
Long Term Capital Lease Obligation
360.12
-4.45%
376.90
—
Tradeand Other Payables Non Current
140.49
+7.00%
131.30
—
Non Current Deferred Liabilities
66.00
-34.09%
100.14
—
Non Current Deferred Taxes Liabilities
56.49
-37.07%
89.77
—
Other Non Current Liabilities
34.15
+10.80%
30.82
—
Stockholders Equity
950.07
+22.40%
776.23
—
Common Stock Equity
950.07
+22.40%
776.23
—
Capital Stock
0.63
-31.74%
0.92
—
Common Stock
0.63
-31.74%
0.92
—
Preferred Stock
0.00
0.00
—
Share Issued
157.59
-31.72%
230.78
—
Ordinary Shares Number
157.59
+0.36%
157.01
—
Treasury Shares Number
0.00
-100.00%
73.77
+52.98%
48.22
Additional Paid In Capital
1,179.72
-46.49%
2,204.76
—
Retained Earnings
41.86
+6.67%
39.24
—
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings
-272.14
+38.49%
-442.42
—
Treasury Stock
0.00
-100.00%
1,026.27
+37.91%
744.17
Minority Interest
-0.93
-97.66%
-0.47
—
Other Equity Adjustments
-272.14
+38.49%
-442.42
—
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest
949.14
+22.35%
775.75
—
Total Capitalization
1,062.31
+11.57%
952.15
—
Working Capital
-228.81
-47.44%
-155.19
—
Invested Capital
1,115.14
+10.59%
1,008.34
—
Total Debt
582.70
-10.08%
648.00
—
Net Debt
75.68
-48.50%
146.95
—
Capital Lease Obligations
417.63
+0.42%
415.89
—
Net Tangible Assets
119.40
+190.61%
41.09
—
Tangible Book Value
119.40
+190.61%
41.09
—
Line Item Trend 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Operating Cash Flow
366.19
+57.34%
232.73
-7.20%
250.78
+40.71%
178.23
Cash Flow From Continuing Operating Activities
366.19
+57.34%
232.73
-7.20%
250.78
+40.71%
178.23
Net Income From Continuing Operations
283.78
-4.26%
296.40
+176.32%
107.27
+55.51%
68.98
Depreciation Amortization Depletion
110.79
+5.30%
105.21
+2.29%
102.85
+16.18%
88.53
Depreciation
110.79
+5.30%
105.21
+2.29%
102.85
+16.18%
88.53
Depreciation And Amortization
110.79
+5.30%
105.21
+2.29%
102.85
+16.18%
88.53
Other Non Cash Items
4.54
+431.34%
-1.37
-205.23%
1.30
-84.55%
8.42
Stock Based Compensation
13.34
+70.11%
7.84
+10.25%
7.11
-18.94%
8.78
Asset Impairment Charge
61.13
+9.65%
55.75
+19.12%
46.81
+111.64%
22.12
Deferred Tax
-1.85
+95.20%
-38.52
+31.03%
-55.86
-10438.87%
-0.53
Deferred Income Tax
-1.85
+95.20%
-38.52
+31.03%
-55.86
-10438.87%
-0.53
Operating Gains Losses
35.55
+161.11%
-58.18
-168.38%
85.09
+2981.89%
2.76
Gain Loss On Investment Securities
—
—
—
—
Net Foreign Currency Exchange Gain Loss
35.39
+166.63%
-53.11
-170.35%
75.49
+442.81%
13.91
Gain Loss On Sale Of PPE
—
-5.10
-153.14%
9.60
+186.16%
-11.15
Change In Working Capital
-141.10
-4.99%
-134.40
-206.87%
-43.80
-110.39%
-20.82
Change In Receivables
-93.06
-60.52%
-57.98
-12.05%
-51.74
-87.97%
-27.52
Change In Prepaid Assets
7.57
+149.84%
-15.19
-679.47%
2.62
-45.40%
4.80
Change In Payables And Accrued Expense
17.92
+277.34%
4.75
+211.46%
-4.26
+59.29%
-10.46
Change In Other Working Capital
-73.52
-11.42%
-65.98
-788.65%
9.58
-22.55%
12.37
Investing Cash Flow
-102.65
-78.36%
-57.55
-10.85%
-51.92
-271.09%
30.35
Cash Flow From Continuing Investing Activities
-102.75
-90.50%
-53.94
+3.99%
-56.18
-6.81%
-52.60
Cash From Discontinued Investing Activities
0.11
+102.99%
-3.61
-184.64%
4.26
-94.86%
82.95
Net PPE Purchase And Sale
-102.75
-90.56%
-53.92
+3.99%
-56.16
-7.41%
-52.29
Purchase Of PPE
-103.04
-43.34%
-71.89
-27.37%
-56.44
-6.98%
-52.76
Sale Of PPE
0.29
-98.39%
17.96
+6456.20%
0.27
-41.45%
0.47
Capital Expenditure
-103.04
-43.34%
-71.89
-27.37%
-56.44
-6.98%
-52.76
Net Investment Purchase And Sale
—
—
0.00
0.00
Purchase Of Investment
—
—
0.00
0.00
Sale Of Investment
—
—
—
—
Net Business Purchase And Sale
—
—
—
83.41
Gain Loss On Sale Of Business
0.17
+103.23%
-5.10
-153.14%
9.60
+186.16%
-11.15
Net Other Investing Changes
—
-0.02
+15.00%
-0.02
+93.59%
-0.31
Financing Cash Flow
-222.47
-33.26%
-166.94
+17.31%
-201.89
+56.26%
-461.57
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities
-222.47
-33.26%
-166.94
+17.31%
-201.89
+56.26%
-461.57
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt
-2.91
+95.18%
-60.41
+32.62%
-89.67
-243.36%
62.55
Issuance Of Debt
126.16
-18.68%
155.15
+0.89%
153.77
-69.01%
496.25
Repayment Of Debt
-129.07
+40.12%
-215.56
+11.45%
-243.44
+43.87%
-433.70
Long Term Debt Issuance
126.16
-18.68%
155.15
+0.89%
153.77
-69.01%
496.25
Long Term Debt Payments
-129.07
+40.12%
-215.56
+11.45%
-243.44
+43.87%
-433.70
Net Long Term Debt Issuance
-2.91
+95.18%
-60.41
+32.62%
-89.67
-243.36%
62.55
Net Common Stock Issuance
-215.17
-110.81%
-102.07
0.00
+100.00%
-282.15
Common Stock Payments
-215.17
-110.81%
-102.07
0.00
+100.00%
-282.15
Common Stock Dividend Paid
-0.46
+73.45%
-1.71
+98.48%
-112.48
+55.58%
-253.19
Cash Dividends Paid
-0.46
+73.45%
-1.71
+98.48%
-112.48
+55.58%
-253.19
Repurchase Of Capital Stock
-215.17
-110.81%
-102.07
0.00
+100.00%
-282.15
Proceeds From Stock Option Exercised
0.13
-44.35%
0.23
-90.03%
2.31
-82.54%
13.22
Net Other Financing Charges
-4.06
-36.56%
-2.97
-44.88%
-2.05
-2.91%
-1.99
Changes In Cash
41.08
+398.19%
8.25
+372.50%
-3.03
+98.80%
-252.99
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes
12.87
+270.57%
-7.55
-213.63%
6.64
+452.50%
1.20
Beginning Cash Position
97.85
+0.99%
96.90
+3.32%
93.78
-72.86%
345.57
End Cash Position
152.07
+55.41%
97.85
+0.99%
96.90
+3.32%
93.78
Free Cash Flow
263.15
+63.60%
160.85
-17.24%
194.34
+54.89%
125.47
Interest Paid CFO
—
—
—
0.00
Other Cash Adjustment Outside Changein Cash
0.27
+4.67%
0.26
+151.20%
-0.50
0.00
Sale Of Business
—
—
—
83.41
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