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LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. LAUR

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Educational Services · website · IPO 2017-02-01 · LEI

LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. statistics & valuation

Market cap$5.2B
P / E18.4×
P / S3.1×
P / B4.4×
Net margin16.5%
Return on equity23.7%
Net cash$73.6M
Net debt / EBITDA-0.1×
Enterprise value USD$5.1B
EV / EBITDA10.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV8.4%
Return on capital24.9%
Graham number -50.2%$18.43

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($18.43); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
11.30% 2.70% 32.30% 77.40% -59.80% 17.70% 5.60% 7.20% 18.90% 16.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
8.80% 7.10% -2.30% 3.00% -32.10% -0.40% 21.70% 22.80% 23.90% 25.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
56.00% 5.80% 18.00% 33.30% -26.90% 16.90% 9.00% 11.30% 30.90% 23.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
134.4M 172.4M 212.8M 221.9M 209.7M 189.7M 168.3M 157.9M 153.9M 148.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$3.33B $2.65B $2.52B $1.04B $149.8M -$220.2M $90.8M $22.8M -$32.3M -$73.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
5.30% 1.20% 5.50% 14.40% -12.30% 8.70% 3.50% 5.10% 15.90% 12.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
5.46× 1.87× 1.26× 0.39× 0.40× 0.09× 0.23× 0.12× 0.06× 0.06× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.76 -$1.20 $1.73 $4.23 -$2.93 $1.01 $0.41 $0.68 $1.92 $1.89 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. trades at about 19.6× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.7×–26.8×, median 12.5×).

4.7× 26.8×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4.7×–26.8×); dot = today's 19.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin25.3%23.9%22.8%21.7%-0.4%-32.1%3.0%-2.3%7.1%8.8%
Net margin16.5%18.9%7.2%5.6%17.7%-59.8%77.4%32.3%2.7%11.3%
Return on assets12.8%15.9%5.1%3.5%8.7%-12.3%14.4%5.5%1.2%5.3%
Return on equity23.7%30.9%11.3%9.0%16.9%-26.9%33.3%18.0%5.8%56.0%
Debt / equity0.06×0.06×0.12×0.23×0.09×0.40×0.39×1.26×1.87×5.46×
Current ratio0.670.620.500.591.461.790.881.020.940.77

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.