LAUR

Laureate Education Inc
NASDAQCONSUMER DEFENSIVEEDUCATION & TRAINING SERVICES

Key Statistics

Market Cap
$5.25B
P/E Ratio
20.04
EPS
$1.87
Beta
0.46
52W High
$40.75
52W Low
$21.53
50-Day MA
$35.80
200-Day MA
$33.41
Dividend Yield
Profit Margin
16.10%
Forward P/E
18.15
PEG Ratio
1.15

About Laureate Education Inc

Laureate Education, Inc. offers higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and institutions of higher education. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Official WebsiteUSAFY End: December

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$1.74B
Gross Profit (TTM)$642.63M
EBITDA$497.77M
Operating Margin-10.10%
Return on Equity28.80%
Return on Assets12.60%
Revenue/Share (TTM)$11.87
Book Value$7.49
Price-to-Book4.94
Price-to-Sales (TTM)3.02
EV/Revenue3.305
EV/EBITDA11.04
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY)88.40%
Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY)15.40%
Shares Outstanding$139.98M
Float$125.54M
% Insiders9.23%
% Institutions104.00%

Historical Volatility

HV 10-Day
38.40%
HV 20-Day
34.05%
HV 30-Day
32.35%
HV 60-Day
31.22%
HV Rank
57.9%

Volatility is currently expanding

Analyst Ratings

Consensus ($40.93 target)
2
Strong Buy
3
Buy
1
Hold

Latest News

Laureate Education Accelerates AI-Powered Learning in Latin America with Google Cloud, Powered by Gemini Enterprise and Gemini for Education

MIAMI, July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR), a leading higher education company serving approximately 500,000 students across Mexico and Peru, today announced a three-year agreement with Google Cloud to accelerate its AI capabilities building across its network of institutions. Through this collaboration, Laureate will bring cloud infrastructure, collaboration and productivity tools, artificial intelligence (AI), and innovative skills and career programs into its universities.

GlobeNewsWire7/29/2026Neutral
Laureate Education Announces Date of Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call

MIAMI, June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR) plans to release results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, on Thursday, July 30, 2026, before the stock market opens. Following the release, the Company will host a conference call with investors and analysts at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the second quarter results and the Company's business outlook.

GlobeNewsWire6/30/2026Neutral
Laureate Education Remains A Compelling Prospect Despite Underperformance

Laureate Education remains a Buy due to strong revenue growth and attractive valuation, despite recent profitability pressures. LAUR's 2026 revenue guidance of $1.89–$1.905 billion and EBITDA of $583–$593 million signal robust top- and bottom-line expansion. Enrollment growth in both Mexico and Peru, aided by favorable pricing and currency effects, underpins management's optimistic outlook.

Seeking Alpha6/30/2026Positive
Laureate Education Announces Election of Julian Coulter to Board of Directors

MIAMI, May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR), which operates five higher education institutions across Mexico and Peru, today announced the election of Julian Coulter as an independent member of the Laureate Education, Inc. Board of Directors at today's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

GlobeNewsWire5/21/2026Neutral
New Strong Buy Stocks for April 14th

SHEL, XYZ, UAA, PACS and LAUR have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on April 14, 2026.

Zacks Investment Research4/14/2026Positive

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Data last updated: 7/29/2026