LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:LAUR • US5186132032

34.25 USD
+2.58 (+8.15%)
At close: Mar 9, 2026
34.35 USD
+0.1 (+0.29%)
After Hours: 3/9/2026, 8:17:10 PM
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This LAUR fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

7

LAUR gets a fundamental rating of 7 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 74 industry peers in the Diversified Consumer Services industry. Both the health and profitability get an excellent rating, making LAUR a very profitable company, without any liquidiy or solvency issues. LAUR has a decent growth rate and is not valued too expensively. These ratings would make LAUR suitable for quality investing!


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. LAUR Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year LAUR was profitable.
  • In the past year LAUR had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years LAUR has always been profitable.
  • In the past 5 years LAUR always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
LAUR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLAUR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 500M -500M

1.2 Ratios

  • With an excellent Return On Assets value of 12.76%, LAUR belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 87.84% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LAUR has a Return On Equity of 23.71%. This is amongst the best in the industry. LAUR outperforms 87.84% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 17.66%, LAUR belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 91.89% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LAUR had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 16.65%. This is significantly above the industry average of 10.83%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (17.66%) for LAUR is above the 3 year average (16.65%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 12.76%
ROE 23.71%
ROIC 17.66%
ROA(3y)11.25%
ROA(5y)9.2%
ROE(3y)21.98%
ROE(5y)18.36%
ROIC(3y)16.65%
ROIC(5y)12.93%
LAUR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLAUR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20

1.3 Margins

  • With an excellent Profit Margin value of 16.55%, LAUR belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 89.19% of the companies in the same industry.
  • LAUR's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • With an excellent Operating Margin value of 25.33%, LAUR belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 94.59% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LAUR has grown nicely.
  • The Gross Margin of LAUR (28.33%) is worse than 67.57% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of LAUR has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 25.33%
PM (TTM) 16.55%
GM 28.33%
OM growth 3Y5.21%
OM growth 5Y62.8%
PM growth 3Y43.48%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.93%
GM growth 5Y6.34%
LAUR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLAUR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 -40 60

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2. LAUR Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so LAUR is creating value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, LAUR has less shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for LAUR has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, LAUR has a worse debt to assets ratio.
LAUR Yearly Shares OutstandingLAUR Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M 200M
LAUR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLAUR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 4.48 indicates that LAUR is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • LAUR has a better Altman-Z score (4.48) than 87.84% of its industry peers.
  • LAUR has a debt to FCF ratio of 0.48. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 0.48 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 0.48, LAUR belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 87.84% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.06 indicates that LAUR is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • LAUR has a better Debt to Equity ratio (0.06) than 71.62% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.06
Debt/FCF 0.48
Altman-Z 4.48
ROIC/WACC2.03
WACC8.72%
LAUR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLAUR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.67 indicates that LAUR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • LAUR has a worse Current ratio (0.67) than 75.68% of its industry peers.
  • LAUR has a Quick Ratio of 0.67. This is a bad value and indicates that LAUR is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • LAUR has a worse Quick ratio (0.67) than 74.32% of its industry peers.
  • The current and quick ratio evaluation for LAUR is rather negative, while it does have excellent solvency and profitability. These ratios do not necessarly indicate liquidity issues and need to be evaluated against the specifics of the business.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.67
Quick Ratio 0.67
LAUR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLAUR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B

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3. LAUR Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for LAUR have decreased by -1.03% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, LAUR shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 63.41% on average per year.
  • The Revenue has grown by 8.64% in the past year. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 10.68% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-1.03%
EPS 3Y63.41%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%88.71%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.64%
Revenue growth 3Y11.06%
Revenue growth 5Y10.68%
Sales Q2Q%27.87%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, LAUR will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 11.37% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, LAUR will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 9.15% on average per year.
EPS Next Y10.32%
EPS Next 2Y12.05%
EPS Next 3Y11.37%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year12.43%
Revenue Next 2Y10.14%
Revenue Next 3Y9.15%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
LAUR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLAUR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 1B 2B 3B 4B
LAUR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLAUR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 2 -2 4

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4. LAUR Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 17.84, the valuation of LAUR can be described as rather expensive.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, LAUR is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 64.86% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of LAUR to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.45), we can say LAUR is valued slightly cheaper.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 16.17, the valuation of LAUR can be described as correct.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, LAUR is valued a bit cheaper than 68.92% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 24.65. LAUR is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 17.84
Fwd PE 16.17
LAUR Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLAUR Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LAUR is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 72.97% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, LAUR is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 70.27% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 18.56
EV/EBITDA 9.63
LAUR Per share dataLAUR EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 2 4 6 8 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a correct valuation of the company.
  • The excellent profitability rating of LAUR may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)1.73
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y12.05%
EPS Next 3Y11.37%

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5. LAUR Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • LAUR does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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LAUR Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

LAUREATE EDUCATION INC

NASDAQ:LAUR (3/9/2026, 8:17:10 PM)

After market: 34.35 +0.1 (+0.29%)

34.25

+2.58 (+8.15%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Earnings (Last)02-19
Earnings (Next)04-29
Inst Owners89.61%
Inst Owner Change-4.05%
Ins Owners1.04%
Ins Owner Change0.19%
Market Cap4.89B
Revenue(TTM)1.70B
Net Income(TTM)281.63M
Analysts81.67
Price Target40.38 (17.9%)
Short Float %1.58%
Short Ratio1.89
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly Dividend0
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0.16%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)12.86%
Min EPS beat(2)-19.47%
Max EPS beat(2)45.2%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)5.8%
Min EPS beat(4)-19.47%
Max EPS beat(4)45.2%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)26.43%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)2.57%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)-9.37%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)1.29%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.47%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.11%
Revenue beat(4)4
Avg Revenue beat(4)1.97%
Min Revenue beat(4)0.47%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.92%
Revenue beat(8)7
Avg Revenue beat(8)1.27%
Revenue beat(12)10
Avg Revenue beat(12)1.79%
Revenue beat(16)14
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.82%
PT rev (1m)3.71%
PT rev (3m)9.95%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-312.48%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-223.53%
EPS NY rev (1m)-2.96%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.48%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.04%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)2.52%
Revenue NY rev (1m)2.54%
Revenue NY rev (3m)3.58%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 17.84
Fwd PE 16.17
P/S 2.87
P/FCF 18.56
P/OCF 13.34
P/B 4.12
P/tB 12.72
EV/EBITDA 9.63
EPS(TTM)1.92
EY5.61%
EPS(NY)2.12
Fwd EY6.18%
FCF(TTM)1.85
FCFY5.39%
OCF(TTM)2.57
OCFY7.5%
SpS11.92
BVpS8.32
TBVpS2.69
PEG (NY)1.73
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number18.96
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 12.76%
ROE 23.71%
ROCE 24.87%
ROIC 17.66%
ROICexc 19.29%
ROICexgc 39.09%
OM 25.33%
PM (TTM) 16.55%
GM 28.33%
FCFM 15.48%
ROA(3y)11.25%
ROA(5y)9.2%
ROE(3y)21.98%
ROE(5y)18.36%
ROIC(3y)16.65%
ROIC(5y)12.93%
ROICexc(3y)17.86%
ROICexc(5y)13.9%
ROICexgc(3y)36.59%
ROICexgc(5y)28.1%
ROCE(3y)23.45%
ROCE(5y)18.2%
ROICexgc growth 3Y16.21%
ROICexgc growth 5Y129.3%
ROICexc growth 3Y14.82%
ROICexc growth 5Y110.05%
OM growth 3Y5.21%
OM growth 5Y62.8%
PM growth 3Y43.48%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.93%
GM growth 5Y6.34%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.77
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.06
Debt/FCF 0.48
Debt/EBITDA 0.14
Cap/Depr 138.32%
Cap/Sales 6.05%
Interest Coverage 47.8
Cash Conversion 72.48%
Profit Quality 93.53%
Current Ratio 0.67
Quick Ratio 0.67
Altman-Z 4.48
F-Score6
WACC8.72%
ROIC/WACC2.03
Cap/Depr(3y)108.24%
Cap/Depr(5y)92.77%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.82%
Cap/Sales(5y)4.67%
Profit Quality(3y)109.35%
Profit Quality(5y)110.1%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-1.03%
EPS 3Y63.41%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%88.71%
EPS Next Y10.32%
EPS Next 2Y12.05%
EPS Next 3Y11.37%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.64%
Revenue growth 3Y11.06%
Revenue growth 5Y10.68%
Sales Q2Q%27.87%
Revenue Next Year12.43%
Revenue Next 2Y10.14%
Revenue Next 3Y9.15%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y15.27%
EBIT growth 3Y16.85%
EBIT growth 5Y80.18%
EBIT Next Year36.55%
EBIT Next 3Y17.76%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y63.51%
FCF growth 3Y28.07%
FCF growth 5Y-7.1%
OCF growth 1Y57.29%
OCF growth 3Y27.17%
OCF growth 5Y-4.25%

LAUREATE EDUCATION INC / LAUR FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for LAUR stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 7 / 10 to LAUR.


What is the valuation status of LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


Can you provide the profitability details for LAUREATE EDUCATION INC?

LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.


What is the valuation of LAUREATE EDUCATION INC based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) is 17.84 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 4.12.


How financially healthy is LAUREATE EDUCATION INC?

The financial health rating of LAUREATE EDUCATION INC (LAUR) is 7 / 10.