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Laureate Education

NSQ:LAUR · US5186132032
Diversified Consumer ServicesLarge

360

92
EV / EBIT69
Price / Owner Earnings31
Owner Earnings Yield67
Dividend Yield100
Price/Sales12
EV / Gross Profit22
Price/Book24
Return on Capital84
Cash Return on Capital73
Return on Equity56
EBIT Margin79
Gross Profitability44
Cash Conversion20
Accruals20
Owner Earnings Margin75
Sales growth82
Profit Growth64
Long-Term EPS Growth76
Owner Earnings Growth47
Reinvestment52
Price momentum94
Debt load62
Refinancing41
Debt Payback61
Liquidity96
Analyst ratings58
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside22
Market mood51
Value Creation16/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Laureate Education generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2015
Employees2,375
ISINUS5186132032
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
EdTechE-learningEducation

Description

Laureate Education, Inc. and subsidiaries (Laureate) provide higher education programs and services to students through a portfolio of degree-granting higher education institutions in Mexico and Peru. Laureate's programs are provided through institu…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Laureate Education, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.

The price is fair. You pay 20.9× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically fair zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 7% yearly growth; analysts expect 17%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
96
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

Mar 2026

All-time low

83

Jan 2023

Average rank

96

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
12
35
51
54
Price/Earnings
17
72
85
74
Price/Book
24
55
47
83
Dividend Yield
100
96
98
93
Value (overall)
40
93
94
97

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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