NASDAQ : LAUR

Laureate Education, Inc. — Financial statements

Consumer Staples · Education & Training Services · United States

Last price 36.01 USD (Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 4.96B

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Financial statements

Laureate Education, Inc. (LAUR) reported revenue of 1.91B USD (TTM). Five years of income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and ratios below.

Income statement

Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.

TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue1.91B1.70B1.57B1.48B1.24B1.09B
Cost of Revenue1.19B1.05B976.82M936.54M775.93M684.96M
Gross Profit721.49M656.82M589.82M547.74M466.34M401.74M
Selling, General & Admin226.98M225.72M215.84M205.85M196.18M333.90M
Operating Expenses226.98M225.72M215.84M205.85M196.18M333.90M
Operating Income494.50M431.10M373.98M341.89M270.16M67.84M
Interest Expense-14.69M-10.66M-18.10M-20.99M-16.42M-46.27M
Interest & Investment Income7.81M7.10M8.06M9.09M7.57M4.38M
Earnings From Equity Investments214.00K217.00K237.00K171.00K258.00K
Currency Exchange Gain (Loss)240.00K-34.57M50.66M-75.70M-17.44M13.79M
Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)7.37M7.94M1.22M-325.00K770.00K-26.21M
EBT Excluding Unusual Items495.45M401.13M416.06M254.14M244.89M13.52M
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets-1.30M3.57M1.36M-602.00K
Asset Writedown-3.07M-144.00K-72.49M
Other Unusual Items-31.00K-77.94M
Pretax Income495.45M401.13M414.72M254.63M246.11M-137.51M
Income Tax Expense106.94M117.31M118.98M137.60M185.39M145.57M
Earnings From Continuing Operations388.50M283.82M295.74M117.03M60.72M-283.08M
Earnings From Discontinued Operations-247.00K-32.00K654.00K-9.76M8.26M486.87M
Net Income to Company388.26M283.78M296.40M107.27M68.98M203.78M
Minority Interest in Earnings24.00K-2.15M78.00K323.00K595.00K-11.34M
Net Income388.28M281.63M296.47M107.59M69.57M192.45M
Preferred Dividends & Other Adjustments88.00K
Net Income to Common388.28M281.63M296.47M107.59M69.57M192.36M
Shares Outstanding (Basic)141.11M147.82M153.27M157.26M167.67M189.69M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted)142.01M148.67M153.90M157.88M168.27M189.69M
EPS (Basic)2.751.911.930.680.411.01
EPS (Diluted)2.721.891.920.680.411.01
Free Cash Flow287.60M263.15M160.85M194.34M125.47M-206.53M
Free Cash Flow Per Share2.021.771.041.230.75-1.09
Gross Margin37.68%38.59%37.65%36.90%37.54%36.97%
Operating Margin25.82%25.33%23.87%23.03%21.75%6.24%
Profit Margin20.28%16.55%18.92%7.25%5.60%17.70%
Free Cash Flow Margin15.02%15.46%10.27%13.09%10.10%-19.00%
EBITDA585.10M505.60M442.22M411.51M329.29M169.02M
EBITDA Margin30.55%29.71%28.23%27.73%26.51%15.55%
D&A For EBITDA90.60M74.50M68.24M69.62M59.13M101.18M
EBIT494.50M431.10M373.98M341.89M270.16M67.84M
EBIT Margin25.82%25.33%23.87%23.03%21.75%6.24%
Effective Tax Rate21.58%29.24%28.69%54.04%75.33%
Advertising Expenses97.59M88.48M75.93M61.87M53.63M

Balance sheet

Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.

TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash & Equivalents189.90M146.70M91.35M89.39M85.17M324.80M
Cash & Short-Term Investments189.90M146.70M91.35M89.39M85.17M324.80M
Accounts Receivable115.17M119.01M88.60M88.60M71.22M55.76M
Other Receivables8.08M18.30M10.28M18.73M41.75M126.70M
Receivables123.25M137.32M98.87M107.34M112.97M182.46M
Prepaid Expenses30.20M28.96M30.02M19.28M19.45M16.28M
Restricted Cash4.13M5.37M6.50M7.50M8.62M20.77M
Other Current Assets564.00K889.00K
Total Current Assets347.48M318.35M227.31M224.41M226.20M544.32M
Property, Plant & Equipment1.19B964.24M806.64M933.84M912.97M883.86M
Goodwill641.52M637.30M563.40M661.48M583.49M546.79M
Other Intangible Assets166.70M166.19M147.91M169.18M151.65M142.85M
Long-Term Deferred Tax Assets79.05M72.16M60.82M71.43M51.94M38.71M
Long-Term Deferred Charges5.14M4.54M4.73M4.98M5.31M5.98M
Other Long-Term Assets46.95M43.57M51.24M60.30M40.68M48.79M
Total Assets2.48B2.21B1.86B2.13B1.97B2.21B
Accounts Payable55.10M57.13M35.34M43.24M42.84M26.87M
Accrued Expenses203.07M185.26M152.28M166.12M135.78M156.01M
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt18.03M45.18M34.00M46.09M50.01M43.82M
Current Portion of Leases49.19M65.38M55.43M64.26M45.17M43.41M
Current Income Taxes Payable19.49M13.22M2.37M40.20M38.74M38.70M
Current Unearned Revenue110.16M80.16M64.34M69.35M51.26M43.96M
Other Current Liabilities34.31M26.58M24.13M23.96M17.59M19.15M
Total Current Liabilities489.35M472.91M367.89M453.21M381.39M371.93M
Long-Term Debt97.74M19.07M17.89M61.41M133.92M64.72M
Long-Term Leases617.64M385.85M320.09M410.95M418.91M416.97M
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities15.72M15.59M12.43M56.49M89.77M73.62M
Other Long-Term Liabilities96.91M124.18M185.21M194.41M172.50M142.79M
Total Liabilities1.32B1.02B903.52M1.18B1.20B1.07B
Common Stock543.00K572.00K604.00K630.00K923.00K915.00K
Additional Paid-In Capital1.03B1.08B1.13B1.18B2.20B2.39B
Retained Earnings431.11M416.89M291.64M41.86M39.24M15.52M
Treasury Stock-1.03B-744.17M
Comprehensive Income & Other-299.16M-304.98M-462.21M-272.14M-442.42M-520.20M
Total Common Equity1.16B1.19B959.55M950.07M776.23M1.14B
Minority Interest699.00K823.00K-1.01M-931.00K-471.00K429.00K
Shareholders' Equity1.16B1.19B958.54M949.14M775.75M1.14B
Total Liabilities & Equity2.48B2.21B1.86B2.13B1.97B2.21B
Total Debt782.59M515.47M427.41M582.70M648.00M568.92M
Net Cash (Debt)-592.69M-368.77M-336.06M-493.31M-562.84M-244.12M
Net Cash Per Share-4.17-2.48-2.18-3.12-3.34-1.29
Filing Date Shares Outstanding135.75M142.74M150.78M157.59M157.01M178.50M
Total Common Shares Outstanding135.75M142.94M150.79M157.59M157.01M180.61M
Working Capital-141.88M-154.56M-140.58M-228.81M-155.19M172.39M
Book Value Per Share8.548.316.366.034.946.32
Tangible Book Value351.33M384.44M248.23M119.40M41.09M451.20M
Tangible Book Value Per Share2.592.691.650.760.262.50
Land161.32M162.59M127.41M129.23M127.15M121.17M
Buildings416.28M397.10M347.52M377.95M348.93M328.34M
Machinery621.78M596.55M504.65M556.13M494.00M459.19M
Construction In Progress45.71M26.70M28.00M22.67M11.87M9.62M
Leasehold Improvements165.68M159.88M125.69M137.17M117.82M106.81M

Cash flow statement

Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.

TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Net Income388.28M281.63M296.47M107.59M69.57M192.45M
Depreciation & Amortization125.67M110.79M105.21M102.85M88.53M145.26M
Loss (Gain) From Sale of Assets165.00K165.00K-5.10M9.60M-11.15M-609.53M
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs3.07M144.00K72.49M
Stock-Based Compensation14.24M13.34M7.84M7.11M8.78M10.17M
Provision & Write-off of Bad Debts68.13M61.13M55.75M43.73M21.97M34.37M
Other Operating Activities-4.89M40.23M-93.05M20.61M21.20M275.60M
Change in Accounts Receivable-96.95M-93.06M-57.98M-51.74M-27.52M-15.99M
Change in Accounts Payable16.92M17.92M4.75M-4.26M-10.46M-45.33M
Change in Unearned Revenue-19.16M-29.67M-35.37M-13.72M-18.96M-98.28M
Change in Income Taxes-75.50M-43.85M-30.61M23.30M31.33M-101.13M
Change in Other Net Operating Assets1.11M7.57M-15.19M2.62M4.80M-17.43M
Operating Cash Flow418.02M366.19M232.73M250.78M178.23M-156.08M
Capital Expenditures-130.42M-103.04M-71.89M-56.44M-52.76M-50.44M
Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment2.44M289.00K17.96M274.00K468.00K
Other Investing Activities108.00K-3.63M4.25M82.63M2.09B
Investing Cash Flow-127.99M-102.65M-57.55M-51.92M30.35M2.04B
Long-Term Debt Issued126.16M155.15M153.77M496.25M46.49M
Long-Term Debt Repaid-129.07M-215.56M-243.44M-433.70M-942.03M
Net Debt Issued (Repaid)62.29M-2.91M-60.41M-89.67M62.55M-895.54M
Issuance of Common Stock83.00K128.00K230.00K2.31M13.22M3.41M
Repurchase of Common Stock-408.80M-219.23M-104.96M-623.00K-284.14M-383.27M
Other Financing Activities-213.00K-79.00K-1.43M-32.98M
Financing Cash Flow-347.09M-222.47M-166.94M-201.89M-461.57M-2.68B
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments4.64M12.87M-7.55M6.64M1.20M-14.72M
Miscellaneous Cash Flow Adjustments269.00K257.00K-502.00K288.13M
Net Cash Flow-52.42M54.22M957.00K3.11M-251.79M-521.72M
Free Cash Flow287.60M263.15M160.85M194.34M125.47M-206.53M
Free Cash Flow Margin15.02%15.46%10.27%13.09%10.10%-19.00%
Free Cash Flow Per Share2.021.771.041.230.75-1.09
Levered Free Cash Flow334.21M332.07M198.24M316.78M283.13M211.90M
Unlevered Free Cash Flow343.39M338.73M209.55M329.89M293.39M240.82M
Cash Interest Paid11.12M9.02M16.59M20.26M16.75M63.15M
Cash Income Tax Paid189.73M163.43M194.81M171.28M153.76M251.10M
Change in Working Capital-173.58M-141.10M-134.40M-43.80M-20.82M-278.15M

Ratios

Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.

TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Market Capitalization4.51B4.96B2.76B2.16B1.51B1.41B
Enterprise Value5.10B5.16B3.12B2.55B1.70B160.65M
Last Close Price33.2233.6718.2913.719.1310.13
PE Ratio12.2117.629.3020.0521.667.32
Forward PE14.4417.0913.7511.929.2116.77
PS Ratio2.352.921.761.451.211.30
PB Ratio3.894.172.882.271.941.23
P/TBV Ratio12.8412.9111.1018.0736.683.12
P/FCF Ratio15.6818.8617.1311.1012.01
P/OCF Ratio10.7913.5511.848.608.46
PEG Ratio0.830.921.481.481.481.48
EV/Sales Ratio2.663.031.991.721.370.15
EV/EBITDA Ratio8.7210.217.066.205.150.95
EV/EBIT Ratio10.3211.978.357.466.282.37
EV/FCF Ratio17.7419.6119.4013.1313.53
Debt / Equity Ratio0.680.430.450.610.830.50
Debt / EBITDA Ratio1.190.890.821.191.632.32
Debt / FCF Ratio2.721.962.663.005.16
Net Debt / Equity Ratio0.510.310.350.520.730.21
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio1.010.730.761.201.711.44
Net Debt / FCF Ratio2.061.402.092.544.49-1.18
Asset Turnover0.830.840.790.720.590.30
Quick Ratio0.640.600.520.430.521.36
Current Ratio0.710.670.620.490.591.46
Return on Equity (ROE)34.08%26.43%31.00%13.57%6.33%-16.62%
Return on Assets (ROA)13.46%13.25%11.72%10.43%8.07%1.18%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)22.37%21.39%19.49%11.30%4.89%3.07%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)24.90%24.90%25.00%20.40%17.00%3.70%
Earnings Yield8.19%5.68%10.76%4.99%4.62%13.67%
FCF Yield6.38%5.30%5.84%9.01%8.33%-14.67%
Buyback Yield / Dilution5.20%3.40%2.52%6.17%11.29%9.55%