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(LAUR) Laureate Education - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US5186132032

Degrees, Courses, Training, Programs, Online

Education Services
Market Cap in USD: 4,962m

IPO / Inception: 2017-02-01
Return 12m vs S&P 500: 59.5%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 89.54%
EPS Trend: 30.6%

Last SUE: -4.00
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 8.31%
Rev. Trend: 42.5%

Last SUE: 2.43
Qual. Beats: 8

Dividends

Currently no dividends paid

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	31.6%
Value at Risk 5%th	46.0%
Relative Tail Risk	-11.59%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	2.13
Alpha	74.68
CAGR/Max DD	3.79

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.508
Beta	0.696
Beta Downside	0.841

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	14.65%
Mean DD	4.15%
Median DD	3.86%

Description: LAUR Laureate Education November 07, 2025

Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR) operates a multinational network of higher-education institutions that deliver undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, health sciences, engineering, and IT, as well as technical-vocational and senior-high-school programs. Its delivery mix includes campus-based, online, and hybrid formats, and its primary geographic footprint spans Mexico, Peru, and the United States. The company originated as Sylvan Learning Systems and rebranded to Laureate in 2004; it was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Key operational metrics (as of the most recent fiscal year) show an enrollment base of roughly 120,000 students, with online enrollment growing at an annualized rate of ~15 %-reflecting the broader sector shift toward digital learning. Revenue has been relatively flat (~$1.2 bn) due to currency headwinds in Latin America, while operating margins have compressed to the low-single-digit range, partly because of elevated debt levels (net debt ≈ $800 m) and higher cost-of-capital pressures. A primary economic driver for Laureate is the demographic tailwinds in its Latin-American markets, where the working-age population is expanding faster than in the U.S., supporting continued demand for affordable, career-oriented degree programs.

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Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 6.5

Net Income (203.7m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 95.0m TTM)

FCFTA 0.11 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 1.43pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue -5.61% (prev -9.72%; Δ 4.11pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.15 (>3.0%) and CFO 313.5m > Net Income 203.7m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (191.9m) to EBITDA (473.4m) ratio: 0.41 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 0.81 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (147.6m) change vs 12m ago -3.03% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 26.75% (prev 26.68%; Δ 0.07pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 78.34% (prev 80.57%; Δ -2.23pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 32.25 (EBITDA TTM 473.4m / Interest Expense TTM 11.4m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 1.51

(A) -0.04 = (Total Current Assets 370.5m - Total Current Liabilities 459.3m) / Total Assets 2.12b

(B) 0.17 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 358.0m / Total Assets 2.12b

(D) 0.01 = Book Value of Equity 7.65m / Total Liabilities 997.0m

Total Rating: 1.51 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 79.57

1. Piotroski 6.50pt

2. FCF Yield 4.66%

3. FCF Margin 15.16%

4. Debt/Equity 0.39

5. Debt/Ebitda 0.41

6. ROIC - WACC (= 8.61)%

7. RoE 20.18%

8. Rev. Trend 42.46%

9. EPS Trend 30.60%

What is the price of LAUR shares?

As of January 08, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 34.55 with a total of 914,221 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.61%, over one month by +15.24%, over three months by +17.40% and over the past year by +89.00%.

Is LAUR a buy, sell or hold?

Laureate Education has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy LAUR.

Strong Buy: 1
Buy: 2
Hold: 1
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the LAUR price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	36.8	6.6%
Analysts Target Price	36.8	6.6%
ValueRay Target Price	55.4	60.4%

LAUR Fundamental Data Overview January 03, 2026

Market Cap USD = 4.96b (4.96b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 24.9407
P/E Forward = 16.3399
P/S = 3.1327
P/B = 4.4356
P/EG = 1.1465
Beta = 0.675
Revenue TTM = 1.58b USD
EBIT TTM = 369.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 473.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 70.6m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 90.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 438.4m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 191.9m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 5.15b USD (4.96b + Debt 438.4m - CCE 246.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 32.25 (Ebit TTM 369.3m / Interest Expense TTM 11.4m)
FCF Yield = 4.66% (FCF TTM 240.1m / Enterprise Value 5.15b)
FCF Margin = 15.16% (FCF TTM 240.1m / Revenue TTM 1.58b)
Net Margin = 12.86% (Net Income TTM 203.7m / Revenue TTM 1.58b)
Gross Margin = 26.75% ((Revenue TTM 1.58b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.16b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 20.91% (prev 39.45%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.44 (Enterprise Value 5.15b / Total Assets 2.12b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.59% (Interest Expense 2.60m / Debt 438.4m)
Taxrate = 50.06% (34.5m / 68.8m)
NOPAT = 184.4m (EBIT 369.3m * (1 - 50.06%))
Current Ratio = 0.81 (Total Current Assets 370.5m / Total Current Liabilities 459.3m)
Debt / Equity = 0.39 (Debt 438.4m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.12b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.41 (Net Debt 191.9m / EBITDA 473.4m)
Debt / FCF = 0.80 (Net Debt 191.9m / FCF TTM 240.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.01b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 9.62% (Net Income 203.7m / Total Assets 2.12b)
RoE = 20.18% (Net Income TTM 203.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.01b)
RoCE = 34.19% (EBIT 369.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.01b + L.T.Debt 70.6m))
RoIC = 16.51% (NOPAT 184.4m / Invested Capital 1.12b)
WACC = 7.91% (E(4.96b)/V(5.40b) * Re(8.58%) + D(438.4m)/V(5.40b) * Rd(0.59%) * (1-Tc(0.50)))
Discount Rate = 8.58% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -3.39%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 77.60% ; FCFE base≈220.5m ; Y1≈239.6m ; Y5≈300.2m
Fair Price DCF = 32.11 (DCF Value 4.73b / Shares Outstanding 147.4m; 5y FCF grow 9.84% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 30.60 | EPS CAGR: 89.54% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 42.46 | Revenue CAGR: 8.31% | SUE: 2.43 | # QB: 8
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=-0.07 | Chg30d=+0.025 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=2
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.12 | Chg30d=+0.023 | Revisions Net=+2 | Growth EPS=+20.5% | Growth Revenue=+8.6%

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