# Laureate Education Inc. (LAUR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $36.76, market value $5.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 16.6×** (5-yr avg 16.0×, 3-yr avg 15.8×). Laureate Education Inc. trades at 16.6× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 16.0×. The Consumer Defensive median in the September 2026 study was 20.1×. Forward P/E is 15.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.8×.
- **Price / book: 4.4×**. The shares trade at 4.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.7%** (5-yr avg 3.5%). Free cash flow equals 5.7% of the market value, above its five-year average of 3.5%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 24.4%**. 24.4% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 16.5%**. 16.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 23.7%**. 23.7% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 31.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 31.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 14.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 14.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.6%** (3-yr 11.1%/yr, 5-yr 10.7%/yr). Revenue grew 8.6% over the last year, against 10.7% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -1.6%** (3-yr 66.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 1.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 28.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 28.0% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.06**. Debt is 0.06 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Altman Z-score: 5.16**. A Z-score of 5.16 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Laureate Education Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 32.6%** (YTD 9.2%, 3-mo 8.7%). The shares are up 32.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.2%** (47.2% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 45**. An RSI of 45 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.42** (volatility 33%). Beta of 0.42 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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