Laureate Education
LAUR Consumer Defensive Education & Training Services
Laureate Education’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $1.7 billion, up 8.64% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 17.5%, EPS grew 50.8%, free cash flow grew 37.7% and total debt rose 93.9%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for five consecutive years.
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Laureate Education (LAUR) P/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, Laureate Education (LAUR) trades at a P/E ratio of 17.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (September 2021) to 166× (July 2017); the current reading is higher than 69% of that period. That is above the Education & Training Services industry median of 13.2× and in line with the Consumer Defensive sector median of 18.1×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 17.4× | 85.04% |
| FY2024 | 9.4× | (54.39%) |
| FY2023 | 20.7× | (5.37%) |
| FY2022 | 21.8× | 99.88% |
| FY2021 | 10.9× | — |
| FY2020 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2019 | 4.2× | (48.86%) |
| FY2018 | 8.2× | — |
| FY2017 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2016 | 4.8× | 0.00% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 16.2× | (11.11%) |
| Mar 2026 | 18.2× | 4.56% |
| Dec 2025 | 17.4× | (24.22%) |
| Sep 2025 | 23.0× | 67.40% |
| 38 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| TAL TAL Education Group compare | 7.3× |
| GHC Graham Holdings Company compare | 9.6× |
| LRN Stride, Inc. compare | 10.4× |
| PRDO Perdoceo Education Corporation compare | 12.0× |
| LAUR Laureate Education | 17.2× |
| CVSA Covista Inc. compare | 17.7× |
| LOPE Grand Canyon Education, Inc. compare | 19.4× |
| EDU New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. compare | 20.2× |
| MH McGraw Hill, Inc. compare | 27.7× |
| Education & Training Services industry median | 13.2× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 18.1× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)