Growth Metrics

Laureate Education (LAUR) Cash from Financing Activities (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Cash from Financing Activities fell 19.21% to -$41.3 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$229.1 million through Mar 2026, down 4.16% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$222.5 million for FY2025, 33.26% down from the prior year.

Laureate Education filings provide 11 years of Cash from Financing Activities readings, the most recent being -$41.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Cash from Financing Activities hit -$41.3 million in Q1 2026 for Laureate Education, up from -$125.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Financing Activities topped out at $21.1 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$225.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Cash from Financing Activities over 5 years is -$64.4 million, with a median of -$55.2 million recorded in 2024.
  • Peak annual rise in Cash from Financing Activities hit 120.3% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 622.12% in 2023.
  • Laureate Education's Cash from Financing Activities stood at -$225.1 million in 2022, then surged by 63.71% to -$81.7 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 32.42% to -$55.2 million in 2024, then tumbled by 127.54% to -$125.6 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 67.11% to -$41.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LAUR's Cash from Financing Activities are -$41.3 million (Q1 2026), -$125.6 million (Q4 2025), and -$23.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Financing Activities (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn -152.10 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -41.31 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -127.91 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn -19.32 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -29.49 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 29.05 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -66.08 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -1.76 Mn
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn -16.28 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -41.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -41.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -125.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -125.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -23.04 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -23.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -39.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -39.18 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -34.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -34.65 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -55.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -55.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -103.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -103.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -26.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -26.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 18.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 18.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -81.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -81.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -74.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -74.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -66.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -66.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 21.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 21.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -225.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -225.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -10.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -10.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -122.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -122.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -104.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -104.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 -1.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 -121.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -121.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -963.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -963.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -199.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -199.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -530.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -530.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -6.02 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 -6.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -4.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -4.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 267.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 267.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -86.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -86.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -191.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -191.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -946.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 -946.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -449.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -449.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 76.78 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 76.78 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -93.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 -93.85 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -24.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 -24.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -369.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 -369.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 168.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 168.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -134.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -134.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -340.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 -340.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 464.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 464.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 126.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 126.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -321.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 -321.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -280.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 -280.40 Mn