Laureate Education (LAUR) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2026)
Laureate Education's Cost of Revenue came in at $353.4 million for Q3 2026, up 11.6% from $316.54 million a year earlier but down 6.6% from the prior quarter.
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Laureate Education (LAUR) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Laureate Education reported Cost of Revenue of $1.37 billion, up 17.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.22 billion, up 6.4% from FY2024.
- Cost of Revenue has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cost of Revenue was $1.15 billion in FY2024 (+5.2%), $1.09 billion in FY2023 (+20.1%), $907.37 million in FY2022 (+11.4%) and $814.49 million in FY2021 (+1.5%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cost of Revenue is $182.88 million (Q1 2022) to $378.2 million (Q2 2026).
- Year-over-year, Cost of Revenue has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cost of Revenue over five years came in Q3 2023 (growth of 26.9%), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a decline of 6.1%).
- Business Quant data shows LAUR's Cost of Revenue at $378.2 million (Q2 2026), $289.01 million (Q1 2026) and $347.5 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.06 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 834.99 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.68 Bn | -2.70 Bn | 20,000.00 | 816.97 Mn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 5.79 Bn | -6.69 Bn | 594.64 Mn | 400.01 Mn |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.18 Bn | 243.01 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 933.79 Mn |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.67 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 353.40 Mn |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.45 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 329.70 Mn |
| 7 | Covista | 3.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 220.76 Mn |
| 8 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.16 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 226.83 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.11 Bn | -66.08 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 398.26 Mn |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.77 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 204.83 Mn | 636.65 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 353.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 378.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 289.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 347.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 316.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 317.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 238.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 287.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 285.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 319.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 253.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 279.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 291.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 294.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 225.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 252.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 229.36 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 242.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 182.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 237.35 Mn |
API Access
Laureate Education Cost of Revenue API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "ticker": "LAUR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();