Laureate Education (LAUR) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Laureate Education (LAUR) reported EBT Margin of 10.02% for Q1 2026, down 271.0% on a YoY basis from 5.86% in Q1 2025, and down 129.7% quarter-over-quarter from 33.72% in Q4 2025.

Laureate Education (LAUR) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Laureate Education has reported EBT Margin for 11 years, with the latest figure at 10.02% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin fell 271.0% year-over-year to 10.02%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.48% (down 358.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 23.56%, down 290.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 10.02%, down from 33.72% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT Margin was 38.26% in Q2 2024, with the low at 10.02% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, EBT Margin has averaged 17.01% across 5 years, with a median of 20.45% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin soared 6026 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 775 bps.
  • Laureate Education's EBT Margin stood at 17.57% in 2022, then climbed by 16 bps to 20.45% in 2023, then jumped by 61 bps to 32.94% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 33.72% in 2025, then tumbled by 130 bps to 10.02% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 10.02% (Q1 2026), 33.72% (Q4 2025), and 17.2% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -19.01%
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn -10.02%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.29%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 16.00%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 19.17%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 31.90%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -11.37%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.17%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 30.72%
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 13.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -10.02%
Dec 31, 2025 33.72%
Sep 30, 2025 17.20%
Jun 30, 2025 31.82%
Mar 31, 2025 -7.31%
Dec 31, 2024 32.94%
Sep 30, 2024 23.02%
Jun 30, 2024 38.26%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.31%
Dec 31, 2023 20.45%
Sep 30, 2023 19.21%
Jun 30, 2023 25.50%
Mar 31, 2023 -6.59%
Dec 31, 2022 17.57%
Sep 30, 2022 23.63%
Jun 30, 2022 28.91%
Mar 31, 2022 1.17%
Dec 31, 2021 -7.03%
Sep 30, 2021 14.09%
Jun 30, 2021 -31.35%