Growth Metrics

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

Quarterly EBT Margin fell 271.0% to 10.02% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 22.48% through Mar 2026, down 358.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 23.56% for FY2025, 290.0% down from the prior year.

Laureate Education filings provide 11 years of EBT Margin readings, the most recent being 10.02% for Q1 2026.

  • EBT Margin hit 10.02% in Q1 2026 for Laureate Education, down from 33.72% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 38.26% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 10.02% in Q1 2026.
  • Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 17.01%, with a median of 20.45% recorded in 2023.
  • The largest annual shift saw EBT Margin skyrocketed 6026bps in 2022 before it plummeted -775bps in 2023.
  • Laureate Education's EBT Margin stood at 17.57% in 2022, then grew by 16bps to 20.45% in 2023, then surged by 61bps to 32.94% in 2024, then grew by 2bps to 33.72% in 2025, then tumbled by -130bps to 10.02% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LAUR's EBT Margin are 10.02% (Q1 2026), 33.72% (Q4 2025), and 17.2% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -19.01%
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.29%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -10.02%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 31.90%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 19.17%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 30.72%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.17%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 13.82%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 3.89%
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 11.01%

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%
Mar 31, 2021 -26.54%
Dec 31, 2020 -28.27%
Sep 30, 2020 -140.95%
Jun 30, 2020 -0.94%
Mar 31, 2020 -12.54%
Dec 31, 2019 -0.49%
Sep 30, 2019 -13.91%
Jun 30, 2019 49.11%
Mar 31, 2019 -72.12%
Dec 31, 2018 -16.65%
Sep 30, 2018 -5.67%
Jun 30, 2018 26.51%
Mar 31, 2018 -30.72%
Dec 31, 2017 6.35%
Sep 30, 2017 -6.68%
Jun 30, 2017 15.64%
Mar 31, 2017 -24.62%
Dec 31, 2016 0.35%
Sep 30, 2016 8.37%
Jun 30, 2016 30.63%