Growth Metrics

Laureate Education (LAUR) Equity Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Quarterly Equity Ratio fell 5.77% to 0.46 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.46 through Mar 2026, down 5.77% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.54 for FY2025, 4.69% up from the prior year.

Laureate Education filings provide 11 years of Equity Ratio readings, the most recent being 0.46 for Q1 2026.

  • Equity Ratio hit 0.46 in Q1 2026 for Laureate Education, down from 0.54 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Equity Ratio topped out at 0.54 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.39 in Q1 2023.
  • Average Equity Ratio over 5 years is 0.46, with a median of 0.46 recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in Equity Ratio hit 31.97% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 23.81% in 2022.
  • Laureate Education's Equity Ratio stood at 0.39 in 2022, then increased by 13.56% to 0.45 in 2023, then grew by 15.29% to 0.51 in 2024, then increased by 4.69% to 0.54 in 2025, then decreased by 14.63% to 0.46 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LAUR's Equity Ratio are 0.46 (Q1 2026), 0.54 (Q4 2025), and 0.53 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -0.47
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.58
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.46
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 0.72
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.67
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 0.78
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.40
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 0.79
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 0.41
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn 0.57

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.46
Dec 31, 2025 0.54
Sep 30, 2025 0.53
Jun 30, 2025 0.52
Mar 31, 2025 0.49
Dec 31, 2024 0.51
Sep 30, 2024 0.46
Jun 30, 2024 0.44
Mar 31, 2024 0.43
Dec 31, 2023 0.45
Sep 30, 2023 0.46
Jun 30, 2023 0.45
Mar 31, 2023 0.39
Dec 31, 2022 0.39
Sep 30, 2022 0.41
Jun 30, 2022 0.48
Mar 31, 2022 0.47
Dec 31, 2021 0.52
Sep 30, 2021 0.31
Jun 30, 2021 0.62
Mar 31, 2021 0.42
Dec 31, 2020 0.46
Sep 30, 2020 0.35
Jun 30, 2020 0.38
Mar 31, 2020 0.40
Dec 31, 2019 0.43
Sep 30, 2019 0.41
Jun 30, 2019 0.44
Mar 31, 2019 0.30
Dec 31, 2018 0.30
Sep 30, 2018 0.28
Jun 30, 2018 0.31
Mar 31, 2018 0.24
Dec 31, 2017 0.21
Sep 30, 2017 0.20
Jun 30, 2017 0.19
Mar 31, 2017 0.17
Dec 31, 2016 0.09