Laureate Education (LAUR) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Laureate Education (LAUR) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.0 for Q1 2026, down 75.08% on a YoY basis from 0.01 in Q1 2025, and up 59.42% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0 in Q2 2025.

Laureate Education (LAUR) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Laureate Education has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 10 years, with the latest figure at 0.0 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 75.08% year-over-year to 0.0; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.0 (down 75.32% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.0, down 83.77% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.0, up from 0.0 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 3.27 in Q4 2023, with the low at 19.96 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.5 across 5 years, with a median of 0.0 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 116.39% — and 2025, when it slumped 92.15%.
  • Laureate Education's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 19.96 in 2022, then soared by 116.39% to 3.27 in 2023, then tumbled by 99.88% to 0.0 in 2024, then plunged by 71.14% to 0.0 in 2025, then surged by 59.42% to 0.0 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.0 (Q1 2026), 0.0 (Q2 2025), and 0.01 (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.00
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.17
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn -
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 0.15
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - 0.18

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.00
Jun 30, 2025 0.00
Mar 31, 2025 0.01
Jun 30, 2024 0.00
Mar 31, 2024 0.09
Dec 31, 2023 3.27
Mar 31, 2023 0.11
Dec 31, 2022 -19.96
Sep 30, 2022 0.00
Jun 30, 2022 -0.06
Mar 31, 2022 0.07
Dec 31, 2020 0.51
Sep 30, 2020 0.00
Dec 31, 2019 -0.14
Sep 30, 2019 0.00
Jun 30, 2019 -0.02
Mar 31, 2019 0.05
Sep 30, 2018 0.04
Jun 30, 2018 0.24
Mar 31, 2018 -0.19