Laureate Education LAUR
NASDAQ LAUR
$36.41 +0.22 (+0.62%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 10:26 AM EDT

Laureate Education (LAUR) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Laureate Education's (LAUR) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $83.8 million in Q2 2026, up 37.82% YoY from $60.8 million in Q2 2025, and up 56.29% on a QoQ basis from $53.6 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Laureate Education (LAUR) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Laureate Education (LAUR) has 11 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $83.8 million in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 37.82% year-over-year to $83.8 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $286.6 million (up 25.67% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $263.1 million, up 63.6% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow climbed to $83.8 million in Q2 2026, from $53.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $122.8 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$15.1 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $49.0 million and a median of $48.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 11549.13% in 2022, down 575.26% in 2022.
  • Tracing LAUR's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$12.5 million in 2022, then soared by 370.33% to $33.7 million in 2023, then sank by 90.02% to $3.4 million in 2024, then surged by 686.07% to $26.4 million in 2025, then surged by 217.29% to $83.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $83.8 million (Q2 2026), $53.6 million (Q1 2026), and $26.4 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 New Oriental Education & Technology 93.94 Bn 91.20 Bn 812.22 Mn 518.75 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.08 Bn 4.92 Bn 237.67 Mn 83.78 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 4.76 Bn 3.51 Bn 777.03 Mn 32.62 Mn
4 Covista 4.54 Bn 4.13 Bn 284.63 Mn 97.52 Mn
5 Grand Canyon Education 3.97 Bn 3.70 Bn 204.08 Mn 97.91 Mn
6 Stride 3.67 Bn 2.72 Bn 217.28 Mn 292.72 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.56 Bn 2.37 Bn 439.20 Mn -23.33 Mn
8 Perdoceo Education 2.06 Bn 749.44 Mn 162.46 Mn 73.08 Mn
9 TAL Education 1.91 Bn -769.28 Mn 227.32 Mn -40.96 Mn
10 Youdao 1.82 Bn 1.70 Bn 105.66 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 83.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 53.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 26.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 122.79 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 60.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 53.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 3.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 110.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 29.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 17.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 33.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 96.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 43.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 20.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -12.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 100.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -15.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 52.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -232.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 29.16 Mn