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

Laureate Education (LAUR) reported Gross Margin of 6.01% for Q1 2026, down 508.0% on a YoY basis from 1.47% in Q1 2025, and down 116.79% quarter-over-quarter from 35.81% in Q4 2025.

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

Laureate Education has reported Gross Margin for 11 years, with the latest figure at 6.01% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 508.0% year-over-year to 6.01%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 26.92% (up 98.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 28.33%, up 154.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 6.01%, down from 35.81% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Gross Margin was 39.45% in Q2 2025, with the low at 6.01% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 22.71% across 5 years, with a median of 23.8% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin soared 714 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 870 bps.
  • Laureate Education's Gross Margin stood at 27.15% in 2022, then increased by 17 bps to 31.75% in 2023, then advanced by 1 bps to 31.99% in 2024, then increased by 12 bps to 35.81% in 2025, then slumped by 117 bps to 6.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 6.01% (Q1 2026), 35.81% (Q4 2025), and 20.91% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn 72.43%
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn -6.01%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 68.04%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 56.73%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 36.76%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 79.28%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 83.86%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 46.96%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 78.77%
10 Strategic Education 1.69 Bn 1.53 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -6.01%
Dec 31, 2025 35.81%
Sep 30, 2025 20.91%
Jun 30, 2025 39.45%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.93%
Dec 31, 2024 31.99%
Sep 30, 2024 22.43%
Jun 30, 2024 36.10%
Mar 31, 2024 7.77%
Dec 31, 2023 31.75%
Sep 30, 2023 19.50%
Jun 30, 2023 36.37%
Mar 31, 2023 10.33%
Dec 31, 2022 27.15%
Sep 30, 2022 23.80%
Jun 30, 2022 36.99%
Mar 31, 2022 12.73%
Dec 31, 2021 20.01%
Sep 30, 2021 32.02%
Jun 30, 2021 34.88%